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1419. Dalechampia Kirkii, Prain [ Bphorbiacene-Cr otoneae 
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species D. volubili, KE. Mey., quam maxime affinis foliis shinee 
saepe 5-lobis stigmatibus dilatatis facillima distinguenda. 
Suffrutex caulibus gracilibus volubilibus metralibus parce pubes- 
centibus. Folia breve petiolata, firma, profunde 3-partita lobis later- 
alibus iterum inaequaliter 2-fidis raro integris ; lobi lanceolati, acuti, 
margine argute serrati; lamina basi co ordata, 2°5-4 om. longa, 
4—5 em. lata, utrinque nitidula subtus prominenter reticulata, secus 
nervos minute pubescens ; petiolus parce pubescens 8 mm. longus ; 
stipulae lanceolatae, patentes, glabrae, 3 mm. longae. Flores 
capitati ; capitula pedunculo parce pubescente 2°5-5 cm. longo 
suffulta ; bracteae involucrantes lutescentes demum virides, 1°8 em 
longae, 2°5 em. atae, basi alte cordatae, 3-fidae, lobi ovati, abiiti, 
serrati; bracteae maris integrae ; ; calyx maris extra minute puber- 
ulus, lobi ovati, acuti ; calycis feminei segmenta lineari-lanceolata,» 
utrinsecus dense pinnatim ldeidtlata lacinulae graciles, glandu- 
losae, scabridae ; ovariam puberulum ; stylus columnaris, cylindricus, 
apice ipso dilatatus, Capsula 3-cocea, pubescens, 8 mm. latus ; 
cocci subglobosi. Semina globosa 
SourH Arrica. Transvaal: Koomati Poort, Kirk, 60. 
420. Drimia ae desig ie C. H. Wright eS 
D. macranthae, Baker, affinis, ovarii loculis biovulatis diff 
Bulbus ellipticus, 13 em. longus, 6 cm, diametro, velttigifs “Abrosis 
foliorum vestitus. olia 12-14 rosulatim disposita, 45 cm. longa, 
2 em. lata, lineari-acuminata, glabra, dense tenuiterque venoaa, linea 
media pallida 2 om. lata instructa. Pedunculus 60 cm. longus, 1 em 
diametro, cylindricus, glaber ; panicula 105 cm. dlta ; ramus 
infimus patens, 70 cm. longus; bracteae 12 em. longae, e basi 
triangulari 8 mm. lata subulatae ; ; bracteolae ovatae, 4 mm. longae ; 
pedicelli subpatentes, 14 mm. longi, tenues, rigidi. Porianthii 
segmenta 2 cm. longa, 5 mm. lata, oblanceolata, obtusa, patentia, 
alba, nerviis 3 pints instructa, Stamina perianthii segmentis 
aequilonga; antherae 4 mm. longae, rubro-brunnae.  Ovariun. 
trilobatum, 6 mm. seri loculis biovulatis ; stylus brevis. 
Native country unknown, probably South Africa ; pene from 
a plant Sani Mash ca in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasne 
Sir F Moore writes “ The ee tatemese!:a are much 
branched, over 6 ft. high. The flowers commence to open about 
4 or 50 ‘clock in the afternoon, and in the evening the inflorescence 
is covered with beautiful white stars. 3 ant was received at 
Glasnevin several years ago as “ Leucojum nary: with which it is 
totally unconnected. 
XLVII.—ADINOBOTRYS OR WHITFORDIODENDRON. 
S. T. Dunn. 
When publishing the Indo-malayan genus Adinobotrys (K.B., 
1911, p. 193), the writer unfortunately failed to appreciate that the 
Philippine genus Whitfordia or Whitfordiodendron, as it was after- 
wards called (Whitfordia being pre-occupied by a fungus), published 
