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Mouth, Kentani, in the Eastern Regions of Cape Colony, appear 
to be new to science, and in order to direct attention to this species, 
may be worth exploiting, this preliminary note wit 
diagnosis of the new species has been prepared. 
Barosma Peglerae, Diimmer,* habitu B. lanceolatae, Sond: (sensu 
lato) similis, sed foliis latioribus ellipticis subtus fere epunctatis. 
Planta perennis e basi lignosa ramosa, caulibus lignescentibus 
ascendentibus gracilibus ad 18 cm. altis simplicibus vel pauciramosis 
vel subopposita, subimbricata vel patula, brevissime Lage ata, 
oblongo-elliptica, apice one -fisndals notata, 1-1°5 cm. longa, 
ata, eee mox ‘ela bra, 
Sane eileetity subco a, laevia, 
costa vix prominente, sans sere 
lares, solitarii, gemini tee nive, aaa 
culis filiformibus puberulis mox glabris 
05-1 cm. longis bracteis perenne: 
minutis munitis. alyx gla 
se ae segmentis late deltotdei 
obtusis m gis apicem versus 
on 
olanduliferis denticulatis.  Petala 
elliptico-oblonga, sight hae longa, 
2-5 mm. lata, in siccoalbida. Stamina 
glaberrima, _petalis sanpedidnge vel 
longiora, antheris 
i: Brsneli with — oe staminodia lanceolata, sub- 
2. Leaf. 3. Flow mm. longa, glandula obsoleta 
apicali natalie margine oie "Peatillem glabrum, interdum aborti- 
vum, stylo carnosulo seine fere vem el a = truncato, 
A perennial pant de developing annual leafy and flo peutic shoots from a woody 
y wood 
z nd m 
sparingly Mew cs nearly terete, chestnut brown, leafless, glabrous, and wit 
prominent leafscars or aborted leaf-bu i ‘towards the bate; de den cay leafy and 
minntely downy towards the apex. Leaves alternately disposed or subopposite, 
imbricate or sapere very shortly petiolate, oblong-elliptic with an obtuse 
Piandstinipesl apex, 2 to over } in. long, §—4 in. broad, leathery, glabrous, shiny, 
hi ; shi b ce minent midrib 
m a ‘ 
paler below with a few scattered inconspicuous glands, the margin slightly 
thickened cil rec’ ge almost entire and impressedly glandular. Flowers lilac, 
racemosely dispo owards the ends of the shoots, axillary, so gee in pairs 
or threes, the aia filiform, pubeecioaa or glabrous, j-} in. subtended 
by minute ea a Calyie 5- - e glabrous, with br radi deltoid si 
and- agi towards their apices 
Petal elliptic hls. obtuse, 3 i To . Stamens Sntstety wire, 
equalling the petals i in lengt th o bane the anthers terminated by a smal] gland ; 
= i s (infertile stamens) lanceolate, ae @, a5 ca furnished with 
bsolete api 1 gland, ciliolate istil gla , occasion — mt style 
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