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Pattdantjs (§Stjssea) OLIGOCEPHALUS,n. sp. 



P. foliis ensiformibus sesquipedalibus aculeis crebris minutis erecto- 

 patentibus raarginatis, capitulis 2-3 parvis globosis, drupis 20-30 l-lo- 

 cellatis oblongo-hexagonis dimidio superiori liberis, apice libero conico, 

 stigmate sessili parvo reniformi. 



Leaves crowded at the top of the peduncle, ensiform, not very 

 rigid in texture, 1\ ft. long, an inch broad at the base, margined 

 by minute close erecto-patent prickles. Fruit-heads 2-3 on a 

 short peduncle, 1-1^- in. in diam. Drupes 20-30 to a head, all 1- 

 celled, oblong-hexagonal, ^ in. long, |— g in. in diam., free in the 

 upper half; free apex conic, angled ; stigma flat, sessile, reniform, 

 -fe in. in diam., occupying the whole of the tip. — Forest 40 miles 

 from the coast, Baron 1666 ! 



Pandantjs (§Vixsonia) concrettjs, n. sp. 



P. foliis 5-6-pedalibus ensiformibus rigide coriaceis, capitulis fructiferis 

 solitariis magnis oblongis, drupis 40-50 hexagono-euneatis apice rotundato 

 solum liberis, stigmatibus 6-12 parvis planis reniformibus in areolam 

 paulo elevatam circulariter dispositis segregatis. 



Fully-developed leaf 5 or 6 ft. long, very rigid in texture, 

 5 in. broad at the base, tapering gradually to the apex ; 

 prickles lanceolate-deltoid, erecto-patent, sometimes \ in. apart. 

 Fruit-heads solitary, oblong, 3-4 in. in diam. Drupes f-1 in. 

 broad each way at the top, ^in. in diam. at the base, connate ex- 

 cept the top \-\ inch ; apex rounded, with a rather polished brown 

 smooth epicarp, in the centre of which the 6-12 small flat reniform 

 stigmas are disposed in an irregular circle on a slightly raised 

 areole occupying the central half of the free apex ; epicarp of 

 the concrete portion splitting up into copious fine fibres ; endocarp 

 thick and woody. Peduncle 1 in. in diam. just beneath the head. — 

 Baron 2778 ! Differs from P. utilis (Graudich., Atl. Bouifce, tab. 

 17. figs. 1-5) by the drupes being free at the very top only, and 

 the stigmas not crowded but forming an irregular ring |- 3 in. 

 broad. 



PA^DAinrs (§Vinsonta) ceratophortjs, n. sp. 



P. foliis ensiformibus rigide coriaceis 3-4-pedalibus aculeis marginalibus 

 parvis crebris ascendentibus, capitulis fructiferis solitariis oblongis, drupis 

 50-60 hexagono-euneatis 5-6-locellatis quarto superiore liberis, apice 

 libero conico, stigmatibus confertis stylo producto uncinato deciduo. 



Fully-developed leaves ensiform, rigidly coriaceous, 3-4 ft. long, 

 3 in. broad at the base, tapering gradually from base to apex, 



