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STACHYS ($ STACHYOTYPUS) TRICHOPHYLLA, n. sp. 
Perennis, ubique pubescens, foliis parvis remotis cordatis ovato-lanceo- 
latis crenatis, florum verticillis inferioribus remotis conspicue bracteatis, 
calyce dense piloso dentibus deltoideo-cuspidatis, corolla rubra calyce 
triplo longiore. 
An ereet perennial with slender square pubescent stems. 
Leaves 1-1} in. long, densely pubescent on both surfaces, dull 
green above, whitish beneath. ^ Verticils forming a terminal 
raceme, the lowest remote from the rest and shorter than its sub- 
tending bract-leaves. Calyx narrowly funnel-shaped, densely 
pubescent, 4 in. long. Corolla red, more than twice as long as 
the calyx; lower lip 3-lobed, longer than the upper. Stamens 
just reaching the tip of the upper lip.—Imerina, Baron 5116! 
Allied to the European S. palustris, Linn. 
DEERINGIA HOLOSTACHYA, n sp. 
Fruticosa, sarmentosa, ramulis obscure pubescentibus, foliis petiolatis 
oblongis acutis, floribus in spieam simplicem elongatam dispositis, bracteis 
ovatis, perianthii segmentis oblongis sordide viridibus albido marginatis, 
staminibus exsertis, ovario globoso, stylis tribus ad basin liberis. 
A climbing shrub, with slender woody terete branchlets. 
Leaves distant, alternate, 1-2 in. long, entire, narrowed gradually 
to a point, moderately firm in texture, nearly glabrous. Spikes 
terminal, cylindrical, 6-8 in. long, lax in the lower, dense in the 
upper half; bracts ovate, shorter than the flowers, scariose beyond 
its green keel. Perianth ji in. long. Styles nearly as long as 
the ovary. Fruit not seen.— Baron, next 5858! Near D. celo- 
sioides, R. Br. 
PEPEROMIA BRACHYTRICHA, n. sp. 
P. caulibus gracilibus, ramosis pubescentibus, foliis parvis alternis ob- 
ovatis obtusis breviter petiolatis pubescentibus venis immersis occultis, 
spicis copiosis cylindricis laxifloris, floribus sessilibus in rhachidi immersis, 
fructu subgloboso stigmate sessili. 
Stems slender, herbaceous, much branched, half a foot long. 
Leaves 3-3 in. long, cuneate at the base, permanently shortly 
pubescent on both sides, so thick in texture that the veins are 
hidden. Spikes 1-2 in. long, with fruits immersed in the thick 
green glabrous axis. Stigma sessile, oblique. Baron 5172! 
Allied to P. portulacoides and P. tanalensis. 
LasrosreuoN BARONI, n. sp. 
oe ramulis dense sericeis, foliis breviter petiolatis oblanceolatis basi 
rotundatis, floribus dense capitatis, bracteis sericeis ovato-lanceolatis, peri- 
