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CONTEIBUTIONS TO THE AFEICAN FLOEA. 
By Harry Bolus, D.Sc, F.L.S., and Louisa Kensit, B.A. 
(Plate XXI.). 
LoTONONis UNiFLORA, Kensit, n. sp. (Leguminosse-Genisteae), ? § Krebsia. 
L. undique canescenti- vel fulvo-pilosa ; foliolis linearihus lUrinque 
paullo angustatis ; florihiis erectis solitariis pedunculatis, ijeduncidis rigide 
patentibus foliis oppositis. 
Herba gracilis undique petalis exceptis canescenti- vel fulvo-pilosa 
15-25 cm. alta ; rami erecti teretes gracillimi, internodiis 1*3-2 cm. 
longis ; folia erecta alterna petiolata, petiolo 0'8-l'5 cm. longo, stipulis 
binis setaceis 0'4: cm. longis, 3-foliolata, foliolis linearibus utrinque paullo 
angustatis, intermediis longioribus, 1-2-2 cm. longis, 0'2-0*4 cm. latis ; 
flores erecti lutei solitarii pedunculati, pedunculis rigide patentibus foliis 
oppositis apice articulatis, 2-3-bracteolatis, 1-1*7 cm. longis ; calyx 1 cm. 
longus, segmentis lanceolatis acuminatis 0*5-0*6 cm. longis; vexillum 
brevissime unguiculatum, lamina ovali 1*4 cm. longa, 0*7 cm. lata ; alae 
obovato-oblongae breviter unguiculatse 1*3 cm. longae ; carina subovata 
obtusa 1 cm. longa ; ovarium marginibus et apice dense sericeum pluri- 
ovulatum 0*5 cm. longum ; stylus rectus glaber 0*3 cm. longus ; legumen 
lineare acutum subturgidum 2*5 cm. longum. 
Hab. : Transvaal Colony; Eustenburg, approx. alt. 1,350 metres, Jan., 
Olive Nation, 315 ! ; Maxalaquena Eiver, approx. alt. 1,275 metres, Jan., 
B. Schlechter, 4280. 
This seems very distinct in the genus. The slender peduncle, spreading 
stiffly at a right angle and articulate near the apex, resembles that of 
L. genuflexa, Benth., but in every other respect the two species are quite 
different. The narrow vexillum and the very slender habit of the plant 
make its position in the § Krebsia somewhat doubtful. 
L. EoGERSii, Kensit, n. sp. 
L. foliolis linearihus spinescenti-miicronatis ; florihus in spicis 3-4 fl. 
axillaribus et terminalihus dispositis ; stylo recto. 
Fruticulus ramis erectis, teretibus, glabris, ad 26 cm. altus ; folia 
sessilia vel brevissime petiolata, alterna, exstipulata, 3-foliolata, foliolis 
