as usually found here in percents being pure white (not creamy) fl 33mm diam. as speculate. Crown 4mm high clear yellow corolla (not as desc. Costs for N. biflorus) Scape hollow v 2 edged. (Jameos #826 v828.) "Grew aired hundred ft up on north face cliff in shade v hill often in cracks of rocks. Near cave in vicinity of Victoria" 3-21-33 ?? Trifolium nigrescens V.W. Ku II 85, Ba 126, Ba 78, Costa I 344. Fl. From D L and Alcuia. (For H. Col). Glabrous throughout. Stipules searons, awl pointed. Plant looks very much like T. repens l. but pieces sent shows no sign of rooting. Pieces sent? in high seems to have been erect v the axillary peduncles are found at top. fl st. Head 15mm diam; fls 8mm long white (perhaps shaded by badly discernable pink) very clear lobing, more as yet reflexed. Pedicels 1-2 mm v calyx 5mm (Costa says should be equal). Ovules 5. st. with center rather soft v spongy. Perhaps T. repens l. after all. 3-21-33 ?? Melilotus messanensis All Th II 76 Costa I 333 = M.—Desf Ba 120, Ba 76. Fl. Dr Lord from Alcuia. Stiff Racemes 1/2 in inc axil of lvs ± 2in overall point to this ident as anyone with racemes shorter than fl. Fls 5mm long, the standard only just shorter than keel but wings def still shorter. Corolla a rich yellow. Peduncle not sensibly aristate. v teeth on stipules not very def. Clavary pointed anther