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sequantibus, bracteis amplis late ovatis summis ovatis basi truncatis 

 vel hevissune cordatis apice subito brevissirne cuspidatis margine 

 inaequaliter dentatis vel denticulatis extus pilis simplicibus et 

 glandulosis pubescentibus, calycis segmentis subsequalibus lineari- 

 bus longe acuminata pubescentibus, corollae pubescentis tubo 

 gracili labii antici lobis oblongis obtusis, lobo mediano late ovato 

 obtuso labio postico lineari brevissime bifido, antheris basi brevis- 

 6ime mucronulatis, ovario oblongo glabro, stylo pilosiusculo, capsula 

 obovata interne attenuata breviter acuminata pubescente 2-sperma, 

 seminibus albidis minute tuberculatis. 



Hab. Incolit arenosas in convalli Sabaki 1300 ped. alt. PI. 

 Aug. (Gregory in herb. Mus. Brit.). 



Caulis speciminis nostri longioris 56-0 cm. alt., deorsum versus 



0- 5 cm. diam., longitiorsum striatus, subpruinosus. Folia 8-0- 

 11-0 cm. long., summa vera paullo breviora, basi auriculata 



1- 0-2-0 cm. superne 2-5-vix 5-0 cm. lat., supra nitida, subtus 

 sublutescentia. Spies 6-5-9-0 cm. long., 2-5-3-0 cm. diam. 

 Bractete inferiores 2-5 cm. long., 2-0 cm. lat., membranacese, 

 lsetevirentes intus pallide nitescentes. Corollse tubus usque 2-5 cm. 

 long., 0-13 cm. lat., basi parum ampliatus ; fauces gibbosi ; labii 

 antici lobi vix 1-6 cm. long., 0 7 cm. lat. ; labium anticum 1-2 cm. 

 long, et lat. ; labium posticum 0-9 cm. long., 0-15 cm. lat., ejus 

 lobi circa 0-03 cm. long. Stamina faucibus inserta, 0-35 cm. long. 

 Anthers breviter exsertse, 0-22 cm. long. ; locuii msequales. Pollinis 

 grana 60 //. diam. Stylus vix 2-5 cm. long., superne glaber. Cap- 

 sula 1-5 cm. long., pars asperma 0*6 cm. long., pars seminifera 

 medio 0-8 cm. lat., ddute brunnea. Semina cordato-ovata, margine 

 parum incrassata, 0-7 cm. long, et lat. Retinacula debilia, fere 

 semilunata, 0-5 cm. long. 



Species distinctissima foliis amplexicaulibus et bracteis majus- 

 enlis primo obtutu cognoscenda. 



This seems quite different from any of the numerous forms of 

 that variable plant Ecbolium Linneanum Kurz. The toothing of the 

 bracts reminds one somewhat of the var. dentata of C. B. Clarke, 

 which, however, in other respects agrees with the type. Another 

 interesting plant in Dr. Gregory's collection is 



Ecbolium striatum Balf. til. in Trans. R. S. Ed. xxxi. p. 226. 



Although the specimen is a poor one and without mature flowers, 

 I feel safe in making this determination. Prof. Balfour describes 

 the plant as being very variable in Socotra ; and the present plant 

 would seem to be one of the forms of his var. minor, its capsule 

 being small — only one centimetre in length. Dr. Gregory brought 

 down still another specimen belonging to this genus — a puzzling 

 one with small amplexicaul leaves, and, so far as can be judged 

 from their imperfect state, Linneanum- like flowers. The habitat of 



Justicia (§ Rostellabia) leikipiensis, sp.nov. Vix dispi- 

 thamea, ascendens, sparsim ramosa, cauhbus tetragonis obsolete 

 puberulis, foliis comparate elongatis subsessilibus linearibus raro 

 lineari-lanceolatis in petiolum gradatim attenuatis fere omnino 

 glabris, floribus mediocribus subsessilibus in axillis plerumque 



