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49. Selago capitellata, sp. n. Fruticulus erectus, ramosus, 

 c. 30 cm. alius ; ramis erectis gracilibus, teretibus, subsquamuloso- 

 puberulis foliatis ; foliis fasciculatis vel superioribus nimc sparsis, 

 erecto-patentibus, liuearibus acutis glabris, interuodia plerumque 

 excedeutibns, 6-11 cm. longis, c. 0-1 cm. latis, 1-nerviis ; capitulis 

 fiorum terminalibus ad apices ramulorum magnitudine fere pisi iu 

 racemum elongatum dispositis; bracteis oblongis obtusis ciliatis, 

 calycem paulo excedentibus : calyce 5-fido, hispidulo, segmentis 

 superioribus 2 inferioribus paulo majoribus usque ad medium 

 inter se connatis, vix 0*1 cm. longis, inferioribus 3 lineari-lauceo- 

 latis acutis alte liberis ; corolla glaberrima, tubo calyci fere 

 sequilongo e basi subcylindrica fauce dilatato, lobis patentibus, 

 superioribus 2 in laminam subquadratam 2-lobatam, 1*5 mm. 

 longam connatis, inferioribus 3 divaricatis oblongis obtusissimis, 

 0-2 cm. subjequilongis ; staminibus brevioribus paulo longioribus 

 bene exsertis, filamentis filiformibus glabris apice inflexis, antheris 

 minutis subquadratis ; ovario ovoideo glaberrimo ; stylo filiformi 

 flexuoso, antlieras superante. 



In regione austro-orientali : In saxosis prope "Johannesburg," 

 parte "Jeppes Town" appellata, alt. c. GOOO ped., Febr. 1894; 

 Domina Marie Galpin (No. 1398 in Herb. E. E. Galpin et Herb. 

 Scblechter). 



I propose to place this species near S. hyssopifolia E. Mey., 

 although in habit it looks very different. Unfortunately there is 

 no mention made about the colour of the flowers, which, as usual 

 in the genus, has faded even in the very fine specimens at hand. 



50. Thesium longirostre, sp. n. Fruticulus decumbens, e 

 basi ramosus ; ramis elougatis glabris, exsiccatione sulcatis, pro 

 genere bene foliatis; foliis anguste linearibus acutis, dorso carinatis 

 glabris, nunc erectis nunc apice more Th. lobelioidis A. DC, re- 

 curvatis, subhamatisve, 0-G-l cm. longis; floribus in axillis foliorum 

 superiorum termiualibusve, 0-5 cm. longis ; bracteolis foliaceis 

 anguste linearibus acutis, dorso carinatis, erectis glabris, perigonii 

 dimidium i^quantibus ; perigonio dimidio fere fisso, tubo campanu- 

 lato, segmentis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, suberectis, extus glabris, 

 intus apice margineque dense pilis niveis, barbatis, medio fasciculo 

 pilorum brevium ad antheras tendcutium donatis ; staminibus ad 

 basin segmentis insertis, filamentis subulatis, antheris oblongis 

 O'l cm. longis, paulo brevioribus; stylo erecto subfiliformi anther- 

 arum apicem attiugente, 0*2 cm. lougo, stigniate sLyli apici vix 

 crassiore ; fructu ovoideo, 10-costato reticulato, apice rostro cou- 

 spicuo (perigonio persistentc cffecto) coronato, rostro incluso, 

 0-7-0-8 cm. longo. 



In rcgioue austro-occidentali : In collibus saxosis prope Queens- 

 town, alt. c. 3G00 ped., Oct. 1896; K. E. Galpin, No. 2157. 



Should be placed next to T. lohelioides A. DC. in section Friesea. 

 The remarkable features of our plant are the long style and the 

 long anthers, combined with the long perianth, which later forms 

 the conspicuous beak on the nut. There is no sign of a limitation 

 of the disk. 



