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pedicels ;5,—1 in., ascending, scabrous, bracts deciduous. Calyx 
15 in. long, deeply bilabiate, glabrous, with a pair of minute per- 
sistent ovate bracteoles adpressed to it; lips ovate. Corolla 
yellow, glabrous, 1 in. long. Ovary with a gynophore as long as 
the calyx, and 2-3 rather hispid suborbicular articulations.— 
Central Madagascar, Bojer! 
Drswopnrvw (§ NICOLSONIA) RADIATUM, n. sp. 
Herbaceum, perenne, caulibus gracillimis decumbentibus pilosis, foliis 
trifoliolatis, foliolis parvis orbicularibus vel oblongis tenuiter pilosis, floribus 
in capitula parva terminalia aggregatis, bracteis late ovatis, pedicelli; 
brevissimis, calycis pilosi tubo brevissimo segmentis lanceolatis acuminatis, 
petalis purpureis quam calyx paulo longioribus, ovario piloso pauciovulato. 
A herbaceous perennial, with very slender decumbent pilose 
stems a foot or more long, radiating from the crown of the root. 
Petiole very short ; stipules minute, lanceolate, brown, persis- 
tent; blade rarely 1-foliolate ; end leaflet usually orbicular, 1-1 
in. long and broad, rarely oblong; texture moderately firm ; 
upper surface bright green, obscurely shortly strigillose; lower 
surface paler and more hairy. Flowers in dense sessile terminal 
heads and occasionally from the axil of the upper leaves; pedi- 
cels very short; bracts orbicular, persistent, shaggy. Calyx 
densely pilose, 4 in. long; teeth lanceolate acuminate, densely 
pilose. Corolla purplish red, glabrous, half as long again as the 
calyx. Ovary linear, pauciovulate, densely hairy, narrowed into 
the long incurved style. Pod not seen.—Central Madagascar, 
Parker! Baron 681! 895! 
Desmopium ($Nt1COLSONIA) MONOSPERMUM, n. sp. 
Herbaceum, perenne, caulibus gracillimis decumbentibus pilosis, stipulis 
persistentibus lanceolatis, folis unifoliolatis parvis cordato-ovatis facie 
glabris dorso tenuiter pilosis, floribus in racemos densos oblongos ter- 
minales aggregatis, bracteis magnis orbicularibus cuspidatis persistentibus 
dense pilosis, pedicellis brevissimis, calycis tubo brevissimo dentibus 
lanceolatis plumosis, petalis; inclusis, legumine articulo unico parvo 
orbiculari dehiscente. 
A perennial herb, with very slender pilose decumbent stems 
radiating from the crown of the root. Petiole slender, about 
tin. long; stipules minute, lanceolate, brown, scariose, persis- 
tent; leaves 1-foliolate, cordate-ovate, acute, 1-2 in. long, 
moderately firm in texture, bright green and glabrous above, 
paler and pilose beneath. Flowers in dense sessile oblong ter- 
minal heads ; bracts orbicular cuspidate, densely silky, persistent, 
