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the delicate lateral petals are long clawed, with a broad finely- 
veined spreading limb, the anterior one (8 lines long) is also 
broad and similar in texture with a narrow base; the petals in 
the specimen were all more or less marcescent. The three 
staminodes are orange-coloured, the anthers represented by flat 
bilobed appendages; the dorsal one is much reduced in size. 
The subtriquetous ovary is 3-celled and densely covered with 
short few-celled hairs apparently glandular; the very long, curving 
style protrudes from the flower. The somewhat roundly ovoid 
capsule is scarcely 2 lines long by 14 broad; the dorsal chamber 
is smaller than the other two and contains only one seed, the 
others being two-seeded. The seeds are stony, light brown in 
colour, and irregularly 3-lobed or almost cordate in shape; the 
large rounded surface bearing the hilum is foveolate, the other 
two are smooth with a deep median furrow; they measure 3-7 
line in length. 
Forms a distinct species of the section Lamprodithyros. The 
material is rather poor and badly dried, but as Mr. C. B. Clarke, 
who was kind enough to give me an opinion on the plant, agreed 
that it was decidedly new, I have ventured to describe it, acknow- 
ledging my debt in the specific name. 
Cyanoris uirsuta, Fisch. et Mey. Ind. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 
1841, p. 57. 
Uyui: W. E. Taylor, Feb. 1887. 
Distrib. Abyssinia, 
Cyanotis LANATA, Benth. in Hook. Niger Fl. p. 542. 
Giryama and Shimba Hills: W. E. Taylor, 1887. 
Distrib. Tropical Africa. 
J UNCACEE. 
Juncus EFrusus, Linn. Sp. Plant. p. 826. 
Mt. Kenya, 8100 ft., lower forest zone: J. W. Gregory, 
June 1893. 
Distrib. Widely spread in temperate zone. 
Juncus Fonrtanest, J. Gay, ex Laharpe in Mém. Soc. Hist. 
Nat. Par. iii. p. 180. 
Steppes between Ndoro and Guaso Thegu, Ukikuyu country : 
J, W. Gregory, July 7, 1893. 
Distrib. Mediterranean region and Persia ; Abyssinia. 
