394 DECADES PLANTAEUM NOVARUM AUSTRO-AFKICANARUM. 



In habit this species resembles P. fmticostis L'Her., but is well 

 distinguished by its leaves and the corolla. It differs from P. laxi- 

 florus in having purple flowers, a nearly straight corolla-tube, and 

 subcordate leaves. 



8. Plectranthus neochilus, sp. n. Fruticulus erectus, ra- 

 mosus ; ramis obtuse quadrangularibus hirtis ; foliis carnosiusculis 

 ovato-ellipticis basi cuneatis, dimidio superiore crenato-dentatis, 

 obtusis vel subacutis, petiolo in geuere perbrevi, utrinque hirtis vel 

 villosis denium glabrescentibus, ad 4-5 cm. longis, medio ad 2-5 cm. 

 latis ; inflorescentia paniculata, spicis dense multifloris elongatis ; 

 bracteis submembranaceis suborbicularibus acuminatis, permagnis, 

 margine ciliatis, deciduis ; verticellaris subsexfloris ; pedicellis 

 erectis pilosis, 0-5 cm. longis; calyce tenuissime puberulo, post 

 anthesin deflexo, valde evoluto, segmentis anticis subulatis acutis, 

 segmento postico latissimo mucronulato ; corolla) tubo subcylindrico 

 0-5 cm. longa dimidio anteriore subdeflexo, labio posteriore erecto 

 subquadrato apice 4-lobulato, lobulis obtusis, exterioribus angusti- 

 oribus, 0*4 cm. longo, labio antico porecto, subcochleari obtuso, 1*1 

 cm. longo ; staminibus labio antico alte adnatis, fequilongis. 



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

 berton (TransvaaliiB), alt. 3200 ped., Jun, 1890, E. E. Galpin, 

 No. 968. 



Very unlike any described South African species. The flowers 

 are said to be " deep purple." 



9. Euphorbia transvaalensis, sp. n. Herba perennis ?, gla- 

 berrima, habitu E. enihcscentis E. Mey. ; ramis teretibus remote 

 foliatis ; foliis ellipticis obtusis vel breviter apiculatis, basi in 

 petiolum brevem attenuatis, 4-6 cm. longis, medio 1-7-2-8 cm. 

 latis, floralibus nunc lanceolato-ellipticis mucronulatis, nunc sub- 

 orbicularibus obtusis, reticulato-venosis, 2-4 cm. longis ; involucro 

 singulo turbinato-campanulato, lobis erectis subquadratis ciliatis, 

 obscure lobulatis ; glandulis loborum magnitudine bilobis; flore ? 

 demum involucrum excedente, ovario ovoideo glabro, stylis glabris, 

 tertia parte basi connatis, ovario fequilongis, apice breviter bifidis; 

 floribus (? pluribus ; bracteolis linearibus vel lineari-spathulatis, 

 apice fissis vel integris pilosis. 



Habitat in regione austro-orientali : Barberton, prope Edwin 

 Bray Battery (Transvaalire), alt. c. 2000 ped., florens Nov. 1890, 

 E. E. Galpin, No. 1198. 



Allied to E. enibescens E. Mey. in the section Tithymalus, but 

 easily recognized by the leaves, fewer and larger involucres and 

 larger glands, and very different floral leaves. 



10. Eriospermum dissitiflorum, sp. n. Foliis synanthiis 

 graciliter petiolatis, glabris, lanceolatis vel ovato-lanceolatis acutis, 

 pro genere tenuibus 7-13 cm. longis, infra medium 4-6 cm. latis, 

 petiolo glabro, 7-16 cm. longo ; scapo gracili 80-90 cm. alto, apice 

 laxifloro ; floribus secundis, albidis ; perigonii foliis ovatis vel ovato- 

 oblongis acutis vel acuminatis, glabris, erecto-patentibus, 0-5 cm. 

 longis, medio fere 0"3 cm. latis ; staminibus petalis brevioribus 

 filamentis petaloideis, basin versus conspicue dilatatis, ovario 



