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Fig. 13. 



f 



S. Dooneri, N.TS.Bi. Plant 4 nar. size. A, section at middle of a leaf; 



B, flower. 



S. parva, N.EBr, C and D, sections at middle of different leaves; E, 

 section of petiole; F, flower. Figs. A-F, nat. size. From the type 

 plants cultivated at KeAv^ 



narrowly lanceolate, gradually narrowing downwards from near 



tape 



g iipwai 



G 



more 

 point 



4 



long, flattish or but slightly concave down the face, dark ijreen, 



slightly paler and without 



longitudinal 



lines beneath. 



very 



faintly and irregularly marked with transverse paler green bands 

 on both sides; margins green, not hardened. Floiver-stem 



1-li ft. high, green, with a lax raceme of flower-clusters at the 

 upper half, and on the lower part 4 membranous clasping sheaths 

 l-^ in. Inno- tapering to an acute point. Bracts membranous, 



2 4 



long, 



1-2 lin. long, ovate-lanceolate, acute. Flowers 3, or near the top 

 in a cluster, ascending-spreading; dull pink or pale pur^ilish 





lono" 



o ' 



outside, whitish within ; pedicels 11-2 lin? long, jointed to" the 

 shortly obeonical base of the flower; tube about 5|- lin. " 

 lobes 5|-G lin. long, linear, subobtuse. 

 BfiiTisii East Africa. 



Dooner ! 



Rift Valley, near the Kedong Eiver, 



. Described from living plants collected by Mr 

 and sent by Mr. W. G. Freeman in Aug., 1907, 



ley lluwered in March and M 

 This is very simihir to S. 



H. B. Dooner 

 to Kew, where 



furva 



are 



-.. , . l)ut when botli species ^-- 



seen growing side by side S. Dooneri can at once be distinguished 

 by Its less evident stem and less erect habit, the ' ' " 



leaves being 



