482 Lxxv. CAMPANTJLACEiE (hemsley). IGamfanula. 



alternate, distant, sessile, oblong-elliptical, acute or oblanceolate, dis- 

 tantly and obsoletelj dentate, hispid on both sides, 1J~2 in. long. 

 Flowers of medium size, solitary, terminal, erect. Calyx- lobes lan- 

 ceolate, acute, strigose-ciliate ; appendages triangular. Corolla hispid 

 on the midrib ; lobes somewhat obtuse. Capsule depressed, turbinate, 

 3-celled. — Description chiefly from Richard. 



vile ]«and. Abyssinia, Quartin Dillori ! 



This is perhaps only a form of C. rigidipila, as one of the characters, the hispid 

 midrib of the corolla-lobes, on wh'ch Eichard lays .considerable stress, is of little 

 value. In some of the specimens of C. rigidipila the corolla is glabrous, whilst in 

 others it is hispid. Vatke regards it as a variety of C. rigidipila. 



8. C rig'idipila, Steud. et Hochst. in Rich. Fl. Abyss, ii. p. 3. A 

 perennial with a stout woody rootstock, from which numerous pro- 

 cumbent or ascending stems proceed, varying from 6-12 in. in length, 

 clothed, when young at least, with long hispid or almost bristly hairs. 

 Leaves sessik, elliptical-lanceolate, oblong or obovate, acute or obtuse, 

 entire or remotely and obscurely toothed, more or less hispidly pilose, 

 from 3-12 lines long. Flowers solitary, terminal, from 4-6 lines in 

 diameter. Calyx-lobes lanceolate, acute, strigose-ciliate, about half as 

 long as the corolla ; appendages triangular, acute. Corolla-lobes gla- 

 brous or hispid on the midrib, rounded. — C. sarmentosa, Hochst. ; 

 Rich. Fl. Abyss, ii. p. 4. G. Schimperi, Vatke in Linnaea xxxviii. p. 712. 



Xrile Ziand. Abyssinia, Schiynper! Roth! 



C. esculenta, Rich. Fl. Abyss, ii. p. 4, of which no authentic specimen exists at 

 Kew, is said to differ from this in its shorter calyx-lobes and appendages and the 

 shape of its leaves, but the description given applies very well as far as it goes to 

 C. rigidipila. 



Order LXXVI. ERICACE^. (By Prof. Oliver.) 



Flowers regular (or nearly so), hermaphrodite. Calyx free, 4-5- 

 fid or -partite. Corolla hypogynous, deciduous or marcescent, in our 

 genera tubular, campanulate or urceolate ; mouth shortly 4-5-lobed. 

 Stamens hypogynous or very shortly adnate to corolla- tube, as many 

 or twice as many as corolla- lobes ; filaments free ; anthers dehiscing 

 by terminal pores. Ovary 4-5-celled (in our species), free ; style 1 ; 

 .stigma terminal. Ovules indefinite, few or many. Fruit capsular, 

 looulicidally dehiscent. Seeds albuminous. — Shrubs, undershrubs 

 usually wiry, or small trees. Leaves alternate or whorled, usually 

 persistent, exstipulate. Inflorescence various. 



A considerable Natural Order, very sparingly represented in Africa, excepting in 

 the Cape region. 



Corolla deciduous. Leaves oval, 2-4 in. long 1. Agauria. 



Corolla persistent. Leaves acicular or minute. 



Stamens 8 2. Ebica. 



Stamens 4-5. 



Flowers ebracteolate 3. Ericinella. 



Flowers bract eolate 4. Bl^ria. 



