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The same collector's no. 2971, from "Mumua" woods, near the 

 Eiver Cuiriri, is evidently a flowerless specimen of the above. 



Lepidagathis (§ Neuracanthopsis) Gossweileri, sp. nov. 

 Herbacea, bispithamea, caulibus e rhizomate satis crasso ascen- 

 dentibus fere a basi ramosis gracilibus quadrangularibus ad nodos 

 breviter barbellatis ceteroquin glabris vel fere glabris, foliis lanceo- 

 latisvel lineari-lanceolatis obtusis basi inpetiolumbrevemcoarctatis 

 firme membranaceis glabris, cymis axillaribus terminalibusve bre- 

 vibus secundis paucifloris glabris, bracteis ovato-lanceolatis acumi- 

 natis membranaceis quam bracteolse cymbiformes acutae inferne 

 membranaceae superne scariosas longitrorsum prominenter 5-cos- 

 tatse panllo longioribus, calycis segmentis bracteolas excedentibus 

 segmento postico ovato-oblongo obtuso longitrorsum plurinervi 

 segmentis anticis postico oequilongis ovato-lanceolatis aciitis late- 

 ralibus lineari-lanceolatis acuminatis segmentis omnibus scariosis, 

 corollae tubo calycem leviter excedente cylindrico faucibus ipsis 

 dilatato labii antici extus albo-pubescentis lobis suborbicularibus 

 inter se circa sequalibus labio postico quam anticum plane breviore 

 apice retuso, antheris posticis 1-locularibus, stylo incluso, ovulis 

 pro loculo 2. 



Hab. Angola, among rocks at Langtingo, Kaconda ; Goss- 

 weiler, 4264. 



Folia 3-5-5 cm. long., 7-20 mm. lat., in sicco olivacea. Bracteae 

 9-11 mm. long., inter se ssepe inaequales; bracteolse circa 8 mm. 

 long. Floras albi. Calycis segmenta majora asgre 11 mm. long., 

 lateralia 9-5 mm. Corollae tubus 12 mm. long., 2-5 mm. lat., 

 faucibus 4-5 mm. lat.; labium anticum 8 mm. long., hujus lobi 

 6 X 5-5 mm. ; labium posticum 4-5 x 5 mm. Staminum anticorum 

 lilamenta 5 mm. long., posticorum 2-5 mm. ; illorum antherae 

 1-5 mm. horum 1-25 mm. long. Discus 1-25 mm. alt. Ovarium 

 ovoideum, 2-5 mm. long. Stylus 12 mm. long., glaber. 



This has much the appearance of L. viacrochila Lindau, but can 

 be at once distinguished from it by the entirely different corollas. 

 It is nearer L. nemorosa S. Moore, which, however, has dissimilar 

 leaves, bracts, and bracteoles. 



AsYSTASiA Welwitschii S. Moore. There appear to be two 

 forms of this species. The typical one has leaves with a distinctly 

 cordate base, and, the petiole being very short, the leaves are to a 

 slight extent amplexicaul. To the second form, which has much 

 narrower leaves tapering off gradually to the base, belong Baum, 

 237, and Gosstvetkr, 1068, 1074, 1905. This last may be called 

 A. Wehvitschii var. stenoi^hylla. 



(To be continued.) 



SCANDINAVIAN EOSES. 

 By Carl Traaen. 



During the last few years several important works on Scandi- 

 navian roses have been put forth by the distinguished Swedish 

 rhodologist. Dr. S. Almquist. These deserve to be brought under 



