DR. M. T. MASTERS ON SOUTH-AFRTCATS" RESTTACE^. 2/9 



R. LEPTOCLADos, Mast, Journ. Linn, Soc. viii. p. 241, uhi stirps /e- 

 minea tanttim descripta, 



Plantse masculae a cl. BurchelUo lect?e (herb. u. 5G52 !) cidmus vagi- 

 7tcpqu€ ut iu feminea. Spicula in apice cuhni, solitaria, erccta, ob- 

 longa, compressa, pluriflora, 1^-2 lin. loiiga, basi spatha brevi vagi- 

 niformi sufFulta. Braclece oblongo-acutai, coriaceai, ferrugiiiejc, sub 

 apice teiiiiiore subulato-mucronata?, Jlores oblongos duplo supe- 

 rantes. Glumce externce obloii'irai, rigidiuscube, ferruojineae, navicu- 



lari-conduplicata; ; internee 3, oblonga^, breviores, hyalina?. Antherw 

 incliisa?, apiculateCj flavidye. 



II. FERRUGixosus, Joum, Linu, Soc, viii. p. 226, adde c?, Burchcfl, 

 7632 ! 



U. suBVERTiciLLATUs, Z. c. p. 227, adde J, Burchell, 8112 ! 

 R. T.iiFLORus, /.c.p. 234, adde d*, Burchell, 853 !, GrOO!, 7926!, 801/! 

 .a, SiKBERi, /. c, p. 235, adde 5 ^^ Burchell, 3491) ! 

 "I. ? DivARicATus, Mast. L c. p. 236,r=Tl. macer ; $, Burchell, 75i'0 I 

 7^. ? ruNCTULATUS, Mast, I. c. p. 242,= Tliamiiochortus distichus. 

 I. :^i3Ticiius, I. c. p. 243,=^Thamnochortiis di5^tiduls. 

 II. TiUTiCELS, /. c. p. 243, adde c? ct 2 , Burcliell, 8005! 

 !^. iMPOLiTcs, /. c. p. 249y^=: Hypolcena impoUta, 

 R. PERPLEXUS, Z. c. p. 253, adde cS , Burchelly forma gracilis, 7430! ; 



2, Burcliell, 641! 

 R. BiFiDus, /. c, p. 253, adde 5» Burchell, 7647! 

 Jl. ELONGATUS, Tkunb. L c, p. 254,=rTbamnocbortas tlongatu^^. 



R. GLOMERATus, Thuiih. = {oYnm nionstrosa, bractCvis steriles in spicas 

 gluinerulosve ain;re":atas exhibeus. 



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A. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES VIL & VIIL 



Plate VII. 



ITifpolc^na JEchloniana. 1, portion of female plant; 2, iViMo of male; 3, 

 ""nale flower ; 4, one of the glumes of the same ; 5. female fl.o^"'"" ; 0, ovary ; 

 7, transverse section of ovary, 

 E. Jyovea mv.cj^onata. 1, :-nf!ore!=c?nce, &e. ^f '*n-;>Ui plp^t ; 2, litto of mole 

 plant; 3, male flower; 4, i'^^^r ^rl'i-^^^ ?--' rVn-'^ , '"-, \'v. ,lo Powim* ; 

 6, ripe fruit ; 7, vertical sectioii of i^i::^ , o, -e '-. 



C. ILjpodhcns st/nchroolepis. 1, iuilorescen:-";c^f»'^':a:: p'::../: : :^, iij florescence 



ofmal-i riant; 3, male flower ; 4, stamen j -3, feir.ale ilower ; 6, vertical 

 section : f ovary. 



Plate Till. 



D. lljUdenovia Zncreana. 1, inflorcscc :: "'. ''.ale plant; 2. portion of sterile 

 culm ; 3, inflorescence of female pi ; ';, male flower ; "d bi'act ; 5, fruit, 

 sliowinfr the lobed flcshv sti'.es pnd j. j.ortion of the minute perijnith. 



E. Ceratocrn'i/nmJistHlosum^ Muat. ^^ inflorescence of male ])lant ; 2, inflores- 



cence of female plhut ; 3, the same W-\\ the bracts partially removed ; 4, 

 male flo^^ -v of stime ; 5. clamen, from Mie front; G, tlies-ame. i'-'-uj beliii d; 

 '7. oviirv '^ ',-h periantli : 8, transvp*-.- section nro'-M,--. 



