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A SOUTH AFRICAN HYBRID. 



We now proceed to South Africa, and I offer a very interesting hybrid from 

 thence, whose abnormality was discovered by the local Forest Officers : — 



DESCRIPTION. 



CCC. x E. Insizwaensis Maiden n.sp. 



Reputed parents, E. robusta Sim, and (?). 



A tree of medium size, with a smooth bark " somewhat resembling that of E. globulus at the same 

 stage." 



Juvenile leaves broadly lanceolate to almost ovoid (say about 13 cm. long to 6-5 cm. broad), 

 the base slightly lobed and the leaf on a short petiole. The under side dull, the upper side shiny, tho 

 rachis glaucous, and perhaps the whole of the foliage glaucous in a young state. 



Mature leaves pale green, the upper surface shiny, not coriaceous, lanceolate, with a long 

 tapering apex, the base tapering into a moderately long, flattened, and somewhat twisted petiole, 

 venation distinct, but not very prominent, moderately spreading, the secondary veins making an angle 

 of 30 or 40 degrees with the midrib, the intramarginal vein not far from the margin. 



Flowers axillary and in threes, sessile on broad peduncles of about 1 cm. long, the buds glaucous, 

 the calyx-tube tapering, ribbed with two opposite ribs so prominent as to be almost winged, tho 

 operculum conical or umbonate, when dry slightly exceeding the calyx-tube in diameter at the 

 commissure, surface glandular, about half the length of the calyx-tube. 



Fruits campanulate, ribbed, with two opposite prominent ribs, rather large, exceeding 1-5 cm. 

 in length and less in. width, with a sharply sculptured, rather narrow rim, the capsule well sunk, so that tho 

 tips of its four valves barely reach the orifice. 



RANGE. 



This comes from South Africa, being collected at Insizwa Plantation, Mount 

 Ay 1 i f T district, Cape Province. It was received from the Chief Conservator of Forests 

 at Pretoria, who states that the District Forest Officer, Kokstad, collected it. 



