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Folia 9-13 cm. x 4-2-5-5 cm. ; petiolus 4-7 mm. long. Vena 

 centralis utrinque eminens, costseque secundariEe angulo ca. 70° 

 ad earn insertae, vix arcuatge, subtus nee valde conspicuis, supra 

 utrinque ca. 10 eminentes, necnon alige minus conspicuse et irre- 

 gulariter dispositse. Stipules totse 5 mm. long. Inflorescentiae 

 pedicella sub anthesin 3-5 cm. long., ad apicem 4 mm. lat. Calyx 

 totus 3 mm., dentes vix 1 mm. long. Corollae lobi 3-5 mm., tubus 

 3'8 mm. Antherge 2-2 mm. long. 



Lastly must be added some account of the species figured 

 without description in Grandidier's Histoire. The following is 

 based upon the figure in question : — 



5. C. HuMBLOTii Drake, Hist. PL Madag. 1897, t. 444. Frutex 

 glaber, ramuHs subteretibus, foliis petiolatis coriaceis (?) longi- 

 uscule oblongis breviterque acuminatis basi angustatis, stipulis 

 triangularibus mucronatis, inflorescentiis 3-4-iloris, floribus sessi- 

 libus, calyce subtubuloso 4-dentato dentibus triangularibus obtusis, 

 corolla campanulata lobis 4 plus minus anguste ovatis apice rotun- 

 datis quam tubus brevioribus, staminibus 4 subsessilibus antheris 

 lineari-fusiformibus apice subulatis obtusis. 



Compared with the figure of C. axillaris, the leaves are much 

 longer and relatively narrower ; tiie pedicel of the inflorescence is 

 longer and narrower at the top ; the corolla is more deeply lobed ; 

 and the anthers are longer and not so stout. 



ALGOLOGICAL NOTES. 

 By G. S. West, M.A., D.Sc, F.L.S. 



x\mong the Algae I am constantly collecting and those which 

 are submitted to me for examination are many species of con- 

 siderable interest and about which little is known. New facts 

 concerning the structure and life-histories of some of these Algae 

 are always coming to light, and our knowledge of their geogra- 

 phical distribution is being gradually extended. 



It seems desirable that these numerous facts and records 

 should be published in a collective form rather than as isolated 

 notes which are liable to be overlooked, and I therefore propose 

 to issue periodically a series of " Algological Notes" in which 

 they will be embodied. Critical remarks upon little-known species, 

 discussions upon the validity of certain species, and the systematic 

 position of others will also be included ; and, in addition, short 

 reports on small collections of Algas from various parts of the 

 world will appear from time to time. 



I. — ALGiE FROM NEAR ElVADEO, NORTH-WEST SpAIN. 



A few small tubes of Algae were collected from running water 

 near the town of Kivadeo by Mr. W. Fawcett in November, 1909, 

 and were forwarded to me by Dr. A. B. Eendle. The material 

 contained thirty-three species of Algifi, among which were a few 

 Desmids and a number of rather interesting Diatoms. 



