4 



MB. G. F. SCOTT ELLIOT ON 



hairs on the lateral veins below, usually 8-9 cm. long and 4*5- 

 6-5 cm. broad ; petiole 1 cm. Sepals pubescent, with reticulate 

 raised veins about 1 cm. in length and the same in breadth. 

 Ovary densely hairy. 



"Woods near Fort Dauphin, 2744- ! 



Distinguished from all the other species by its serrate leaves. 



Talinella dauphtnensis, sp. n. 



Frutex, ramis corrugatis glabris, foliis ovatis vel lanceolatis 

 obtusis vel saepius acutis breviter petiolatis glabris flaccidis, 

 paniculis terminalibus subcorymbosis, bracteis linearibus mem- 

 branaceis, calycis segmeutis 4 orbicularibus, filamentis scqua- 

 libus 15-20, ovario obovato-applanato, stylis subelongatis. 



A straggling shrubby plant glabrous in all parts; branches 

 red and irregularly furrowed. Leaves rather variable, sometimes 

 almost obovate, usually 3-6 cm. long and 15-35 cm. broad; 

 petiole under 5 mm.; texture dense, almost fleshy, usually 

 covered above and below with raised circular (? calcium) glands ; 

 slightly revolute at the edge. Bracts about 3 mm. Flowers 

 globose, 3 mm. in diameter. Sepals red, glabrous, with promi- 

 nent reticulate veins. Styles as long as the capsules. 



Woods and thickets near Fort Dauphin, 2972 a ! 2716 ! 2551 ! 

 2679! 



(Of. Baillon in Bull. Linn. Soc. Par. i. 5G9.) 



HYPEKICINE.E. 



Elijea akticuxata, Spach. (Not in Herb. Kew.) 

 Near Fort Dauphin, 2354 ! 



PsOROSPEBMTJM YERTICILLATUM, 8p. n. 



Erutex, ramis griseis glabris, foliis oblanceolatis saepissime 

 acutis diseoloribus (axillis junioribus dense rufo-tomentosis) 

 demum glabris margine revoluto, cymis axillaribus laxis pseudo- 

 dichotomiis ssepius 6-floris ad furcas hirsutis, sepalis lanceolatis 

 nigro-lineatis margine dorsoque sparse ciliatis, petalis oblongis 

 interne villosis, disci squamis 5 oblongis carnosis, staminibus 5- 

 adelphis. 



A shrub with grey bark (when young the branches are smooth 

 and red). Leaves opposite or more usually aggregated at the 

 ends of contracted branches ; the young buds and petioles rusty 

 tomentose ; dots either absent or scattered ; leaves usually 5-8 cm. 

 long and 1/5-2-5 cm. broad, with a very short petiole. Peduncles 



