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cultivation. Neither Salisbury nor Loddiges, who supposed they had the 
same species, make any mention of this character. 
Erica tenuibractea, Bolus, n. sp. (§ Ceramus, Salisb.). 
E. affinis E. inflatce, Thunb., seel bracteis approximatis, sepalis foliaceis 
longioribus, antheris diver siformibus, appendicibus multo brevioribus, ovariis 
subsessilibus , differt. 
Eami erecti puberuli, ramulis florigeris erecto-patentibus ; folia 4-na 
dense imbricata erecto-patentia linearia subacuta, minute glanduloso- 
ciliolata glabra, 0'6-0-7 cm. longa ; umbellse 7-14-fi. ; pedicelli erecto- 
patentes graciles glanduloso-viscidi, rubro-brunnei 2-6 cm. longi ; bractese 
arete approximatae lineares foliacege, 0"6 cm. longge ; sepala erecta 
subulato-linearia acuta foliacea glanduloso-ciliolata, 0'6 cm. longa ; corolla 
elongato-ovata puberula viscidula dilute rosea, limbi segmentis in speci- 
mine exsiccato erectis conniventibus rubris 0*15 cm, longis, tota 1-2 cm. 
longa, parte latissima (exsiccatione compressa) 0*6 cm. lata; filamenta 
capillacea 1 cm. longa ; antherge inclusae, in longitudinem semi-ovatse, paullo 
supra basin dorsifixae, brevissime aristatae, 0'15 cm. longae, poro longitudine 
J- cellulae ; stylus breviter exsertus ; stigma capitellatum ; ovarium obova- 
tum subsessile minute puberulum (5-loculare — ex flore unico dissecto). 
Hab. : Cape Colony; Klein Drakensberg Mts., Paarl Div., Collector 
unknown (exhibited at the Paarl Wild Flower Show, Jan. 23, 1908). 
Communicated by Mr. N. S. Pillans, No. 1311 (in his herb, and mine). 
A very distinct species which should be placed next after E. inflata, 
Thunb., in the sequence of the "Flora Capensis," vol. iv., section 1, p. 99. 
Besides the differences from that species noted above, the corolla of the 
present is about one-half larger and is minutely puberulous. The species 
has also a considerable resemblance to E. obliqua, Thunb., § Pachysa 
(which would probably have been better placed in the § Ceramus), 
but differs considerably in its calyx and bracts. The specimens seen, 
though scanty in quantity, are in excellent state. 
Erica Eudolfii, Bolus, n. sp. (§ Ephebus, Salisb.). 
E. affinis E. modestcB, Salisb., differt bracteis sepalisqite linearibus, 
antheris linearibus, ovario pubendo, aliisque notis. 
Eami validi rigidi pubescentes, ramulis brevibus superne vestiti ; folia 
3-na, juniora dense imbricato-conferta incurva, inferiora sublaxiora, 
lineari-semiteretia obtusa sulcata puberula ciliolata demum glabrescentia, 
0-2-0-25 cm. longa ; flores terminales 3-ni ; pedicelli 0-2 cm. longi ; 
bracteae lineares foliaceae, 2 approximatae 1 paullo inferior; sepala linearia 
foliacea obtusa ciliolata pubescentia, 0-3 cm. longa ; corolla ovato-suburceo- 
lata, vix vel raro fauce constricta, puberula, 0*5 cm. longa alba, limbi 
segmentis erectis recurvisve ovatis carneis, tertia parte tubi longis ; 
