190 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Ipomea Ommannei sp. n Herba procumbens caulibus 
serpodaibal vel supra, validis, Yactérititb:' in partibus junioribus 
albido-alibi ferrugine- pubescentibus ; foliis magnis breviter petio- 
latis, Soria basi rotunda vel subcordata, apice obtusiusculo, 
margine crispula dense ciliolata, junioribus pilis sericeis fulvo- 
argenteis xpieaiais densis utrinque indutis, adultis cum indumento 
minus lucente; floribus inter majores in cymis axillaribus, be re 
multifloris, capituliformibus, scheme: aggregatis ; bracteis in- 
na 
margine ciliolatis; sepalis exterioribus duobus quam interioribus 
valde latioribus; corolla subrosea, infundibulare, fasciis 5 meso- 
petalis, extus subsericeis, utrinque nervo limitatis. 
A striking plant, the trailing stems reaching ‘6 feet or more’ 
in length, and -5 cm. or more in diameter. They are ae a as 
ot ansilonik and milky.” Leaves to 21 cm. long by 9 cm. broad 
above the base, mide beste 3 projecting on the fade decent 
petioles 2 cm. or Peduncles strong, 6-11 cm. in length. 
u 3-3'°5 em y 9 to l : 
bracts narrower and resembling the outer sepals. Sepals about 
8 cm. long, the inner a little shorter than the outer ; outer 8 mm., 
innermost 3 mm. broad. Corolla ‘‘ magenta, not conspicuous as 
compared with the foliage,’ 5 cm. long; filaments of stamens un- 
ual, not exceeding half the length of the corolla; anthers 
sagittate, 7 mm. long; disc cup barely 1 mm. long. 
A ~~ distinct species of the aaa Phavbitis, subsection 
Cephalanth 
Hab. we oe gees, — tie 1902. Begins to grow in 
events Coll. H. T. Om 
r. Ommanney also sallockesl lane crassipes var. longepeduncu- 
lata Hall. a 
Ipomeea Barretti sp. nov. Suffrutex ramosa, ramis procum- 
bewtilvule Pincalls tenuibus, ascendentibus, a foliis albido- -puberulis; 
foliis parvis, breviter petiolatis, lineari- oblongis, integris, obtus sis, 
specimine plicatis et in facie superiore glabris ; floribus axillaribus 
puberu 
wn woody stems reach 4 mm. in thickness; the slender 
leafy ices reach 20 cm. in length (stems 2 cm. or less in diame- 
ter), and are of a dull sa ge-green hue. Leaves 2 cm. or less in 
length by 8 mm. or aes in breadth. Flower-stalks 2-8 mm. long, 
bracteoles 4-5 m Buds co — Res 10-11 mm. long. 
Corolla (in withered flower) 2-5 ¢ urple ? 
stinet species of Hallier’s \ serio Dlg hemum, charac- 
terized by = — w bushy growth, small narrow leaves, and solitary 
axillary flow 
‘ ane w Spruit and Vredefort, Orange River Colony, Capt. 
G. C. H. Barrett-Hamilton, 1901-2. 
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