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South Africa. Locality unknown, sent to Kew and to m 



Prof. jl/acOiran in 1878. 



Described from living pliinfs. Flowering during September to November. 



M. PiLOSULUM, K E. Br. Corpuscula G-12, conferta, 12-20 mm. alta, 

 10-20 mm. lata et 8-15 mm. crassa, obovata, apice levitcr obcordata, fissiira 

 trail 3-5 mm. longa, breviter et molliter pilosa, omniuo viridia yel apice 



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TUirpureo-sufftisa, impunctata. Flores circa 15 mm. diametro, p 

 pur])urel. 



Ladismittt Div. Soutli of Touwsberg, Pole Ecavs, 6927 ! 



Described from a living plant and a photograpli, tor whicli I am greatly 

 indebted to Dr. I. B. Pole Evans, who very kindly sent it to me in July 1919. 

 This species is readily distingulsbed from every otber in tlie Spboeroid group 

 by its very distinctly hairy surface, the hairs being very fine, soft, and 

 standing straight out from the surface. When received, the top of each 

 o-rowth was entirely purplish, but now the purple colour has entirely 

 vanished and the whole plant is light green, wiihoufc any marlvings. Tiiis 

 may ho due to lack of bright sunshine, and it is likely that the purple may 

 return in the summer, being perhaps a colour protection from the fierce 

 rays of the sun experienced in South Africa. 



M. riLULiFORME, N. E. Br. Planta parva, c.nespitosa. Corpuscuhi globoso- 

 obconica, 3-4^ mm. diametro, apice convexa, fissura centrali \-l\ mm. longa 

 hand depressa, glabra, levia, bebetato-purpurcu vol hebetato-viridia, punctis 

 paucis atropurpureis vel atrovlridibus notata ct fissura centrali linea atro- 



Flores iguoti. 



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purpurea vel atroviridia circumdata. 

 diametro, tetragomi, 4-locularis, 



iSouTu Ai'RTCA. Locality and collector unknown. 



Described from a living plant sent to me by the kindness of the authorities 

 of the National Botanic Garden at Kirstenbosch. This minute species is one 

 of the smallest known to me, its individual growths resembling in size and 

 shape (as viewed from above) a small pill, thus suggesting the name. 



M. nsiNXUJi, N. E. Br. Planta pcrpusilla, ca?spitosa. Corpuscula 

 8-10 mm. alta, et 5-7 mm. diametro, obconica, apice ambitu suborbiculata, 

 convcxa, fissura centrali 1-2 mm. longa, levigata, microscopice puberula, 

 subcinereo-viridia vel viridia, punctis paucis conspcrsis incouspicue notata. 



Flores isnoti. 



South Africa. Karoo, Marloth I 



Described from a living plant communicated by Dr. It. Marloth. Its 

 small size and microscopically pubeiulous surface readily distinguish this 

 species from all others at present described, HI. fmhrlatum^ Sond. (which is 

 wrongly described as being. glabrous) being its nearest ally, but that species 



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