100 
DR. IGN. SZYSZYtOWICZ. 
(8) 
longae, petiolulis 2 — 4 cm. lg., foliolis sessilibus, 
coriaceis, lanceolato-ovatis, serratis, basi inaequa- 
liter cuneato-angustatis, integerrimis ; inflorescentia 
umbelliformis, composita vel simplex, pedicellis 
lanatis, 5 — 13 cm. Ig. ; bracteae 2 — 3, triangulares, 
lanatae, basi late vaginantes, 8 — 20 mm. lg. ; ala- 
bastra globosa 5 mm. lg. ; flores in umbella 2—5, 
sepalis 5, obtusis , externe pilosis 7 mm. lg., pe- 
talis 10, ovato - lanceolatis , basi longe angustatis, 
integris, 12 mm. lg. ; stamina multa, 2-5 mim lg., 
filamentis teretibus, glaberrimis, antheris duplo 
longioribus, connectivo inconspicuo; ovaria multa 
glaberrima, stylis duplo breviora. 
Knowltonia rigida differt foliolis basi truncatis 
vel cordatis, petalis subspathulatis, obtusis ; Knowl- 
tonia gracilis differt foliolis basi truncatis, forma 
petalorum, ovariis dense setosis. 
Transvaal: Houtbosh 6402. 
Knowltonia canescens nov. sp. 
Scapus erectus , canescens, 30 — 40 cm. lg. ; folia 
radicalia biternata, petiolis canescentibus, basi late 
vaginantibus , 4 — 7 cm. lg. ; pinnae biternatae, 
5 — 8 cm. lg., petiolulis 2—4 cm. lg. ; foliolibus 
pubescentibus, lateralis sessilibus, medio petiolato, 
ovato-lanceolatis, profunde bi-trisectis, segmentis 
lanceolatis, basi cuneatis, apice inaequaliter mucro- 
nato-serratis, 3 — 6 cm. lg. ; inflorescentia umbelli- 
formis composita, 30 — 40 cm. lg. ; pedicellis ca- 
nescentibus 3 — 4 cm. lg. ; bracteis tripartitis vel 
trisectis petiolatis, petiolo alato, late vaginanti; 
alabastra globosa, 5 mm. lg. ; flores albi (?), se- 
palis 5, caducissimis, externe canescentibus, petalis 
10, lanceolato-ovatis, basi angustatis, integris, 
