‘Gazania.] COMPOSITE (Harv.) 473 
Drege! Mouth of Zwartkops R., with a, Zey! 3013. ‘y. Mth. of Zwartkops, Zey./ 
(Herb. Th., D., Hk., Sd.) 
Stems spreading to 4-12 inches or more from a centre ; leaves very inconstant in 
form ; frequently ald the leaves are quite simple ; in other specimens some leaves 
are deeply 3-lobed, the rest simple ; and in our var y., which grows intermixed 
with the other varieties, the upper leaves are quite simple, the lower either 3-lobed 
or pinnately 5-7 lobed, all on the, same branch! In Herb. Th. both a and B 
occur. The woolliness varies greatly ; sometimes the whole plant is snowy white ; 
sometimes the whiteness is confined to the under sides of the leaves. Heads rather 
small ; fl. yellow, not spotted. 
2. G. rigens (R. Br. 1. c.); stems short, densely leafy, or diffuse, 
laxly leafy with ascending branches; leaves petioled, either entire and 
spathulate, or sparingly pinnatifid, green and glabrous above, white 
beneath, except the midrib ; pedune. glabrous, mostly longer than the 
leaves ; inv. glabrous, campanulate, sc. 3-4-seriate, the outer linear, 
acute, medial and inner semilanceolate, innermost with narrow membr. 
margins, subacute. Less. Syn. 47. DC.l.c. 510. Gorteria rigens, Linn. 
Sp. 1214, non. Th. Bot. Mag. t. go. Mill. Ie. 1. t. 49. 
Has. Cult. in Europe ; wild plant unknown to us, (v. v. cult.) 
Stems many from the crown, 6-12 in. long, spreading on the ground. Leaves 
4-5 in. long, mostly entire, oblongo-spathulate, obtuse, tapering much at base, 5-6 
1. wide in the broadest part, with reflexed edges. Pedunc. 4-8 in. long, incurved. 
Heads large and showy ; rays 14 in. long, orange, with a black, eye-spotted spot at 
base. A common border and “bedding” plant in English gardens, requiring pro- 
tection in winter. 
3. G. Othonnites (Less.! Syn. 45); rhizome multifid; subradical 
leaves crowded, clasping at base, petioled, quite glabrous on both sides, 
glaucous, some simple, linear or lanceolate, some deeply pinnatifid, with 
linear-oblong, erecto-patent, acute lobes, all along the petiole and mar- 
gin of leaf and lobes spinoso-ciliate, the apices of leaf and of lobes with 
an entire (not ciliate) cartilaginous margin, mucronate ; pedune. glabrous, 
longer than the leaves; invol. glabrous, turbinate, truncate and intruse 
at base, lobes 2-3 seriate, the outer deltoid, acute, inner ovato-semi- 
lanceolate-acuminate ; pappus-sc. long, tapering. DC.l. c. 510. Also 
G. intrusa, E. Mey.! DC. l. ¢. 511. Gorteria Othonnites, Th.! Cap. 699. 
Has. Verlooren Valley and Roggeveld, Thunberg! Little Namaqualand, Drege/ 
V. Schlicht! A. Wyley! (Herb. Th., D.,,Hk., Sd.) 
Rootstocks thick and woody, sometimes projecting 2-3 inches above the soil. 
Leaves 2-3 inches long, 1-3 1. wide. Pedunc. 2-8 in. long. All parts glabrous 
and glaucous. Drege’s specimens quite agree with Thunberg’s. 
4, G. subulata (R. Br.) ; collum woody, multifid ; leaves subradical, 
numerous, glabrous and furrowed above, albo-tomentose beneath (the 
toment hidden under the margin), rigidly ciliate in the lower part, 
either all linear-subulate with strongly revolute margins, or some pin- 
natisect with narrow linear lobes; pedune. robust, sparsely pilose ; inv. 
glabrous, truncate and ridged above the conical base ; lobes all linear- 
subulate, much acuminate, the outer ciliate. Less./ Syn. 42. DC. 1. c. 
12. Gorteria linearis, Th.! Cap. 697. 
Has. Langekloof, Thunb./ Elandsriviersberge, Z. § 2! Betw. Vanstaadensberg 
and Bethelsdorp, and near Onzer, on a stony mountain cliff, Drege’ (Herb. Th., 
Hk., Sd.) 
