Walafrida.] SELAGINEM (Rolfe). 125 : 
Drége, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Documente, 65, 219, not of Lindl. ; Walp. 
Rep. iv. 160; Choisy in DC. Prod. xii. 11. % 
CentTRAL ReEaton: Prince Albert Div. ; Kendo, on dry hills at 3000-4000 ft., i 
Drége! ae 
20. W. diffusa (Rolfe); perennial, much branched, more or less 
diffuse, about 6 in. high; branches minutely puberulous; leaves — 
somewhat fascicled, linear, subacute, nearly glabrous, 11-2 lin, ~~ 
long; bracts linear, subacute, nearly glabrous, 1-1} lin. long; 
calyx 1 lin. long; lateral lobes elliptic-oblong, subobtuse, ciliate, _ 
sometimes minutely bidentate at the apex; middle lobe acute, only 
half as long as the lateral lobes; corolla-tube oblong, 1 lin. long ; 
lobes broadly oblong, subequal, scarcely half as long as the tube ; 
fruit ovoid-oblong, * lin. long. Selago diffusa, Hochst in Flora, 
1845, 68; Krauss, Beitr. Fl. Cap. und Natal. 132, not of Thunb. ; 
Choisy in DC. Prod, xii. 12. 
coer Reaion! Humansdorp Div. ; in clay soil near the Zekoe River, Krauss, 
11387! 
21. W. gracilis (Rolfe); perennial, much branched, about 6 in. 
high ; branches puberulous; leaves in approximate fascicles, linear, 
obtuse, minutely puberulous, 3-11 lin. long; spikes oblong, narrow, 
18 lin. long; bracts lanceolate-linear, subacute, somewhat curved, 
slightly ciliate near the base, 3-1 lin. long ; calyx { lin. long ; lateral 
lobes oblong, obtuse, ciliate; middle lobe acute, minute ; corolla-tube 
oblong, 1-11 lin. long; lobes broadly oblong, unequal, about half as 
long as the tube, Selago sp., Drége in Linnea, xx. 202. 
Coast Region: Swellendam Div.; Hassaquas Kloof, Zeyher, 3577 ! 
22. W. squarrosa (Rolfe); perennial, much branched, about 
6 in. high; branches spreading, puberulous; leaves more or less 
fascicled, spreading, linear, obtuse, minutely canescent, 3+2 lin. 
long; spikes oblong, narrow, }—% in. long; bracts ovate, apiculate 
and subobtuse, ciliate near the base, 1 lin. long; calyx { lin. long ; 
lateral lobes ovate, obtuse, ciliate ; middle lobe much smaller ; 
corolla-tube oblong, 1 lin. long; lobes elliptic-oblong, unequal, not 
half as long as the tube ; fruit ovoid, $ lin. long. 
Coast ReGion: Riversdale Div.; Riversdale, Rust, 259! Uitenhage Div.; 
in stony and sandy places, Koegas Kop, Cape Herb. ! 
23. W. articulata (Rolfe); perennial, much branehed, 3-8 in. 
high ; branches puberulous or pubescent ; leaves densely fascicled, 
linear or oblong-linear, obtuse, minutely canescent, 3-1 lin. long; 
spikes capitate or short, corymbosely arranged at the summit of the 
branches or solitary ; bracts oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse, velvety, 
1 lin. long; calyx 1 lin. long, pubescent ; lateral lobes linear-oblong, 
subobtuse, ciliate ; middle lobe about half as long as the lateral lobes ; 
corolla-tube about 12 lin. long; lobes elliptic-oblong, unequal, 
scarcely half as long as the tube ; fruit ovoid-oblong, 3-3 lin. long. 
Selago articulata, Thunb. Prodr. 99, and Fl. Cap. ed. Schult. 460 ; 
