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this group of plants. I wrote to ask hiin if it had been 

 described as yet. since it is not easy to keep pace with 

 recent publications unless one is working at a group and 

 can ]ook up all the literature up to date. He assured rue 

 that it had not yet been described. I therefore thought it 

 desirable to publish a description and figure of the plant, 

 which is here given : — 



Agathosma trichocarpa, n. sp. — Fruticulus erectus. 

 raraosus. ramis erecto-patentibus, apiceni versus fastigiatis. 

 subcoryrabosis ; ramulis angularibus, dense foliatis, floren- 

 tibus purpureo-rubris, pilis et glandulis obtectis ; foliis 

 parvis, sessilibus, lineari-lanceolatis obtusis. inferioribus 

 longioribus reflexis, 6 mm. longis, 1-2 mm. latis supra 

 planis vel subcanaliculatis : margine glanduloso-ciliatis ; 

 glandulis pluricellaribus ; floribus in capitulis paucitloris. 

 pedicellatis dispositis. bracteis paucis linearibus ciliatis : 

 calyce glabro, segmentis lanceolatis obtusis. l - 5 mm. longis, 

 et 1 mm. latis. nervo unico, crasso, glandulis biserialibus 

 immersis praeditis, petalis albis. 4 mm., calycem superanti- 

 bus. obovato-oblongis obtusis. in unguem gracillimum 

 extenuatis : utrinque glabris : staininibus fertilibus quinque, 

 antheris glandula apice coronatis. staminodiis infra lineari- 

 lanceolatis pilosis, apicem versus glabris valde angustatis. 

 apice glandula minima coronatis : disco cupuliformi. stylo 

 filiformi glabro. carpellis inferne glandulosis. apicibus 

 rostratis recurvis. pilis longis coronatis ; seminibus nigris 

 nitidis. 



Hab. : In regione occidentali. Africa? Australia, S. R. 

 Webb, Legit Dr. Froembling, 1911. 



Syn. : Agathosma, nov. sp.. R. Sclilechter, in planitie 

 summi Mont Piqnetberg, 530 m., ix. 9. 1894. No. 5240, 

 Schlechter. " PI. Afric. Austr."' 



The present species resembles A. alpi/na, Schlechter 

 {" Journ. Bot..'" 1898. p. 25). in the hairy tips of the carpels, 

 but differs in the angular twigs, the longer pedicels of the 

 flowers, the few-flowered umbels, the thread-like ends of 

 the staminodes, and the glabrous style. 



I am indebted to Dr. Schinz for a small specimen of a 

 flowering twig of the plant and to Dr. A. B. Rendle. M.A.. 

 for kindly allowing me to dissect a flower of the British 

 Museum specimen of Schlechter s plant, Xo. 5240. 



