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imminutae, ultimoe lineares + 3 mm. long. Pedunculi proprii ut 

 paniculcB ramuli graciles, + 3mm. long. Involucra 3-5 x 3 mm.; 

 phylla extima 1-2 mm. long., intermedia 2-5 mm., intima 3 mm. 

 long. Pappi setae 1-5 mm. long. 



Although the florets are still only in bud, there can, I think, 

 be no doubt as to this belonging to an undescribed species. 

 E. nmenyoriensis S. Moore, to which it is nearest, has inter alia 

 much larger leaves and acuminate involucral leaves. 



Vernonia Tufnella S. Moore. Since Mrs. Tufnell sent home 

 from Uganda the type specimen, this plant has been gathered by 

 Mr. Dummer at Kirirema, alt. 4000 ft. (No. 171). Zenker & Staudt 

 217 from Kamerun (distributed as F. undulata 0. & H.) is con- 

 specific with this, so that the species has a considerable range. 

 Its affinity is with V. biafrcB 0. & H. 



Vernonia (§ Lepidella) oocephala Bak. var. nov. angustifolia. 

 Ob folia angusta 2-5 rarius 7 mm. lat. primo obtutu recognoscenda. 



Hab. Angola, Kubango, in open Mumua woods at Gimbundo 

 Jamaiambe, Eiver Kutato ; Gosstveiler, 3974. Belgian Congo, 

 Kundelungu, under trees ; Kassner, 2777. 



The heads and florets of this variety are slightly smaller than 

 those of the type at Kew which came from the Tanganyika 

 district, otherwise no further difference is perceptible. Kassner's 

 specimen has still narrower leaves than have the specimens 

 of Gossweiler's collecting, and never, upon the specimen to hand, 

 exceed 2-5 mm. in width. 



Heads oblong when young, afterwards becoming turbinate or 

 even narrowly campanulate, each of 4-5 series of dirty white 

 or very pale grey hairy involucral leaves enclosing about seventeen 

 shortly exserted florets. Involucres 1 cm. long; the whole head, 

 when the florets are expanded, 1-5 cm. long. Corollas sub- 

 cylindrical 8 mm. long., apparently white. Achenes (unripe) 

 1-5 mm. in length ; outer scales of pappus narrow-linear, 1 mm. 

 or a little more long ; set® of pappus 2-3-seriate, 7 mm. long., 

 dirty white or the palest straw colour. 



Vernonia Petersii 0. & H. Rhodesia, Deka siding ; F. Eyles, 

 135. 



Vernonia Wollastonii S. Moore. Uganda, grassy lands, 

 Kirirema ; Diimmer, 207. Ehodesia, Victoria ; Monro, 1550, 

 1990. 



Vernonia Bainesii 0. & H. Rhodesia, Victoria ; Monro, 1272. 



Vernonia Melleri O. & H. Rhodesia, Mazoe district ; Eyles, 

 185. Belgian Congo, Lakania ; Bogers, 10023. 



Vernonia (§ Lepidella) orgy alls, sp. nov. Caule elato 

 erecto hispidulo-puberulo deinde glabrescente, foliis brevipetio- 

 latis obovato-oblanceolatis acutis basi cuneatim angustatis mar- 

 gine dentatis summis imminutis subsessilibus oblongo-lanceolatis 

 margine denticulatis membranaceo-coriaceis utrobique scabridis, 

 capitulis mediocribus circa 23-flosculosis in paniculam corym- 

 bosam. terminalem bracteatam laxe pluricephalam digestis, pedun- 

 culis propriis involucris longioribus hispidulo-pubescentibus sur- 

 sum bracteis parvulis in involucri phylla transeuntibus onustis. 



