ILLUSTRATIONES FLOR^l ATLANTICE. 117 



4. P. Webblana Coss. in Bull. Soc. bot.XX [1873] a4o; Ball Spic. Marocc. in Linn.Soc. Journ. XVI [1878] , 35 1. 



Caulibus annotinis et ramulis teretiusculis haud anguhitis, dense puberulis ; foliis oblongis, acutiusculis vel obtusis, 

 haudmucromdatis; racemis 2-3-floris vel abortu 1-2-floris; bracteis bracteolisque lantum post antbesim deciduis; 

 petalorum lateralium limbo cucullato ovato apice subrotundato ; crista petali inferioris in lobos sub-5 oblongos latiusculos 

 haad incrassatos divisa; capsula latiuscule marginata, venis concentricis pneminentibus ; caruncuhe lobis lalerahbus seminis 

 dimidiam longitudincm subcequantibus. 2f. Mart.-Sept. sec. Ball. 



In glareosis, pelrosis et rupestribus regionis Montame inferioris et regionis Mediterraueae, in imperio Maroccano. — mar. Juxta urbem 

 Tetouan (Hook. etBall), Dj. Beni-Osmar (Webb[i8a7], Hook. et Ball), Dj. Moussa arl fretum Gibraltaricum (Blackmore sec. Ball). 



5. P. Balanssc Coss. in Bal. Pl. Mar. exs. [1867], et in Bull. Soc. bot. XX [1873], 260 ; Ball Spic. Marocc. in Linn. Soc. Journ. XVI 

 [1 878] , 35a. — Exs. Bal. Mar. [1867]. 



Frutex ramis demum rigidis indurato-spinosis ; foliis paucis, cito deciduis, parvis, oblongo-linearibus, acutiusculis 

 velobtusiusculis; racemis 3-5-floris, floribus superioribus tabescentibus nonnunquam 1-2-floris; bracleisbractcolisque 

 citissime el multo ante anthesim deciduis; pelalorum lateralium limbo cucullalo oblongo apice subrotundalo ; crista petali 

 inferioris subindivisa, crassa, irregulariter corculata margine subundulato-plicata ; capsula anguste marginala, venis 

 concentricis prceminentibus ; caruncula? lobis lateralibus seminis quartam partern inferiorem atlingentibus vel superanttbus. 

 t). Apr.-Jun. 



In collibus petrosis apricis, in saxosis aridis ot rupestribus Atlantis, in imperio Maroccano medio el australi. — MAR. Dj. Orguis 

 prope Iminlenout et Dj. Sidi-Fars (Bal. [1867]), Tazemourt, Ourika, Seksaoua, in convallilms Ait Mesan, Amsmiz et alibi (Hook. et 

 Ball); Adades, Tazalaght, Ida-Ouchemlal (Mard.). 



POLYGALA MUNBYANA Boiss. et Reut. 



P. Munbyana Boiss. et Reut. in Boiss. Diagn. Or. ser. 2 , v, 5o. — Evs. My Alg. 276, War. 3i, Soc. Dauph. 4421. 



Planta perennis inferne suffrutescens , e radice fusiformi lignosa piuri- vel muiticaulis, caultbus 

 2-10 decim. longis, diffusis vei ascendentibus rarius suberectis, parte inferiore caulium tanlum 

 persistente bgnosa pulvinis foliorum delapsorum cicatricosa, cortice fusco-nigrescente, caules et 

 ramos florigeros emittente. Caules et ramuli annotini florigeri acule angulali, densefoliati, cortice 

 virente sub lente brevissime puberulo. Folia majuscula, forma et latitudine mire variabilia 

 nempe ovato-oblonga, oblonga, imooblongo-linearia veliinearia, subcoriacea, supra laate viridia, 

 subtus pallidiora , subsessilia vel in petiolum brevissimum attenuata, aplce mucronulata, margiuibus 

 saspe subrevolutis, ut rami floriferi sub iente brevissime puberula. Racemi apice caulium et 

 ramorum annotinorum primum approximati, demum distantes, in axillis foliorum enati, breves, 

 3-5-flori sed saspius floribus superioribus tabescentibus vel evanidis 1-2-flori. Fiores speciosi, 

 12-1 5 miHim. longi, suberecti vel erecto-patentes, longiuscule pedicellati, pedicello bractea 

 suffulto et latere utroque bracteola donato, bractea paulo majore bracteolisque minutis ovatis 

 post anthesim deciduis. Calyx 5-sepalus, sepalis omnibus cito post anthesim deciduis, glabrescen- 

 tibus, margine cilioiatis; exterioribus 3, subtriplobrevioribusquam iuterioribus, membranaceis, 

 albidis vel superne roseis, superiore majore fornicato subsaccato, inferioribus ovatis concavis; 

 interioribus 2 (alaa) petaloideis, sordide albis superne saapius lutescentibus vel roseis, corolla? 

 subaequilongis, ovato-oblongis inferne angustatis, superne margine subinvoluto apiculatis. 

 ciliolatis. Petalorum lateralium limbus cucullahis ovalus apice suhrotundalus ; inferioris superne 

 lutei crisla irregulariter triloba lobis crassis lateralibus petalo adnatis. Staminum vagina intus 



