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intus ad faucem dense barbatus, infra glaber ; lobi 2 mm. longi, 
ovati, acuti, erecti, intus ubique pilis longis dense barbati. Coronae 
lobi 2 ongi, antheris multo longiores, late rhomboideo- 
ovati vel triangulari-ovati, subulato - acuminati, subula supra 
antheras inflexa, angulis lateralibus subacutis vel dentiformibus, 
glabri. 
Natat. Near the mouth of the Matikulu River, Wood, 11208. 
Named in honour of Miss Millicent Franks, the able assistant in 
the Natal Herbarium at Durban, who detected this as being a new 
species while making drawings of the dissections of all the 
Asclepiads in the Natal Herbarium for the use and benefit of 
future students. She has also prepared a large number of the 
plates published (under the initials M. F.) in Wood’s Natal Plants. 
1065. Selago immersa, Rolfe [Selagineae]; inter species floribus 
pedicellatis, pedicellis bracteis cuneatis adnatis et subimmersis 
distincta. 
Fruticnlus vamosissimus, 30 cm. longus vel ultra.  Ramuli 
pubescentes, dense foliati. Folia fasciculata, cuneato-oblonga, 
acuta, apice incisa vel dentata, scabridula et ciliata, 3-4 mm. longa. 
Spicae numerosae, breves, densiflorae, circa 1 cm . ongae. Bracteae 
cuneatae, subacutae, denticulatae, concavae, scabridulae, 3 mm. 
longae. Pedicelli bracteis omnino adnati et subimmersi, 1-1*5 mm. 
longi. Calyx campanulatus, 1 mm. longus, semi-5-fidus ; lobi 
oblongi, obtusi, ciliati. Corolla hypocrateriformis, alba; tubus 
3°5 mm. longus ; lobi orbiculari-elliptici, 2 mm. longi. 
Nata. Giants Castle, 2400-3200 m., Wylie in Herb. Wood, 
10665. 
Remarkable for the complete union of the pedicel with the base 
of the broad concave bract, in which it appears to be immersed. 
1066. Stachys Cooperi, Skan | Labiatae-Stachydeae]; affinis S. 
grandifoliae, E. Meyer, sed foliis parce molliter pubescentibus vel 
pareius hispidulis interdum infra fere glabratis, dentibus paucioribus 
, (utrinque 12-15), 
interdum fere glabrata, tenuissima ; dentes saepe utrinque 12-15, 
1-2 mm. a ti, 3-5 mm. lati; petioli gracillimi, 1-4 cm. longi. 
Bracteae breviter petiolatae vel subsessiles, inferiores ovatae, calyce 
longiores, superiores lineari-lanceolatae calyce breviores. Verti- 
eillastré pauci, 6-flori, paulum remoti. Pedicelli brevissimi. Calyx 
) » 6 m. longus, sat dense et molliter pubescens 
vel parce hispidulus; dentes lineari-triangulares, 2°5-4°5 mm. 
longi, basi 1-2 mm. lati, saepe conspicue patentes, interdum apice 
_ &ceroso curvati. Corolla alba, pubescens, tubo anguste infundi- 
- buliformi 6—9 mm. longo incurvato ; labium posterius ellipticum, 
9-6 mm. longum, integrum, dorso carinatum; labium anterius 
