216 ERIcCACEm (Guthrie & Bolus), [ Erica. 
ealyptriform 1); ovary glabrous. Benth. in DO. Prodr. vii. 692. 
E. axillaris, Soland. in Herb. Banks., acc. to Benth. l.c. E. minutz- 
flora, Andr, Heathery, t. 270, and Col. Heaths, t, 245. E. brevipes, 
Bartl. in Linnea, vii. 643. 
Var. B, longipes (Benth. l.c.); “pedicels longer; anthers exserted; stigma 
subequal.” E. longipes, Bartl. in Linnea, vii. 643, not of Klotzsch. 
Coast ReEGion, ascending to 1000 ft.: Tulbagh Div.; Saron, 900 ft., 
Schlechter, 7864! Malmesbury Div.; Groot Vallei, Riebeeks Kasteel, Zeyher, 
1122! Cape Div. ; Cape Flats (Ecklon ?), in Cape Govt. Herb. ! Flats near 
Wynberg, Bodkin in Herb. Bolus, 9282! Caledon Div.; Houw Hoek, and near 
Caledon, Bolus! Klein River Kloof, Zeyher, 3341! Bredasdorp Div.; near 
Elim, Bolus, 8459! Riversdale Div.; near- Muis Kraal, Galpin, 3696! 
Var. 8: Uitenhage Div.; Elands Kloof, Ecklon &¥ Zeyher, 250! in Herb. 
Brit. Mus. 
A somewhat variable. species, of which we take as the type Wendland’s 
excellent figure above-cited. With this Bentlam identified, with some doubt, 
Andrews’ EF. minuteflora, but, as we think, after examination of a considerable 
number of specimens, quite rightly. ‘The only difference of any importance is in 
the form of the stigma, represented by Wendland as calyptriform, a form we 
have nowhere seen in the genus. But in wild specimens the shape varies from 
cyathiform to peltate, which may be due to the spreading and deflection of the 
margin of the stigma consequent upon age. This view seems to receive con- 
firmation from the fact that Klotzsch, who described the species from a living 
plant in the Berlin Bot. Gardens, uses for the stigma the term ‘‘ umbraculiforme.” 
It is easy to conjecture that a further modification might take place and result 
in a calyptriform stigma. Those who see only Wendland’s and Andrews’ 
figures might naturally suppose them to be distinct ; but these are from culti- 
vated specimens, which cannot be relied upon for habit or vegetative characters. 
Bentham’s var. 8, we quote on his authority, not having examined it, 
__ 811. E. curtophylla (Guthrie & Bolus); probably under 1 ft. 
high ; branches numerous, incurved and leafy in the upper portion, 
puberulous ; leaves 3-nate, erect, incurved, oblong, very obtuse, flat 
or concave above, rounded and sulcate beneath, thick, rigid, glabrous, 
smooth, pallid, 11-22 lin. long; inflorescence a subdense pseudo- 
raceme towards the ends of the branches ; flowers mostly binate, 
small; pedicels slender, 11-2 lin. long ; bracts remote, small ; sepals 
lanceolate, coloured, shorter than the corolla-tube, concave, sub- 
scarious, about 2 lin. long; corolla from urceolate-eyathiform- to 
campanulate, slightly contracted at the throat and expanded at the 
mouth, or subequal, glabrous, dry, minutely pitted, pale red, about 
1 lin. long; segments about 3 the length of the tube; anthers 
included, dérsifixed close to the base, longitudinally semiovate, 
smooth, 2 lin. long, muticous ; pore 3 the length of the cell; style 
exserted ; stigma rather large, subcapitate or sometimes subpeltate ; 
ovary glabrous. 
Sourn Arrica: without locality, specimen without collector’s name, in 
Herb. Trinity College, Dublin ! 
Coast Reeton: Riversdale Div.; ridge near Milkwoodfontein, near Stil 
Bay, Galpin, 3651! 
312. E. Priori (Guthrie & Bolus); branches slender, scaberu- 
