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Halleria ligiistrina, Baker. — Forests of East Betsileo, flower- 

 ing in October and November, Baroii, 210 ! Native name Tsatsoy. 

 Vandellia [Hornemannia) corymbosa, n. sp. — An erect annual, 

 with finely pilose erect much-branched stems 3-4 in. long. Leaves 

 opposite, distant, sessile, ovate, dentate, about ^ in. long, green on 

 both surfaces, slightly pilose. Flowers 4-8, in lax sessile terminal 

 corymbs, on ascending pedicels ^-f in. long. Calyx infundibuli- 

 form, i in. long, finely pilose ; teeth lanceolate-deltoid, ^-^ as long 

 as the tube. Corolla lilac, more than twice as long as the calyx ; 

 tube rather longer than the calyx ; lobes orbicular. Stamens 2, 

 inserted low down in the corolla-tube and reaching to its throat, 

 and two at the base of the upper lip, with curved filiform fila- 

 ments and rudimentary anthers. Style reaching to the throat of 

 the corolla-tube. Capsule not seen. — Central Madagascar, Baron, 

 236 ! Very near V. nummular ioifoli a, D. Don, of the Himalayas. 



LiMNOPmLA TORENioiDES, n. sp. — A tufted annual, glabrous in 

 all its parts, with angled simple ascending or trailing stems under 

 a foot long. Leaves opposite, ovate or oblong, amplexicaul, ser- 

 rated, i-f in. long, acute or subobtuse, thin in texture, tripli- 

 nerved, green on both surfaces. Flowers in a simple raceme 

 extending down below the middle of the stem, on ascending pedi- 

 cels as long as or longer than the leaves. Calyx campanulate, 

 i in. long ; teeth five, small, equal, deltoid-cuspidate. Corolla 

 thrice as long as the calyx ; segments short, orbicular. Anthers 

 four, contiguous in the corolla-tube some distance below the throat, 

 the longer filaments 5-6 times as long as the anther. Style 

 reaching to the throat of the corolla-tube, flattened gradually 

 towards the tip. Capsule oblong, as long as the calyx. — Central 

 Madagascar, Baron, 234! Parker! Allied to L. Ursuta and 

 L. pimctata. 



Ilysanthes oblongifolia, n. sp. — A densely tufted herb, 

 glabrous in all parts, with slender traiUng simple stems, ^-1 ft. 

 long. Leaves opposite, oblong, sessile, entire, punctate, about 

 i in. long, moderately firm in texture. Flowers in a long lax 

 raceme, on pedicels ^-f in. long, ascending singly from the axils 

 of the leaves of the upper half of the stem. Calyx i in. long, with 

 five linear segments connate only at the very base. Corolla^ in. 

 long, with a tube longer than the calyx and small suborbicular 

 segments. Fertile anthers placed opposite the throat of the 

 corolla-tube, upper stamens not antherit'erous. Style twice as long 

 as the calyx, with a capitate stigma. Capsule not seen. Central 

 Madagascar, Dr. Parker! Halfway between I. capensis and L ro- 

 tundifolia, the latter a Madagascar plant. 



Kigelia Mada/jascariensis, Baker.— A dwarf tree, flowering in 

 July, when bare of leaves. — Bara country, between Ambihiman- 

 droso and Ihosy, Baroyi 8 ! 



ViTEx uNiFLORA, n. sp. — A tall shrub or small tree, only the 

 young leaves and branchlets obscurely pilose. Leaves petioled, 

 simple, obovate-cuneate, obtuse, entire, 2-3 in. long, subcori- 

 aceous, green and glabrous on both surfaces, penninerved, with few 

 distant anastomosing primary nerves. Flowers solitary, in the 



