1 L e f e b m r i a , n . s p . ; marsh, by E . Wallah. 5° S. Alt. 3800 ft.
1 P e u e e d a n u m ! & p . ; 6 to 7 ft. high; "walking-stick thickness, tapering root.
K. Kafu banks. Aug. 1862. (581.)
1 C a c h r y s a b y s s i n i c a , Hoehst; 5 ft. high, whole plant sweetly perfumed (something
like peppermint); in woods, 3° N. Nov. and Dec. 1862. (709.)
XLH. KUBIACE.dE.
1 O o f f e a a r a b i c a , L.; “ M’wanee;” coffee cultivated in considerable quantities
on and about the equator. The trees grow 10 and 12 ft. high, their boughing
branches affording shade. The berry is gathered before it has completely
formed, sun-dried and eaten raw as a stimulant, chiefly by the Wan-
yambo. The natives never drink it as we do. Alt. 4000 feet. 1° 4 0 'S
May 1862. (509.)
1 C r o s s o p t e r y x f e b r i f u g a , Afz.; ' 4 M’tseloambai;” bushy-growing tree, whose seeds
roasted are used by the Wanyamiiiizi to fumigate their bark-cloths, or,
powdered and put in grease, to form a scented pomade for the bodv. 5° S ’
3° N. 1861-62. (698.)
1 H y m e n o d i c t y o n s p . - , “ M’fo; ” 6 to 8 ft. high shrub, with clusters of oliveshaped,
purple-brown seed-vessels, covered with grey excrescences. Madi-
bumbank. Dec. 12, 1862. (686.)
1 S a r c o c e p h a l u s s p . ; scrubby-looking tree, with 10-inch diameter rounded leaves,
and rough, brown-skinned, pink-cutting, sweet apple-tasted fruit, orange
size; full of seeds. Near water, Madi woods. Dec. 1862. (690.)
1 M w s t m d a n . s p . ; pretty shrub; the leaves next the flowers are canary yellow.
In rocky places, Gani, 3° N. Dec. 1863. (669.)
1 V i g n a l d i a q u a r t i n i a n a ? A. Eich. Ukidi and Madi (rocks). Dec. 11, 1862.
2 V . s p . - , erect plant, with deep purple flowers. 2°41'S. Alt. 4000. Nov. 1861.
(140.)
1 S t y l o c o r y n e s p . ; richly flowering, jasmine-scented shrub, with evergreen leaves
in whorls of threes; by water, Karagttg, 2° S. Feb. 1862. (422.)
1 G a r d e n i a l u t e a , Fres.; “ Kolola;” its roots, boiled with the flour of An-
dropogon sorghum and the mixture drank, is considered by the Wanyamiigzi
a cure for hsematuria—blood in the bladder; the contorted branches make
an impenetrable fence. 5° S. and 3° N. 1861-63. (762.)
1 R a n d i a d u m e t o r u m , Lam. ; prickly, stiff-branched shrub. 3°N. Feb. 13,1863.
1 H e d y o t i s d i c h o t o m y , A. Eich. Karagiid and Uganda groves. 1862. (447 \
2 H . s p . Madi bogs, Dec. 1862.
3 H . s p . ; bushed, linear-leaved weed. 5° S. 32° E. Alt. 4000.
4 H . (K o h a u t i a s p . ) ; near p a u d f l o r u m ) ; very delicate lilac-coloured flowers.
Grows out of water, 7° 20' S. Oct. 1860.
1 O t o m e r i a s p . ; inflorescence spires up the stem, ra re ; corolla pink, except the
inside, which is white; stems seem eaten down by goats or cattle. Open
ground, Madi, Dec. 15, 1862. (691.)
1 R o s e a s p . ; straight thickly-growing branches, leaves opposite. 4°N. Dec. 1862.
1 C a n t h i u m s p . ; tree with clusters of hard several-seeded berries. Madi. Dec!
1862.
1 P a v e t t a s p . ; shrub by water, with leaves feeling like leather, and bunches of
white flowers. 2° S. Nov. 29, 1861. (160.)
1 P s y c h o t r i a ! s p . in f r .; “ M’sweet’se,” shrub by rocky burn, with currantsized,
sweet-tasting, scarlet berries, not eaten by natives. Faloro, 31° N
Dec. 14, 1862. (694.)
1 M i t r a c a r p u m s p . ; diminutive, sandy soil, near water, Ukidi, Nov. 1862.
2 M . s p . ; hardy. Unyoro plateaux, Nov. 1862; and 5° S.
1 S p e r m a c o c e n a t a l e n s i s ! Hochst.; low sandy ground in forest, 2° 45' N Nov
1862.
2 8. s p . ; corolla sky blue. Alt. 5000 ft. 2° S. Feb. 1862. (439.)
3 8. s p . ; low grounds about Madi, Dec. 1862.
4 S . R u e l l i c e , DG.; opposite leaved; near cult., 2° N., Aug. 1862.
1 P e n t a n i s i a s p . ; pink flowers, whole plant very milky, found growing in a
sesamum field; root tuberous. 2° N. July 29, 1862. (531.)
1 R u b i a c o r d i f o l i a , L . ; Eed m adder; clinging plant, 2° S. Dec. 1861. (383.)
1 R u b i a c e a in fruit; erect shrub, with pear-shaped leaves in whorls of threes; five-
seeded seed-vessel, black, and from leaf-axles. 2° S. March 18,1863. (481.)
2 R u b i a c e a , leaves only ; bark yellow, brittle and light as a cork, considered a
remedy for swollen limbs, by powdering the burnt root and rubbing i t into
cuts made with a knife, while the patient sits under the tree. Madi woods.
&c. 1861-63. (740.)
3 R . ; “ M’koolookootoot’oo ; edible, pleasant-tasting drupe, green gage size
and colour. Madi, Dec. 1862. (678.)
XLIII. LOEANTHACEÆ.
1 L o r a m t h u s A c a d c e , Zucc. ; red parasite, found growing upon Acacia Seyal, Nile
bank, March 29, 1863.
2 L . s p . n . ; clove-coloured parasite, found grafted on the tops of trees. Nov. 14,
1860. 2° 41' S. Alt. 4000 feet. Nov. 2, 1861. (6. )
3 L . s p . n . ; parasite, grafted, 3 ft. long wands, 6° 47' S. Alt. 3250 feet. Nov,
14, 1861.
1 V i s c u m s p . ; (cf. Y. tuberculatum Eich.) ; mistletoe. Usui terrace top, 2°
42' S. Alt. 4500 ft. Nov. 1861. Berries orange. (143.)
XLIV. COMPOSITÆ.
1 V e m o n i a V o r / d i a n a , Benth. ; salt-bush; burn-bank, 3° N. Dee. 1862.
2 V . s t o e e h a d i f o l i a , Sch. bip.; mixed with Hygrophila spinosa, and both burnt,
salt is extracted from their ashes. Forests, 2° N. ; open woods, 3° N. Aug.
and Dee. 1862.
3 V . s p . ; dwarf-growing thistle; in patches on stony ground, 3° N. Dec.
1862.
4 V . sp.; neat slim plant, with golden florets; 2 ft.*high. 1° 42' S. Dec. 1862.
(408. )
5 V . s p . ; large plant. Woods, 3° N. Dec. 1862.
6 V . s p . ; leafy-stemmed, erect plant, with alternate leaves. Dec. 1862.
7 V . s p . ; common. Woods, 3° N. Dec. 1862.
8 V . s p . ; 2 ft. high; white button-like flowers; near cult., 1° 42' S. Dec.
1861. (395.)
9 V . s p . ; weed by huts, with mauve flowers. Unyoro, Oct. 1862.
10 V . s p . ; coarse, thick-stemmed plant, with pretty purple and white flowers
1° 4ff S. Alt. 5000 f t Feb. 1862.
1 S t e n g d i a s p . ? florets white ; those unblown a pale purple. 1° 42' S. Dec
1861. (218.)
2 8 . s p . ? (same as Barter’s 368) ; hardy bush. 2° N. Dec. 1862.
3 S . s p . ? dwarf thistle ? Madi. Dec. 1862.
1 M e p h a n t o p u s s c a b e r , L. ; lilac flowers. Alt. 5000 ft. 1° 42' S. Feb. 1862. (444.)
1 A g é r a t u m c o n y z o i d e s , L. ; common near fields, 2° N. Oct. 1862.
1 E r i g e r o n i ! s p . ; beautiful plant, with round, purple button-flowers. Moist
places, 4° 15' S. 1861. Salt is extracted from its ashes. (85. )
1 N i d o r e t t a s p . ; orange-yellow flowers, erect, woody; near moisture, 7° 2 0 'S.
Oct. 1860.
1 S p h oe r c m t / i u s s u a v e o l e n s ? DC. “ Bozeea;” blue button-flowers ; mud edges of
Madi burn, Dec. 18, 1862. Wanyamíiézi, when troubled with ague,
mash up the whole plant, add cold water, and wash the body w ith the
mixture.
2 8 . h i r t u s , Wifld. ; purple buttons ; grows in thick tufts on cracked clay, near
rice-fields, Zungomero. Oct. 1860.
1 B i c h r o c e p h a l a l a t i f o l i a , DC. E. African chain. Alt. 4700 ft. 1860.
1 C o n y z a s p . ; (near O . J S g y p t i a c a ); greenish yellow flowers ; stem 2 to 3 ft.
high; erect, but waving upwards ; by huts, 2° N. Oct. 15, 1862. (590.)
2 O . s p . ; flowers yellow; 2 ft. high. 2° S. Dec. 1861. (398.)
1 B l u m e a r u n c i n a t a , DC.; 4 ft. high, with bell-shaped, gracefully drooping
mauve flowers; near cult., 2° N. Oct. 15, 1862. (591.)
2 R . a l a t a ? DC. ; differs from No. 3, by its leaf edges on the stem being
e n t i r e ; bank of E. Kafu, 2° N. Oct. 1862. (611.)
3 B . p t e r o d o n t a , DC.; 4 to 7 ft. high ; weed; by huts, 2° N. Whole plant
sticky, and smelling between m int and celery. Oct. 15, 1862. (592.)
4 B J s p . Karagüé. Feb. 1862. (466.)
1 P l u c h e a s p . ; lilac-flowering 5 ft. high bush; on borders of water-cut, Kan