432 DECADES PLANTABUM NOVAEUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM. 



58. Thesium transvaalense, sp. n. Suffrutex erectus ramo- 

 sus, 10-15 cm. alius; ramvilis subfiliformibus, subangulatis, glabris, 

 bene foliatis ; foUis erectis subfiliformibus acutissimis, margine 

 sparsim et minute serrulatis, internodia excedentibus, 0'4-0-6 cm. 

 longis ; floribus ad apices ramulorum spicatis, spicis 5-10-floris, 

 0-7-1-2 cm. longis ; bracteis bracteolisque erecto-patentibus sub- 

 filiformibus acutissimis, margine minute serrulatis, ciliatisve bracteis 

 florem subexcedentibus, bracteolis florem vix aequantibus ; perigonio 

 0-3 cm. longo, extus tubo dimidio inferiore minute bispidulo, supe- 

 riore glabro, segmentis lanceolato-oblongis obtusis, 0-1 cm. longis, 

 extus glabris intus apice pilis niveis dependentibus dense barbatis, 

 basi fasciculo pilorum ad autheras tendentium ornatis ; staminibus 

 tubo fere medio insertis, filamentis subfiliformibus, antheris ro- 

 tundatis faucem vel potius basin antberarum dimidio superiore 

 excedentibus, 0-5 mm. longis, filamentis vix longioribus ; stylo 

 subfiliformi, glabro, 0-1 cm. longo, basin segmentorum (dimidium 

 antberarum attingente ; fructu estipitato, ovoideo, perigonio de- 

 florato coronato 0*4 cm. longo, infra medium c. 2-5 cm. diametro ; 

 nerviis primariis secundariisque subcarinatis, tertiariis reticulatis 

 tenuibus, tamen bene conspicuis. 



In regions austro-orientali : In collibus graminosis, Elands- 

 fontein, prope Jobannisberg (Transvaalise), alt. c. 3500 ped., Nov. 

 1896 ; D. F. OUtillan (Herb. Galpin No. 1419). 



In the section Friesea this species should be placed at the end 

 of the first group fcharacterized by the presence of a bundle of hairs 

 in the back of the anthers), as it is separated from the rest by the 

 spicate inflorescence, which as a rule is one of the marks of the 

 second group. There is no stipes to the fruit. 



59. Lapeyrousea serrulata, sp. n. Gracilis erecta, 15-25 cm. 

 alta; cormo semigloboso, basi truncato, tunicis rigidis dimidio 

 superiore reticulato-nervosis, mucronulatis vestito ; caule ancipiti 

 simplici vel parum ramoso, angulis serrulato glabro ; folio infimo 

 anguste lineari nervoso, caulem superante, superioribus linearibus 

 obtusis vel mucronulatis, compressis, dorso costa serrulatis ; usque 

 ad 3*5 cm. longis, sensim in spathas abeuntibus ; spathfe valvis 

 exterioribus foliaceis obtusis, compressis, dorso costa serrulatis, 

 1-1*2 cm. longis, interioribus submembranaceis apice breviter 

 2-fidis, 2-nerviis, nerviis dorso minute serrulatis, valvis exterioribus 

 paulo brevioribus ; periantbio 6-5-7 cm. longo ; tubo e basi filiformi 

 tertia parte superiore ampliato, 5-5-2 cm. longo, fauce c. 0-4 cm. 

 diametiente, segmentis subfequalibus e basi subunguiculato-linearis, 

 lanceolato-spathulatis, inferioribus 3 subapiculatis, superioribus 

 3 obtusis, c. 2 cm. longis ; supremo lateralibus paulo angustiore 

 concavo, erecto, 0-3 cm. lato ; filamentis filiformibus, fauci insertis, 

 c. 1-1 cm. longis, antheris violaceis linearibus, obtusis, 0-5 cm. 

 longis ; stylo filiformi, brachiis filiformibus, 0-6 cm. longis, usque 

 infra medium bifidis, apices antberarum paulo excedentibus. 



In regione austro-occidentali : In sabulosis prope villam Clan- 

 william, alt. c. 400 ped., Sept. 1896; L. C. Leipoldt, No. 383. 



In the afiinity of L. divaricata Baker, with larger spathe-valves, 

 much longer tube to the flowers, and serrulate edges of the stem. 



