330 MR. SPENCER MOORE ON TILE 
Psrapra aRABica, Jaub. 5 Spach. 
Tropical East Africa; Rev. W. E. Taylor ; Dr. J.W. Gregory. 
Kidung, 6-7000 feet, G. F. Scott Elliot, no. 6645. Somaliland, 
Wagga Mountain, Mrs. Lort Phillips. 
PrucHeEa, Cass. 
P. sorpipa, Oliver § Hiern. 
Samburu; G. F. Scott Elliot, no. 61386. 
SPHARANTHUS, Linn. 
S. nintus, Willd. 
Machakos, 5-6000 feet; G. F. Scott Elliot, no.6594. Ruwen- 
zori Mt., 6000 feet ; Zd. no. 7585. 
S. suavEoLENs, DC. 
Leikipia, Guaso Larok; Dr. J. W. Gregory. 
S. ukamBensIs, Vathe g O. Hoffm. 
British East Africa, Lé, 3700 feet; Lord Delamere. 
S. Kirxit, Oliver & Hiern. 
Ngomeni; G. Ff. Scott Elliot, no. 6262. 
S. Taytori, sp. nov. Herbaceus, verisimiliter annuus, obscure 
puberulus, caule attenuato ramoso anguste alato, foliis parvis 
sessilibus oblongo-lanceolatis breviter apiculatis margine undu- 
latis minutissime glanduloso-punctatis, capitulorum glomerulis 
parvis subspheroideis sat longe pedunculatis, bracteis exterioribus 
7 subequilongis extimis lanceolatis interioribus late oblongis 
omnibus longiuscule spinulosis, bracteis capitula suffulcientibus 
late oblongis longe cuspidato-spinulosis utrinque puberulis 
margine scariosis sursum ciliolatis, involucri phyllis 3 oblanceo- 
latis obtusissimis apice ciliolatis dorso carinatis ibique sursum 
cristulatis, flosculis fem. 3-4, hermaph. 1-2, horum corollis prope 
basin maxime constrictis superne late dilatatis. 
Hab, German East Africa, between Zanzibar and Uyul, 1886 ; 
Rev. W. EB. Taylor. 
Folia 1°0-1'5 em. long., 0:°2-0°3 em. lat. Pedunculi modici 
cirea 1:0 em. long. Capitulorum glomeruli 0-7 em. long., 0°8 cm- 
lat. Bractee exteriores circa 02 cm. long., harum appendix 
spinulosa totidem long. Bractew suffulcientes 03 cm. long» 
appendix 0°2 cm. long. Involucri phylla 0°3 em. long. Floseu- 
