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Kew reports : " Very distinct from any species at Kew, in its com- 

 pact stems and scape-like peduncles." 



GERANIACEAE. 



Oxalis fimbriata, . Phillips, sp. nov. Herba 4-7 cm. alta. Folia 

 3-4 cm. longa ; petiolus 2-3 cm. longus, linearis, pilosus ; foliala 

 07 cm. longa, superne 07 cm. lata, obcordata, basi angustata, 

 glabra vel infra paullo pilosa, supra infraque punctata, 

 ciliata. Pedunculus 4-5 cm. longus, linearis, pilosus ; bracteae 

 3 mm. longae, lineares. Segmenta calyci lanceolata, apice obtusa, 

 paullo pilosa, ciliata. Petala 1*7 cm. longa, 8 mm. lata, obovata, 

 apice obtusa, basi angustata. Filamenta 5-8 mm. longa ; antberae 

 075 mm. longae, oblongae. Ovarium 2*5 mm. longum ; styli 1 mm. 

 longi, apice fimbriati. 



Van Rhynsdorp Division : Giftberg Range, 1-2,000 ft., September. 

 l'h 1 1 lips 7476, 7478 in Percy Slaclcn Memorial Expedition to the 

 Khamiesberg, Giftberg, and the Oliphaut's Paver Mountains, 1911. 

 A small acaulescent herb, 4-7 cm. high. Leaves all radicle, 3-4 cm. 

 long ; petioles 2-3 cm. long, linear, pilose with reflexed hairs; lamina 

 3-foliate, 0-7 cm. long, 13 cm. broad; leaflets - 7 cm. long, - 7 cm. 

 broad above, obcordate, cuneate at the base, glabrous or sparsely 

 pilose below, punctate above and below, ciliate. Peduncle 4-5 cm. 

 long, linear, pilose with reflexed hairs ; bracts 3 mm. long, linear, 

 inserted about f up the peduncle. Calyx 6 mm. long ; segments 

 lanceolate, obtuse, sparsely pilose, ciliate. Petals yellow or yellow 

 and streaked with delicate reddish-brown lines, l - 7 cm. long, 8 mm. 

 broad, obovate, obtuse, narrowed at the base. Stamens 10; fila- 

 ments linear-filiform, those of the longer stamens 8 mm. long, those 

 of the shorter 5 mm. long ; anthers 4'75 mm. long, oblong. Ovary 

 2 - 5 mm. long ; styles 5, free, 1 mm. long, fimbriated above. 



This plant was found growing in a damp shaded place between 

 rocks. Near 0. Uitenhagensis, Sond. (Fl. Cap., I., 337), but differs 

 in having dotted leaves pilose above and beneath. 



RUTACEAE. 



Euchaetis uniflora, Phillips, sp. nov. Suffrutex circa - 5 m. altus. 

 Bami teres, glabri ; ramuli pubescenti. Folia subsessilia, 0'8-l cm. 

 longa, 1 mm. lata, apice mucronata acutaque. Flores singuli, ses- 

 siles. Lobi calyci lanceolato-elliptici, obtusi, apice minute apiculati, 

 glabri, infra breve ciliati. Petala 8 mm. longa, supra 3 - 5 mm. lata, 



