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prope Queenstown, alt. 6600 ped., Febr.-Marfc. 1894, E. E. Galpin, 

 No. 1808. 



I propose to place this species next to W. capillacea A. DC, 

 from which it differs by the habit, smaller flowers, different calyx, 

 and much shorter corolla-tube. In the specimens at hand the 

 flowers are white, but I do not know whether this is their natural 

 colour or whether they have faded in drying. 



6. Lyperia breviflora, sp. n. Suffrutex, e basi ramosa; ramis 

 elongatis procumbentibus, teretibus, dense glanduloso-puberulis ; 

 foliis pro genere remotis ovatis vel ovato-oblongis obtusis vel sub- 

 acutis, margine crenato-dentatis, basi obtusis, breviter petiolatis, 

 utrinque glanduloso-puberulis, petiolo incluso 0-8-1 -5 cm. longis, 

 medio fere 0-5-0*9 cm. latis; floribus coccineis sub versus apicem 

 ramorum axillaribus ; pedicellis folia nunc a3quantibus, nunc 

 superantibus dense glanduloso-pilosis ; calyce corollae tubo paulo 

 breviore vel subnsquilongo, segmentis lineari-lanceolatis subaeutis, 

 dense glanduloso-pilosis, 0*4 cm. longis ; corollas c. 0-8 cm. longa ; 

 tubo pro genere perbrevi extus glanduloso postice supra basin sub- 

 incurvo, faucem versus paulo dilatato, lobis rotundatis apice 

 subtruncatis, subintegris ; capsula demum calycem post anthesin 

 paulo ampliatiam cequante, glanduloso-papilla. 



Habitat in regione austro-orientali : ad pedem montium 

 Drakensbergen, Polela, alt. 5000-6000 ped., Febr. 1896, M. S. 

 Evans, No. 631. 



This plant is allied to L. mollis Benth., but differs by its leaves 

 and the exceedingly short corolla-tube. I know of no other species 

 in the genus with such a very short corolla-tube, which we are 

 accustomed to find now and then in Chcenostoma. However, there 

 cannot be the slightest doubt about our plant being a true Lyperia. 

 Mr. Evans describes the flowers as scarlet. 



7. Plectranthus Galpinii, sp. n. Suffrutex 2-3-pedalis, 

 ramosus ; ramis obtuse quadrangularibus, puberulis, foliatis; foliis 

 ovatis acuminatis, basi truncatis vel subcordatis, margine crenato- 

 dentatis utrinque tenuiter puberulis, subtus reticulato-venosis, 

 venis subtomentosis, 9-15 cm. longis, medio fere 5-11 cm, latis, 

 petiolo pilis sanguineis subtomeutoso, 3-5 cm. longo; inflorescentia 

 laxe paniculata, spicis erectis elongatis ; bracteis lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis deciduis ; verticellastris subsexfloris ; pedicellis patentibus 

 filiformibus apice post anthesin nutantibus, paulo elongatis ; calycis 

 segmentis subulatis, postico latiore acuminato, post anthesin bene 

 evolutis e basi subdeltoidea subulatis acutissimis, glabris, postico 

 late ovato vel subreniformi apiculato, reticulato-venoso ; corollas 

 tubo 0-6 cm. longo, basi postice gibbo obtuso brevi donato, sub- 

 recto, labio postico erecto vel subreflexo circuitus subelliptico, apice 

 obtuse trilobulato, 0*5 cm. longo, labio antico concavo minore 

 c. 0-3 m. longo ; staminibus corolla} tubum duplo excedentibus ; 

 calyce post ffistivationem deflexo. 



Habitat in regione austro-orientali : Rimers Creek prope Bar- 

 berton (Transvaahaj), alt. 3000-4000 ped., Mart.-Apr. 1890, E. E. 

 Galpin, No. 939. 



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