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illa foliis sub anthesi partim evolutis lateraliter lobulatis, ab 
hac calyce majore laxe pubescente, vexillo extra glabro differt. 
Caules volubiles, elongati, sub anthesi efoliati, appresse albido- 
pubescentes, internodiis 9-10 cm. longis. Folia trifoliolata, 
petiolata, utrinque dense appresse pilosa; foliola trilobata, 
lateralia brevissime petiolulata, terminalia petiolulo 0-8-1 cm. 
longo dense tomentoso-pubescente ; stipulae oblongo-lanceolatae, 
subobtusae, circiter 4 mm. longae et 1-5 mm. latae, extra 
appresse pilosae; stipellae oblongae, 1-1: 25 mm. longae, 
glabrescentes. Pedunculi elongati, demum 30 cm. longi, breviter 
Weise tte Flores subumbellati, circiter 5- ce sevendulaceo: 
superne unilatere dense villosus, apice semisagittatus, acutus. 
Legumen lineare, circiter 8 cm. longum, 4-5 mm. latum, dense 
tomentellum, basi calyce persistente ‘cinctum. Semina sub- 
quadrangularia, 3-5 mm. lata, fere nigra, subnitida. 
Tropicat Arrica. Northern Nigeria: Jos, and Teria, March 
20, 23, 1921, A. W. Hill 6 
The flowers are a beautiful lavender-violet and very sweet 
scented. The sparse foliage and stems are grey-green. An _ 
attractive climber which would take the place of the Sweet Pea 
in N. Nigerian gardens. Plants are growing at Kew. 
Dichrostachys eas Benth.; F.T.A. ii. 333. 
Near Zaria, No. 
A very common es or small tree, widely spread in Africa 
and cultivated in most other tropical countries. 
COMBRETACEAE. 
Combretum gcnenngn Don; Engl. Monogr. Afr. Combret 67. 
Near Jos, No. 
A species of Ciena bia with a curious habit, the short stems 
arising from a woody rhizome; flowers in the dry season after 
grass fires. Vernacular “Taro ” (Dalziel, ce a Occurs 
in the savannah from Sierra Leone to the eastern Chari 
UMBELLIFERAE. 
Hydrocotyle asiatica, Linn.; F.T.A. iii. 6. 
Jos, in fields, 21 March, No. 9 
This plant mimics very closely certain species of Geophila ° 
(Rubiaceae), and especially in the fruiting stage might readily 
be mistaken for a species of that genus. The species is widely 
spread in the tropics of the Old World, and is somewhat variable 
according to situation. The American plant sometimes referred 
