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in preparing for publication a complete Flora of the Cape Colony, and 

 is desirous of obtaining the assistance of those persons who can contri- 

 bute towards perfecting this much-wanted work. His Excellency, 

 therefore, invites all persons capable of contributing, by information or 

 specimens to this work, to forward the same, addressed to Dr. Harvey, 

 to the Colonial Office, Capetown, whence they will be forwarded by the 

 first opportunity to his address; or to communicate direct, if they 

 should prefer it, with Dr. Harvey, at his address, Trinity College, 

 Dublin. All communications received and sent through the Colonial 

 Office will be free of local postage, and of charge of transport to 

 London." 



To this notice and patronage I feel that I am ultimately indebted 

 for many of the parcels I have received ; and in associating Sir George's 

 name with the new genus now exhibited to the Association, I desire to 

 express my respect and my warm thanks for the aid his Excellency has 

 afforded me. 



Geeyia,* Hook, and Harv. 



C'a/yorquinque-partituSjbrevis, persistens, laciniis obtusis aestivatione 

 imbricatis. Petala 5, oblonga, sessilia, calycis laciniis alterna, basi ma- 

 culata, decidua, aestivatione imbricata. Stamina in fundo calycis in- 

 serta, subhypogyna, biseriata ; 10 exteriora ananthera, in cupulam 

 carnosam connata, filamentis brevissimis apice glandula peltata coro- 

 natis ; 10 interiora fertilia, libera, cum exterioribus alterna, longissiine 

 exserta, filamentis subulatis, antheris ovatis erectis brevibus didy- 

 mi8 longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Ovarium liberum profundi 5-sulca- 

 tum, ex carpidiis quinque valvatim coheerentibus conflatum uniloculare, 

 apice in stylo attenuatum. Stylus subulatus, exsertus; stigma simplex. 

 Ovula ad suturas ventrales indefinita. Capsular folliculares, ad suturas 

 leviter cohrerentes, chartaceee. Semina minuta, testa membranacea, 

 albumine copioso carnoso, embryonis orthotropi radicula umbilico prox- 



• Not to be confounded with Grayia (Hook, and Arn.), named in honour of Professor 

 Asa Gray. The similarity in sound is certainly great ; but as there are two British 

 peerages (one Grey, the other Gray) which are held to be sufficiently different, we trust 

 that our Greyia and Grayia may, without confusion, be also admitted; at least while 

 Laurencia, and Lawrencia, and Lavrentia, respectively pass muster, our phonetic simi- 

 larity need not be criticised. 



