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FLORA OF SOUTH AFRICA. 443 
inches long, 3-1 inch broad, with a petiole 1-2 lines long ; 
they are membranous, somewhat paler underneath, and gene- 
rally acute, the inferior and younger ones sometimes obtuse ; 
nerves pinnate, prominent on the inferior, scarcely visible on 
the upper surface. Umbelle solitary, alternately in the 
axils of only one of each pair of opposite leaves, about 8- 
flowered ; peduncle filiform, 6 lines long; bracteole at the 
base of each pedicel one line long. Flowers of the size of 
those of Apocynum androsemifolium; corolla about four 
times larger than the calyx, wide, between the campanulate 
and rotate form, divided till near the middle into 5 oblong, 
obtuse, little diverging lobes, dark purple? the bottom pale 
greenish. Stamens and corona minute. Fruit unknown. 
2. Aspidoglossum heterophyllum, E. Mey.! comm. p. 200. 
Ad flum. Kromme Rivier (IV. C. c.) Febr. 1839. Dr. 
Krauss. 
3. Gomphocarpus hastatus, E. Mey. l. c. p. 201. B angusti- 
folius, nob. folis lanceolatis basi truncatis v. subhastatis, 
margine undulato-crispulis. 
In collibus circa Melkhout Kraal prope flum. Knysna, 
distr. George (IV. C. b.) Febr. 1839, et in graminosis distr. 
Zwellendam (IV. C. a.) Dec. 1838, legit Dr. Krauss. 
Suffrutex, ramis alternis subdivaricatis, subsimplicibus, - 
spithameis, pedunculis terminalibus, solitariis v. geminis, 
$-1 poll. longis, 10-15-floris, pedicellis 3-4 lin. longis, alabas- 
tris subglobosis, corolla basi sulphurea, apice v. demum tota 
atro-fusco-purpurascens. Fruct. non vidi. 
3. G.frutescens, R. Br. E. Mey.! l.c. p. 202. In arenosis 
ad ripas flum. Gauritz (IV. C. a.) Jan. 1839. Krauss, n. 
1258. 
4. Lagarinthus tenuis, E. Mey.? comm. p. 203. In gra- 
minosis prope Zwellendam (IV. C. a.) Jan. 1839. Dr. Krauss. 
—Our specimens differ from Drége’s only in having many- 
flowered umbels, and the corolla turned down. 
5. L. navicularis, E. Mey. ! | c. p. 204. Cum precedente 
legit Dr. Krauss. 
6. L. peltigerus, E. Mey.1. c. p. 205.—In graminosis prope 
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