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more, somewhat angled below, and densely clothed with grey 

 woolly pubescence. The flowers are borne in a dense terminal 

 raceme, or almost a spike, which is about 4 in. long. The calyx- 

 teeth are very short and deltoid. 



** Folia elliptica, ovata vel late ovato-lanceolata. 

 •4- Racema terminalia. 



2. E. popuLiFOLiuM Benth. in Fl. Capensis, ii, 259. 

 Hab. Transvaal, Sanderson ! 



The stem is erect, about 8 in. long, or possibly more. The 

 leaves are ovate, cordate, thick, about 4 in. long and about the 

 same broad, the younger leaves especially being covered with a 

 silky tomentum. The raceme of flowers is about 1 in. long. 



3. E. pulcherrimum, n. sp. Caulis erectus herbaceus angu- 

 latus, prrecipue superne albo-tomentosus, e radice lignoso ortus ; foliis 

 magnis simplicibus ellipticis vel ovatis, junioribus utrinque albo- 

 tomentosis, adultioribus coriaceis superne la^vibus, glabris vel sub- 

 glabris penninervatis, basi cordatls vel subcordatis, apice subacutis; 

 floribus in racemo terniinali longo dispositis, calycibus villosis, 

 sepalis lanceolatis, leguminibus villosis 2-spermis, semiuibus laevi- 

 bus rubro-brunneis. 



Hab. Djur Land, Grosse Seriba Ghattas! Schivein/wth, 1409, 

 1802 ! 



Stem erect, herbaceous, angled, about 1 ft. high, especially 

 above covered with soft white tomentum proceeding from a woody 

 rootstock. Stipules lanceolate. Leaves large, ovate, 4-7 in. long, 

 2^ to nearly 4 in. broad, base subcordate, apex rounded or sub- 

 acute, penninerved ; young leaves covered with white or silky 

 tomentum, when older almost glabrous on the upper surface, 

 coriaceous. Eaceme dense, terminal, 2-4^ in. long ; flowers 

 depressed, nearly ^ in. long. Bracts lanceolate, acuminate. 

 Calyx covered with grey villose hairs ; sepals lanceolate, acute ; 

 petals longer than the calyx ; standard pubescent externally. 

 Legume covered with grey villose hairs ; seeds 2 lines long, 

 1^ hues broad, smooth, reddish brown. Seed attached to end of 

 linear hilum. 



Allied to E. poimlifoUum Bth. 



-I- -1- Eacema subglobosa axillaria et terminalia. 



4. E. (?) holophyllum, n. sp. Caulis erectus subligneus pubes- 

 cens ramosus ; stipulis lineari-lanceolatis, foliis magnis simplici- 

 bus ovato-lanceolatis, basi rotundatis vel cuneatis subcoriaceis 

 subtus reticulatis, petiolis brevibus ; floribus racemosis, racemis 

 subglobosis axillaribus et terminalibus, leguminibus oblique mucro- 

 natis villosis 2-spermis, seminibus la^vibus rubro-brunneis. 



Hab. Niamniam Land, Gumba, Sclmeinfurtli, 3934 ! 



Stem erect, subligneous, branched, 18 in. high, terete, pubescent. 

 Stipules linear-lanceolate, rather more than J in. long. Leaves 

 large, simple, ovate-lanceolate, 3^-6 in. long, base rounded or 

 cuueate, apex roundish, penninerved, both sides finely pubescent, 



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