232 MR. J. G. BAKER ON THE 
MIcROMERIA FLAGELLARIS, n. sp. 
M. caule decumbente piloso ramosissimo, foliis parvis sessilibus crebris 
ovatis, majoribus crenatis, floribus axillaribus solitariis brevissime pedicel- 
latis, calycis dentibus lanceolato-deltoideis quam tubus triplo brevioribus, 
corollz tubo piloso calyci equilongo, labio superiore orbiculari, inferiore 
majore trilobato, genitalibus inclusis. 
A perennial herb, with slender square finely pilose stems a 
foot or more long, with numerous short ascending simple branches. 
Leaves crowded, decussate, ascending, firm in texture, green and 
pilose on both surfaces, the lower almost orbicular, crenate, 1 in. 
long, the upper smaller, ovate, and entire. Flowers solitary, from 
the axils of a few of the upperleaves, on very short pedicels. 
Calyx lin. long, with 10 hispid ribs and a funnel-shaped tube 
and 5 equal small teeth. Corolla densely pilose, twice as long as 
the calyx, the lower lip with an orbicular erect lobe nearly 4. in. 
broad and two smaller side ones.—Central Madagascar, Baron 
2062 ! 2065 ! 
MIcroMERIA SPHJEROPHYLLA, n. sp. 
Perennis, dense pilosa, caule ramosissimo, foliis sessilibus rigidis cordato- 
ovatis integris parvis, floribus axillaribus solitariis, pedicellis brevissimis, 
calycis dentibus parvis lanceolatis, corolle tubo calyci szequilongo, labio 
superiore parvo orbiculari emarginato, inferiore majore trilobato, genitalibus 
inclusis. 
A perennial herb, with slender much-branched ascending 
densely pilose stems about a foot long. Leaves crowded on the 
branches, j—L in. long, broad ovate, cordate at the base, firm in 
texture, quite entire, bright green and pilose on both surfaces. 
Flowers solitary, from the axils of the upper leaves, on very short 
pedicels. Calyx 4 in. long, with 10 strong ribs, a funnel-shaped 
tube, and 5 equal small teeth. Corolla-tube just as long as the 
calyx; upper lip small, broader than long ; lower 4 in. long and 
broad, with 3 orbicular segments.—Central Madagascar, Baron 
2141! A near ally of the last species. 
SALVIA (§ EUSPHACE) PARVIFOLIA, n. sp. 
Herbacea, perennis, caulibus simplicibus obscure pilosis, foliis sessilibus 
ovatis parvis obtusis subcoriaceis margine crispato-crenulatis facie viridi- 
bus dorso albo-incanis, racemis elongatis, verticillis pluribus distantibus 
multifloris, bracteis parvis foliaceis, pedicellis brevibus pilosis, calycis glan- 
dulosi dentibus lanceolato-deltoideis quam tubus duplo brevioribus, coroll 
tubo quam calyx paulo longiore, labio superiore oblongo, inferiore majore 
trilobato, genitalibus inclusis, antherarum loculo altero minuto producto. 
