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Fertile stamens -5 mm. long; outer row of staminodes -4 mm. long, 

 the columnar portion a little longer than the diameter of the 

 subglobular glands. Ovary -4 mm. in diameter; style -4 mm. long. 

 Near T. ohscurus Stapf and differing from it chiefly in the 

 congested inflorescences and the shape of the stamens and 

 staminodes. 



LORANTHACE^. 



LoRANTHUs (§ Bufescentes) Talbotiorum Sprague in Fl. Trop. 

 Afr. vi. i. p. 1026 (anglice). Alahastris pilis frequenter ramosis 

 dense ferrugineo-tomentosis ; ramis validis (summun 8 mm. 

 diam.) teretibus supra foliorum insertionem ferrugineo-tomen- 

 tosis alibi tandem glabris pallide nitidis lenticellis paucis anguste 

 elliptico-oblongis linearibusve usque ad 6 mm. long, praeditis; 

 foliis brevipetiolatis ovato- vel lanceolato-oblongis sub apice acuto 

 recurvis basi angustissime cordatis 15-17"5 x 6-5-8-5 cm. crasse 

 coriaceis supra glabris nitentibus subtus opacis et costa media 

 furfuraceo-ferruginea exempta glabris ; U7nbeUis axillaribus fasci- 

 culatis pedunculatis 3-4-floris ferrugineo-pubescentibus ; pedun- 

 culis 2'5 mm., pedicellis 1"5 mm. long. ; hractea erecta ovata 

 ellipticave apice rotundata extus pubescente intus glabra 3x2 

 mm. ; toro calyce cum subcylindrico circa 2 mm. long. ; calyce 

 breviter denudato '5 mm. long. ; corollce extus rufo-tomentellae 

 intus glandulosae tubo fere usque medium unilateraliter fisso 

 (ampulla basali inconspicua ovoideo-oblonga) 6-8 mm. long, 

 basin versus plus minus curvato lobis erectis spathulatis 10-11 

 mm. long. ; filamentis corollse loborum basi insertis circa 8 mm. 

 long. ; antheris oblongis circa '5 mm. long, harum loculorum 

 septis 4 ; disco minimo ferrugineo-piloso ; stylo glabro sursum 

 metuliformi hujus parte incrassata pallidiori 6 mm. long, collo 

 circa 1 mm. long. ; stigmate capitato 5 mm. diam. 



Hab. South Nigeria, Oban ; Mr. (C- Mrs. Talbot, 1281. 



The above is a translation of Mr. Sprague's description. It is 

 inserted here because L. Talbotiorum has again been obtained by 

 Mr. & Mrs. Talbot, this time in the Eket district. No. 3395. 



L. Braunii Engl. var. Talbotii, var. nov. A typo discrepat 

 prsecipue ob perianthium supra basin parvam inflatam maxime 

 attenuatum, parte attenuata brevissima, in sicco modo 1 mm. 

 long, totidemque diam. Basis inflata 1'5 mm. long. 3 mm. lat. 

 No. 3400. 



It is very difficult to discriminate between some supposed 

 species allied to L. Braunii, which has led Mr. Sprague to unite 

 several of them with the latter. He was good enough to examine 

 the plant under notice, and it has been named as above in accord- 

 ance with his advice. 



Euphoebiace^. 



Grotonogyne Manniana Miill. Arg. Male plant. Previously 

 known only from Fernando Po. No. 3258. 



C. Zenkeri Pax. Female plant. A Cameroons-Gaboon 

 species, now first recorded as Nigerian. No. 3397. 



Caperonia latifolia Pax. The leaves are smaller than usual 



