ASCLEPIADAOEiE ELLIOTIAN^E. 835 



liki, July, No. 8101 ; wet places, Bei;Jceley Bay, Nyanza, Jan., No. 

 7089 ; Wimi, Ruwenzori, 6000-9000 ft., June, No. 7904. 



The peculiarity of this species I have already mentioned. It is a 

 plant allied to A. glaberriina (Oliv.) Schlecht. and A./nUicosa L., but 

 very distinct on account of the corona-scales. From all the above- 

 mentioned localities Mr. Scott Elliot broaght only the upper parts 

 of the stem, and therefore I could not ascertain its dimensions. 

 Some of the examples in the collection measure over 40 cm. 



Asclepias eximia Schltr., n. sp. Herba erecta, valida, 50-70 

 cm. alta ; caule subsimplici vel parum ramoso, bifariam villoso 

 cfeterum piloso, remote foliato, foliis erecto-patentibus ovato-lauceo- 

 latis acutis, basi subcordatis, brevissime petiolatis, utrinque scabridis, 

 sparsim pilosis, subtus costa margineque subvillosis, 5-7 cm. longis, 

 infra medium B-5 cm. latis ; umbellis erecto-patentibus, extra- 

 axillaribus alternantibus, 5-10-fioris; pedunculo pedicelhsque tereti- 

 bus villosis, folia plus minus excedentibus; floribus illis^. lineolatce. 

 sub?equimagnis, niveis, corona atropurpui-ea ; calycis segmentis 

 lauceolatis acutis pilosis, quam corolla subduplo brevioribus, 0'7-0'8 

 cm. latis ; corolla subrotata, 2-5 cm. diametro, lobis ovato-oblongis 

 obtusis utrinque glabris, 1*5 cm. longis, medio fere 0*7 cm. latis; 

 coronfB foliolis erecto-patentibus carnosiusculis, circuito lauceolato- 

 oblongis obtusis, medio subconstrictis, margine basi utrinque lobulo 

 erecto lineari apice alte connato, 0*5 cm. longo donatis, 1 cm. longis, 

 gynostegium duplo excedentibus ; antheris oblongis, marginibus 

 cartilagineis basin versus subdilatatis, appendice hyalino rotundato 

 obtusissimo, apice in stigma inflexo, marginibus loculorum breviter 

 excisis ; polliniis oblongis, caudiculis brevibus divaricatis, dimidio 

 inferiore subdilatatis, glandula oblonga obtusa, quam polliniis paulo 

 minore. 



Ruwenzori, 2000-3000 ft., Apr., No. 7627. 



This plant, I believe, would best be placed near to A. Grantii 

 (Oliv.) Schltr. Although its fruits are not yet known, from the 

 general structure of the corona-scales it seems likely to be one of 

 the species from the section Paclujcaipus. The corona-scales are a 

 good deal like those of A. Grantii, but the ligula on the inner side, 

 which is formed by the two lateral incurved and deeply connate 

 lobes, is of a different shape. The plant must be very handsome 

 in the living state, and would be worth while introducing to European 

 greenhouses. 



Asclepias fruticosa L., var. angustissima (Engl.). 



Dry sunny places, Ruwenzori, 6000-7000 ft.. May, No. 7667 ; 

 dry rocks by a river, Man, 6000-8000 ft., Dec, No. 6794. 



It is very possible that this must be regarded as a species, dis- 

 tinct from A. fruticosa L. But this question must be settled when 

 we have more material of the plant to show whether the characters 

 of the corona are constant. 



Asclepias leucocarpa Schltr., n. sp. Suffrutex virgatus, plus 

 minus racemoso ; ramis vu-gatis, tomentosis, demum glabrescentibus, 

 satis dense foliatis ; foliis angustissime linearibus acutis, suberectis, 

 glabris, marginibus revolutis, basi in petiolum brevisshnum albo- 



