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From P. Garcini, which this species closely approaches 
in habit, it is easily distinguished: 1st, by its less filiform 
leaves, which, instead of being insensibly attenuated into an 
acute point, are always more or less obtuse, and generally 
terminate in a minute and sometimes recurved mucro ; 2dly, 
by its much longer, very slender, and less densely flowered 
racemes; and lastly, by its broad obovate, much shorter and 
more rounded ale, which in P. Garcini are nearly double the 
length, and shortly pointed, so as to give the alabastra an 
acute form, whereas in P. uncinata they are rotundato- 
obtusissima.—Branches erect or ascendent, almost filiform, 
round, minutely striated; leaves rather scarce, 10-18 lines 
long, about 1 line broad, with somewhat recurved margins. 
Racemes 5-8 inches long, naked, the bracts falling off, even 
before expansion of the flowers; pedicels and outer sepals 
one line in length, ale 24 lines long, 2 lines broad, almost white 
(perhaps faintly rose in the fresh state) with three or rarely 
five green veins which anastomose towards the apex; carina 
with a purple beak, surmounting the very short and pale 
crista; lateral petals. spatulate, obtuse; capsule glabrous, 
obsoletely reticulate; seed oblong, quite covered with long, 
white, silky hairs, and crowned with an obtuse biauriculated 
caruncula. 
15. P. hispida, Burch. DC. 1. c. n. 29. E. Meyer, in pl. Droge, 
In planitie Capensi (III. E. b.) Nov. 1838. Krauss n. 938 
(ex parte.) — A poor specimen, too imperfect for descrip- 
tion, but perfectly agreeing with Drége's plant, was mixed 
y Krauss with his specimens of P. Burmanni, with which 
it has little resemblance. 
16. P. lanata, E. Meyer, in pl. Drége.—Herbacea? ? caulibus 
diffusis, adscendentibus, parce ramosis, filiformibus, foliisque 
utrinque patenti-pilosis; foliis subsessilibus, sparsis, acutis, 
infimis late ovalibus, superioribus ovato-oblongis, summis 
lineari-lanceolatis ; racemis terminalibus brevibus, pedicellis 
sepala Deeg alis obovato-oblongis obtusis, carina 
minute cristata, capsula late ovali emarginata. 
