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obscure channelled petiole ; ribs about 12 j margin transparent. 

 Peduncle very slender, naked, | ft. long. Kacemes about three, 



2-3 in. long; pedicels 5-J in, long; bracts i*2*"6 i^- ^^^S^ ^^^" 

 minate from a deltoid base. Perianth ^ in. long. Capsule of 3 

 acute few-seeded lobes each g in. long and broad. — Baron 3825 ! 



Cjesia sttbulata, n. sp. 



C. foliis basalibus pluribus subulatis glabris, pedunculo gracili foliis bre- 

 viore, racemis laxissimis paucifloris sim|)licibus, nodis omnibus unifloris, 

 bracteis minutis lanceolatis, pedicellis elongatis apice articulatis, floribus 

 caeruleis segmentis lanceolatis, genitalibus inclusis. 



Leaves 10-12 to a rosette, \ ft, long, ^ line broad low down, 

 distinctly ribbed, firm in texture. Peduncle very slend*.T, 7-8 in. 

 long. Eaceme about 4 in. long, 5-6-flowered ; lower bracts \ in. 

 long ; lower pedicels | in, long, deflexed after flowering. Perianth 

 ^ in. long, strongly twisted after flowering ; segments j't^ in. long. 

 Stamens | as long as the perianth. — Baron 3524 ! Nearly allied 

 to the Cape C JEckloniana^ Eoem. & Sch. 



AnEILT:MA (§ LAMrBODITHYROS) TENERA, n. Sp. 



A. caulibus elongatis glabris, foliis oblongis acutis subpetiolatis mem- 

 branaceis glabris, cymis paucifloris scorpioideis, axillaribus simplicibus 

 vel furcatis pedunculo elongate deflexo, terniinalibus paucis pauiculatis, 

 bracteis ultimis parvis ovatis, floribus parvis pedicellatis, sepalis oblongis 

 viridibus membranaceis, petalis parvis. 



Stems slender, erect. Leaves 5-6 In. long, l|-2 in. broad at 

 the middle, narrowed to an acute point and a short narrowly 

 winged petiole. Side-cymes with a deflexied peduncle l|-2 in. 

 long. End-panicle of about 4 lax cymes ; main bracts oblong or 

 lanceolate ; pedicel as long as the flower. Sepals | in. long, 

 oblong. Anthers oblong, white ; cells parallel. Emit not seen. 



Baron 49 ! 4118 ! 



COLEOTKYPE BaEONI, n. sp. 



C. cauhbus glabris elongatis, foliis oblongis acutis subpetiolatis glabris, 

 vaginis laxis truncatis ore dense ciliatis demum ad laterem ruptis, cymis 

 multifloris, sepalis lanceolatis pilosis, petalis cairuleis deorsum in tubum 

 cyhndricum coalitis, filamentis dense barbatis, antheris oblongis loculis 

 parallelis. 



Stems ascending, above a foot long. Sheaths above | in. long. 

 Leaves 3-4 in. long, l-l^ in. broad at the middle, narrowed gra- 

 dually to the blade. Clusters of flowers produced from the nodes 

 all the way down the stem. Calyx | in. long. Corolla-tube as 



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