Oxalis.] OXALIDEE (Sond.) 325° 
longer than the lateral, all obtuse or very shortly emarginate, pubescent or sub- 
glabrous, ciliate, marked with reddish dots and striz. Peduncles bi-bracteolate in 
the middle, deflexed after flowering, pubescent like the calyx. Flowers large, yel-* 
low. Var. B. is known by lanceolate leaflets twice as narrow, the medial 15-24 
inches long, 3-4 lines wide, the lateral shorter but equally broad, and flowers a little 
smaller. 
21. 0, albida (Sond.) ; stemless, densely hairy, with short, white hairs ; 
leaflets oblong-linear, obtuse, with concave dots, somewhat longer than the 
petiole ; scape equalling or excelling the petiole ; corolla six times 
longer than the sub-obtuse, gland-tipped sepals. 
Has. Sandy places between Hartebeeste R. and Eenkoker, Zey. / 228, May. (Herb. 
Vind., Sond.) ou 
A minute, whitish plant. Bulb wanting. Stipe subterranean, very short. Leaves 
numerous. Leaflets 4-6 lines long, 1-14 lines wide, thickly clothed with shining 
hairs, at length glabrate above, pellucid. Petioles sub-compressed, 2—4 lines long. 
Scapes hairy, becoming smooth, with setaceous bracteoles. Calyx tomentose, at 
length glabrate, with 2-4 reddish calli below the tips. Cor. yellow, large for the 
plant, inch long ; petals with long claws and a wide limb. 
22. 0. Namaquana (Sond.) ; stemless or stipitate, quite glabrous ; 
leaflets oblong-linear, acutely emarginate; scapes equalling the leaves ; 
bracteoles ovate-acuminate, adhering to the calyx ; sepals unequal, 3-4 
times shorter than the corolla. 0. flava, P. trifoliata, EZ. Mey. ! 
Has. Kamiesberg, Kl. Namaqualand, Drege/ Aug. (Herb. E. Mey., Vind., 
Sond.) 
Stipes short or long. Petioles articulated above the dilated base, subterete, 
channelled, inch long. Leaflets petiolulate, six lines long, 1-1} line wide. Brac- 
teoles rather large. Sepals obtuse. Corolla yellow, nearly as in 0. flava. 
23. 0. crispula (Sond.); stemless or stipitate, pubescent ; leaflets — 
linear-oblong, wndulate and curled at the margin, pilose on both sides; — 
scapes equalling the petiole ; sepals lanceolate, five times shorter than 
the corolla. ; ee 
ind., 8 ee 2 
Minute,{with an oblong bulb. Stipe scarcely any, or 2-4 inch long, with few 
scales. "Pédolee uncial. Leaflets six ies long, 1-1 5 Mag sbhdiee, witha ctéiel, 
sinuate margin. Sepals 11 lines long. Petals We pec os 
24, 0. Algoensis (E. & Z.! 704) ; stemless, pubescent ; leaflets with 
a somewhat wavy Ae: saocticle Lees concave, dotted and glabrous 
_above, tomentose underneath, the lateral oblong, unequal-sided, the me- 
dial elliptic-oblong ; scapes excelling the petioles ; sepals lanceolate- 
acuminate, thrice as short as the corolla. : 
Has. Stony hills near Port Elizabeth, Z.& Z./Sep. (Herb. Vind., Lehm., 
Sond.). : : ay 
jae numerous. Petioles two inch, pubescent. Leaflets six lines long, lateral 
one line, medial 2-2} lines wide. Scapes pubescent. Bracts setaceous, 
under the calyx, or none. Sepals four lines long. yellowish at base, the limb 
25, 0. bifolia (B. & Z.! 725); stemless, downy ; leaves mostl y tr00, 
rarely 3 or 4; leaflets oblong, emarginate, ciliate, the lateral oblique at 
base, medial sub-cuneate ; scapes ebracteolate, equalling or excelling 
the leaves ; sepals lanceolate, 6-7 times shorter than the corolla. 
