MYRTACER (E. G. Baker) 33 
centrum versus inflexo ; ovario infero 5-loculari ; fructu depresse 
globoso calycis limbo coronato 10-lobato. 
Oban; n. 195. In flower August 10. 
Leaves 14-20 em. long, 4:5-5 cm. broad; petioles about 2 mm. 
long. Sepals greenish-cream. First vertieil cream-coloured, some- 
what cut up into segments, 4-5 em. in diameter; second verticil 
composed of free segments ; third verticil composed of segments free 
above and connate into a cup below; interior vertieil composed of 
inflexed filaments. Ovary 5-locular. Fruit depressed-globose, 10- 
lobed, brown. 
The distinguishing features of this species are the oblong or 
oblong-oblanceolate acuminate leaves; the medium-sized flowers 
distinetly pedicellate in clusters of 5-10; the corolla cream-coloured 
and much cut up; the deep mauve dog-tooth markings at the base of 
the third whorl; and the 10-lobed fruit. 
Napoleona Gaseoignei Bak. fil. sp. nov. Arbor ramulis 
glabris ; foliis oblongis vel oblongo-oblanceolatis apice in acumen 
attenuatis basi cuneatis nervis lateralibus utrinque 7-9 prope 
marginem arcu intramarginali conjungentibus petiolo brevi 
superne canaliculato quam lamina circ. 60-65-plo breviore ; 
floribus inter mediocres generis numerosis (saepissime 10-30) e 
trunco ortis albis vel lacteo-albis; verticillo primo cupuliformi 
petaloideo orbiculato circ. 25-plicato lacteo-albo; vertieillo secundo 
in lacinias lineares et numerosas fisso; verticillo tertio basi in 
cupulam connato superne libero albo ; verticillo interiore centrum 
versus inflexo ; ovario 5-loculari ; fructu depresso-globoso conspicue 
9-lobato calycis limbo coronato. 
Oban, Obutong Road ; n. 1223. 
Leaves 95-96 em. long, 60-64 mm. broad; petiole about 4 mm. 
long. Flowers in clusters of 10-30. First verticil cream-coloured 
petaloid orbieular with 25-80 ribs, 30-35 mm. in diameter; second 
verticil composed of linear free segments ; third verticil connate into 
a cup below, free above, white; interior verticil composed of linear 
filaments inflexed towards the centre of the flower, white. Fruit 
3°5-4°0 em. in diameter. 
The distinguishing features of this species are the oblong or 
oblong-oblanceolate acuminate leaves; the flowers 30-35 mm. in 
diameter in clusters of 10-80, first verticil cream-coloured, the 
remaining portion of the flower white; and the depressed-globose 
fruit conspicuously 5-lobed, crowned with the remains of the calyx. 
Named in honour of Mrs. Trench Gascoigne in recognition of her 
keen interest in Tropical plants. 
Napoleona Egertonii Bak. fil sp. nov. Arbor sec. cl. 
detectorem ; foliis oblongo-obovatis subcoriaceis apice cuspidatis 
basi cuneatis nervis lateralibus utrinque 4-5 arcuatim adscenden- 
tibus petiolo brevi suffultis superne nitidis subtus nervis costaque 
strigoso-pubescentibus; inflorescentia maxime mira paniculata 
pedunculata ; calyce adhaerente 5-fido laciniis pem - 
