244 DR. M. T. MASTERS ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIES 
v. p. 640 (pro parte).—R. triticeus 8. gracilis, Nees, in herb. Sonder. 
—Calopsis triticea, Kunth, En. iii. p. 424 ; Steudel, Synops. ii. p. 258. 
n. 3.—R. glumaceus, Klotsch, in herb. 
Hab. C.B.S. Ex.sp.s. d et 9. False Bay, Robertson!; Alström!; 
Sieber, Fl. Miata, 11, di: Fl. Cap. 112,9!; Bergius, 9!; Eck. Un. 
It. 844, $!; Eck. et Zeyh. nn. 4.7, 105. 3, d et 9! ; Zeyher, det 9, 
1742!; Drege, 9451, 85, d!; Wright in herb. Coll. S. Trin. Dubl. 
n. 495, 9! (fl. April); Dr. Thom, 1026, 3! 
This species is well described and figured by Rottboell, with 
the exception of the pistil, which he speaks of and represents as 
triangular, thus inducing Kunth to place it under Calopsis. It is 
of course possible that what I have here considered to be the 
female plants of this species are different from those intended by 
Rottboell. All I can say is that they correspond in all particulars 
with the male plants, and the structure of their ovaries and cap- 
sules shows them to be indubitably members of this genus. The 
transverse attachment of the spikelets, whose backs are thus-par- 
allel to the rachis as in Triticum, not edgewise as in Lolium, the 
oblong form of the bracts, which exceed the florets considerably 
in size, and the pinkish tinge of the inner glumes suffice to distin- 
guish this species. The seeds are large, and studded with large 
pearl-like tubercles. Some of the specimens have simple fertile 
culms twice the length of the sterile ones, which latter are erect, 
dichotomously branched, with very numerous erect, rather rigid 
branchlets; the sheaths have a leafy tip and are studded with 
white tubercles. Specimens such as these are noted by Nees as 
R. triticeus var. B. gracilis. 
R. MULTIFLORUS, Spreng. Syst. Veg. i. p. 187. n. 52; Nees ab Esenb. 
Linnea, v. p. 646; Kunth, En. iii. p. 412. n. 31; Steud. Synops. i. 
p. 254. n. 59.—R. triticeus £. foliosus, N. ab E. Linnea, v. p. 640.— 
R. triticeus destruetus, N. ab E. in herb. Sonder. 
Hab. C. B. S. Ex. sp. s. d et 9. In monte Diaboli (Dec.), Eck. 
et Zeyh.!; Table Mt., Eck.!; Lion's Mt., Mundt, n. 91, 91; Drege, 
n. 90, 9! 
This species differs from .R. triticeus in the form of the spikelets, 
in their being placed edgewise to the rachis, as well as in the more 
pointed form of the bracts. 
R.? PANNOSUS, sp.n. Culmo erecto, tereti, 2-3-pedali (crassitie pennze 
gallinaceze), infra medium dichotome ramoso, ramisque ascendentibus, 
elongatis, virgatis, simplicibus, aphyllis, olivaceis, albo tuberculatis ; 
vaginis arctis, ellipticis, longissime acuminatis, coriaceis, fuscis, margi- 
nibus superne profunde hyalino-membranaceis, dilaceratis ; spieulis 
7-12, in paniculas elongatas simplices terminales dispositis, singulis 
