566 UMBELLIFER& (Sond.) oe (Hy erm 8. 
ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIES. 
Radical or lower leaves petiolate : © ee a 
Leaves ovate or obovate, ciliated ... ... vege nes ope. CL 29 
Leaves oval or oblong, serrated ... ... vs ss ae (1) gigantea, ” 
Leaves ovate-cordate, crenately-toothed... ... ... .,, (3)" capita 8S 
Leaves ovate, cuneate at the base, 5-7-toothed ... ... (4) quinquedentata. \ 2 
Lower leaves stem clasping, obovate-oblong, subcordate ... (2) villosa, x 
1. H, gigantea (Linn, fil. Suppl. 435); radical leaves on long petioles, 
oval or oblong, somewhat serrated, clothed with dense soft tomentum _ 
on both surfaces ; stem branched. Thunb. / Nov, Act. Petr. v. 14, 529, 
t, 11. Fl. Cap. 249. E. & Z.! 22 56. Bupleurum giganteum, Thunb. 
Prod. 50. ; 
Has. Mountains near Capetown, Tulbagh in Winterhoeksberg, Duyvels and 
Voormannsbosch, Swellendam, etc. Jan.—March. (Herb. Holm. Sd. D., etc.) 
Radical leaves 3-1 foot long, about 3-4 inches broad, obtuse, with obtuse or 
narrow base, serrulated, or from the dense tomentum, often entire, woolly as well 
as the petioles. Stem terete, glabrous, purplish, 1-2 feet high, naked or with some 
very small leaves at the base of the branches. Umbel with many uncial rays, the 
lateral globose. Leaves of involucre lanceolate. Flowers purplish according to 
Thunberg. The plant is called “ Tundelbloom” by the colonists, who use the wool 
scraped from the leaves for tinder. 
2. H. villosa (Thunb.! Nov. Act, Petrop. v. xiv. 531) ; leaves stem- 
clasping, ovate-oblong, acute, subcordate at the base, toothed, glabrous 
above, whitish-tomentose beneath ; stem tomentose between the leaves, 
glabrous above. Flor. Cap. 249. E.& Z.! 22 57- Herb. Un. Itin. n. 
397. Sieb.n. 214. Burm. Afr, t.71, f.2. Bupleurum villosum, Thunb. 
Prod. 50. 
Has. Mountains near Capetown, Thunb. E. § Z. Drege, Sieber ; Platteklipp, Zeyh. 
3020. Jan.-May. (Herb. Thunb. Holm. 8d. etc.) agit 
Stem 2-3 feet or more in height; leafy on the lower parts. Leaves sessile or 
very short petiolate (H, depauperata, Linn.), 3-4 inches long, 13-2 inches broad 
on the margins, with many short teeth. Umbel with many }-1 uncial rays. Leaves 
of involucre oblong, acute. f p ree . 
2 lines long and re eg Outer rays of the umbellules sterile or abortive. Frui 
3. H. capitata (Linn. fil. Suppl. 43 5)3 leaves radical, petiolate, 
» crenately-toothed, glabrous above, whitish-tomentose be- 
Var. 8, minima ; stem filif ; 
minima, E. & Z.! 2261. orm (2-4 inches), leaves and umbels smaller. JH. 
Has. Rocks on the top of Tablemountain ; var. 8, Van Staadensriviersberge, 
Stem about 1 foot high, with 1 or 2 short, umbelliferous eceuiie Leaves only 
Umbels subcapitate 3 Tays i fruit * “ 
Flowers white. Fruit s tne eo 4 inch long. Leaves of involucre about 7. 
ark ctinawedendata (Linn, fl Suppl. 436); leaves, from the lower 
part of the stem, . petiolate, ovate, priate aad hates <b eintie gla- 
brous above, whitish-tomentose beneath ; Stem tomentose between the 
