MISCELLANEA AFHICAXA 245 



Filamenta longiora 1*25 mm., breviora '4 mm. long. ; anthera? 

 1*25 mm. long. Ovarium ovoideo-oblongum, 1"5 mm. long. ; stylus 

 clavatus, superne papillosus, 5 mm. long. 



This should be inserted next B. tuherosa Skan, which besides 

 tuberous roots has shorter bracteoles and calyx, and corolla-tube 

 nearly double the length of the calyx. 



Rhamphicarpa Elliotii, sp. nov. Ccmle sat gracili ramoso quad- 

 rangulari uti rami scabriusculo dein glabro ; foliis sessilibus vel sub- 

 sessilibus linearibus vel lineari-lanceolatis integris vel dentatis rarius 

 trilobatis (lobo intermedio quam laterales longiori) in sicco nigrescen- 

 tibus scabriusculis ; Jlorihns breviter pedicellatis pedicellis uti calyces 

 scabriusculis ; calycis lobis lanceolatis acutis tubo parum brevioribus; 

 corollcd tubo calyce multo longiori supm medium gibboso pilis 

 brevibus glandulosis sparsissime inspersis lobis late obovatis obtusis- 

 simis ; antheris apice obtusis ; stylo clavato ; capsula oblique ovata 

 brevissime rostrata glabra latere uno dehiscente. 



East Africa, Ukambane ; Scott Elliot, 6304. 



Folia pleraque 5-10 mm. long., 1-2 mm. lat. Calycis tubus 

 3*5 mm. long. ; hujus lobi 2*5-3 mm. long. Corolla verisimiliter 

 punicea ; tubus usque 18 mm. long., 2 mm. lat., ipso sub limbo 

 subito usque ad 4 mm. dilatatus ; lobi cii'ca 8x7 mm. Filamenta 

 barbata, 1-2 mm. long. ; anthers circa 2*5 mm. long. Capsula 

 7 mm. long., valvis 5 mm. lat. Semina baud visa. 



Near -R. veroniccsfolia Yatke : the slender habit, reduced, and in 

 many respects different leaves, and small flowers are its chief pecu- 

 liarities. 



Gesnerace^. 



Streptocarpus Eylesii, sp. nov. Folio majusculo latissime ovato 

 fere suborbiculari apice rotundissimo basi cordato margine denticulato 

 utrobique hirsutulo ; j9ef/«;<c?^//6* sat elongatis glanduloso-^puberulis 

 plurifloris ; pedicellis quam corolhe brevioribus uti calyx glanduloso- 

 pubescentibus ; calycis lobis linearibus obtusis ; corolhe tubo cal^^cem 

 multo excedente interne subcylindrico basi aliquanto dilatato superne 

 late infundibulari infra medium eleganter curvato extus puberulo, 

 lobis tubo plane brevioribus rotundatis posticis quam antici minori- 

 bus; staviiuioits inclusis filamentis supra medium tubi insertis 

 subsparsim glandulosis ; ovario corollse tubum vix semisequante ut 

 stylus brevior glanduloso-pubescente. 



llhodesia, Matopo Hills in wet cavities under shadow of gmnite 

 rock ; Eyles, 1097. 



Folia 24 x 21 cm., crassiuscula ; costte laterales utrinque circa 14. 

 Pedunculi 4-ni, profecto evoluti (inflorescentia baud exempta) fere 

 30 cm. long., inflorescentia sola circa 12 x 12 cm., bracteis paucis 

 linearibus glanduloso-pubescentibus zb 8 mm. long, pra^dita; pedicelli 

 modice 2 cm. long. Flores cierulei. Cal3^cis lobi 7 mm. long, 

 CoroUfe tubus 3 cm. long., inferne 3-5-5 mm. lat. sub faucibus 

 10-12 mm. ; lobus anticus (intermedins) 9x9 mm., lobi postici 

 6x8 mm. Filamenta 9 mm. long., antheraj 25 mm. Ovarium 

 14 mm. long., 15 mm. lat. ; stvlus 6 mm. long. 



