514 DR. O. STAPF—PLANTE NOVAS 
RosACEX. 
Alchemilla ruwenzoriensis, Rolfe; fruticulus insignis, ab 
A. argyrophyllo, Oliver, foliis flabellatis 5-lobis multo majoribus 
distincta. 
“ Fruticulus diffusus " (Dawe). Rami ramosi, sericeo-villosi, 
breves. Folia petiolata, flabellata, sericeo-strigosa, 2°5-4°5 em. 
lata, 5-loba, rarius 3-loba, lobis obovatis seepissime inciso-dentatis ; 
petioli 5-10 mm. longi; stipule oblongo-lanceolate, acute, 
membranacex, brunnes, ciliate, 8-20 mm. longs. Cyme 
axillares, breves, cirea 2 cm. longs, vaginis brunneis obtecte, 
pauciflore. Flores pedicellati. Calycis tubus turbinatus, 2 mm. 
longus; lobi triangulari-ovati, acuminati, 2-3 mm. longi, cum 
tubo sericeo-strigosi. 
Ruwenzori, on rocks at 3600 m., Scott Elliot, 8109; at 3000- 
3900 m., Doggett ; at 3000-3300 m., Dawe, 613. 
Mr. Dawe remarks that this is a shrub with silver foliage, 
which grows on mossy banks, and spreads over large areas, 
forming a most interestig part of the vegetation at 3000 
to 3200 m. Mr. Scott Elliot's piece alone is in flowering 
condition. 
Alchemilla geranioides, Rolfe; ab A. tenuicauli, Hook. f., 
ramis brevioribus et robustis, folis approximatis et breviter 
petiolatis faeile distinguenda. 
* Herba procumbens” (Dawe). Rami ramosi, villosi, basi 
lignosi, internodiis brevibus. Folia petiolata, flabellata, breviter 
5-loba, lobis brevibus latis inciso-dentatis, 1—1*5 em. lata; supra 
sparse subtus dense pilosa ; petioli villosi, 2-4 mm. longi; stipule 
late oblong, apice irregulariter inciso-dentate, basi vaginatee 
membranacez. Cyme axillares, breves, villosw, pauciflore. 
Flores brevissime pedicellati. Calycis tubus turbinatus, 2 mm. 
longus; lobi triangulari-ovati, acuti, 2 mm. longi, cum tubo 
villosi. 
Ruwenzori, at 3300 m., on mossy bogs, Dawe, 678. 
Rubus inedulis, Rolfe; ab R. apetalo, Poir., aculeis minus 
recurvis, paniculis laxioribus, pedicellis longioribus distinctus. 
Frutex diffusus. KRamuli novelli dense pubescentes, adulti 
tomentosi, aculeis patentibus vel subrecurvis instructi. Folia 
imparipinnata, quinquefoliata vel interdum trifoliata; rhachis 
aculeata, pubescens; foliola breviter petiolata, late elliptica vel 
