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protruded beyond the sepals. Filaments unequal in length, gla- 
brous, filiform, club-shaped at the tip. Follicles 4, pilose, oblong, 
rigidly coriaceous, 3 in. long, tipped with the straight indurated 
persistent style.—Majunga, on the west coast, Commodore Wyke- 
ham Perry, gathered in July 1879. Allied to T. Boiviniana, 
Baillon in Adansonia, vii. 300, t. 7. 
ALSODEIA ARBOREA, Thouars. 
This has been refound by Mr. Baron (1609) in woods between 
Tankay and the east coast. It is fully described by Tulasne in 
Ann. Se. Nat. ser. 5, vol. ix. p. 309. Celastrus nossibeus, O. Hoffm. 
Sert. Madag. p. 12, founded on Hildebrandt’s no. 3176, is cer- 
tainly not a Celastrus, but an Alsodeia, and, I believe, identical 
with A. squamosa, Boivin; Tulasne, loc. cit. p. 307. 
PoLYGALA MUCRONATA, n. sp. 
Perennis, caspitosa, ramulis brevibus breviter pilosis, foliis breviter 
petiolatis orbiculari-oblongis obscure pilosis obtusis mucronatis, racemis 
laxis paucifloris terminalibus, bracteis caducis, pedicellis calyci subzequi- 
longis, sepalis oblongis omnibus viridibus, alis exterioribus sepala duplo 
superantibus, carina lata apice cristata alis paulo longiore, capsula orbiculari. 
A minute densely tufted perennial herb, with slender shortly 
pilose ascending or spreading stems, not more than 2-3 in. long. 
Leaves j in. long, shortly petioled, moderately firm in texture, 
dull green, minutely pilose on both surfaces. Racemes 5-6- 
flowered, the lower flowers from the axils of fully developed 
leaves. Inner sepals oblong, mucronate, j in. long, white-edged, 
just like the outer in texture and colour. Keel very broad, Lin. 
long, red-purple, copiously crested at the tip. Capsule orbicular, 
not seen fully developed.—Central Madagascar, Baron 2147! 
Allied to P. irregularis, Boiss. 
PoLYGALA EMIRNENSIS, Baker. 
Perennis, glabra, ramis elongatis gracillimis, foliis lanceolatis brevissime 
petiolatis, racemis terminalibus multifloris laxis subsecundis, pedicellis 
brevissimis, bracteis minutis deltoideis persistentibus, alis obovatis peta- 
loideis rubellis quam sepala exteriora 3-4plo longioribus, carina alis æqui- 
longa apice cristata, capsual obovata emarginata. 
A densely-tufted perennial herb, with very slender trailing or 
ascending stems 6-9 in. long. Leaves nearly sessile, 1-1 in. 
long, narrowed to both ends, moderately firm in texture, 1-nerved, 
bright green, glabrous. Racemes free from the leaves, moderately 
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