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Similar to C. Whitei, Hook. f, but the coronal lobes are entirely 
destitute of the dorsal process characteristic of that species; the plant is 
more glabrous, the cymes or panicles apparently with fewer flowers, and 
the flowers dry a darker colour than those of C. itei. 
7. Tylophora oculata, V. E. Brown [Asclepiade»]; caule volubili 
gracili glahro, foliis distantibus petiolatis oblongo-lanceo olatis acuminatis 
basi cordatis glabris, inflorescentie ramis quam folia brevioribus cymis 
umbelliformibus duabus instructis glabris, floribus pedicellatis. pallide 
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vel campanulato-rotata lobis oblique oblongis apice breviter 
lacerato fimbriatis glabris, corone lobis radiatis subquadratis obtusis 
crassis glabris atropurpureis, apice styli prominente pyramidato-convexo 
albido-viridi. 
Habitat. —Sierra Leone. 
"Foliorum petioli 4-7 lin. longi, laminz 2-33 poll. md a d poll. lata. 
In nflorescentie rami 14-3 poll. longi. Pedicelli 4-7 li gi. Sepala 
4 lin. longa. Corolla 6 lin. diam., lobi 2 din big ^ ath Corone 
lobi 4 lin. longi et lati. 
Described from a living Lan cultivated at Kew, raised from seeds 
—— by Mr. Seott Elliot in erra Leone 
168. Cynanchum formosum, W. E. Brown api pred volubile 
omnino glabrum, foliis petiolatis ovatis elliptico-ovatis vel oblon vatis 
subcuspidato-acuminatis basi cordatis lobis basalibus ts rotundatis 
distantibus vel imbricatis, cymis lateralibus magnis pedunculatis laxe 
dichotomis multifloris foliis longioribus, floribus pedicellatis, "poit 
ovatis acutis, corolla fere ad basin 5-lobata lobis oblongis obtus 
vel reflexis pallide viridibus corona tubuloso- seucipacralpth 
ee a 15-crenulata intus esquamata alba quam columna 
duplo-longiore,  follieulis lanceolato-fusiformibus glabris 
levibus, seminibus ovatis concavo-convexis glabris brunneis comosis. 
Habitat.—Peru: without locality, McLean; Arequipa, Car ion 
Guillaume; Huanta, and Huanuco, Pearce. Ecuador : Guayaquil, 
Pavon. 
Foliorum petioli 1-11 poll. longi, lamine 14-4 poll. longe, 4-23 ; 
poll. late. Cyme cum pedunculo 4-2} poll. longo 3-6 poll. longze, 4-5 © 
poll. latæ. Pedicelli 4-6 lin. longi. Sepala $—1 lin. longa, } lin. lata. 
Corolla lobi 23-3 lin. longi, 1} lin. lati. "Corona 2-21 lin.longa. 
De 4-44 poll. longi, 4-5 lin. crassi. Semina 34 lin. longa, 13 Jin. 
This species is now in cultivation at Kew, having been raised from 
seeds that were sent in 1890 from Arequipa, in Southern Peru, 
Hie a mm Esq., Corel General for Peru. It is remarkable that it 
ined undescribed for so long, as it appears to have been in 
perdon about 40 years ago; there being 2 garden specimen of it 
Ried out in the Kew Herbarium, dated 1855. But probably it soon 
—— a of cultivation, otherwise it would eniin have attracted the 
ion of some botanist, as it is one of the most distinct species in 
shi fedus isis the large, elegant cymes being freely a render 
& rather ornamental plant from a horticu mhara] pn of v 
