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cult to consider them as one species, the var. 8. coming very near 
to À. comosa, yet their characters are so much alike that, from their 
occurring together so frequently, it is not impossible the two may 
be found even on one bush. E. Meyer's description and name 
refer to a, but the specimens I received from Drège belong to 8. 
47. A. nervosa (E. Mey! Comm. p. 62), ramis tomentellis, 
foliis fasciculatis lineari-carinatis mucronatis puberulis subcanes- 
centibusque, calycis turbinati tomentosi laciniis lanceolatis tri- 
nervibus tubo subæquilongis vexillo villoso multo brevioribus, 
carina glabra, ovario villoso.— Frutex ramosissimus. floribundus. 
Folia rigidula, patentia, circa 2 lin. longa. Flores 5 lin. longi. 
Species a præcedentibus calycis laciniis brevioribus facile digno- 
scenda. 
Grassy hills near Swellendam, Mundt! rocky situations Nieu- 
wekloof, Drège! gathered also by Zhom! According to Drége 
(Linnea, v. 20), A. remota, Eckl. Zeyh. Enum. p. 218, from Tul- 
bagh valley, is the same species, if so, their name, though not a 
good one, has the right of priority. 
48. A. uniflora (Linn! Spec. p. 1001), foliis brevibus fascicu- 
latis lineari-teretibus glabris ‘hirtellisve, floribus subsessilibus 
solitariis geminisve, calycis laciniis foliaceis ovato-cymbæformibus 
tubo villosulo æquilongis, vexillo villoso, carina glabra, legumine 
pubescente oblique rhombeo calycem vix superante.—A. cymba- 
Sormis, DC., Prod. 2. p. 140.—A. ericifolia, Berg. Pl. Cap. p. 205 
—A. scaphoides, Eckl. Zeyh. Enum. p. 206. teste Walp.—Folia 
ericoidea, 1-2 lin. longa. Species hirsutie variabilis, sed emi 
facillime ab omnibus distinguenda. 
Cape district; probably very common, as it occurs in almost all 
collections. Plukenet’s figure, quoted by Linnæus, is a very dif- 
ferent plant, evidently one of the Laterales, and has led to the 
idea that Linneus’ and Lamarck’s A. uniflora were different. 
Linnæus’s own specimen, as well as his character, belong, without 
doubt, to the present species. 
49. A. prostrata (Eckl. Zeyh. Enum. p. 206), from Swellen- 
dam, is said by them to be allied to A. eymbaformis (A. uniflora) ; 
their description indicates some very different species. 
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