PREFACE. 1x 
Stanford’s new map of the Orange Free State and the 
southern part of the South African Republic, &c. 1899. 
Carte du Thédtre de la Guerre Sud-Africaine. Par le 
Colonel Camille Favre. 1902. 
To many of the South African correspondents of Kew 
enumerated in previously published volumes I have again to 
tender my acknowledgments for the contribution of specimens in 
aid of the work to the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 
I must further record my obligations to some new 
contributors, and to those whose kind assistance in various 
ways has been of the greatest value in the preparation of this 
section of Volume LV. 
Harry Bouus, Esq., D.Sce., F.L.S., has continued his generous 
gifts of specimens, besides lending others from his herbarium 
of Asclepiadew and Gentianee, including many types of Dr. 
Schlechter's species. | 
Dr. Jonn Briqvet, Director of the Botanic Garden, Geneva. 
Loan of specimens from the Delessert Herbarium. 
Paur Conrats, Esq. Plants from the Transvaal. 
Joseph Burrr Davy, F.LS., Government Agrostologist and 
Botanist, Transvaal. Plants from the Transvaal. 
Dr. CASIMIR DE CANDOLLE, Geneva. Photograph and loan of 
specimen from the Candollean herbarium. 
 @eheimrath Dr. A. ENGLER, Director of the Botanic Garden 
and Museum, Berlin. Loan of Gentianee. 
Dr. H. O. Just, Director of the Botanic Garden, Upsala. 
Loan of portions of Thunberg’s herbarium. 
Prof. Pau, Henrt Lecomrs, Jardin des Plantes, Paris. 
Photographs of Lamarck’s types of Chironia. 
Miss R. LEENDERTZ. Plants from the Transvaal. 
Dr. H. W. C. Lenz, Director of the Museum, Lubeck. 
Loan of E. Meyer’s types of Asclepiadex and Gentianee. 
Dr. C. A. M. Linpman. Loan of specimen of Chironia from 
the herbarium of P. J. Bergius, Stockholm. 
Dr. Joun P. Lorsy, Director of the Royal Herbarium, Leiden. 
Loan of specimens of Gentianex. 
Dr. Rupotph Marori, Capetown.  Stapeliew, living and 
in fluid. : : 
