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partitis, lobis divaricatis oblongis v. oblanceolatis obtusis, supra glabrescentibus, subtus 
puberulis; floribus subsolitariis v. in cymas paucifloras corymbiformes terminales dis- 
positis. 
Rami crassitie penne anserinæ, teretes, sublæyes, glabrescentes, 1-13 ped. longi, simplices v. ramosi. 
Folia alterna, profunde 3-5-fida, basi leviter cordata, lobis divaricatis oblongis v. obovato-oblongis 
obtusis vel late acutatis, minute denticulatis, supra glabrescentia, subcoriacea (in sp. nostro 1-12 poll. 
longa, 2-24 poll. lata); petiolus circa 2 poll. longa. Flores 2-3 poll. diam.; pedicelli 5-1 poll. longi, 
bracteolati, bracteolis parvis. — Sepala subglabra, interiora majora, late elliptica v. obovato-elliptica, mar- 
ginibus tenuibus. Petala sepalis 2-3-plo longiora. Stamina indefinita; filamenta filiformia, anthera 
lineari-lanceolata apicem versus poro introrsum dehiscente longiora. Ovarium dense hirtum. 
Hab. Madi, Col. Grant ! 
Differs from the closely allied C. tinctorium, with which it agrees in the inflorescence and flowers, in 
the deeply divided leaves, with divaricate, not overlapping segments. 
[Varies in size from 4 to 18 inches, and is more often found without leaves than with them. Growing 
upon bare forest ground, 3° 15' М. lat., 10 Dec. 1862.—J. A. С] 
Plate VII. fig. 1. Stamen ; fig. 2. Pistil; fig. 3. Ovary, transverse section. 
2. ONCOBA STIPULATA, Oliv., sp. nov. Tomentosa; foliis late ellipticis v. obovato- 
ellipticis late acutatis, basi rotundatis, dentatis, utrinque hirto-tomentosis, stipulis con- 
spicuis lineari-oblongis villosis, pedunculis axillaribus solitariis folio brevioribus, sepalis 
9 extus villoso-tomentosis ; petalis albis, 10-11. 
Frutex, ramulis foliiferis tomentosis. Folia 2-3 poll. longa, 13-13 poll. lata; petiolus 2 poll. рийг 
petiolum subæquantes. Pedunculi tomentosi, subgraciles, 1 poll. longi. 
" Hab. Amongst granite rocks, alt. 4488 ft., 6° S. lat., 34° E. long. Shrub with snowy- 
white flowers.—Col. Grant! (Grewia, n. sp., No. 1. of Speke's Appendix.) 
The specimens аге too imperfect for complete analysis, and are therefore not figured. Тһе species is 
allied to O. tettensis, Oliv., but is distinguishable at once by the conspicuous stipules. 
9. FLACOURTIA ?, sp. 
Над. Madi, Col. Grant ! : 
Leafy specimen only, without either flower or fruit. The leaves are broadly elliptical or ovate-ellip- 
tical, obtuse or broadly pointed, crenate-serrate, the base cordate or broadly rounded, entire, 3 to 4 in. 
long, on very stout petioles. I can only guess at the genus; it is cited as а doubtful Flacourtia in Speke’s 
Appendix. : 
[Native name “ m”seengeer”a,” a low-growing slender-looking tree with straight thorns and leaves, like 
our hazel, of a soft dull-green colour. Ву water, 3° 15! М. lat.—J. А. G.] 
POLYGALEZ. 
1. POLYGALA PERSICARLEFOLIA, DC. Prod. i. 326. Var. angustifolia. Annua; ramis 
hirtellis, foliis linearibus acutiusculis, marginibus anguste revolutis glabratis; floribus 
reflexis in racemos terminales у. fasciculos axillares subconfluentes dispositis, bracteis 
bracteolisque persistentibus ; sepalis anterioribus liberis ; alis ovato-rotundatis capsulam 
elliptieam, emarginatam excedentibus. 
Herba 1-13 ped., basi ramosa, ramis lateralibus adscendentibus hirtellis. Folia anguste lineari-ovalia, 
subacuta, basi angustata, marginibus revolutis, glabrata, 11-2 poll. longa, j-] poll. lata. Racemi ter- | 
minales folia vix excedentes vel flores in axillis foliorum superiorum fasciculati in racemum compositum 
foliaceum confluentes. Bractee minute, subulatæ. Pedicelli recurvi, calycem æquantes. Sepala ante- 
riora libera et posteriora elliptica obtusa concava, posteriora paulo longiora, sepala interiora (al) multo 
