NEW AND LITTLE-KN"OWN MADAGASCAR PLANTS. 39 



densis subsecundis, bracteis parvis triangularibus, bracteolis 

 ovatis ciliatis, calycis 4-partiti segmentis linearibus acutis mar- 

 gine ciliato, corolla externa pubescente, ad faucem 4-saccata. 



A shrub with green branches. Leaves unequal-sided, elliptic 

 or oblong, conspicuously lineolate on both surfaces, prominently 

 veined ; (excluding petiole) leaves 9-10 cm. long and 25-3 cm. 

 broad ; petiole 1—1*5 cm. Spikes 3-4 cm. long ; rhachis furrowed ; 

 bracts small, triangular ; bracteoles ovate, 2-3 mm. long. Calyx 

 about 5 mm. Corolla 1-1-5 cm. long; tube about 5 mm., com- 

 pletely closed at the throat by four hairy pouches at the base of 

 the stamens. Nectary cupular. 



Woods near Port Dauphin, May, June, 2707 ! 



JUSTICIA (§ RoSTELLTJLARIa) DELICATULA, Sp. n. 



Herba minuta, ramis tetragonis, foliis ovatis vel oblongis 

 obtusis rubro-variegatis dense lineolatis breviter petiolatis, spicis 

 simplicibus gracilibus, floribus parvis dissitis subsecundis, bracteis 

 linearibus acuminatis, calycis 4-partiti segmeutis angustis linea- 

 ribus ciliatis, corolla parva externe villosa, capsula ad basin 

 apicemque attenuata, seminibus echinulatis. 



Stems very small (under 6 inches), lineolate, simple (at least in 

 my specimens). Leaves densely covered on both sides by prominent 

 rhaphides, midrib and larger nerves broadly marked in reddish- 

 yellow ; usually l*5-2'5 cm. long and 1-1*5 cm. broad; petiole 

 about 5 mm. Spikes 5-10 cm. long; flowers about 1 cm. apart; 

 bracts linear acuminate ; braceoles ovate. Calyx 2-3 mm. long. 

 Corolla 5-G mm., with the tube not longer than the lips. Nectar 

 cupular. Capsule 5-G mm. long, with ovoid echinulate seeds 



"Woods, Fort Dauphin, April, May, 2507 ! 2489 ! 



Jtjsticia (§ Anisostachya) Bakeki, sp. n. 



Herba, ramis dichotomis 2-sulcatis, in sulcis dense hirsutis, 

 foliis late ovatis obtusis margine revoluto, spicis solitariis longe 

 pedunculatis 16-20-floris, bracteis exterioribus magnis obovatis 

 spathulatis ciliatis, bracteolis linearibus, calycis segmentis linea- 

 ribus ciliatis (posteriore breviore) corollas tubo quam labium 

 longiore, capsula oblonga acuta, seminibus 2 tuberculatis. 



A decumbent herb. Branches marked by a double line of 

 hairs continued along the petiole and peduncle, otherwise 

 glabrous. Leaves very broadly ovate ; blade 1-2 cm. long and 

 1-1*5 cm. broad ; petiole about 7 mm. Spikes 3-5 cm. long, the 



