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SfiANCE DU 24 MAI 1912. 



very dense corymbose terminal panicle 1-2 in. in diam.; 

 peduncles and pedicels pilose; bracts minute. Calyx 1/6 in. long 

 pilose, with a campanulate tube and 4 small deltoid teeth. 

 Corolla 1/3 in. long, with a cylindrical tube 1/8 in. in diam. and 

 4 orbicular segments. Stamens 8, biseriate, the inner 4 inserted 

 above the middle of the corolla-tube, with filaments 1/12 in. 

 long; outer 4 inserted near the throat of the tube, with very 

 short filaments; anthers minute, orbicular. Styles filiform, 1/3 

 in. long, reaching to the top of the corolla-tube. » 



Une comparaison des deux descriptions que je viens de trans- 

 crire, m'a perrnis d'etablir un tableau des caracteres consideres 

 par Baker comme distinctifs des K. synsepala et K. trichantha. 



Kalanchoe synsepala. 



K. trichantha. 



Lower leaves 1 1/2 in. long, 



dentate in the upper half. 



Flowers in corymbose cymes. 



Glabrous. 



Calyx 1/8 in. long, 



glabrous. 



Corolla reddish, 



1/2 in. long; 



tube oblong; 



segments ovate cuspidate, 

 a third as long as the tube. 



Stamens inserted near the top 



of the corolla tube ; filaments very 

 short. 



Anthers ovate. 

 Short styles. 



The lower ones reaching a length 

 of 5-6 inches, 1 1/2-2 in. broad 



at the middle, 



dentate above the spathulate 



lower third. 



Flowers in corymbose panicle. 

 Peduncles and pedicels pilose. 

 Calyx 1/6 in. long, 



pilose. 



Corollae luteae, 



1/3 in. long; 



cylindrical tube ; 

 segmentis orbicularibus, 

 quam tubus quadruplo brevio- 



ribus. 



Stamens biseriate, the inner 4 in- 

 serted above the middle of the corol- 

 la-tube with filaments l/12in.longj 

 outer 4 inserted near the throat of 

 the tube, with very short filaments. 



Anthers orbicular. 

 Stvlo elongato. 



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sepala, dont les diflerentes pieces florales etaient si deterioree 



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