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ALABASTRA DIVERSA. — Parr XIII. 
By Spencer te M. Moorr, B.Sc., F.L.S. 
(Puates 478, 480.) 
Sertutum MascarEense. 
Txt National Herbarium is yep rich in penis plants. 
In the first place it possesses a fine set of Hilsenberg and Bojer’s, 
the specimens often aE aT ed by the original labels. A collector 
whose plants are to be s n this country only at the same her- 
barium is Vaughan Thenipion (1779-1847), an — surgeon who 
was in Madagascar in the early part of last century, and made a 
considerable salicctiott there. Some of Thompson’s specimens 
as will be noted further on, Hypoestes Thomsoniana Nees, 
a pcre of Thompson’s gathering, is in the De Candolle Pathetic 
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In 1856 a few Madagascar plants sent bonito by John Forbes, 
the Royal Horticultural Society’s unfortunate young collector, were 
acquired by the Trustees, together with others from Eastern Africa. 
e Rev. Wm. Deans Cowan’s collection, vite in the Ankafana 
and Bara districts of the island, was added t to the Museum treasures 
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esides these, there is a fine set of Hildebrandt’ 
acquired in 1888-4; as alsoa re made == - Cloisel at 
Fort Dauphin in South-east Madagascar, which ha 3 yielded several 
interesting novelties. More ain (1806) set of Dr. Forsyth- 
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such spoils, the flora of Madagascar and the neighbouring Comoro 
islands is excellently represented. 
For further proof the present : DADE ~ result of a few weeks’ 
work in identifying, and where necessary describing, some of the 
Mascarene Composite and A dcpatheac: In this, besides the four 
plants considered to represent new generic types, the addition to 
the Mascarene flora of two genera, Cassinia (Composite) and Afro- 
endoncia (A 
being represented by two species certainly, while reasons are given 
for the belief that b stith ig ee apegee aes. ember: ol this rich 
and interesting flora. 
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-* coun Ps ne foliosis ut fotionam ae inf. minutissime etsi 
" Jovnsat. or ecae Nak 4 - [May, 1906] _ Me 
