120 



oblanceolato-linearia, acuta, spinulis parvis debilibus inargini 

 parallelis, nervis lateralibus subtus indistinctis, subtus sericea. 

 Cincinni patuli, sub fructu patentes. Calycis segmenta oblono^o- 

 lanceolata, subacuta, medio latiora; segmenta lateralia corollae 

 tubo conspicue breviora, 5-5-6-5 mm. longa, 1-5-2 mm. lata. 

 Corollae lobns anticus 2-5-3 mm., laterales 2-2-3 mm., postici 

 2-5 mm. longi. Stamina aiitica 6-7 mm. supra basin corollae, 

 5-5 mm. infra apicem lobi antici inserta. Stylus tenuiter pilosus 



ilis suberectis, parte media incrassata applanataque ; rami 



-2 mm. longi. Nuculae crassae, modice eebinulatae. — E. 

 aculeatuTTiy var. leucophaeurrif Christ in Engl. Jabrb. vol. ix. 

 p. 128; Bornmiiller in Engl, Jabrb, vol. xxxiii. p. 465 (plantis 

 palmensibus exclusis). E. giganteuTHy var. leucophaeuiriy Born- 

 miiller, I.e. 466- . 



Canaet IsLAiN'Ds. Nortli-eastern Tenerife: - north middle 

 region of the Anaga Mountains, on steep rocks, fl. March 20, 

 Perraudiere; in dry rocky places of the lower region, fl. March 

 Bourgeau I. 53; Anaga Mountains, Barranco de Igueste and 

 Barranco de Draguillo, fl. April, 5cAr6te/; in rocky places near 

 Bajamar, fl. May, Bourgeau I. 466; in rocky places in the 

 barrancos of Bajamar and Bufadero, fl. March, Bourgeau II. 

 1438; La Goleta, fr. June, Murray. 



E, leucophaeum differs from E. giganteuTn in the shorter, 

 broader calyx-segments, shorter style-arms, stouter, more 

 echinulate nutlets and in the lateral cymes, which are spreading 

 in fruit. 



3, E. Bond-Spraguei, sp. nov. 



Folia oblanceolato-linearia vel linearia (vix usque ad 1 cm. 

 lata), acuta vel subacuta, spinulis marginalibus et costalibus 

 numerosis manifestis ascendentibus, nervis lateralibus plus 

 minusve distinctis, subtus sericea. Calycis segmenta lineari- 



medio aeauilata. a me 



isra, l-2~l-5 mm 



mm 



mm., laterales Z-b mm., postici 2-5-3 mm 



ja 6-5-7 mm. suora basin corollae. 5-5-6 mm 



infra apicem lobi antici inserta. Stylus inferne patule pilosus; 

 rami 1-1-2 mm. longi. Nuculae (immaturae tantum visae 



valde alato. 



um 



mod , 



inermis, Webb, MSS 



Canary Islands, Palma: western region; Barranco de las 

 Angustias, near Cruz de la Yiiia, fl, June 11, Sprague ^ 



R. P. Murray. 



Wehh; Los Llanos, fl. June 13, 



Murray's specimen is functionally female, as stated by De 



Herb 



The corolla 



18 7-8 mm. long, with distinct pockets outside, opposite the 

 insertion of the three posticous stamens. The stamens are very 

 slightly exserted. The anticous ones are inserted ^-3-5 mm. 



the anticous lobe 



4-4-5 mm 



resemble 



the hermaphrodite plant. Several of the Canarian species of 



