GABRIELLF. I-. C. IIOWAIID. Ill 



for occasional slight undiilaliotis at the base of some of the leaves; 

 coloui' very light green; texture iiiediiiiii; average length 

 46 cm.; ratio length breadth 4.1. / ////orrscence leaves 

 similar to the lower leaves but much nariouer, in some cases 

 linear, and the undulations at the base are more marked. 

 Inflorescence raised with long side branches which are somewiiat 

 parallel to and not as long as the main axis. Flowers few in 

 number, pale ])ink ; length oO mm. Cdhfx tubulai', somewhat 

 inflated, al)out on^-third the length of tlie corolla ; teeth lonf 

 and acute. Corolla slender, with an orifice 8 mm. in diameter ; 

 tube slender, the transition between the tube and the dilated 

 portion slightly abrupt ; limb divided to about half its depth ; 

 lobes rovuided at the base ; apices very pointed but no apical 

 point. Capsule shorter than the persistent calyx, conical ; 

 apex pointed. 



The anthers burst in the bud when level with the stigma. 

 In the fully open flowers the empty anthers are just above the 

 stigma and generally slightly project from the orifice of the 

 corolla. 



Ty])e XXIII. Plants somewhat early ; height 136 cm. ; 

 leaves few, lower internodes short, causing some of the leaves 

 to be borne very near the ground, u])per internodes long ; 

 inflorescence raised in a few long slender branches. Leaves sessile, 

 iuvserted at an angle of 90° and bend downwards from near the 

 base, amplexicaul, very slightly decurrent, elliptical, lamina 

 slightly narrowed towards the base ; secondary veins arise at an 

 angle of 75° ; apex acuminate ; maigin and base of leaf 

 undulate ; surface puckered ; leaf not fully ex])anded but folded 

 on the midrib ; colour yellowish green ; texture thick ; average 

 length 46 cm. ; ratio length breadth 2M. Inflorescence leaves 

 similar to the lower leaves but narrower. Inflorescence raised 

 on a few, long, spreading branches. Flowers ivw, ])ale ])iiik : 

 length 4") mm. ('alj/.r tubuhii', somewhat inflated, a little less 

 tlian lialf the length (»f the corolla ; teeth moder-ately long and 

 acute. Corolla with an orifice S mm. in diametci- ; tube bi'oad. 



