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Gramen perenne, caespitosum, cireiter 15 em. altum. Culmi 
latae, firmulae, laeves, glabrae, utrinque nervis 3-5. Panicula 
spiciformis, 2—% onga, anguste oblonga, ramis ramulisque 
-scabriusculis. Spiculae 3-4 mm. longae, breviter vel brevissime 
pedicellatae. Glumae subaequales, a latere visae lanceolatae,, 
acutae vel acutissimae, spicula paulo breviores, 3- vel (inferior) 
sub-4-nerves, margine scarioso latiusculo. Valvae a latere visae 
oblique lanceolatae, acuminatae, 2-5 mm. longae, e sinu 
mucronulatae (anthoeciorum inferiorum) vel aristulatae aristula 
ad 1 mm. longa, nervis 9 lateralibus interioribus basin 
versus tenuissimis extimo magis conspicuo, margine ad medium 
dense barbato pilis subacutis, dorso glaberrimo. Paleae valvas 
subaequantes, glabrae vel subglabrae. Antherae 0:6 mm. longae. 
Sovrn Arrica. Coast Region: Riversdale Div.; in moist 
places near Riversdale, 130 m., Schlechter 1759. 
XLIII.—PODOCARPUS THUNBERGII— 
- NOMENCLATURE. 
The following correspondence has passed between the Chief, 
Division of Botany, Department of Agriculture, Pretoria and the 
Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: — 
Str, 
Botanical Nomenclature. 
I have the honour to enclose with this some correspondence 
with the Research Officer of the Forestry Department of the 
Union of South Africa. ee 
I should be glad if you would give a ruling 1n this matter. 
d much used scientific names, 
nts, is always es 
. I have not, however, 
d ] able me to decide the 
f nomenclature in this case and should 
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I am, etc., 
I. B. Pore Evans, 
Chief, Division of Botany. 
R, 
I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your agp 
No. P. 44/6, dated 18th August last, on the subject 0 
botanical nomenclature. and in reply to the specific omer 
raised I take pleasure in enclosing a memorandum in whic 
