American journal of pharmacy . sodden from the middle of Novem-ber until the beginning of April. It is sparsely covered with bush,and there is very little shade where the strophanthus grows. Thetemperature averages about 105*^ F. in the sun and 50° F. in thenight. The specimens in flower were gathered at the end of Octo-ber. There are the pods of the previous year opening on the bushat the same time that the flowers are in blossom, and in Decemberthe flowers are over and the seeds scattered. At the time the plantflowers there are no leaves formed, or they are only very slightlydeveloped. Pharm
American journal of pharmacy . sodden from the middle of Novem-ber until the beginning of April. It is sparsely covered with bush,and there is very little shade where the strophanthus grows. Thetemperature averages about 105*^ F. in the sun and 50° F. in thenight. The specimens in flower were gathered at the end of Octo-ber. There are the pods of the previous year opening on the bushat the same time that the flowers are in blossom, and in Decemberthe flowers are over and the seeds scattered. At the time the plantflowers there are no leaves formed, or they are only very slightlydeveloped. Pharmaceutical Journal, September 4, 1897. Am. Jour. , 1897. StrophantJius Nicholsoni. 21 The general color of the flowers is of a pink hue, with a tinj^e ofdusky fawn. The throat of the corolla is yellow, with dark purplelines and spots. The thread-like corolla segments or streamers are of a pinkish purple. The whole corolla in withering fades toyellow, but does not readily fall off. The fruit is of a purplish plum. Strophanthus Nicholsoni, n. sp.—a, leafy twig with leaves undeveloped ; ^,leafless inflorescence ; r, unopened flower ; d, calyx ; e, corolla, with tails re-moved ; y, anthers ; g^ seed ; a, b^ r, g^ about two-thirds natural size ; d, e, /,enlarged. color, and marked with linear oval lenticcls, S(^me of which arenearly i centimeter long. The district in which he found the plantextends from Lusengasia, in the Senega country, in a southwestdirection to the Loangwa River. The Ozimba natives would not admit that they used it as an 522 Strophanthus Nicholsoni. {^ arrow poison, but stated that it was so used by the Chipeta plant is most nearly allied to S. schuchardti, Pax., and may becharacterized by the following description : Strophanthus Nicholsoni, n. sp.—Frutex dumosus, ramis griseofuscis, vetustisglabris, novellis dense tomentosio ; folia (juuiora solum visa, ad i centimeterlonga), brevissime petrolata, crassa, ovata, basi cord
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