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with small raised cushion-like nodes at intervals of 4-18 mm., and 

 arranged in four ranks, generally opposite. Leaves sessile, gemi- 

 nate, fleshy, flattened, obovate or oblong-obovate, minutely apicu- 

 late, 4-6 mm. long. Flowers 1-6 arising together on each node, on 

 1-flowered pedicels 2-4 mm. long. Nearly ripe fruit (seen in this 

 species only) fleshy, deep crimson, and hemispherical in shape, 

 nearly 1 cm. long and about 6 mm. broad, with the outgrown corolla 

 still adherent round its base. 



C APP ARID ACE JE. * 



By Edith L. Stephens. 



The classification of the genera here followed is that of Pax, in 

 Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflan., iii., 2 Abt., pp. 220-236. 



1. CLEOME. 



1. Cleome minima, sp. nov. \_Cleome, sect. Herbaceae, Eichl.] 

 Herba, circa 7 cm. alta, ramosa, pubescentia glandula in floccis 

 parvis vel capillis longioribus singulis indusiata, e qua quasi canes- 

 cens videt. Folia simplicia vel 3-foliolata, 3-5 cm. longa ; foliola et 

 folia simplicia linearia, supra canaliculata, in canale capillas ferentia, 

 apice acuta crassata flavaque ; petiola foliolis dimidio brevior. 

 Racemus simplex, terminalis ; pedicella (in flore uno maturo visa) 

 6 mm. longa. Sepala 4, oblonga, apice subacuta vel obtusa minute 

 ciliataque, margine membranacea albaque, 2 mm. longa, 1 mm. lata, 

 Petala 4, sessilia, oblongo-obovata, apice obtusa parum incurvataque, 

 venosa, caerulea [Pearson], 4 mm. longa, 3 mm. lata. Staminia 6, e 

 toro breve subgloboso ; filamenta 2 mm. longa; antheras dorsifixae, 

 extrors39, li mm. longae. Ovarium sessile, arcuatum, li mm. 

 longum ; stylus complanatus, \ mm. longus ; stigma late capitata. 

 Fructus ignotus. 



Great Namaqualand : Sandy plain, Schakalskuppe, 4,500 ft., 4791. 



A herb, about 7 cm. high, branching, covered with glandular 

 pubescence in little tufts or longer single hairs, giving it a hoary 

 appearance. Leaves simple or 3-foliolate ; petiole 1-2 cm. long, 



* Percy Sladen Memorial Expeditions into South-West Africa, 1908-1911. 

 Report No. 9. The working up of this group has been assisted by a grant from 

 the Union Government. 



