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and sheathing at base, of thick substance, rigid when dry. Spike 
densely several flowered. Bracts erect, 4 as long as the slender ovary, 
ovate-oblong, acuminate. Flowers galeate; the galea formed by the 
concave posterior sepal, and the posterior segments of the bipartite pe- 
tals. Ant. sepals oblong, acute or acuminate. Jetals as long as the 
sepals, bipartite to the base, the segments with a rounded sinus between; 
both lobes linear-lanceolate, but the posterior broader and thinner. 
Rostellum hood-shaped, ciliate, free from the erect anther ; processes of 
the stigma very long, fleshy, channelled above, spathulate, Labellum 
deeply 3-parted, with slender lobes and a long, pendulous spur, thickened 
and glandular at the point. 
This is very near ZH. (Bonatea) speciosa, but differs in foliage, the 
shorter bracts, longer spur, &c., and was considered by Dr. Lindley, 
who saw the specimen figured, to be new. I fear, however, that H. 
speciosa may be a more variable plant than we in Europe suspect, and 
that the present form may be only a marked variety. 
Fig. 1, Habenaria Boltoni ; the natural size. Fig. 2, the back sepal; 3, one of the 
lateral sepals; 4, apex of ovary, surmounted by anther, stigma (its hood-shaped rostel- 
lum and two projecting fleshy, spoon-shaped processes), the anterior (erect) segments of 
the petals, and the 3-parted and long-spurred labellum ; 5, the rostellum, front view ; 
6, a pollen mass, with caudicle and gland; magnified. 
LXXXIX. DOMBEYA DREGEANA, Sond. (Byttneriacee.) 
D. Dregeana: ramulis teretibus glabris; foliis longe petiolatis cor- 
datis acutis acuminatisve angulatis v. trilobis dentatis minute stellato- 
pubescentibus 5-7 costatis, pedunculis filiformibus axillaribus foltis 
longioribus, umbellis 2-4-floris pedicellis stellato-pubescentibus, in- 
volucelli foliolis late-ovatis acuminatis sepalisque lanceolatis reflexis 
tomentosis, staminodiis spathulatis stylum 5-fidum equantibus, ovario 
globoso tomentoso. Sond. in Linn., vol. xxiii., p. 18. Harv. § Sond. 
Fi. Cap., i. p. 221. Leewwenhoekia tiliacea, E. Mey.! ex parte. Xero- 
petalum tiliaceum, Endl. 
Hax.— Districts of Uitenhage and Albany, and in Caffraria, Drege! Mrs. F. W. 
Barber! Mr. Brownlee, Mr. H. Hutton, &e. Sea-coast of Albany, Miss Ida Ather- 
stone! (Herb. T. C.D.) 
Descr.—A shrub or small tree; the young twigs, petioles, leaves, 
and inflorescence shortly stellato-pubescent. Petioles uncial. Leaves 
14-2 inches long, 1-14 broad, cordate at base, angular or somewhat 
3-lobed, tapering to an acute point, crenato-dentate, patent. Peduneles 
2 inches long, spreading or pendulous, bearing 2—4 terminal, pedicellate 
white flowers, changing afterwards to rosy-pink. Jnvolucel 3-leaved, 
unilateral; the leafllets broadly ovate. Calyx reflexed, persistent. 
Petals roundish-obovate, broader than long, patent, persistent, enlarged 
after flowering. 
A much branched bush, bearing a profusion of white or rosy blos- 
soms, as large as wild roses, and much more durable. Miss Atherstone, 
