38 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Folia alternantia, trifoliolata, inferrima et suprema sa?pe hifoliolata 

 vel simplicia ; petiola in inferrimis ad 15 cm. longa, canaliculata, 

 gracilisque, in intermediis seriatim brevior, in supremis same non 

 instructa ; foliola elliptico-oblonga, obtusa, 12-18 mm. longa, 

 1-3 mm. lata ; lamina in foliis simplicibus latior plernmque 

 brevior. Racema terminalis ; flores in axillis foliorum superiorum ; 

 pedicelli in flore maturo ad 18 mm. longi, in fructu parum longiores. 

 Sepala 4, lanceolate, acuta vel obtusa, nervata, viridia, 3 mm. longa. 

 Petala obovata, basim coarta, flava, erubescentia, 4-5 mm. longa. 

 Staminia 8, omnia fertilia, e toro breve subgloboso, primo petalis 

 aequales, demum inaequaliter producta ; antherae basifixa?, versatiles ; 

 filamenta teretia. Ovarium sessile, 4-7 mm. longum ; stylus 

 complanatus, ^ mm. longus ; stigma late capitate, obscure bilobata. 

 Fructus ad 30 mm. longus et 2 mm. latus. 



Great Namaqualand : Sandy plains west of Ganus, 4483 ; dry 

 stream-bed between Griindoorn and Sabiesis, 3,000-4,000 ft., 4581. 



A herb, 8-20 cm. high, unbranched, with stem, leaves, calyces, 

 and pods covered with stiff glandular hairs ; stem terete and 

 furrowed. Leaves alternate, trifoliolate, the lowest and uppermost 

 often bifoliolate or simple; petiole slender, channelled, up to 15 cm. 

 long in the lowest leaves, gradually becoming shorter in the inter- 

 mediate leaves, often not developed in the uppermost ; leaflets 

 elliptico-oblong, obtuse, 12-18 mm. long, 1-3 mm. broad ; lamina in 

 the simple leaves wider and usually shorter. Raceme terminal ; 

 flowers in the axils of the upper leaves ; pedicels up to 18 mm. 

 long, lengthening slightly in the fruit. Sepals 4, lanceolate, acute 

 or obtuse, veined, green, 3 mm. long. Petals obovate, narrowed at 

 the base, yellow turning to pink, 4-5 mm. long. Stamens 8, all 

 fertile, inserted on a short subglobose torus, at first as long as the 

 petals, later elongating unequally ; anthers basifixed, versatile ; 

 filaments terete. Ovary sessile, unilocular, with two parietal 

 placentae bearing numerous ovules, 4-7 mm. long; style flattened, 

 h mm. long ; stigma widely capitate, obscurely 2-lobed. Fruit a 

 siliqua up to 30 mm. long and 2 mm. broad. 



4. CAPPARIS. 



C. sp. (C. punctata, Burch. Trav., L, 492, or a very closely 

 allied species). 



Little Namaqualand : Common among granite rocks in southern 



