﻿both of which it agrees in the distinctly 3-lobed corona-scales. 

 The colour of the flowers is olive-green or brownish, with lighter 

 margins ; the corona -scales are pure white. 



16. Schizoglossum striatum, n. sp. Erectum, simplex, c. 

 30 cm. altum ; caule basi velutino, apicem versus dense villoso 



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acutis, pilosulis, basi subauriculatis, marginibus revolutis, 2-3 cm. 

 longis, basi ad 0-5 cm. latis, inferioribus internodia subiequantibus, 

 superioribus superantibus ; floribus in genere mediocribus in fasci- 

 culis extra-axillaribus plurifloris, pedicellis filiformibus densius 

 pilosis, inaequilongis, calycis segmentis lanceolatis acutis, pilosis, 

 0-3 cm. longis; corolla subrotata 1-2 cm. diametro, lobis ovato- 

 lanceolatis obtusis, striatis, extus sparsim pilosis, intus glabris, 

 marginibus revolutis, 0-5 cm. longis; coronaa foliolis e basi sub- 

 quadrata apice trilobis, lobulis erectis, lateralibus subfalcato- 

 oblongis obtusiusculis, brevibus, intermedio lineari, 8-4-plo Imi mi- 

 ore, apice acuto incurvo, intus medio ligulis 2 erectis, apice in- 

 aequaliter bidentatis, folioli lobos laterales paulo superantibus, 

 praeditis; antheris ovalibus, marginibus cartilagineis basi vix 

 amphatis, obtusis, loculos paulo superantibus, appendice hyalino 



glandula pro magnitudine polliniorum maxima, rhomboidea, sub- 

 Natal, Mrs. Saunders. 



A most distinct plant, of which I have only seen one specimen. 

 It is best distinguished by the two inner ligulae of the corona-scales, 

 which differ in their shape from anything of the kind among the 

 South African Asclepiads. It might almost be said that they 

 resemble the petals of the orchid genus Schizodimn The gland is 

 very large in proportion to the shortly oblong-falcate pollinia, and 

 of a rhomboid form. 



17. Schizoglossum umbellatum, n.sp. Gracile, erectum, 

 25-dU cm. altum; caule stricto velutino, basi glabrato apicem 

 versus velutino, dense foliato; foliis erectis anguste linearibus 

 acutis brevissime pilosulis, marginibus revolutis, basi in petiolum 



tis, internodia superantibus, 2-5-5 cm. longis; 

 floribus in umbelhs extra -axillaribus alternantibus plurifloris, folia 



cm. longo, pedicelhsque vix 1 cm. longis tomentosis ; calycis seg- 



corolhe lobis erecto-patentibus ovatis obtusis, extus glabrescentibus 

 mtus pilosis, 0-3 cm. longis, medio vix 0-2 cm. latis ; coronas 

 foliolis e basi ovata supra medium paulo angustatis apice bilobis, 

 gynostegn fere longitudine, intus ligula alte adnata aaquali, paulo 

 angustiore apice breve excisa praeditis ; antheris oblongis marginibus 

 cartUagmeis subfalcatis obtusis, appendice hyalino ampin obtusis- 

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lorum msertione in partes 2 subaequilongas divisis, superiore 



