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acuminatis supra glabrescentibus subtus ad nervos et margines pubes- 
centibus ; bracteis oblongo-lanceolatis persistentibus; calycis tubo un- 
ciali, lobis deltoideis acutis; petalis subrotundatis intus hispidulis ; an- 
theris globosis subsessilibus— Harv. § Sond. Fl. Cap. 2, p. 512. 
Has.—On dry rocks. Umhtoti, Natal, W. T. Gerrard. (Herb. T. C. D.) 
Descr.—A shrub. Calyx tube an inch long, clavate ; lobes 4 line long, 
tipped with rufous bristles. Peta/s 1-14 lines long, and nearly as wide, 
silky on the outside, minutely hispidulous within. //aments not half a 
line long, the anthers of the longer stamens in the throat of the calyx; 
those of the shorter quite included. 
One of Mr. Gerrard’s numerous interesting discoveries in the Natal 
country. It has the aspect of Q. indica, but much smaller flowers, and 
different stamens and petals. It is equally distinct from Q. ebracteata, 
Beauv., the only African species recorded. 
Fig. 1, flowering branch; the natural size. Fig. 2, a flower; 3, upper part of the 
calyx tube laid open, showing the stamens and 2 petals in situ; 4, petal; 5, a stamen ; 
6, ovary (cut through to show the ovules) and style; all magnified. 
131. PAVETTA BOWKERI, Harv. (Rubiacea.) 
P. Bowkeri: ramulis bifariam puberulis; foliis oblongo-lanceo- 
latis acuminatis basi in petiolo pubescente attenuatis margine recurvis 
supra glaberrimis subtus tomentosis; panicula laxe trichotoma glaber- 
rima; calycis lobis subulatis tubo 3—4plo longioribus; corolla glabra. 
Haz.—Swampy ground, at the mouth of the Bashee River, Caffraria; fl. in Feb., 
H. Bowker, No. 459. (Herb. T. C. D.) 
Descr.—A shrub. eaves 24-3 inches long, 1-1} inch broad, 
tapering to a sharp point; attenuated at base into a short, pubescent 
petiole, with slightly recurved margins; quite glabrous above, softly and 
densely tomentose beneath. Stipules acuminate or aristate, variable. 
Panicle terminal, repeatedly 3-forked, spreading, corymbose; bracts 
small. Calyx-lobes long, awl-shaped, 3—4 times longer than the ovary. 
Corolla white, its slender tube longer than the oblong, acute lobes. 
A very handsome species, with jasmine-like flowers. I have only 
seen the specimens communicated by Mr. Bowker, through his sister, 
my valued correspondent, Mrs. F. W. Barber. 
Some other new species of Pavetta have recently been discovered 
in the Natal and Zulu districts by Mr. T. Cooper and Messrs. Gerrard 
and M‘Ken. One of them (P. Gerrardi, MSS.), allied to the present, 
is equally handsome, and well deserving of cultivation in England. I 
hope to figure it in a future number. Probably many more species of 
arborescent Rubiacee still remain unnoticed in the wooded districts 
beyond the Eastern frontier. 
Fig. 1, a flowering twig; the natural size. Fig. 2, corolla laid open; 3, ovary, 
calyx, and style; 4, cross section of the ovary ; enlarged. _ 
