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apparet campanulate-infundibuliforme, calycem circa 3-duplo ex- 

 cedente, areis mesopetalis cum venis conspicuis binis limitatis ; 

 filamentis elongatis, valde inaequalibus ; seminibus nigris, glabris. 



Shoots hollow, subherbaceous, 2 mm. in diameter, somewhat 

 hispidulously pilose, the yellowish hairs closely appressed on the 

 younger parts. Leaves 2-5-5 cm. long, and as broad or slightly 

 broader, thin and papery when dry, and, except the venation, 

 glabrous on the lower face with subprominent spreading veins. 

 Peduncles 2-5-6 cm. long ; pedicels 6-10 mm. long, lengthening 

 in fruit to 1-5 cm. Sepals 8-10 mm. long, the outer 2-5 mm. 

 broad, the innermost about 1*5 mm. Corolla about 3 cm. long. 

 Stamens slender from a broad hairy base, 9-14 mm. long ; style 

 2 cm. long; anthers sagittate, 2-5 mm. long. Fruit about 7 mm. 

 in diameter. 



Closely allied to I. purjmrea Lam., but distinguished by its 

 smaller white flowers. 



Hab. Natal ; Ladysmith, April, 1861, W. T, Gerrard, no. 620. 

 ** Probably an annual ; flowers small, white, showy." 

 (To be continued.) 



ADDITIONS TO THE FLORA OF WEST LANCASHIRE. 

 By J. A. Wheldon and Albert Wilson, F.L.S. 



Several brief excursions into West Lancashire during 1900 

 have resulted in the discovery of a number of species apparently 

 new to the vice-county, and also fresh stations for several plants 

 which are interesting on account of their rarity in this district, or 

 because they are extinct, or are threatened with extinction, in the 

 only localities hitherto published. 



The number of new plants, some of them of considerable 

 interest, in the following list affords proof that West Lancashire 

 will amply repay further exploration, and it is obvious that any 

 botanist deciding to assist in the investigation of its flora will not 

 go unrewarded. 



Plants not mentioned in our previous list published in this 

 Journal for 1900 (p. 40), or in any of the publications there 

 quoted, are distinguished by an asterisk, and are presumed to 

 be now first recorded for the vice-county. Casuals, aliens, and 

 denizens have the obelisk sign prefixed, while colonists and natives 

 are undistinguished. As we were unable always to make our 

 botanical excursions in company, our individual contributions are 

 indicated by the abbreviations Wh. and Wi. ; where no authority is 

 quoted, the plant was found by the authors jointly. 



We are much indebted to the Rev. W. M. Rogers for looking 

 over our Rubi ; through his kind assistance we have been able to 

 considerably extend the known range of many of our forms ; but 

 a list of these does not fall within the scope of this article as defined 

 in the opening paragraph. We have also to specially thank Messrs. 



