6 TWO NEW FORMS OF HIERACIUM. 



Kelleronia Gillettii, sp. n. Fruticosa ramosa, ramulis her- 

 baceis vel suffratesceutibus strigoso-pubescentibus, foliis petiolatis 

 paripinnatis s^epissime 4-jngis, foliolis oblique oblongis vel ovato- 

 oblongis vel subellipticis brevissime petiolatis pr^cipue subtus 

 strigoso-piibescentibas, apice rotundatis vel brevissime miicrouatis, 

 stipulis anguste lanceolatis, floribus axillaribiis solitariis, pedimculis 

 quam foliis s^epissime brevioribus, alabastris acuminatis, sepalis 

 lanceolatis acuminatissimis, basi saccatis qiiam petalis subduplo 

 brevioribus, petalis "cocciueis" obovatis, carpellis 5 reticulatis 

 sparse pilosis. 



Hab. Somaliland. Somali name, "Obach." " Straggling bush 

 among rocks, below quite woody." In flower January, 1897, MUs 

 Gillett. AVagga Mountains, ]\Irs. E. Lort Phillips. 



A straggling bush, woody below ; branchlets herbaceous or 

 suffrutescent, striate, pubescent. Leaves paripinnate, generally 

 about four pairs of leaflets. Leaflets obliquely oblong or ovate- 

 oblong, apex subacute, very shortly petiolate, strigosely hairy, 

 especially below, about | in. long and 4-5 lines (rarely reaching 

 7 lines) broad. Stipules lanceolate. Flowers axillary, solitary, 

 peduncles f-f in. long. Buds very acuminate, externally hairy. 

 Sepals lanceolate, very acuminate, hairy on the back, margin 

 scarious, about half as long as the petals. Petals "scarlet," about 

 1^ in. long. Stamens shorter than the style. Ovary densely hairy. 

 Style about f in. long. Carpels 5, adhering to central axis, other- 

 wise free, reticulate, sparsely pilose, about ^ in. long. 



Closely allied to Kelleronia splendens Schinz, in Bull. Herb. Boissier, 

 1895, 400, t. 9. This plant has lemon-yellow flowers, w^iile in the 

 present species they are scarlet. The internodes in K. Gillettii are 

 much longer [i. e. l|-2^ in. long), the branchlets thinner, and the 

 leaflets not quite so pointed and more inclined to be obliquely 

 oblong-ovate than simply ovate, but in shape they are subject to 

 considerable variation. 



TWO NEW FOEMS OF HIERACIUM. 

 By the Eev. Augustin Ley. 



HiERACiuM HYPocHCERoiDEs Gibs. var. Cyathis, nov. var. Original 

 root-leaves obovate, retuse at tip, the base gradually narrowed into 

 petiole, strongly fringed with white hairs which also cover the under 

 surface. Inner leaves much produced, blade 4-5 in. long, oval, 

 elliptic or narrowly elliptic, acute, often toothed. Stem stout, stiff, 

 1 ft. to 18 in. high, with scattered lax, white hairs, often branched ; 

 peduncles at the top stiffly spreading. Phyllaries with recurved 

 tips in bud ; bud short, forming from the first an open cup, and 

 showing the tips of the immature ligules within the cup. Laaves 

 green or slightly marbled ; styles pure yellow. 



In addition to the remarkably different shape of the leaves, the 

 shorter bud, which is open from the earliest stages, like a miniature 

 cup (hence the varietal name), and the phyllaries with tips recurved 



