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abortietu. Feh. Umbell. univers. ut in mare peduneulis crassioribus. Par- 

 tial. UEpissimv Arflora, raro 5-^ora, floribus sessUibus. Invol. univers. utin 

 mare, sed latins et lot^itudhte pedunculorum . Partiale ^-phyltum erectum 

 glabrnm viride marginifms purpureum umbellald ht^iug, ^&-paHitnm pro 

 numero fiosculorum ; lacinias ovatee extus carinatte, tn/t^ concavee acuninata, 

 apiee pu^enti-gpinoso et fiaveacentet b-Jida, ladniis utrinque binu subitlata 

 minoribus. Cal. proprius 5-pkyUus cotoIUb similit. Cor. b^tala cum calyce 

 altematlm margini germinis inserta aqualU, Pet rnmta minutmima erecta 

 acuta incamata. Fil*. 0. Anthte. 0. Germ. $erttforme glabrum. Styli 2 

 ban cra$si int^ nUeati extiu conoext apUx tHvaricati subulatt aWi lineam 

 longi eoroUd muUd hngiores. Stig". maplicui, obtma, fuxcescentia. Ttuinb. 

 1. c. apud R«em. et Schultes 1. c. 



This singul^i* little species is the sole member of its 

 genus, and we believe the only one of its Natural Family 

 that ranks in this Class and Order of the Linnean system. 

 It appears to have excited peculiar interest in Professor 

 Thunberg, who has recorded it in the Flora of the Cape of 

 Good Hope by the above elaborate detail. 



The plant in its native place is said to be in repute for 

 certain medicinal virtues. In the view of proving these, 

 the requisite quantity of roots was sent over to this country; 

 and of these some were grown in the collection at Kew, 

 where the subject flowered from which our drawing has 

 been taken by the favour of Mr. Aiton. We understand 

 its miediciual reputation turned out perfectly ungrounded. 



The species was first introduced by Mr. Masson, the 

 King^s collector, in 1774, but does not appear to have 

 flowered till now. 



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It is 8£ud to be very common all about Cape Town. 



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