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Corolla-twhe 3 mm., lobes 1 mm. Bern/ lavender-Llue {Forhes), 

 8 mm. in the long axis, 2o mm. wide, surmounted by the calyx 

 1 mm. high. 



P. (§ Grumilea) cornifer, sp. nov. 



Frutex nisi in iiovuni regione glaherrimus ramulis Ifevissimis 

 sti'iatis junioi'ibus suleato-complanatis. Folia tenue chartacea in 

 siccitate utrinque rufo-brunnea glaberrima, elliptice oblonga utrinque 

 acuminata apice obtusa ; vence primaria? prominulae lateralibus titrinque 

 ca. 12 intra marginem arcuatim anastomosantibus ; petiohis longus 

 gracilis glaber, basi pauUum inflatus ; stlpulcB caducissimse. Flores 

 inter minimos 5-m(n-i in cyma terminali densiflora corymbosa dispositi, 

 ramulis ferrugineo-pubescentibus; bractece conii])ic\x^ subulato-lanceo- 

 latse valde concaveie margine nonnunquam ciliolatie aliter glabratas, 

 tauri cornuum modo arcuatim adscendentes seniores longiusculfe. 

 Calyx infundibularis brevissime necnon acute limbo dentato glaher- 

 rimus. Corolla (apertam non vidi) extus glabra intus infra medium 

 staminum versus insertionem pilorum candidorum annulo barbatim 

 densissime instructa. 



Sogere, 2500 feet. Fl. (bud), 20 October. No. 13G ! 

 Allied apparently to Grumilea malacorhax Laut. & K. Schum., 

 differing in the bracts, the hidumentum of the intlorescenee, and the 

 calyx-limb. Leaves 14-18 cm. X 5-5-6 cm., with stalk 2-5-8 cm. 

 long. Inflorescence 5-6 cm. in diameter ; bracts as much as 

 1 cm. long. The buds, of a rich cream-yellow (Forbes), are 

 about 3 mm. long. 



P. (§ Grumilea) Scratchleyi, sp. nov. 



Frutex (?) in siccitate prieclare rufescens omnino nisi stipulis non- 

 nunquam minute ciliolatis novitatibus ipsis glaherrimus, i-amulis 

 gracilibus junioribus valde complanatis sulcatis. Folia tirme per- 

 gamacea oblanceolata v. oblonga apice paruni acuminata basi longe 

 cuneata ; petiolus gracilis longiusculus ; tiencs primarite prffisertim 

 subtus prominulaj tenues laterales utrinque 12-15, reticulatione inter- 

 veniente occlusa ; stipulce majusculaj triangulares, margine sa-pe 

 irregulariter dentataj ciliataj, intus pubescentes. Flores minuti 

 numerosi in panicula laxa terminali dispositi ; bractece parvae tamen 

 manifestse cum bracteolis similibus setacese. Calyx campanulatus 

 alte in lobis 5 ovatis obtusis divisus. Corollce crassiusculse tubus 

 brevissimus, lobi oblongi. 



Sogere. Unnumbered specimen. According to the description 

 this seems to be allied to Grumilea micrococca Laut. & K. Schum. ; 

 it is distinct in its almost complete glabrousness, its bright red colour, 

 and the characters of the stipules and calyx. Leaves 10-20 cm. x 

 6-7 cm., with stalk as much as 2 cm. long; stipules 1-2 cm. long, 

 and 1 cm. broad just above the base. Length of panicle, measured 

 from the terminal node of the floriferous branch, 15 cm. From the 

 same node arise the three primary branches of the inflorescence, the 

 middle one 5-6 cm. in length ; the width of the panicle is about 

 12 cm. 



