98 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
or more, with short filiform filaments and minute suborbieular 
anthers. Ovary globose, densely pilose, 3-celled ; style filiform, 
simple, as long as the ovary.— Madagascar, Gerrard 20! Nov. 
1865. As compared with S. rosea, Thouars, Hist. t. 12, this 
has a preci isely similar corolla, and leaves Eu both in shape 
and veining; but the flowers are axillary, single, and without any 
involuere, and the calyx is extremely minute. 
KostELETSKYA HISPIDA, n. sp. 
K. ramulis dense retrorsum hispido-pilosis, foliis suborbicularibus serratis 
longe petiolatis apice leviter palmatim trilobatis, floribus 1—3nis axillari- 
bus distincte pedicellatis, bracteolis linearibus 10-12, calycis segmentis 
ovato-lanceolatis, petalis quam calyx 2-3plo longioribus, carpellis hispidis 
dorso acute angulatis. 
A much-branched herb, 1-3 feet high, with slender terete 
branchlets, densely clothed with short drab reflexed rather 
bristly hairs. Petiole sometimes 1-14 in. long; blade 1-2 in. 
long and broad, cordate, membranous, green and hairy on both 
surfaces, crenate, with three short deltoid apical lobes. Flowers 
1-3 in the axils of the leaves, on pilose slender pedicels under 
an inch long.  Epiealyx of 10-12 hispid linear persistent brac- 
teoles shorter than the sepals. Calyx hispid, } in. long in the 
flower-stage, growing out to ġ in. the segments two or three 
times as long as the tube. Petals yellow, obovate-unguiculate, 
pilose, 3-3 in. long. Column nearly as long as the petals, the 
capitate styles ;/;-3 in. long. Capsule membranous, hispid, 3 in. 
in diam. ; the 5 carpels triquetrous and very POE on the back. 
Seeds solitary, erect, green, reniform, glabrous, 44 in. long.— 
Gathered long ago in Central Madagascar > Dr. Lyall 
(no. 192); and now Mr. Baron has sent it in flower (893); and 
Dr. Parker gathered at Ambohimango fine specimens with 
mature fruit. 
PavoNIA MACROTIS, n. sp.—Hibiscus azureus, Bojer MSS. 
Suffruticosa, ramulis pilosis et tomentosis, foliis ovatis profunde cordatis 
parvis petiolatis crenatis facie tenuiter dorso dense incanis, floribus axil- 
laribus solitariis pedunculatis, bracteolis 9-10 subulatis persistentibus 
dense pilosis, calycis tubo brevi segmentis lanceolatis, petalis parvis rubris, 
carpellis oblongis turgidis exaristatis. 
A much-branched small shrub, the ultimate branchlets very 
slender, tomentose, and in addition loosely pilose. Leaves di- 
stinctly petioled, cordate-ovate, obtuse, the largest 1-13 in. long, 
