﻿petiolo ad 0-3 cm. longo; cymis extra -axillaribus alternantibus, 

 umbellatis, paucifloris; foliis brevioribus vel vix asquilongis, 



dunculo villoso, pedicellis multo brevioribus tomentosis^ calycis 

 segmentis lanceolatis acutis pilosis, corolla duplo brevioribus ; 

 cordite lobis erecto-patentibus ovatis obtusiusculis, glabris, mar- 



ginibus reflexis, 0-6 cm. longis, coronee foliolis suborbicularibus 

 apice brevissime (subinconspicue) excisis, intus ligula bifida in 

 stigma inflexa auctis ; antberis quadrato-oblongis, appendice hyalino 

 parvulo suborbiculari obtusissimo, anthera duplo breviore, mar- 

 ginibus loculorum rotundato-emarginatis ; polliniis basi ovatis 

 apicem versus compressis, subfalcatis, obtusis, medio caudicula 

 affixis, caudiculis divaricatis brevibus tenue filiformibus, glandula 

 oblonga obtusa pro magnitudine polliniorum majori medio insertis. 



In clivis montium, Dutoits Kloof, alt. 1700 ped., Apr. 1882; 

 W. Tyson, No. 852. 



The nearest ally to this species is undoubtedly S. virens of the 

 Eastern districts and Natal, from which it may be distinguished at 

 first sight by its smaller flowers and proportionately longer pe- 

 dunculate cymes, besides which there are a number of smaller 

 differences, which are fully given in the above description. This 

 group of ScMzoglossum, to which nearly all the broad-leaved species 

 belong, is the most difficult one of the whole genus, and requires 

 very exact descriptions of the allied species. 



5. Schizoglossum excisum, n. sp. Gracillimum erectum, 

 velutino-tomentosum, c. 50 cm. altum ; caule simplici tereti, stricto 

 sparsim foliato ; foliis erectis, subsessilibus, angustissime linearibus 

 acutis, marginibus revolutis, glabrescentibus, internodia sub«equanti- 

 bus, 3-5-5 cm. longis ; floribus in fasciculis extra-axillaribus alter- 

 nantibus, 3-5-floris, pedicellis tomentosis filiformibus, inaequilongis ; 

 calycis segmentis lanceolatis acutis villosis, corolla duplo brevioribus ; 

 corollfe lobis erecto-patentibus ovato-oblongis apice breviter excisis, 

 marginibus reflexis, 0-6 cm. longis ; coronae foliolis obovatis apice 

 medio excisis ligulaque erecta lineari, apice hamata, gynostegium 

 duplo superante, ornatis, intus ligula simili sed tamen breviori 

 auctis ; antheris oblongis, appendice hyalino breyi orbiculari in stigma 

 inflexo, marginibus loculorum breviter excisis; polliniis oblique 

 ovalibus, juxta apicem apiculo erecto, acutissimo, brevi, donatis, 

 caudiculis filiformibus divaricatis glandula lineari acuta ima basi 



In regionibus orientalibus Colonic Capensis loco incerto (pro- 

 babiliter Caffrarife) ; Mrs. Barber. 



A very slender plant, which I have named excisum on account 

 of the distinctly, although shortly, excised petals. It is one of the 

 great number of Mrs. Barber's discoveries, and seems to have never 

 been gathered again. It is rather difficult at present to mention 

 any South African species to which it is nearly allied, as I have 

 hitherto failed in finding any good distinctions whereupon to divide 

 this difficult genus in sections ; however, I hope to be able to pub- 

 lish a monograph of the whole genus when I return to Europe. 



6. Schizoglossum glanduliferum, n. sp. GracilHmum, 

 erectum, glabrum, 40-50 cm. altum; caule simplici flexuoso, 



