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obfcusis margine subdistanter denticulatis utrobique scabriusculis, 

 scapis folia multo superantibus erectis superne (interdum basin 

 versus) rariramosis glabris, capitulis parvis in corymbum laxum 

 oligocepbalum dispositis, pedunculis propriis capitula sa3pissime 

 multo excedentibus, involucri anguste campanulati phyllis int. 

 circa 13 lineari-oblongis acuminatis margine obscure scariosis 

 dorso carinulatis necnon griseo-puberulis quam phylla ext. pauca 

 longioribus, achajniis anguste cylindricis basin versus leviter 

 angustatis apice truneatis longitrorsum subtiliter pluricostatis 

 glabris, pappi setis inferne dilute stramineis alibi sordide albis 

 glabris. 



Hab. Ehodesia, Mt. Cbirinda ; Sioyimerton. 



Ehizoma sursum 5 mm. diam. Folia 5 cm. long., 7 mm. lat. 

 Scapus 30-40 cm. alt., longitrorsum striatus ; hujus bracteae 

 paucae, lineares, ± 3 mm. long. Pedunculi proprii plerique ± 3 cm. 

 long. Capitula florescentia 8x5 mm. Involucri phylla int. 

 5 mm. long., ext. 2-3 mm. Achsenia aegre 3 mm., pappus 5 mm. 

 long. 



Differs from the Angolan G. cpliemera Hiern chiefly in the 

 foliage, the smaller heads, and the longer and narrower achenes. 



Ericace^. 



Ericinella Shinnise, sp. nov. VerisimiHter suffrutex crebro 

 ramosus, ramulis ascendentibus scabridis, foliis ascendenti-paten- 

 tibus quaternatim (anne semper ?) verticillatis /'verticillis nequa- 

 quam arete imbricatis) breviter petiolatis oblongo-lanceolatis 

 breviter mucronulatis supra planis leviterve concavis dorso con- 

 vexis necnon in medio sulcatis margine distanter scabro-ciliolatis 

 ceteroquin glabris, fioribus longiuscule pedicellatis pedicellis ebrac- 

 teolatis glabris, calycis quam pedicellus plane brevioris segmentis 

 lineari-lanceolatis ciholatis uno foliaceo quam cetera decoloria 

 duplo longiori, corollae campanulato-tubularis cal5^cem facile 

 superantis lobis 4 brevibus deltoideis, staminibus 4 filamentis satis 

 elongatis antheris medium usque bifidis basi prominenter aristatis, 

 ovario 4-loculari, stylo exserto, stigmate paullulum dilatato trun- 

 cato, ovulis pluribus. 



Hab. British Central Africa, Milan ji Mt. ; Mrs. Arthur Shinn. 



Ramuli ultimi maxima pro parte 2-5 cm. long., primo omni- 

 modo foliacei deinde foliorum delapsorum cicatricibus parum 

 eminentibus plus minus onusti, -4 mm. diam. Folia 2-5-3 mm. 

 long., 1 mm. lat., in sicco griseo-viridia, aliquantulum nitentia. 

 Pedicelli 2-5-3 mm. long. Calycis segmentum majus 1-5 mm., 

 segmenta cetera 1 mm. long. Corolla 2-5 mm. long., sursum 

 1 mm. diam. ; tubus 1-75 mm. long., inferne carinulis 4 plus 

 minus perspicuis percursa. Filamenta segre 1-5 mm., antherae 

 (calcare puberulo -3 mm. long, incluso) 1 mm, long. Ovarium 

 subglobosum, 4-sulcatum, glabrum, -65 mm, long. ; stylug glaber, 

 1-75 mm. long. 



Distinguished from its congeners by the stigma; from E, 

 Mannii Hogk, f. also by the foliage. 



