134 Mr. Broavn, on the Froteacea of Jussieti. 



number of species; on the otlierhand, tlieflowersof allare pcr- 

 fectl}^ regular, and that too in opi)osition to some of the most 

 nearly related genera, while the great uniformity and regu- 

 larity of inflorescence forms an essential part of its charac- 

 ter. I have therefore named it in honour of Mr. James Niven, 

 an intelligent observer and indefatigable collector, to whom 

 botanists are indebted for the discover}' of many new species, 

 especially in the two extensive South-African families of 

 Erica and Proteaceae. 



f Folia superiora indivisa, latiora. 



1. N. Sceptntm. foliis obovatis lanceolatisve planiusculis margine 

 simplicibus, calyce sericeo villis adpressis. 



Protea Sceptrum Gustavianum. Sparm. in Act. Stockh. 1777- 

 p. 55. t. 1. bona. Linn. SiippL ll6. {Herb. Linn.) 



Protea Sceptrum. Thiinb. Diss. n. 11.* Prod. 25. Willd. Sp. 

 PI. 1. p. 511. Poiret. Enci/c. Botnn. 5. p. 662. 



Protea alopecuroides. Lam. lllust. Gen. 1. p. 240. n. 1272. 



Hab. In Africae Australis sumniis montibus Hottentots-Hol- 

 land, (v. s. in Herb. Banks.) 



Obs. Involucri fructiferi foliola aucta, indurata. 



*2. N. marginata, foliis latioribus quani longis cucullatis mar- 

 ginatis, calyce sericeo villis adpressis, involucri foliolis acutis 

 apice glabriusculis. 



Hab. In Africae Australis montibus. Gid. Roxburgh M. D. 

 (v. s. in Herb. Soc. Linn.) 



Desc. Frutex. Rami umbellati, stricti, glabri, rubicundi. 

 Folia subrotunda, parilm latiora qiiam longa, diametro 

 8 — 10-lincari, glauca, margine cartilaginco, latiusculo, semi- 

 pellucido, (infima nondum visa). Spica subsessilis, sesquiun- 



cialis. 



