one; the species grow in dry places, and form tuberous roots 
that are eaten by the natives. Some of the species have 
erect and others twining stems, but none hitherto described 
approach this.in habit, whilst the coherent Ceropegia-like 
tips of the corolla-lobes is an unusual character in the genus. 
It was discovered by Mr. Bowker (Mrs. Barber’s brother) 
in the valleys of the Isomo river, in Kaffirland. 
Descr. Root a depressed tuber, as large as a turnip. Stem 
very short.: Leaves spreading, three to four inches long, 
linear-oblong, acute. Flowers collected into a sessile, dense, 
globose capitulum, four to five inches in diameter, dingy- 
purple, speckled with yellow in the disk. Corolla-limb one 
inch broad, slightly concave, shortly five-lobed; /obes trian- 
gular, terminating in slender tails one inch long, which arch 
inwards and cohere over the centre of the flower.—J. D. H. 
