241 Dn, M. T. MASTERS OX SOUTH-AFRTCAN BESTIACE^. 



7. E. PARViFLoRA, Kuuth, Euum, iii. p, 46/ ; Steud. Synops. ii. p. 262. 

 Restio ))arviflorus, Thunh, Diss. p. 13. n. 9. 



Hub. Pr. B. Sp. [Ex. sp. s. cS , Robertson]; Massonl; Burchell, 

 nn. 822:, /HI!, 7710!, 8066! et 8127!; Dr^^e, nn. 110 !, 118 !, 

 120 !, 121 !, 126 !, 1639 !, 1646 I, 1649, 9455 ! ; EckL et Zeyh. 51. 7 !, 

 1.11!, 56. 5 ! ; Ecklon, in planitie Capensi, 457 b !, 557 !, 749 !, 952 !, 

 973!; Zeyher, 1739! 

 2 , Burchelh nn. 353 1, 7959 !, 8121 !, 8647 ! ; Zeyher, 1004 ! {vaginis 

 sanguineis) ; Ecklon, 794 !; Ecklon et Zeyher, 56. 5 !; Dirge, 115 !, 

 1181,1639! 



Apparently the most common, and most widely distributed of 

 all the Eestiacese, and hence subject to variation in the stature, 

 degree of branching, number of flowers, size and persistence of 

 sheaths, &c. 



8. E. ASPERiFLORA, Kufitli, Enum. iii. p. 474 ; Steud. Synops. ii. p. 262. 

 E. Dregeana, Kunth, L c. p. 469. — Restio asperiflorus, Nees ab 



Esenb. Linncea, v. p. 656. 

 Hab. Pr. B. Sp. Ex. sp. s. J et ^^Burchell, 71/9 !, 8140!; Drege, 



2b20\, pro parte, 106! 

 c?, Eck. et Zeyh. i. 11 ! ; Dr^ege, 102 !, 10/ !, 2518 ! ; Burchell, 3996 ! 

 $ , Burchell, 8057 ! ; Dr^ge, 1640 ! ; Harvey, 200 ! ; Dr. Thorn ! 



9. E. VEBTiciLLARis, Kunth, Enum. iii, p. 471; Sieud. Synops. n. 

 p. 262, — Restio verticillaris, Linn. Suppl. 425 ; Thunb. Diss. p. 19. 

 n. 22, f. 7; N. ab E. Linnaa, v. p. 661. 



Hab. Pr. B. Sp. Ex. sp. s. c?, Mnssonl, Dr. Mackrelll, Mundtl; 



Olifantsrivier, EckL !, Harvey ! ; Gnadenthal, Breutel ! 

 $ , Eckl. et Zeyh. 1. 12 ! ; Zeyher, 81 ! ; Drege, 1609 ! ; Burchell, 4845 !, 



6992 ! ; Ludwig ! 

 c? et J, Zeyher, 43441 



There is a fragment of this species in the Linnean herbarium, 

 without spikelets, with the name '^ Bestio verticillaris'^ attached 

 to it. 



10. E,? SQUAMOSA. — Culmisteretibusv. compressiusculis, cinerascenti- 

 bus, simplicibus vel dichotonie ramulosis ; vaginis laxiusculis, raucro- 

 natis, recurvatis, demura deciduis; floribus masculis congesto-pani- 



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culatis, spathis vaginiformibus, demum deciduis, interstinctis; bracteis 

 ovatis, acutis, subulato-mucronatis; glumis ovatis, acutis, externisbre- 

 vioribus : floribus femineis paucis,congestis; spathis cuspidatis; bracteis 

 oblongo-acutis, floribus brevioribus ; glumis oblongo-acutis, mucro- 

 natis, glumis internis longioribus; fructu oblongo, obtuso, bilocman, 

 2-spermo, indehiscente, stylis 2 vel 3 coronato. — An hue Restio squa- 

 mosits, Thunb. Fl. Cap. i. 87? 



Hab. Pr. B. Sp. Ex, «p. s. c?. Dr. Pappe, 105!; Burchell, 1\4\ !; 

 Dr^\ 



^^Drege, HI!, 2519. 



