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51. A. parviflora (Berg. Pl. Cap. p. 208) folis fasciculatis 
subulatis muticis glabris hirtisve, floribus in spicam paucifloram 
approximatis, calycis pubescentis dentibus ovatis lanceolatisve 
tubo brevioribus, petalis pubescentibus, carina alis breviore, 
ovario biovulato, legumine oblique ovato acuto calycem breviter 
superante.— Valde similis formis nonnullis A. 227, differt tamen 
statura minore, inflorescentia laxiore, floribus paullo minoribus et 
preesertim ovulis in ovario constanter 2 nec 4. 
Mountains of Swellendam district; Gnadenthal, Drege! 
Puspasvalley and Kochmanskloof, Ze£/on and Zeyher, Groot- 
vadersbosch, Zeyher ! n. 2332, also in the collections of Thom! 
Bowie! and Burchell! n. 6359. 
52. A. cephalotes (Thunb. ? Fl. Cap. p. 578) foliis fasciculatis 
brevibus obtusis crassiusculis glabris puberulisve, floribus capi- 
tatis, calycis villosi laciniis lanceolatis tubo paullo longioribus, 
vexillo ovali-oblongo villosulo carina glabra v. puberula longiore, 
ovario biovulato.—Frutex robustus, a varietate capitata A. spicate 
differt habitu, foliis crassioribus interdum subdilatatis, dentibus 
calycinis rigidioribus, floribus paullo minoribus. 
Cape district, Forbes! Fransche Hoek, Thunberg ; Zwarteberg, 
Ecklon and Zeyher, whose specimens, however, I have not seen; 
and it is doubtful whether Thunberg's plant be the same, although 
his short description agrees well with the specimens I have seen. 
One of them is included in the Linnean herbarium, under 
A. lotoides. I have some doubts also whether the plant may not 
prove to be one of the numerous forms assumed by the A. spicata 
in particular soils and situations. The A. cephalotes of DC. is 
according to E. Meyer his A. galeata. 
53. A. cerrhantha (Eckl. Zeyh. Enum. p. 208) from Uiten- 
hage is unknown to me, but must again be very near A. spicata. 
Walpers refers it to A. globosa (Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 510) a very 
bad figure which does not appear to me to represent an Aspala- 
thus at all. 
54. A. spicata (Thunb. Fl. Cap. p. 578) foliis fasciculatis 
subulatis vix mucronatis piloso-hirtis glabratisve, floribus spicatis 
subeapitatisve, calycis hirsutissimi laciniis lanceolato-subulatis 
