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there are some differences. It may be pointed out, however, that 
C. Miiller himself (who had not seen Mitten’s plant) describes — 
his species as, “e descr. E. Hanningtonu proximum, sed icone — 
ejusdem valde remotum, multo robustius.’”’? Now the leaves of — 
E. Hanningtonii are, as given by Mitten, 1.5 mm. long, including — 
the hair-point, whereas the drawing by Brotherus of the leaf of — 
E. Joannis-Meyeri represents it as almost exactly 1 mm. in actual 
length. It is difficult to see, therefore, how Miiller’s plant can be — 
‘‘multo robustius” as described by the author. Probably Mitten’s — 
drawing is. at fault, for his figure of the species, “natural size", 4 = 
certainly does not represent a plant with leaves 1.5 mm. long. 
The difference in size, therefore, the only distinction suggested by — | 
C. Miiller between the species, falls to the ground. : | 
A further species from Barberton, Transvaal, which is being — 
published by Mr. Wager, throws additional light on the distribution | 
of this interesting genus. Its affinity is with E. grossirete C. Miill., , | 
from the Zambesi, having large, widely obtuse leaves with lax, — 
smooth areolation, but it presents some differences from that a 
species as described by C. Miiller, and must therefore be consid- 3 
ered distinct; the only other closely allied species is E. madagas-— 3 
. sum Par. & Ren. 
ns Soh ee ee LE 
BRAUNIA EL.iotit Broth. 
ee nat ae oes 
Kikuyu, British East Africa, 1910, A. Allan, communicated — 
by W. Ingham, c. fr. 4 
This agrees quite well with the sterile plant, labelled, “Shire — 
Highlands, December, 1893, Scott Elliot.’”’ The fruit has not yet 
been described. The perichaetium is long, 2-3 mm., the innet — 
bracts erect, short-pointed, seta about 1 cm. long, capsule cylin- _ 
drical, about 2 mm. long, with a distinct neck, pachydermatous, 
narrowed at mouth and also slightly constricted below the orifice 3 
when dry and empty, somewhat plicate when quite old; lid with — 
a longer or shorter slightly curved rostrate beak; calyptra large, — 
castaneous, cucullate. The branches show a great diversity, a few _ 
ott and at times the Breater number, being flagelliform. : 
* Jour. Linn. Soc. Bot. 22: pl. 16, f. 4 
t This is the correct spelling, not Elliottii as originally published. 
