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older genus, namely, the marked inequality of one or more of the 

 sepals, the terminal corymbose inflorescence, and the fimbriated 

 stipules. The brown scale formed by the persistent leaf-base and 

 the remains of the membranous stipule (which very soon becomes 

 split down the middle) gives a characteristic appearance to the 

 branches. As Mr. Hiern has pointed out to me, I have somewhat 

 enlarged the scope of the genus by the inclusion of Neurocarpaa 

 (Pentas) quadr angular is (Journ. Bot. 1896, 127), but I do not care 

 to stretch it to include the plant now in question. 



Pentanopsis fragrans, species unica ; ramis subtenuibus, 

 duris, cinerascentibus ; foliis anguste lineari-oblanceolata interdum 

 lanceolata, basi valde angustatis, cum apice breviter mucronata, et 

 faciebus marginibusque scabridulis ; florum pedicellis, ovario brevi- 

 oribus, hoc sparse albiter scaberulo et cum vittis latis 4 e sepalorum 

 basibus ortis inconspicue notato, sepalis viridibus late lanceolatis 

 ad lineari-oblongas cum apice angustata, obtusis vel acutiusculis, 

 margine scabridulis ; corolla fragrante, sepala quintuple excedente. 



Hab. Wagga Mountain, Mrs. E. Lort Phillips. 



Leaves 15-18 mm. long including stipules (4 mm.) by 2-5-3 mm. 

 greatest breadth, margins narrowly revolute. Bracteoles foliaceous, 

 11 mm. long, including the stipular sheath (2 mm.), which surrounds 

 the short flower-stalk (2 mm.). Flowers sweet-smelling, sepals 

 5-6 mm. long by 1-25-1-5 mm. wide, remaining in a withered con- 

 dition in the fruit, but not enlarging. Corolla-tube about 2-5 cm. 

 long, a little over 1 mm. in diameter below, widening to 2 mm. at 

 the insertion of the stamens, lobes about 1 cm. long by half as 

 broad, bearing very short rather thick hairs extending just into the 

 mouth of the tube. Anthers 2 mm. long ; style-limbs 4 mm., ex- 

 serted at mouth of tube. Ovary 2-5-3 mm. long. Capsule sparsely 

 scabridulous, about 5 cm. long. 



Lortia, gen. nov. Cyathium crateriforme, lobis 5 sub- 

 brevibus, squamiformibus, fimbriatis ; glandula unica, crassi- 

 uscula, truncata, cyathium amplectens, in parte anteriore inter- 

 rupta. Flores ^ numerosi, pedicellati, in fasciculos 5-lobis 

 cyathii oppositos conferti. Perianthium 0. Stamen filamento 

 brevi cum pedicello articulato ; antherarum loculi globosi distincti. 

 Pollen breviter oblongum, longitudinaliter vittatum. Flos ? , et 

 centralis solitarius, perianthio brevissimo lobato. Ovarium sessile, 

 3-loculare ; styli basi conuati, apice bifidi. Ovula in loculis 

 solitaria. Herba, ut apparet, parva, crassiuscula ; folia sessilia, 

 orbicularia, mucronata, marghie crispula. Cymse in foliorum supe- 

 riorum axillis solitariaB, pedicillatae ; bractese oppositse cyathium 

 singulum campanuliformiter includentes. Terra somalensis. 

 Species 1. 



Genus novum Euphorbiacearum, e tribu Euphorhiacearum ad 

 genus Monadenium Pax accedente. 



Described from a small specimen collected by Mrs. E. Lort 

 Phillips (in honour of whom the genus is named) on Wagga 

 Mountain. The inflorescences are very characteristic. Li the 

 bud state they are nodding, when mature the upper part of 

 the not very long stalk is bent horizontally. The bracts, which 



