NOVITATES AFRICANAE 
1. Erica Muirii, L. Bolus ( Euerica , § Leptoclendron). Aliquibus formis 
E. campanulatae proxime seel sepalis crassioribus, corolla longiore straminea, 
antheris subexsertis aristatis, stylo valde exserto, stigmate capitato, differt. 
Fruticulus subrigidus, circ. 30 cm. altus ; folia erecta 3nata, breviter petiolata, 
imbricata vel rarissime internodios aequantia, linearia obtusa, • angustissime 
sulcata, glabra, 0'2-0'3 cm. longa ; flores 3nati, patentes vel erecti, pedicellis 
pubescentibus, 0 5 cm. longis ; bracteolae duae approximatae adpressae, tertia 
subapproximata, ovatae vel ovato-lanceolatae, scariosae foliaceo-apiculatae, 
0'2 cm. longae ; sepala bracteolis simillima, 0'3 cm. longa ; corolla tubularis, 
subobliqua, basin versus subattenuata, fauce parum constricta, glabra straminea, 
0'9 cm. longa, segmentis erecto-recurvatis rotundatis, margine crenulatis, 
015 cm. longis; antherae subexsertae vel rarissime exsertae, parum supra 
basin dorsifixae, oblique oblongo-lanceolatae, subacutae brunneae, 0'2 cm. 
longae, poro dimidio cellae, aristatae, aristis patentibus, 0 - 05 cm. longis ; 
ovarium 41oculare subobconicum glabrum, 0‘2 cm. longum, stylo exserto, 
stigmate capitato. 
Cape Colony : South-Western Region; Mossel Bay Div., Cloete’s Pass, fl. 
Sept. 1913, Dr Jno. Muir, 1061. 
A rather rigid subshrub, about 30 cm. high ; leaves erect 3nate, shortly 
petiolate, imbricate or very rarely as long as the internodes, linear obtuse, 
very narrowly sulcate, glabrous, 0’2-0‘3 cm. long ; flowers 3nate, spreading 
or erect, the pedicels pubescent, 0’5 cm. long ; two of the bracteoles approxi- 
mate appressed, the third subapproximate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, scariose, 
foliaceous at the apex, 0’2 cm. long ; sepals like the bracteoles, 03 cm. long ; 
corolla tubular, somewhat oblique, slightly narrowed towards the base, a little 
constricted at the throat, glabrous straw-coloured, 0'9 cm. long, the segments 
erect-recurved, crenulate on the margin, 0'15 cm. long; anthers subexserted or 
very rarely exserted, dorsifixed a little above the base, obliquely oblong- 
lanceolate, subacute brown, 02 cm. long, the pore half as long as the cell, 
aristate, the awns spreading, 005 cm. long ; ovary 4-celled, somewhat obconic, 
glabrous, 0'2 cm. long, style exserted, stigma capitate. 
