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triloculari, ovulis solitariis pendulis, stylo elongato filiformi apice 
trifido. 
Habitat.—NW est Tropical Africa: Batanga, G. L. Bates, 337. 
Frutex 4—5 ped. altus. teka 2-3 poll. longa, 1-14 poll. lata; petioli 
T lin. longi. Flores 2 lin. dia 
279. Crassula aloides, N. E. Brown [Crassulacem]; caule erec 
robusto apice dense folios» basi nudo, foliis aloiformibus confertis me rA 
valde recurvatis rectis vel leviter falcatis sessilibns e basi ad apicem 
gradatim attenuatis acuminatis glabris subflaccidis minute cartilagineo- 
ciliatis utrinque viridibus non glaucis, pedunculo elongato, corymbo 
amplo ramulis parce papillato-seaberulis, bracteis sessilibus attenuato- 
peuminadix ciliatis € nas — is Vt ect c dense confertis 
quinque petalis zquilongis, — hypogvnis diuine: obcordatis ie 
carpella sabtriplo brevior ibus 
Habitat.—- Transvaal : — Rehmann, €375; hillsides, in 
damp places near. Barberton, 2000-4000 ft., Galpin. 
.. Caulis plante juvenilis 1-14 poll. erassus. Folia 10-18 poll. longa, 
basi 11-21 poll. laía. Sigs get 3-4 ped. altus. Corymbus 18 poll. 
diam. Pedicelli 11-13 lin. longi. Calyx X lin. longus, lobis } lin. 
longis. Petala 1} lin. longa, 4 lin. lata. Squame } lin. longe 
Young plants of this very remarkable species are in cultivation at 
Kew, raised from seeds sent by Mr. Galpin. Its general appearance is 
very much like that of an Aloe with thin drooping leaves. 
280. Luffa Batesii, Wright [Cucurbitacez]; scandens, suffruticosa, 
foliis mu ers vel ori cm angulato-dentatis glabris nervis dense 
reticulatis prese ad inferam paginam elevatis, san elongatis 
cglandulosis, dirphin. Tateralibus '2- idis floribus 
calyce. rore rete 
inferne inflato «dentibus parvis actis egiandnlosis, petalis liberis 
obovatis lsteis nervis primariis seeundariisque fuscis, pirate 5 
cis ori insertis, filamentis liberis brevibus compressis, antheris 
y 
biloeularis contortis, oribus femineis non visis. 
Habitat. — West Tropical Africa: Cameroons River, G, Mann, 719; 
Efulen, G. L. Bates, 218; Batanga, G. L. Bates, 338; Angola, 70 miles 
from Ambriz on the road to Bembe, Monteiro 
Caulis 20 pe. longus (ex Mann). Folia 5 poll. longa, 4 poll, 
lata, petioli 2 poll. long i. Racemus 8 poll. longus. Calyx 8 lin. 
longus, apice 3 lin. diam. Corolla 3 poll. diam. 
This is readily distinguished by the long calyx-tube inflated below so 
as to resemble an ovary, aud by the stamens all bearing bilocular 
anthers. 
aeui oc setifera, V. E. Brown [Umbelliferz] ; caule erecto 
inis ;mboso- vel panieulato-ramoso olioso, foliis ~ radicalibus 
Tias lineari-oblongie vel ellipticis acutis vel obtusis marginibus 
longe setoso-dentatis vtrinque glabris, foliis caulinis numerosissimis 
sessilibus auriculatis amplexicaulibus imbricatis lineari-lanceolatis vel 
ovato-lanceolatis marginibus longe setoso-dentatis utrinque glabris, 
