MISCELLANEA AFRICANA 25 1 



Angola, Cazengo, mountains at Grouja de S. Luiz ; Qossweiler, 

 550B. 



Folia pleraque 2-4 cm. long., 7-10 mm. lat., in sicco griseo- 

 viridia ; petioli circa 5 mm. (raro usque 10 mm.) long., arete pubes- 

 centes. StipuliB circa 5 mm. long Spicae pubescentes, pleraeque 

 10-15 mm. long. ; harum pars inf. (bractea juxta medium fovens ) 

 5-7 mm., pars sup. flores 6 fulciens 5-8 mm. long. Bractea saltem 

 in sicco grisea, fere 2 mm. long., et 3 mm. lat., nervis pluribus per- 

 cursa. Sepala $ 1 mm. long. Ovarium subglobosum, 1 mm. diam. 

 Stjli circa 5 mm. long. 



To be inserted next A. hipartita Miill. Arg., but quite different in 

 foliage and bracts. 



2. MoNiMiACEA Nova Beasiliensis. 



Mollinedia f § Inappendiculata) Cunningliamii, sp. nov. Ramulis 

 crebro foliosis fulvo-tomentellis mox glabrescentibus ; foliis rarius 

 suboppositis nonnunquam sparsis brevipetiolatis apice ssepe breviter 

 cuspidulatis ipso acutis basi obtusis margine dimidio abaxiali plane 

 denticulatis papyraceis supra prsesertim in nervis appresse piloso- 

 pubescentibus mox glabrescentibus subtus in nervis tomentellis ; 

 injiorescentiis foliis brevioribus subsessilibus paucifloris ; pedicellis 

 quam flores pauUo longioribus tomentellis ;florihi(s ( $ tantum notis) 

 raediocribus ; perianthio turbinato extus sericeo quam lobi plane 

 longiore lobis brevibus triangularibus obtusis interioribus exterioribus 

 pauUulum dissimilibus ; carpellh circa 30 appresse villosis. 



Hah. Eio Janeiro ; Botoie Sf Cunningham. 



Folia 6-10 cm. long., 2-5-4 cm. lat., in sicco supra griseo- subtus 

 brunneo-viridia ; costse laterales utririque 5-6, leviter arcuatse, ut 

 costulae reticulumque pagina utraque optime aspectabiles ; petioli 

 4-6 mm. long., tomentelli. Inflorescentiae 1 •5-2-5 cm. long. Dicha- 

 siorum singulorum pedunculi 10-15 mm. long., graciles ; pedicelli 

 6-8 mm. long. Perianthium 4x5 mm., hujus lobi longit. 1 mm. 

 paullulum excedentes, duo 1 mm. lat., duo 1-25 mm. Carpella cdm- 

 pressa, oblonga, 1 mm. long. ; stylus incurvus, -25 mm. long. 



Easily distinguished at a glance from M. Widgrenii A. DC. and 

 its allies by the relatively small leaves regularly and markedly denti- 

 culate in tlieir abaxial half. 



THE FLORA OF THE BAGSHOT DISTKICT. 



By Horace W. Moncktox, V.P.L.S. 



1 HATE for a good many years made a practice of noting the 

 plants which I saw growing on various geological formations, and I 

 have attempted to make complete lists of the Flora of certain selected 

 geological areas. The district of the Bagshot Sands on and around 

 Bagsiiot Heath affords an unusually suitable area for this purpose. 

 It is fairly extensive, being 24 miles from east to west and 11 miles 

 from north to south ; its boundary is tolerably regular and there are 



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