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Near A. communata, Sond., from which it differs in being a much 

 taller plant, in having pubescent branchlets, obtuse leaves, aud 

 glabrous claws to the petals. I know of no other species of Agathosma 

 which attains the height this species does. 



2. A. Dummeri, Phillips, sp. nov. Frutex *3-*6 m. altus. Rami 

 pubescentes. Folia 5— 11 cm. longa, 1-1*5 mm. lata, linearia vel 

 lanceolato-linearia, apice obtusa, supra concava, subtus glandulosa 

 carinataque, ciliata. Inflorescentia terminalia, globosa, umbellata, 

 c. 30-flora. Pedicellus 4 mm. longus, teres, glandulosus. Sepal a 

 2 mm. longa, ovata, apice obtusa, glabra. Petala 4 mm. longa, 

 glabra ; ungula 1*5 mm. longa, linearis ; limbus 2*5 mm. longus, 

 obovatus, apice rotundus, basi cuneatus. Filamenta 2 mm. longa, raro 

 5 mm. longa, teretia, glabra ; antherae *75 mm. longae, oblongae ; 

 staminodia 3 mm. longa, linearia, apice obtusa, basi angustata, pilosa. 

 Ovarium 1*2 mm. longum, 3-loculare, ovatum, glabrum vel supra 

 paullo pilosum ; stylus 1*5 mm. longus, teres, glaber ; stigma 

 simplex. 



South-Western Region ■ French Hoek, mountain ridges above 

 Kriel's Farm, 3250 ft,, October. Flowers pale blue, Phillips, 1084, 

 Phillips in Herb. Musei Austro-Afric. 8284. 



A bush 1-2 ft. high. Branches pubescent. Leaves -5-1*1 cm. 

 long, 1-1*5 mm. broad, linear or lanceolate-linear, obtuse, smooth 

 and concave above, glandular and keeled beneath, ciliate. Inflores- 

 cence terminal, globose, umbellate, about 30-flowered. Pedicels 4 mm. 

 long, terete, glandular. Sejmls 2 mm. long, ovate, obtuse, glabrous. 

 Petals 4 mm. long, glabrous ; claw 1*5 mm. long, linear ; limb 2*5 mm. 

 long, obovate, rounded above, cuneate at the base. Filaments of the 

 fertile stamens usually 2 mm. long, rarely 5 mm. long, terete, glabrous ; 

 anthers 75 mm. long, oblong; staminodes 3 mm. long, linear, obtuse, 

 narrowing at the base, pilose. Ovary 1*2 mm. long, 3-locular, ovate 

 in outline, glabrous except for a few long hairs above; style 1*5 mm. 

 long, terete, glabrous ; stigma simple. 



In appearance this closely resembles A. hirta, B. & W., but differs 

 in being perfectly glabrous. 



Named in compliment to Mr. E. Diimmer, who monographed the 

 genus Agathosma. 



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