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Rootstock with many thick roots. Leaves about 7 to each peduncle, 

 10-18 cm. long, 1-1'5 mm. broad, linear, obtuse, expanded into a 

 broad membranous sheath at the base 8 mm. wide, glabrous. Peduncle 

 20-34 cm. long, 2-3 mm. in diameter, terete, gradually narrowing 

 above. Spathe-valves 1'5 cm. long, 4-4' 5 mm. broad, ovate, long- 

 acuminate, acute, membranous, glabrous. Flowers 4-6 in an umbel. 

 Pedicels '6-2'5 crn. long, terete, glabrous. Perianth-tube 5 mm. long, 

 campauulate, glabrous ; lobes 5 mm. long, 3 mm. broad, oblong, 

 obtuse, 3-nerved, glabrous. Corona entire, 3 mm. long, with an 

 undulating rim. Stamens in 2 rows, sessile ; the upper reaching to 

 the rim of the corona ; anthers 2 mm. long, 1'5 mm. broad, oblong. 

 Ova.ry 1'5 mm. long, 2 mm. broad, suborbicular in outline; style 

 "5 mm. long, 1 rum. broad; stigma 1'75 mm. broad, capitate. 



Leribe, December, A. Dieterlen, 361. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



SUSUTO: Sefotha-fotha. That which is smelt from a distance. 

 This is cooked with Pisosperma capense, and the decoction is drunk 

 to rid the body of a " snake " which is supposed to have been intro- 

 duced by the witchcraft of an enemy. Used by some natives to 

 strengthen tobacco. The plant has a very strong smell of garlic and 

 is not eaten as is T. acutiloba. 



Very closely allied to T. acutiloba, Harv., from which it may be 

 distinguished by the obtuse perianth-lobes. 



ALLIUM, Linn. 



A. dregeamim, Kuuth. 



Orange Free State, Caledon Biver, Burk<-. 



DISTRIBUTION : Namaqualaud Minor. Malmesbury. Kiversdale. 

 Queenstown. Graaff lieinet. 



MASSONIA, Thuttb. 



M. tenella, Soland. 



Barkly East District, Ben McDhui, c. 9500 ft., March, flowers 

 white, Galpin, 6868 ! ; Wittebergen, 7-8000 ft,, Dr*'<jc, 3509. 



DISTRIBUTION : Endemic. 



M. Bowkeri, Bkr. 



Damp spots on veld and plateau. 1-3 in. high, flowers pure white. 

 Autumn. A. Dieterlen, 724 ! 



DISTRIBUTION : G-riqualand West. Orange Free State (no locality). 

 SESUTO : Lernatlana. The small strong one. In certain illnesses, 



