DECADES PLANTABUM NOVAKUM AUSTKO-AI'RICANARUM. 503 



Well distinguislied from all its congeners by the extremely long 

 corolla-tube. In other respects, especially in general appearance, 

 it seems to be allied to C linifol'nim Bth. from the south-western 

 region. Mr. Galpin gives the colour of the flowers as " mauve." 



17. Selago albanensis, sp. n. Fruticulus habitu fere S.fntti- 

 cosm L. ; ramis erectis vel erecto-patentibus glabris, cortice demum 

 ebrunnescentibus, dense foliatis ; foliis erecto-patentibus linearibus 

 vel lineari-lanceolatis acutis, subplanis, utrinque glabris, 0*5-l'2 

 cm. longis, medio c. 0'l-0"2 cm. latis ; tloribus (fide coUectoris) 

 luride lilacinis in spica subdensa terminali, cylindrica (omnino 

 more S . fniticosa) \ bracteis erecto-patentibus linearibus vel lineari- 

 lanceolatis acutis, glabris, basin versus tenuiter ciliatis, nunc flores 

 aequantibus, nunc tubo aequilongis ; calyce tripartite, segmeutis 2 

 lateralibus, lauceolatis acuminatis, margine ciliatis, segmento inter- 

 medio ciliato subduplo majoribus vix 0-3 cm. excedentibus; corollas 

 tubo glabro, e basi subcylindrica, apicem versus paulo dilatata, 

 0-5-0-6 cm. longo, ore obliquo, segmentis subsequalibus, oblongis 

 obtusis glabris, c. 0*3 cm. lougis ; staminibus 2 brevioribus faucibus 

 aequilongis, 2 longioribus fauces excedentibus, filamentis corolla 

 alte adnatis filiformibus, glabris, antheris basi cordatis marginibus 

 incurvis, submitrasformibus ; stylo filiformi glabro, stamina supe- 

 riora paulo superante ; ovario glabro, ovoideo-oblongo. 



In regione austro-orientali : in graminosis prope Port Alfred, 

 alt. c. 200 ped., Nov. 1895, E. E. Galpin, No. 3022. 



Nearest allied to S. Zeyheri Choisy, but differing in its leaves 

 not turning black in drying, and much more virgate branches, 

 besides other characters mentioned in the description. It seems to 

 be rare, and is only known to me from Mr. Galpin's collection. 



18. Lachnaea Marlothii, sp. n. Fruticulus humilis e basi 

 ramosus ; ramis erecto-patentibus teretibus, glabris, dense foliatis ; 

 foliis oppositis erectis linearibus acutis, semiteretis vel potius dorso 

 obtuse carinatis, glabris, 0-3-0-5 cm. longis ; floribus in genere 

 inter minores, niveis, in capitulum termiualem semiglobosum 

 pauciflorum aggregatis ; involucri foliis ovatis obtusis concavis, 

 margine membranescentibus dense villoso-ciliatis, floribus brevi- 

 oribus ; perigonio extus dense strigoso, tubo perbrevi, O'l cm. 

 longo, segmentis ovatis acutis, erecto-patentibus, subfequalibus, 

 vix 0-3 cm. lougis, intus glabris, faucibus intus dense setis niveis 

 sericeis barbato ; staminibus biseriatis, 4 longioribus, 4 duplo 

 brevioribus, filamentis glabris ; coronas squamis ad fauces 8 mi- 

 nutis, spathulatis obtusis glabris, stylo erecto subulato, corona 

 squamas paulo excedente, stigmate amplo subgloboso-capitato ; 

 ovario ublongo tenuissime puberulo, receptaculo subobsoleto, dense 

 pilis flexuosis villoso. 



In regione austro-occidentali : in clivis graminosis montis Ma- 

 troosberg. alt. 6000-6500 ped., Dec. 1895, /.'. Maiiot/i, No. 2218; 

 No. 2276. 



Differs from L. penicillata Meisn. and L. funicaulis Schinz by its 

 larger and more hemispherical heads, and by the much shorter 

 corolla-tube. The flowers are pure white. 



