ALABASTRA DIVERSA, 407 
subtus appresse puberulis 0-8 em. long. 0-5 em. lat. firmis in sicco 
lete viridibus, floribus foemineis singillatim vel binatim oriundis, 
peduneulis capillaribus 0°8-1:3 cm., sepalis fructum maturum 
occlu pape us ambitu subcircularibus pechoephec ic integerrimis basi 
lide arg evanide prs 8 2:0 cm. long at., 
ora subspheroideis 0°5 em. long. caine ahi valvis 
Og 
Ié will be noticed that the specimen on which this species has 
been founded is incomplete, both male and female flowers being 
absent, and, indeed, it was for this reason that Dr. Rendle decided 
not to give it a name. I think, however, that, while describing 
ufficient to 
genus suit see below, the step here taken is not indefensible. 
ropose to utilise, in drawing up the tt the shape of the 
large sepals of the female flowers. Those of H. africana and H. 
undulata are rounded both above and below, while the other two 
a i above principle the species may be marshalled thus :— 
§ Leptopoda. Fl. fem. sepala exteriora utrinque rotundata ; 
pedunculo exalato. 
m. - sepala exteriora integerrima, gee H. africana. 
anthers parve 
Fl. fom. ‘sepals exteriora undulato- crenulata, 7 an 
abra: anther# omnino obsolete 
§ Pteropoda. 5. les sepala exteriora iecreih attenuata ; 
pedunculo aub flor 
Folia gugiasta,. Gale fl foom, erm ovatus. ‘ i somal 
. edunculo modico re : cm ; : 
olia lata, obcordata. Calyx fl. foem. su — ud ata 
cularis. Pedunculo modico 1:0 cm. 1 cad ease 
Description oF Puates 401, 402. 
(The sketches of the plants are natural size; the other drawings are 
variously magnified.) 
Pare 401.—A. Eenia damarensis Hiern & 8. Moore. 1. Palea of = 
receptacle oe 2. Young floret with its prep palea. 3. Matur 
floret. 4. Part of es ae eee peti out. 5. Style-arms. 6. des) scale.— 
B. Pentzia Beni 8. Moore. 1. Floret. 2. Anthers. 3. ‘Btyle-a ms. 
Pra the —o Hedaniels obcordata S. Moore, —B. H. undulata 8. 
Moore. =? male plant. 2. Flower of the same in “outward er yi — 
plant. 4. Male fate detached. 5. eas flower —2 out.—C. 
canthus coccineus 8. Moore. (For description see Journ. of Bot. 1999, 2 “63.) 
2. Anther. 3, Pollen grain, 4. Ovary opened to dilas one of its ce 
