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2. H. laxifolia, Phillips, sp. nov. Herba 20-30 cm. alta. Rami 

 glanduloso-pubescenti. Folia laxa, 13-4-5 cm. longa, 05-1 mm. 

 lata, linearia, apice obtusa, glabra. Inflorescentia spicata, cylindrica, 

 4-8 cm. longa, circa 1 cm. lata. Bracteae calyce adnatae, 7 mm. 

 longae, ovatae, acuminatae, apice acutae, glanduloso-pubescentae. 

 Calyx 5 mm. longus, ovatus, apice obtusus, membranaceus, glaber. 

 Corolla 1-2 cm. longa, glabra ; lobi 1-5-2 mm. longi, oblongi, apice 

 obtusi. Stamina 1 mm. longa ; filamenta, glabra. Ovarium 1 mm. 

 longum, glabrum ; stylus 3'5 mm. longus, linearis, glaber; stigma 

 parvum. 



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

 Phillips 7356 in Percy Slaclen Memorial Expedition to the Khamies- 

 berg, Giftberg, and the OliphanVs River Mountains, 1911. 



A simple herb, 20-30 cm. high. Stems terete, glandular-pubescent. 

 Leaves opposite or subopposite below, alternate above, lax, 1*3- 

 4-5 cm. long, 05-1 mm. broad, linear, obtuse, glabrous ; internodes 

 2-2-5 cm. long below. Inflorescence spicate, terminal, cylindric, 

 4-8 cm. long, about 1 cm. in diameter. Bracts adhering to the 

 calyx, 7 mm. long, ovate, acuminate, acute, glandular-pubescent, 

 with membranous margins. Calyx spathaceous, 5 mm. long, ovate, 

 obtuse, membranous, glabrous. Corolla white with a yellow blotch 

 in the throat, 1'2 cm. long, split down to below the middle, glabrous; 

 lobes l - 5-2 mm. long, oblong, obtuse, the outer pair broader than 

 the inner. Stamens didynamous ; filaments 1 mm. long, oblong. 

 Ovary 1 mm. long, oblong, glabrous ; style 35 mm. long, linear, 

 glabrous ; stigma small, terminal. 



Near H. dentata, Linn., but the leaves much more lax. 



IRIDACEAE. 



Syringodea linifolia, Phillips, sp. nov. Folia 4-12 cm. longa, 

 1-5-3 mm. lata, linearia, apice acuta, glabra. Tubus perianthii 

 angustato-cylindricus, 4-5 cm. longus; lobi 2-5 cm. longi, elliptici, 

 apice subobtusi. Filamenta 5 mm. longa, linearia ; antherae 6 mm. 

 longae, lineares, basi sagittatae. Ovarium 9 mm. longum, 4 mm. 

 latum, oblongum ; stylus 5 - 5 cm. longus ; rami 3 mm. longi, lineares, 

 apice glandulosi. 



Without Collector's name or locality in Herb. Musei Austro-Afric. 

 (This may possibly be one of Leipoldt's specimens from Clanwilliam. 

 — E. P. P.) 



Bulb not seen. Plant about 7 cm. high. Leaves 6-8, 4-12 cm. 



