Dixon; 0. lanata, sent by Kerr, has also flowered at Kew. 
The plant of O. Lacei now figured was raised at Kew from 
seed found in a capsule of the herbarium type of the species. 
Cultivated plants differ from the parent in having longer 
petioles and larger leaves. They flowered in June, 1914, 
in a warm greenhouse under the treatment suitable for 
tropical and subtropical Gesneriads, and matured good 
seed. In its twisted fruits Ornithoboea resembles Boca and 
Streptocarpus, but its capsules are shorter and stouter ; from 
both genera it is distinguished by the bilabiate corolla 
with short upper lip. 
Derscription.—Herb, apparently biennial; stem with 
the lower portion, produced during the first season, over 
4 in. long, nearly } in. thick, more or less 4-angled, 
densely clothed during the second season with the per- 
sistent bases of the old petioles, rather closely hairy 
especially towards the top; upper flowering portion of 
the stem usually about 12 in. long, everywhere glandular- 
hairy. Leaves usually unequal-sided, generally wide- 
ovate, acuminate, or somewhat acute or obtuse, one 
side often } shorter than the other, margin crenate- 
serrate, 13-4 in. long, 1-34 in. wide, chartaceous, rather 
hairy on both sides, and on the lower paler side also 
minutely yellow-glandular, lateral nerves about 10 on 
each side of the midrib, visible above and raised beneath 
as are the transverse veins; petiole up to 43 in. long, 
glandular-hairy. Cymes axillary, half as long as the 
petioles ; pedicels }—2 in. long, glandular-hairy. Sepals 
subequal, oblong-lanceolate, acutely acuminate, over } in. 
long, under * in. wide, somewhat hairy on both sides. 
Corolla 2-lipped ; tube under 5 In. long ; lower lip as long 
as the tube, 3-lobed, the lobes oblong-emarginate, nearly 
equal, under } in. long and } in. wide ; upper lip 2-lobed, 
the lobes very short and deeply 2-fid. Stamens 2; anthers 
rather large; staminodes 3, the central uppermost, very 
small. Ovary 75 in. long, densely glandular; style } in. 
long. Fruit nearly 2 in. long, ro in. thick, glandular-hairy 
and sparingly covered with yellow glands. 
Fig. 1, section of calyx, 
showing pistil ; 9; ee i: 
5, capsule of parent plan 8 pistil ; 2, corolla, laid open ; 3 and 4, stamens ; 
t:—all enlarged except 5, which is of natural size. 
