112 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
behalf of Messrs. Veitch ; but his specimen had only the male 
flowers, so that we could not detect its affinities. Now Mr. 
Baron has sent excellent examples (1714! 2060 !) showing it in 
all the three states—male flowers, female flowers, and mature 
fruit. 
OXALIS XIPIIOPHYLLA, n. sp. 
Herbacea, acaulis, petiolis elongatis gracillimis, foliis digitatim trifoliola- 
tis, foliolis lineari-oblongis integris parce ciliatis, pedunculis folio subzequi- 
longis, umbellis 5-6-floris, pedicellis elongatis, calycis segmentis oblongo- 
lanceolatis glabris acutis, petalis albis quam calyx 2-3plo longioribus, fila- 
mentis pilosis basi monadelphis calyce longioribus. 
An acaulescent herb, half a foot high, with very slender long 
petioles. Leaflets membranous, an inch long, 4 in. broad, 
obtuse, green above, glaucous beneath, with a few long fine 
hairs on the midrib and margin. Peduncles very slender, half a 
foot long. Pedicels very slender, i in. long, with a whorl of 
minute lanceolate bracts at the base. Sepals glabrous, $ 10. 
long, green, with a reddish tip. Petals under 2 in. long. Stamens 
just longer than the calyx, the pilose filaments united in a basal 
cup.—Central Madagascar, Baron 2132! This belongs to the 
same group as O, variabilis and O. corymbosa. 
OXALIS VILLOSA, n. Sp. 
Herbacea, acaulis, dense persistenter villosa, petiolo quam folium longiore, 
foliis digitatim trifoliolatis, foliolis obovato-cuneatis integris, pedunculis 
folio subsequilongis, umbellis 6-8-floris, pedicellis brevibus dense pilosis, 
calycis segmentis oblongis obtusis, petalis albidis quam calyx triplo longi- 
oribus, staminibus pilosis basi monadelphis. 
An acaulescent herb, 2-3 in. high, with a slender cylindrical 
root; the whole plant densely clothed with short whitish pubes- 
cence. Leaves four or five to a rosette; petiole 4-1 in. long, 
densely villose ; leaflets 3, sessile, entire, 1-2 in. long and broad, 
green and thiuly coated with shining white hairs above, thickly 
matted with similar hairs beneath. Peduncles 2-8 to a rosette, 
about as long as the leaves, petiole included.  Pedieels 4-3 in. 
long, with a whorl of minute lanceolate bracts at the base. Calyx 
gin. long. Petals obovate, 4 in. long. Stamens d in. long, the 
densely pilose filaments united in a tube at the base.—Central 
Madagascar, Baron 1801! Allied to the Cape O. sericea, L. 
OXALIS SIMULANS, n. sp. 
Herbacea, perennis, caulescens, breviter pubescens, foliis digitatim tri- 
