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(36. PROTEA longiflora ; ramis elongatis, rubescentibus, junioribus villosis; 
foliis oblongis, sessilibus, basi subcordatis, apice brevissime acutis, mar- 
gine lanato-ciliatis, summis lana sericea secedente utrinque obductis ; 
involucro turbinato, bracteis dense-imbricatis, exterioribus brevioribus, 
sordide virescentibus, sericeis, margine lanato-ciliatis, intimis elongatis, 
obtusis, albidis, versus apicem margineque sericeo-ciliatis ; perigonio 
pistilli longitudine, apice albido-barbato, infra apicem glabro, inferne 
tetragono, fulvo-hirto; stylo glabro ; stigmate longitudinaliter sulcato. 
Tink, Klotzsch §& Otto, t. 22. 
A Cape greenhouse shrub, with oblong hairy green leaves, 
and heads of flowers, the involucral leaves of which are also 
of a clear light green, becoming larger and almost white in 
the inside. It was found by Zeyher in South Africa, and put 
into circulation by Ecklon. ' 
137. HIGGINSIA mezicana ; ramulis teretibus, subglabris, petiolisque pur- 
purascentibus; foliis oppositis, obovatis, acutis, basi attenuato-cuneatis, 
subglabris, pendulis; pedunculis axillaribus, solitariis, 3-8 floris; corollis 
flavido-rubentibus, limbo recurvo; genitalibus candidis ; baccis cocci- 
neis. Link, Klotzsch §& Otto, t. 23. 
A greenhouse shrub, with ovate lanceolate sharp-pointed 
leaves, and small cymes of axillary yellow flowers. It was 
raised in the Berlin garden from seeds which sprang up in 
the earth in which Mexican plants had been imported. In the 
summer it does very well in the open air; but it must have a 
greenhouse for winter. It belongs to the Natural order Cin- 
chonacee. 
138. OLINIA cymosa ; ramulis obtuse-tetragonis, cinereo-fuscescentibus, 
strictis ; foliis obovatis, apice emarginato-apiculatis, basi attenuatis, 
planiusculis, margine leviter undulatis, supra amcene-viridibus, subtus 
pallidioribus; cymis in apice ramulorum axillaribus; bracteis rhombeis, 
basi subattenuatis, intus glabris; filamentis albidis. Link, Klotzsch & 
Otto, t. 24. 
A greenhouse bush, with obovate obtuse leaves, and 
small axillary clusters of whitish flowers. The fruits are a 
dull reddish green, like unripe Hawthorn fruit. From the 
Cape of Good Hope, and of little interest. Only known in 
the Berlin garden. 
139. SCUTELLARIA splendens ; caulibus adscendentibus, ramosis, pube- 
scentibus ; foliis longe-petiolatis, late-cordato-ovatis, brevi-acutis, rugu- 
losis, deflexis, laete-viridibus, grosse-dentatis, utrinque villoso pubescen- 
