634, a. | =. 
Has. Margins of small ponds near the Zwartkops River, Uit. Z. g¢ Z.! Var. £. 
 Buffeljagdrivier, Zey. (Herb. Sd.) ia 
_ Annual, 1-2 inches high, densely much branched. Leaves shorter than the inter- 
nodes, 2—3 lines long, channelled above. Flowers } line long, white. Leaves in B. 
almost setaceous, 
2. B. trichotoma (E. & Z.! 1851); spreading, di-trichotomous ; leaves 
linear or subulate, subacute, patent; pedicels equalling or exceeding the 
leaves ; calyx equalling or exceeding the deltoid petals, deeply 4-parted, 
with lanceolate, acute segments. Zey/ 2511, 75/ Drege ! 6883. 
Has. Moist places round Table Mt., E. ¢ Z./ Simonstown, C. Wright / 550. 
Draakensteensberg, Drege / (Herb. Sd. D.) 
Sn small annual, very like the preceding, but readily known by its deeply parted 
calyx. 
38. B. brevifolia (E.&Z.! 1852) ; spreading, di-trichotomous ; leaves 
very short, fleshy, linear-obovate, or subrotund, blunt; pedicels filiform, 
much longer than the leaves; calyx 2 as long as the ovate petals, deeply 
4-parted, the segments oblong, obtuse, with acute interspaces. Drege, 
9884, also Crassula inanis, LE. Mey! (ea pte) in Herb. Drege. Zey! 635. 
Has. Wet spots round Capetown, Z. § Z./ Greenpoint, W. H. H. Simons 
Bay, C. Wright, 549, 555. (Herb. Sd,, D.. Hk.) 
A small annual, 1-3 inches high, much branched from the base ; branches 
patent. Internodes much longer than the leaves. Leaves 1~2 lines long, Pedicels 
5-6 lines long ; flowers white, 1 line long. 
Var. Be subulata; leaves subulate, acute, very slender ; stems decumbent. Zey ! 
4. B. alpina (Harv.) ; spreading, dichotomous; leaves somewhat 
petioled, flat, obovate-spathulate or flabelliform, very obtuse ; pedicels 
filiform, about equal to the leaves; calyx somewhat shorter than the 
ovate petals, deeply 4-lobed, the lobes oblong, very blunt, roughish, 
with rounded interspaces. Petrogeton alpinum, E. & Z.! 1858. Cras- 
sula wmbella, HE, Mey ! in Hb. Drege. 
Has. Summit of Table Mt., 7. & Z./ Hexrivierskloof, Drege! (Herb. Sd.) 
A minute annual, scarcely an inch high. The leaves are broader and flatter than 
in B. brevifolia, more obviously petioled, and somewhat longer. The calyx lobes 
are separated by rounded sinuses, and rather longer in proportion to the petals. 
5. B. =~ (Harv.) ; stem filiform, simple below, dichotomous 
above, with distant nodes; leaves ovato-lanceolate, acute, rough-edged, 
flat, thin, translucent when dry, veiny ; flowers in a loose, terminal 
cyme ; pedicels filiform; calyx about as long as the concave, lanceo- 
late, acute petals, deeply 4-parted, the segments lanceolate, acute. 
Crassula prostrata, E. Mey! in Herb. Drege. 
Has. Between the Omsamwubo and Omsamcaba, Caffr. Drege! (Herb. Sd. Hk.) 
This has quite the aspect of a Crassula, particularly of C. centauroides in minia- 
ture. Stems 6-10 inches long, simple for 3 their length ; internodes 1-2 inches 
long. Leaves 3-5 lines long, 2-3 wide, with purple veins. Flowers 1-14 line long. 
III. DINACRIA, Harv. 
Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Petals 5, pighily connate at base, with broad, 
erect claws and spreading or recurved limbs, Stamens 5, shorter than 
the petals. Carpels 5, pluri-ovulate, each with a short, dorsal horn at 
