332 PKOFESSOR OLITER ON SOUXn AFRICAN BRUNIACE^. 



trigonis obtusiusculis, involucralibus tennioribus conformibus nucem 

 inonospertnam turbinato-ellipsoideam leviter sulcatam excedentibus, 

 ovario uniloculari (ilissepimento incompleto vel subnullo). 

 Cape of Good Hope, Masson ! in Hb. Mus, Brit, et Benth, ; Ilottentot- 

 IloUana Kloof, Burchelll in Herb. Kew, (no. 8274). 



I find only 4 ovules to each carpel, as stated in Messrs. Bentbam 



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The two onter of each four are very early arrested. The fruit is 

 one-seeded. The inner wall of the pericarp shows tAvo opposite 

 lines or ridges, indicating the position of the dissepiments, which 

 become wholly or in great part reabsorbed. 



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2. T. HIRTELL.A, sp. uova. Decuinbens, ramulis floriferis adscendentibus 



fastigiatis sparsim pilosulis, foliis lanceolatis trigonis obtiisis imbri- 

 catis laxe adpressis, involucralibus lineari-lanceolatis pilosis ciliatisve 

 apice subpatentibus recurvisve, ovario biloculari (vel dissepimento m- 

 terdnm imperfecto). 



8685). 



Witsenberg 



Fruticulus with procumbent primary branches throwing up 

 numerous flowering ramuli, attaining probably from 4-8 in. to 

 1-2 ft. in height. 



Ovula 4 (vel in utroque loculo 2), 



3. T. DEPRESSA, sp. nov. Procumbens, glabra, ramuhs floriferis bre- 

 vibus numerosis adscendentibus subfastigiatis, foUis minutis adpressis 

 imbricatis ovatis deltoideisve trigonis obtusiusculis, involucralibus 

 conformibus nuce ellipsoideo-truncata leviter sulcata paulo brevioribus, 

 ovario imperfecte biloculari, ovulis geminatis. 



Cape: Baviaan's Kloof, Genadendal, BurcJielllin Hb. Kew. (no. 7678). 



A low intricately branched shrub of 6-9 inches. 



4. T. GRACILIS, sp. nov. Erecta vel diffusa, glabra, ramuhs gracilibus 

 dichotomis strictiusculis, fohis arete adpressis imbricatis lanceolatis 

 trigonis obtusiusculis, involucralibus exterioribus ovatis, interioribus 

 lanceolatis, nuce monosperma profunde sulcata brevioribus v. sequi- 

 longls, ovario unilocular! 4-ovulato. 



Cape: summit of Craggy Peak, near Zwellendam, Burchell\ in Hb. 

 Kew. (no, 7342). 



Slirub of I foot or less. I can find traces of the dissepiment 

 upon one side only of the central column. The ovary and fruit 

 are perfectly symmetrical, and the stigma is undivided. 



Mr. Burcheirs collection includes a plant nearly allied to Tttt- 



