122 NEW SPECIES OF PHANEROGAMOUS PLANTS. 



longis, racemo laxo 2-24 P"!^- longo 30-40-floro, perlicellis patentibus flori- 

 bus cerriuis subduplo longioiibus, perigoiiio cauipanulato oninino viiidi 

 1 liii. longo, filameiitis laciniis subceciuaiitibus segre purpureo tinctis, ovario 

 stipitato. — Hab. Zambesi-land, a few miles below Tette, in sandy soil 

 near the mouth of the river, discovered by Dr. Kirk on the Livingstone 

 expedition. — Appendix, Rff. Bot. p. 8. 



S. (Ledebouria) zebrina, 5r/^v;- ; biilbo crasso tunieato hypogyeo, 

 foliis 5-6 lanceolatis acutis deoi'sum pauUubim angnstatis subpedalibus 

 syuanthiis erectis carnoso-herbaceis supra glauco-viridibus immaculatis 

 infra striis purpureis copiosis et deorsuni maculis panels notatis, seapo 

 arcuato maoiilato foliis subduplo breviore, raceuio oblongo denso 30-40- 

 flnro, pedicellis floribus longioribus iuferioribus oernuis, laciniis viridi- 

 purpureis 3 lin. longis, filameiitis laciniis sulxluplo brevioribus dimidio- 

 superiore purpureo, ovario stipitato basi discoidco ampliato. — Hab. Cape 

 Colony, Hort. Saunders, from Mr. Cooper. — Ref. Bot. t. 185. 



8kdum (Euskdum) Ai.fredi, Ilance (CrasaidaceceJ. — Fide Jonrn. 

 Bot. Vol. VIII. p. 7. 



S. (EusEDUM) chrysastrum, Ilance. — Vide Juurn. Bot. Vol. VIII. 

 p. 6. 



Sknecio (Plantagtnei) sneeuwbergensis, H. Bolns {Compodirp, 

 Se)iecionidefp) ; candice glabro, canle siuiplici erecto (1-2 ped.) striate 

 glabrato, foliis coriaceis, radicalibus elongatis auguste lineari-lanceolalis 

 obtusiusoulis l)asi angnstatis calloso-denticulatis giabris, caulinis breviori- 

 bus, lineari])us amplcxicaulibus auriculis brevissime decurrentibus margine 

 revolutis, capitulis numerosis 20 30-tloris luteis in cymis corymbosis 

 strictis v. subfastigiatis confertis, involucri calycnlati cylindraceo-cam- 

 pauulati, squaniis 12-14- lineari-oblongis apice nigrescente acutatis, floribus 

 radii 5-7, ligula tubo eequilonga, disci involucrum superantibus ; acha^niis 

 giabris. — Hab. Cape of Good Hope, Mountains near Graaf-Keinet, 

 4,300 ft. Fl. January. Harry Bolus, Esq.— 7/oo/t. Ic. Plant, t. 1067. 

 Spirastues Weirii, Rchh. fil. {OrchiderB) (aff. Spiranlludi 

 FnHckia7i(P, A. Rich, et Gal.). Racemus elongatus. Rhachis brunnea 

 glandipilis. Bracteae lineari-setaceae, flores fequantes seu superantes, 

 pilosulge. Sepalum dorsale cuneato-oblongum, acutum, brunneura, extus 

 glandipile. Sepala lateralia cuueato-oblonga, acuta, briinnea, glandipiiia, 

 longe cum ovario connata, et in cornu conico calcaratum supra basin 

 ovarii exteusa. I'etala linearia sursum dilatata, acuta, obliqua, binervia, 

 alba, sub apice paginae exiernae antice dense glandipiiia. Labelluni cum 

 columna connatum, tamen iraa basi liberura unguiculatura sagittatum, 

 ligulatum, antice dilatatum, utrinque plica insilientc iuflexum, apice reficxo 

 ovato trianguluni, carinulis obscuris qnateruis ante hunc limbum re- 

 flexum. Fovea subquadrata in processum rostellarera liuearera extensum. 

 Androclinium angulare. Anthera a basi cordata late rostrata, atteunata, 

 quadrilocellaris. Pollinia gemina, farinosa, alba, superne sulcata, involuta. 

 Caudicula brevis, rufa, glaiulula elongata, linearis, acuta. Named in 

 honour of Mr. Weir, who collected \i.—Gard. Chrou. 1870, p. 923. 



Stachyarkhena, Hook. f. nov. yen. {Ruhiacerp., Alibertiefe). Flort s 

 dioici ; ^ spicati, $ solitarii. Fl. masc. : Calyx cupularis ; limbus 

 brevis, truncatus, obscure 5-lobus. Corolla subcylindrico-campannlata, 

 coriacea, 5-loba, limbo fauceque intus villosa; lobi 5, breves, ovati, con- 

 torti. Stamina 5, fauci corollas inserta, inclusa ; anthcrtc sessiles, lineares, 

 dorso medio iusertae, connectivo apice appendiculato. Ovarium effcetum ; 



