Jk\'phorhi(r.] EUi'flOKijrACE.E (Brown). 2(31 



Vau. 7, brachyphylla (Boiss. in DC. Prodr. xv. ii. 170) ; leaves more ninnerons 

 and more cloF^ely placed than In the t^ pe or var. j8, 3-7 lin. long, ^-]| liu. Lroa<l, 

 linear-lanceolate, pungcntly acute, narrowed at the base ; umbels 1-4 iu. in diairi., 

 with rays ^-2J iu. long ; bracts 1^-2^ lin. long, 1^-3^ lin. broad, rhomlx. id-ovate, 

 pungently acute ; glands of the involucre crescent-shaped, very obtuse or with 

 very short points at the ends. 



SOLTH Africa : without locality, Thunheru ! Drege, 4i3-23 ! 



Coast Region: Cape Div. ; at the foot of Lion Mountain, FehhcUcr, 7i» ! 

 Bathurst Div. ; between Port Alfred and Kaffir Drift, Bavchdl, 3841 ! ITiteuhage 

 Div. ; near Uitenhage, Barchell, 4255! Schlcchtcr, 2525! Coega, Rofjers, 2115 1 

 Albany Div. ; various localities, Burchell, 36331 Burtt-Banj, 11562! MarOiran, 

 327 ! 328 ! Biwh ! JIlss Dab/, 607 I 838 ! Miss Sole, 3S9 ! Queenstown Div. ; 

 various localities, Br^r/e, 3562! Galpin, 1574! 2613! King Williaui^town Div.; 

 near Peelton, Coojm-, 109 1 East London Div.; East London, Woody aS.'iS ! 

 Canibridge, Miss Wormald, 77 1 Komgha Div.; near Konigha, Fhniaga)}, 236 I 

 EavStern Frontier, MacOicau, 32S ! Ilutton ! Var y : Albany Div, ; near Grahauis- 

 town, MacOwan, 19! Trapps Valley, Miss Daly, 669! Bedford Div.; near 

 Bedford, M'tss Nicol, 13! Rietfontein, between Kasnga Kiver and Port Alfred, 

 Burchdl, 3960 ! King Williamstown Div. ; Frankfort, Sim, 1450 I British 

 Kaffraria, Coop^^ 123! 



Ckntral Regiox : Somerset Div. ; Somerset Ea-st, Boichcr ! 



Kalahari Region : Orange River Colony ; Ilarrismith, Sanl:e>j, 233 1 

 Bethlehem, Richardson \ Basutoland ; Leribe, Dietevkrij 351 ! Transvaal ; variou.s 

 localities, Burhe \ Zet/her, 1538 ! Ecldon & Zeiflicr, Euphorb. 10 ! Echmann, 4551 ! 

 Wilms, 1333! 1333a! Bartt-Davy, 1995! 5046 ! 5493 I 9057! Miss Nation, 12 1 

 Miss Lecndcrtz, 362! 892! 977 1 1702! 2305! Radeimdwr, 7300! Rogers, 396! 

 1202! Mhs Itaagner \ Tennant, 6921 ! 6942! 



Eastkrn Region : Tran^kei ; Krielis Country, Bowher, 245 ! Kentani district, 

 Miss Pegler, 1393! 179S ! Tembuland ; tazem,- Baur, 2391 Gri^iualand East; 

 near Kokstad, Tysmi, 10941 and in MacOwan ct Bolus, Ilcrh, Norm. Austr.-Afr., 

 452! Natal; various localities, iSanc^frso?? ! T Foot/, 518 ! 4780! 7459! Miss Franks 

 171 Herb. Wood, 12196! Willis, 2256! Schlccldvr, 3164! 3373 1 Rogers, 1133! 

 Var.f)3: Natal; various localities, Kravss, 441! Sauderson\ Gcrrard, 7641 1169! 

 Wood, 195 ! 518 ! 6522 1 8682 ! Rudatis, 441 [ Schkchter, 3048 I 3164 I Var. y: 

 Transkei ; Krielia Country, ^ozt'Zrer ! ■ 



Tlie varieties cusp idata and brachyphylla are diailnci from the type in appearance 

 and may possibly prove to be distinct species, but there seem to be some inter- 

 mediate forms, which require to be studied in the living state. The variety 

 hrachypJiylla has the appearance of being a hybrid between E. strialn and E. 

 schrophylla and only occurs in the general region where both species grow. 



25. E. erythrina (Link, Enum. PL Hort. BeroL ii. 12); a 



perennial shrul)let, i-2 ft. high ; stems few or several, erect, simple 

 or branched, leafy ^'throughout or becoming naked at the base, 

 glabrous ; leaves very numerous, rather crowded, alternate, ascend- 

 ing, subcoriaceons, often imbi-icate, 2-8 lin. long, i~l| lin. broad, 

 usually linear-lanceolate or narrowly cuneate-oblanccolate, some- 

 times linear-oblong, obtu.se or acute, with a straight apiculus at the 

 apex, tapering below into a very short petiole not revolute at the 

 margins, glabrous ; umbel terminal, |-2| in. in diam., 3-5-rayed, 

 with a whorl of 3-5 oblong or ovate or broadly rhomboid leaves 

 2-5 lin. long and 1-5 lin. broad at its base ; rays J-2 in. long, 

 usually once or twice forked, sometimes simple and occasionally the 

 secondary rays bear a succession of 3-4 pairs of barren (always ?) 

 bracts along them, glabrous; bracts 2-3?> liu. long, 2i^6 lin. broad, 

 transversely rhomboid, very obtuse or rounded and apiculate at the 



