APOCYNACE^ (H. F. Weruham) 63 



concavis acutis persistentibus majusculis ; calyce late campanulato 

 extus glabi'o lobis ovatis subacutis tubum vix aequantibus ; 

 corollae tubo contorto extus glabro infra medium et itei'um infra 

 lobos valde constricto lobis oblongo-lanceolatis glabris acutiusculis 

 tubum excedentibus. 



Oban; n. 2071. 



Leaves 17-22 cm. long, 5-5 '5 cm. broad; petioles 1-7 cm. long; 

 lateral veins 8-10 pairs. Peduncles to 17 cm. long, about 4-ilowerecl. 

 Bracts about 1 cm. long, and the same width in the broadest part. 

 Calyx-tube 7 mm. long and rather more in width ; lobes variable, the 

 average about 5 mm. x 4 mm. Corolla-tuhe 1"3 cm. long, the lower 

 constriction 5 mm. above the base, 4 mm. wide in the median dilated 

 part ; lobes 1 • 6 cm. or more long, and about 2 • 5 mm. broad. 



The nearest affinity seems to be with V. Zenheri Stapf, but the 

 difference is clearly seen in the larger leaves and longer petioles, and 

 in the shape and size of the corolla-lobes and longer tube of the 

 new species. 



Voaeang-a Talbotii Wernham sp. nov. Frutex ramulis 

 novellis valde compressis demum teretibus foliosis nodosis ; 

 foliis plerumque parviusculis oblanceolatis brevissime acuminatis 

 utrinque acutis glabris petiolo tenui compresso ; florihus pro 

 genere inter minimos in cymis solitariis vel geminis umbellatis 

 glabriusculis pedunculatis dispositis, pedicellis longiusculis ; hrac- 

 teis ovatis obtusis concavis tai^diuscule deciduis ; calyce late 

 campanulato extus glaberrimo vix ad medium in lobos fere albidos 

 late triangulares vel oblongos acutiusculos demum recurvatos 

 diviso ; corollae glabrata3 tubo brevi lobos excedente circa 

 medium staminifero, limbi demum valde reflexi lobis oblono'is 

 subacutis ; antherariim apicibus fere exsertis. 



Oban ; n. 1624. 



The leaves vary a good deal in size ; the average for the adult leaves 

 is about 9 cm. long, 3' 5 cm. wide, the largest being 15 cm. x 5"5 cm. 

 Secondarj^ veins 10-12 pairs. Petiole 6-8 mm. long. Inflorescence 

 3-4 cm. wide. Peduncles 2-3 "5 cm. long at first, at length attaining 

 6-7 cm. Bracts 8 mm. long, boat-shaped. Floral pedicels 7 mm. 

 long. Calyx-tube 3-4 mm. long ; lobes about the same length, and 

 as much as 3 mm. wide at the base. Corolla-tube cream-coloured, 

 7 mm. long, the pale primrose lobes as much as 4 min. long. 



Related to V. diplochlariiys K. Sebum., from which it differs in its 

 more complete glabrousness, the longer floral pedicels, the smaller 

 calyx and much smaller corolla, with lobes considerably shorter than 

 the tube. 



ASCLEPIADACEiE by Mr. S. Moore. 



Batesanthus Talbotii S. Moore sp. nov. Planta scandens caule 

 distanter folioso hac atque iliac verruculoso glabro ; foliis breviter 

 petiolatis ovatis vel late ovato-oblougis apicem versus attenuatis 

 apice acuminatis basi cordatis membranaceis utrinque scabridis • 



