172 Atnifih of Hie Smith African 



angustata, paullo pubescentia aliquando glabra ; margines dentatae 

 v<>! incisae. Pi'</iuirii/t<x simplex vel supra aliquando basi aliquando 

 ram is dift'imdus, sulcatus, glanduloso-pubescens vel glaber. Capltida 

 1-1-2 cm. louga, 1'2 cm. lata. Bnirf<;' ('< '1 cm. louga, lineares, apice 

 subacutae, glabra vel glanduloso-pubescentes. Bracteae-involucrae 

 1-2 cm. longae, 2-5-3 mm. latae, ovato-lineares, apice subtruncatae, 

 concavae, subtus glandulosae ; margines membranaceae. Tubus 

 <-or/l<ir 4 mm. longus, '5 mm. latus, cylindratus, glaber ; limbus 

 6'5 mm. longus, T5 mm. latus, linearis, apice truiicatus, 3-dentatus. 

 Fihtmt'iitii 1'5 mm. louga: antherae 4 mm. longae, lineares, basi 

 sagittatae. Pappus 7 mm. longus, barbellatus. Ovarium 1-5-4 mm. 

 longum, -5 mm. latum, lineare, supra angustatum ; stylus 1 cm. 

 longus, supra pubescens. Fructus '9-1 cm. longus, supra attenuatus, 

 10-costatus, pubesceus. 



Philipstown and Katrivier, October, EcJclon ; Basutoland, veld and 

 mountain slopes. 5-20 in. high, flowers yellow. Spring. A. Dieter- 

 Ifii. 500: Komgha, 2000ft,, December, Flanagan, 895; East Griqua- 

 laud, round Kokstad, 5000 ft., October-December, Tyson, 1097, 

 1588, Tyson in Herb. Norm. Amtro-Afric., 467; Transvaal (Saddle- 

 Lack Mtu., Barbertou), 4-4500 ft,, September, Galpin, 1027. 



An acaulescent plant with a thick woody subterranean stem, simple 

 or sometimes branched below the ground. Leaves radical, 3-12 cm. 

 long, '3-2 cm. broad, linear, lanceolate-linear or oblanceolate-oblong, 

 acute or rounded at the apex, narrowed at the base, entire or with 

 toothed or incised margins, sparsely pubescent, sometimes almost 

 glabrous. Peduncles 1-3 to each stem, simple or branched above, 

 sometimes branched almost at the base, ribbed, glandular-pubescent 

 to almost glabrous. Capitula 1-10 to each peduncle, when more than 

 one then arranged in a racemose manner on the peduncle, L'l-2 cm. 

 long, 1-2 cm. in diameter, ovate in outline. Bracts '6-2 cm. long, 

 linear, subacute, glabrous or pubescent with gland-tipped hairs. 

 Involucre 2-seriate, bracteolate at the base with 3-6 linear glandular 

 bracts. Involucral bracts 1-2 cm. long, 2'5-3 mm. broad, ovate-linear, 

 almost truncate at the apex, concave, glandular on the keel beneath, 

 with membranous margins. Receptacle flat, nude. Corolla-tube 4mm. 

 long, '5 mm. broad, cylindric, glabrous ; limb 6'5 mm. long, 1*5 mm. 

 broad, linear, truncate and 5-toothed at the apex. Filaments 1'5 mm. 

 long ; anthers 4 mm. long, linear, with an ovate obtuse gland at the 

 apex, tailed at the base. Pappus 7 mm. long, barbellate. Ovary 

 1-5-4 mm. long, '5 mm. broad, linear in outline, narrowed above and 

 expanded into a disc bearing the pappus (when young the ovary is 

 oblong and not produced into a distinct neck) ; style 1 cm. long, fili- 



