514 ME. J. a. BAKER ON THE 



Ajuga oocephala, n. sp. 



Perennis, caulibus decumbentibus simpllcibus pilosis, foliis longe petio- 

 latls ovatis obtusis profunJe irregulariter crenatis utrinque parce hispidulis, 

 floribus dense capitatis, pedicellis brevissimis, calyce tubo infundibular! 

 dentibus lanceolato-deltoideis tubo brevioribus, coroUae tubo calyce paulo 

 longiore, labio inferiore lobis lateralibus parvis oblougis centrale latissimo 

 emarginato. 



A perennial herb, with simple decumbent stems under a foot 

 long. Leaves thin, 2-3 in. long, broadly cuneate at the Lase, green 

 and thinly hairy on Loth surfaces ; petiole 1-1 in. long. Mowers 

 in a dense terminal head, the lower whorls only bracteated by 

 reduced leaves. Calyx i in. long, bispid principally in the upper 

 half. Corolla blue ; tube i in. long ; lower lip ^ in. broad. 

 Stamens exserted ^ in. beyond the throat of the corolla-tube. 

 Baron 3430 ! 3520 ! 



iNCOMPLET.iE. 

 CeLOSIA (§ LaGEEZIa) MICEA^'TnA, n. sp. 



Annua, caulibus elongatis gracillimis obscure pilosis, foliis longe petio- 

 latis ovatis vel oblongis obtusis basi cuneatis utrinque tenuiter pilosis, 

 floribus in paniculam ramis primariis elongatis ramulis brevibus cyinosis 

 dispositis, perianthio segmentis oblongis albis utriculo brevioribus, utriculo 

 lenticularo monosperino, stylo brevi, stigmatibus falcatis. 



An annual, with very slender erect distantly leafy stems a foot 

 long. Leaves 1-2 in. long, membranous, entire, green and thinly 

 pilose on both surfaces ; petiole as long as the blade. Panicles 

 termmal, 1-3 in. long ; branches pilose, ascending ; cymes dense, 

 few-flowered. Utricle green, globose, J line long. Perianth- 

 segments oblong, scariose, white, tinged with green.— Baron 

 4229! The three species previously known are characterized 

 in ' Genera Plantarum,' vol. iii. p. 25. 



PiPEB (§ COCCOBETON) EMIEMINSE, n. Sp. 



Glabrum, ramulis gracilibus, foliis longe petiolatis cordato-orbicularibus 

 cuspidatis membranaceis e basi 7-nerviis, spicis axillaribus densissimis 

 longe pedunculatis, bracteis orbicularibus peltatis, ovario globoso sessili, 

 stylo brevi, stigmatibus 2 globosis capitatis. 



Herbaceous, branched, with very slender elongated stem-s. 

 Leaves 3-4 in. long, 2-3 in. broad, shallowly cordate, green and 

 glabrous on both surfoces, with 7 main nerves, only the central 

 three reacliing beyond the middle ; petiole f-1 in. long. Spikes 

 in the fruiting-stage i in. in diam. Peltate bracts minute. Style 



