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lanceolate, acuminate, nearly ^ in. long. Eaceiue terminal, lax- 

 flowered, 2-G in. long ; flowers rather depressed. Calyx covered 

 externally with yellowish green pubescence ; sepals triangular, 

 acute or acuminate, 2 upper sepals shorter than the others. Petals 

 ^ in. long. 



F. Caules brevissimi. Radix lignosa. Folia trifoliolata. Pe- 

 dunculi vel erecto-patentes axillares flores binos gerentes vol flores 

 solitarios gerentes. 



28. E. PYGM^uM Welw. MS. ex Oliv. F(. Trap. A/r. ii. 225. 

 Hab. Angola, Highlands of Huilla, nr. Mumpulla, alt. iOOO ft, 



Welu-itsch, No. 4123 ! 



A perennial with very short stems and cinereous grey fohage. 

 "Flowers yellowish, with a purple keel." 



29. E. Elliotii, n. sp. Perenne nanum, caules brevissimi 

 teiiues et pubescentes adscendentes, foliis trifoliolatis, foliolis parvis 

 subcoriaceis oblongis vel anguste obovatis basi cuneatis adultioribus 

 superne glabris vel glabruxsculis subtus pubescentibus, petiolis 

 petiolulisque brevissimis, stipulis persistentibus scariosis ovatis 

 venosis, floribus solitariis vel subsolitariis, pedunculis pubescentibus 

 brevissimis, calycis externe pubescentis laciuiis lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis quam petalis brevioribus, vexillo externe pubescente, ovario 

 hirsuto, legumine applauato externe pubescente. 



Hab. Nile Region ; Nandi, dry bare places, alt. GOOO-7000 ft. ; 

 in flower in January, Scott Elliot, No. 6901! 



A dwarf perennial with very short ascendmg stems. Leaves 

 small, subcoriaceous, trifoliolate, oblong or narrow obovate ; ter- 

 minal leaflet often about ^ in. long, larger than the lateral leaflets, 

 which are slightly unequal-sided ; young leaves and under sides of 

 older leaves covered with grey hairs. Stipules ovate, scarious, 

 strongly veined, 2 lines long. Flowers axillary, solitary or sub- 

 solitary, on very short peduncles. Calyx externally covered with 

 grey hairs ; sepals lanceolate, acuminate, shorter than the petals. 

 Standard pubescent externally. Legume flat, about f in. long 

 and ^ in. broad, pubescent externally, 2-seeded. Seeds brown, 

 smooth. 



This plant was collected by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot on the 

 Piuwenzori Expedition. It is apparently quite distinct from any of 

 the already described species. I have named it in honour of the 

 discoverer. 



G. Caules decumbentes adscendentes vel suberecti 3-0 poll, 

 longi. Folia trifoliolata. Radix mihi ignota. Flores racemosi 

 parvi vel parviusculi. 



30. E. Welwitschii Hiern MS. in Herb. Mus. Brit. Herba 

 pumila, caulibus decumbentibus ascendentibus vel suberectis bre- 

 viter et molliter pubescentibus, foliis trifoliolatis foliolis ellipticis 

 ad extremitates rotundatis et ad apicem s?epe mucronulatis puberulis, 

 foliolis terminalibus quam lateralibus parce majoribus, pedunculis 

 axillaribus circiter 6-floribus, floribus patenti-depressis, pedicellis 

 brevibus, calycis externe pubescentis oblique campanulati dentibus 



