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tereti, distanter foliato ; foliis erectis angustissime linearibus 

 acutis, marginibus revolutis, glaberrimis, internodiis 2-3-plo bre- 

 vioribus, 1-3-2-7 cm. longis ; floribus in fasciculis extra-axillaribns 

 alternantibus 3-6-floris, ad apicem caulis, pedicellis in^equilongis 

 pilosis; calycis segmentis ovato-lanceolatis acutis pilosis, 0-2 cm. 

 longis, intus glandulis 5 ornatis ; corolla subrotata, lobis ovatis 

 subacutis glabris, 0-4 cm. longis ; corona? foliolis e basi cuneata 

 trilobis, lobulis lateralibus brevioribus acutis, intermedio majore 

 ovato acuto, vel lanceolato apice elongato in stigma inflexo ; intus 

 medio lamellis 2 parallelis infra apicem lobi intermedii squamella 

 minuta terminatis, donatis ; antberis oblongis, marginibus carti- 

 lagineis alseformibus basin versus ampliatis, loculorum longitudine, 

 appendice brevi obtusissimo, apice in stigma inflexo, marginibus 

 loculorum breviter rotundato-excisis ; polliniis pyriformibus basin 

 versus in caudiculam brevissimam filiformem, glandula parva ima 

 basi insertam angustatis. 



In Natalia interiore ; J. M. Wood, No. 4804. In graminosis 

 prope Fort William, in terra Pondoland, alt. 2500 ped., Decemb. 

 1885 ; W. Tyson, No. 2827. 



Like many of its congeners, S. glandidifemm resembles at first 

 sigbt very many others of this genus, but, I think, should best be 

 placed near to N. Asrhn^numimn Schltr. (in Vn-h. Hot. TV/- llnnulh,,. 

 xxxv. p. 48) and S. tmnentosum Schltr., described below. Both of 

 these, like the present species, have distinctly three-lobed corona- 

 scales. The cartilaginous margins of the anthers are here wing- 

 like and very much widened towards the base, and about equalling 

 the anther-cells. I have given the name glanduliferum on account 

 of the five scale-like glands on the base between the calyx-lobes. 

 Mr. Tyson's plants are a little stouter in appearance, and the 

 middle lobe of the corona-scales is more elongated than in Mr. 

 Wood's specimens, but in other respects they agree very well. 



7. Sehizoglossum oblongum, n. sp. Subsimplex, erecttim 

 85-50 cm. altum, caule basi glabrato apicem versus tomentoso, 

 dense foliato ; foliis erecto-patentibus anguste oblongis breviter acu- 

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breve petiolatis, subtus pallidis, 2-3 cm. longis, medio 0-5-0-8 cm. 

 latis ; cymis extra-axillaribus alternantibus, umbellatis, plurifioris, 

 pedunculo tomentoso folia subaequante vel ssepius superante, pedi- 

 cellis gracilibus filiformibus tomentosis ina?quilongis ; calycis seg- 



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lobis erecto-patentibus oblongis obtusissimis, 0-5 cm. longis, corona? 



duplo longiore, dorso foliolis alte adnata, apice alte bifida, abscon- 

 ditis; antheris oblongis, marginibus cartilagineis basin versus vix 

 dilatatis loculos breves superantibus appendice hyalino oblongo 

 obtuso, apice in stigma inflexo, marginibus loculorum rotundato 

 emarginatis ; polliniis ovato-oblongis obtusis, juxta apicem facie 



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formibus divaricatis, pollinia baud a?quantibus, glandula oblongo- 

 rhomboidea obtusiuscula supra basin insertis. 



In Natalia ; Hcrmrd ,t Mr Km. Umhlongue, Apr. 1884; J. M. 

 Wood, No. 3012. S ' 



