480 MR. p. MACOWAN OS THE FLORA OF THE CAPE. 



Some species oi Passiflora^ too, have been equally embarrassing — 

 the foliage, on which too much reliance has been placed, being 

 inordinately variable, even in the same individual plant. I have 

 lately carefully examined the Cuban species called P. minima^ 

 hederacea^ pallida, angustifolia, suhcrcsa, &c., and come to this 

 conclusion : — P. pallida, L,, is an old and appropriate name^ to 

 which belong P. minimay L., and P. angustifolia, Sw., certainly; 

 P. Jiederacea, Cav., P. suberosa, L., probably; and, from the de- 

 scription, I judge P. lineariloha, Hook, f., to be only another 

 form of it. 



N.B. P. multifiora, L., must be removed from Cicca, having good 

 petals, though nearly invisible in the dried specimen. 



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NotiilcG Capcnses. By P. Mac Owa^S", B.A., Shaw College, Gra- 



hamstown. Communicated by Dr. Hooker, V.P.L.S. 



[Eead May 7, 1868.] 



The late Dr. AV. H. Harvey, during a correspondence of five 

 years* duration Avith the author of the following paper, was ac- 

 customed to lay aside for further examination such dubious or 

 new collections as did not belong to orders already elaborated or 

 in progress fur his memorable work the ' Flora Capensis.' Some- 

 times the affinities were indicated, sometimes a provisional name 

 was appended. Partly from these hints have arisen the brief 

 notes I have liere oftered in homage to his memory. 



Senecio surculosus, n. sp. (§ Rigidi?). SufFruticosus, glaberrimus, 

 ramis plurimis surculoideis in ramulos floriferos sursum nudes decom- 

 positis, foliis lanceolatis basi longe attenuatis plicatis subcarnosis 

 supra medium dentatis, superioribus mluoribus lutegris, coiymbis 

 laxis suhpaniculatis, squamis involucr. 12 disco brevioribus, brac- 

 teolis minimis paucis, floribus disci 20, radiis 5 angustis, acheniis 

 hispidulis. 



Hab. Stony bushy slopes near Grahamstown, alt. 2000 ft. Nov.- 

 Febr. (No. 594, coll. auci. ann. 1867-1868.) 



Descr. A bush, 2-3 ft. bigh, divided at the base into many glabrous, 

 erect, half-berbaceous branches, which separate above into several 

 ultimately nude, floriferous ramuli. Leaves lanceolate, 1^-3 in. 

 lon^r, 2-8 lin. wide, gradually attenuate towards the base, coarsely 

 toothed beyond the middle, plicate, somewhat fleshy. Corymbs of 

 about 20 heads, very lax, sub paniculate. Involucral scales 12, shorter 

 than the disk, calveled with 4-6 minute bracteoles. Disk-flowers 



