Bus =e Cat. No. 1481.! * ia 6 
MALVACEH (Harv.) 173 
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the lobes very ehord ‘obtuse and unequally crenate, the ribs and veins pro- 
—_ Iinent onthe lower surface ; flowers axillary, several crowded toge- 
- D>. ther, on very short pedicels ; invol, of 10-12 linear, tomentose, acute 
leaflets half as ‘long as the bell-shaped, shortly s-lobed calyx. DC. 
Prod. 5. p- 447. K& i Z.! 309. enone, Burch ? Trav. 1. p. 
Has. Karroo, between Beaufort arid Graaf Reynet, E. ¢ Z./ Mrs. F. W. Barber ! 
_ Brack Rivier, Burke! (Herb. T.O.D., Hook., Sond.) 
vipat sagen ts at, very rough in all parts. Flowers deep crimson, 
hands opening ‘throughout the whats summer, 
10. H pataneiatel (Cav. Dis. t. 66. f. 2.) ; shrubby, laxly stellato- 
hispid, rough ; branches slender ; leaves on short or longish petioles, 
3—5-lobed, the lobes obtuse, the middle one longest, unequally toothed ; 
peduncles axillary, many times longer than the leaves, one-flowered ; 
invol, of 8~r0 linear-lanceolate leaflets, equalling or exceeding the cus- 
pidate calyx-lobes ; capsule pubescent, seeds smooth. DOC. Prod. 1. 
446. E.d Z. 310. Bot. Reg. t. 231. Thunb. Cap. p. 549. H. Kraus- 
sianus, Buching. in Walp. Rep. 5. p. 91. 
Has. In woods and on hill sides. Galgebosche, Thunberg, Drege / Uitenhage, 
£. & Z.! Port Natal, Dr. Sutherland. (Herb. T.C.D., Hook., Sond.) 
A graceful shrub, 2-4 feet high, with erect branches and distant leaves. The leaves 
are usually as above described, but the lobes are sometimes shallow or obsolete. The 
long flowerstalk is a constant mark. The flowers are deep rosy red, 1} inch long, 
campanulate and slightly nodding. 
11. H. Meyeri (Harv.) ; shrubby, slender ; branches straight, stri- 
gose with pred stellate bristles ; leaves (small) on short petioles, 3- 
nerved, ovate-oblong, obtuse, unequally toothed and somewhat 3-lobed, 
the lateral lobes very short, appressedly stellato-pubescent ; stipules seta- 
ceous, rigid ; peduncles axillary, longer than the leaves, jointed below 
the flower ; : invol. of about 10 linear-subulate pubescent leaflets, shorter 
_ than the deltoid-acuminate calyx lobes ; sole smooth. 
H. microphyllus, E. Mey.! (non Vahl). Cee 
isa tendency to 
reminds us of come wupe L for: 
12. H. leiospermus (1 Tarv. aenck cred he bi: plans except the 
petals densely setose with stiff, ype stellate hairs ; leaves oval-ob- 
long, 5-nerved, entire or 2-3-toothed near the point, on short petioles; 
stipules subulate ; flowers axillary, pedunculate ; involucre of about 10 
subulate leaflets, "nearly as long as the acuminate calyx-lobes ; — 
and seeds glabrous. ; . 
_— South —, Burke! ai Hook.) 
Bs — i and io Flowers 1 inch 
