320 OXALIDEE (Sond,) [Owalis. 
E. & Z.689. Herb. Un. No. 589. 0. elongata, 8B. amoena and O, gra- _ 
cilis, a, EH. Mey. O. arcuata, Meisn., in Pl. Krauss, non Jacq. ; 
Var. y. pusilla ; stem very short, or scarcely any; leaflets linear or 
linear-cuneate, 1-2-callous, rarely nude ? peduncles as long as the leaves 
or a little longer ; flowers smaller, sepals mostly with callous dots. 0. 
pusilla, Jacq. ! 1. c. t.42. E.§Z.! No. 692. 0. pusilla, «, and O. mi- 
nuata ? FE. Mey.! Ominuta, EB. & Z.! 690. Meisn. ! in Pl. Krauss, non 
Thunb. Hb. Un. No. 590. 
Var. 6. albiflora ; somewhat hairy ; stem short ; flowers larger, white, 
with yellowish bases. 
Var. «. acuminata ; glabrous ; stemshort ; leaflets linear, small, with 
several calli; sepals much acuminate, spreading, not callous tipped. 0. 
gracilis, 8. H. Mey. 
Has.. Sandy places round Capetown, and many places in Cape, Stellenbosch, and 
Caledon Districts, common, Thunberg, de. &c. 8. Berg river, Zey/ 217. €, Zwart- 
land, Drege! Krumrivier, Zey/ 219. Jul.-Aug. (Herb. Thunb., Lam., Jacq., E. 
-; Meisn., Holm., T.C.D., Sond.) 2 
lant polymorphous. Bulb 3-4 lines long, brownish. Petioles dilated at base, 
glabrous or pilose, 2—4 lines long, rarely longer. Leaflets 3-4 lines long, 4-2 lines 
wide, emarginate, appearing finely dotted under alens. Peduncles 1-2 inches long ; 
in a, sometimes 3 inches. Corolla 8-10-12 lines long, with a yellow tube, and usually 
a violet-purple limb, rarely whitish. It varies with double flowers. 
7. 0. leptocalyx (Sond.) ; glabrous ; bulb ovate, smooth ; stem erect, 
somewhat branched, leafy; leaflets linear, subcuneate, emarginate ; pe- 
duncles one-flowered, equalling the leaves ; sepals lanceolate, setaceo- 
: acuminate, not callous-tipped, ciliolate at the margin, as are the brac- 
ie teoles ; corolla twice as long as the calyx, pilose externally. 
ers Has. Moist places. Piquetberg, Zey! 216. June. (Herb. Sond.) 
4 inches high, slender. Petioles 3-4 lines long. Leaflets 4—6 lines long. Sepals 
four lines long. Corolla yellowish at base, the limb violet colour. Allied to var. ¢ 
of the preceding species. - 
8. 0. Burkei (Sond.) ; glabrous or pilose ; stem slender, nearly leaf- 
less ; leaflets linear, involute-subterete, emarginate, with apical calli ; pe- 
duncles glabrous, longer than the leaf; sepals ovate-acuminate, nude, 
ciliate (as well as the bracteoles) 6-8 times shorter than the corolla. 
Var. 8. multiglandulosa ; leaflets dotted and striated with blackish 
callosities, f 
one gr Stony cae the — opt arag og ig rag? — ! ao / 
257. £#. same 256, and on hi the iver, 262. May. — 
(Glass. Hook, NOD. Bond) soca ep : 
3 inches high, very slender. Bulb wanting. Petioles } inch long. Leaflets 3-4 
pee: 4 line wide. Corolla 7-8 lines long, with a yellow tube and bluet be 
’ 8 (Jacq, 1 Ox. t 32) ; bulb ovate, smooth ; stem or stipe 
cumbent, leafless below ; leaflets linear, obtuse or sube-_ 
ove, villoso-pubescent underneath ; peduncles villous, 
bracteoles near the calyx ; sepals lanceolate, 5-6 
corolla; claws of the petals longer than the 
3 Wo. 134. a S; 
