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Lobelia Gregoriana, n. sp. (Plate 340). Caule erecto crasso 

 intus cavo in racemum vel spicam longam et simplicem et dense 

 bracteatam producto, foliis sublyratis obovatis vel sublyratis ob- 

 longis obovatis crassis juxta basin rosulatis junioribus tomentosis 

 adultioribus superne glabris vel fere glabris sive ad basin albo- 

 lanatis subtus dense albo-lanato-tomentosis juxta basin subito 

 glabris, petiolis praesertim foliorum inferiorum late alatis, bracteis 

 ovatis acuminatis membranaceis floribus circiter duplo longioribus 

 pubescentibus, floribus sessilibus vel subsessilibus, petalis violaceis 

 coalitis, calycis tubo campanulato sepalis 3 anterioribus lanceolatis 

 quam sepalis 2 posterioribus triangulari-lanceolatis longioribus, 

 statnmibus fere usque ad basin coalitis petala paullo excedentibus. 



Hab. Mt. Kenia, alt. 12,500 to nearly 15,000 ft., Dr. J. W. 

 Gregory, Herb. Mus. Brit. ! 



Stem stout, hollow, unbranched, 8-14 ft. high, terminating in 

 a long, simple, dense, spiciform, bracteate raceme, or possibly spike, 

 of violet flowers. Leaves in a rosette near the base, thick, sub- 

 lyrate obovate, or sublyrate oblong obovate, clothed with a grey 

 tomentum when young, when older becoming almost glabrous 

 above, except near the base, which is lanate, and densely felted 

 below for J- of their length downwards, apex acute, margin serrate, 

 8 in. to nearly 1 ft. long, 8-8J in. broad; petiole especially of the 

 lower leaves broadly winged. Bracts ovate, acuminate, mem- 

 branous, sessile, pubescent, generally about twice the length of 

 the flowers, 8-8* in. long, 1$ to rather more than If in. broad, 

 towards the apex obscurely crenate. Flowers about U-U in. long, 

 resembling those of Lobelia Deckenii, but rather smaller. The 

 corolla only splits on the upper side, and is not otherwise lobed. 

 Calyx campanulate, sparsely pubescent or almost glabrous, mem- 

 branous ; sepals 3, longer than the other two longer anterior sepals, 

 lanceolate, f in. long ; shorter posterior sepals triangular, lanceo- 

 late, f-| m. long. Corolla about £ in. long; petals apparently not 

 separating as m L. Bhynchopetalum. Stamens united almost to the 

 base, slightly exceeding the corolla; anthers about f in. long; 

 two posterior bearded. The lower half of the anthers and upper 

 portion of the staminal column pubescent. 



I have named this plant in honour of Dr. J. W. Gregory, 

 who last summer so successfully explored Mt. Kenia. 



This plant differs entirely from L. Telekei, which is found at a 

 lower elevation on the same mountain. L. Telekei is described and 

 figured in the Appendix to Von Hohnel's Zum Rudolph See, and 

 has narrow linear bracts about ten times longer than the flowers. 

 The nearest ally of L. Gregoriana is L. Deckenii Hemsl. (FL Trop. 

 Africa m p 466; Tupa Deckenii Asch. in Bot. Zeit. 1869, p. 71), 

 first collected by Baron Von der Decken on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Mr. 

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of the plant here described are thickly felted below, and the bracts 



Dr. Gregory states that this plant reaches a height of from 



