MR. F. N. WILLIAMS ON THE GENUS SILENE. 77 
species extends very widely over Africa from the Cape to Abyssinia.”— 
(H. Bolus, MS., in Herb. Kew.) 
The above is a valuable note by Mr. Bolus on the type-specimens, though 
I am not inclined to sink S. chirensis and S. sericea, A. Rich., in the species. 
With this reservation, the distribution of the species is, however, not 
restricted to Cape Colony and Natal. It has recently been recorded for 
Griqualand East. 
Geogr. limits —N. and EH. Mt. Kilima-Njaro, in German East 
Africa. 
S. Plettenburg Bay, in Cape Colony (var. 7). 
W. Huilla, in Angola; Portuguese West Africa 
(Welwitsch, herb., n. 1082). 
97. SILENE PRIMULEFLORA, Eckl. et Zey., Enum. Pl. Afr. 
Austr, Extratr., p- 32 (1835) ; Rohrb., Monogr., p. 122. 
Hab. Cape Colony. 
98. S. crassironia, Linn., Sp. Plant., ed. I. p. 597; Rohrb., 
Monogr., p. 122. 
Hab. Natal. 
B. Herbse cespitem densum formantes. 
+ Calyx evenius. 
99. S. munptana, Eckl. et Zey., Enum. Pl. Afr. Austr. 
Hetratr., p. 32 (1835) ; Rohrb., Monogr., p. 123. 
Hab. Paardekop, near Plettenberg Bay, Cape Colony. 
100. S. evecans, Link, av. Brot. Fl. Lusit., 1. (1804) p. 185; 
Willk., Ic. Desc. Pl. Nov. Hisp., i. p. 71, t. 52.45 Rohrb., Monogr., 
p. 123. 
Adde: Nana. Folia rosulata subenervia. 
membranaceus. Petala unguibus subauriculatis late alatis 
villoso-ciliatis. Capsula ovato-oblonga carpophorum sequans. 
Differt a S. ciliatié, cui valde affinis, presertim calyce haud 
Calyx rubellus 
ampliato umbilicato evenio. 
Syn. S. Campanula (non Pers.), Lapey7., Hist. Abr. Pyren., 
p. 248. 
S. Borderi, Jord., ex Rohrb., Monogr., p. 137, n. 118; 
Willk. et Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hisp., iii. p. 655. | 
S. punctata, Bub. Herb., ex Willk. et Lange, Prodr. Fl. 
Hisp., iii. p. 659. 
S. Campoi, Lose., ex Tratad. Pl. Araq., ii. (1877) p. 23. 
