42 Annuls of the South African Museum. 



" Great Namaqualand. Tree, 12-15 ft. Dry granite slopes south 

 of Gorup railway station, 3,000 ft., 4171; 21.2.09." "Between 

 Dabaigabis and Grundoorn, 4,250 ft., 3150; in flower, 3.2.09." 

 " Tree, 12 ft. (to bush, 4 ft.). Common on barren mountains 

 south of Tsehauchab railway station, 2,000 ft., 4458 ; in fruit, 

 22.2.09." " Tree, 12-15 ft. Flowers white. Kopje 15 miles south- 

 east of Griindoorn, 4564 ; in flower, 3209." 



I have seen well-authenticated material of this species, and as 

 neither flower nor fruit is described by Engler, I append descrip- 

 tions of both (£ Pearson 4564, ? Marloth 5019, fruit Pearson 

 4458). I would call attention to the fact that this species has only 

 2 styles, while the genus has been diagnosed by Engler, /. c, p. 355, 

 as having 3 styles. 



Calycis laciniaee ovatae obtusae dorso tomentosae circ. 2 mm. longae, 

 petala oblongo-obovata circ. 4 mm. longa, stamina circ. 2-5 mm. 

 longa, filamentis subulatis circ. 1*5 mm. longis antheris ovatis, 

 staminodiis in floribus feminis quam stamina paullum minoribus et 

 iis similibus sed sterilibus. Discus parum elevatus 5-crenatus. 

 Ovarium subglobosum, styli 2 inferne connati apice divergentes in 

 stigmata crassa subglobosa exeuntes. Fructus drupaceus, subreni- 

 formis 9 mm. latus, 5 mm. longus, leviter compressus paullum 

 obliquus, pericarpio leviter et irregulariter verrucoso. 



4. H., n. sp. ('?). 



Eamulis novellis pubescentibus deinde glabris ; foliis alternis 

 obovato-oblongis vei subovatis in petiolum brevem cuneatim angus- 

 tatis, subcoriaceis nervis atque venis reticulatis utrinque haud 

 prominulis supra glabris subtus glaucis minutissime pubescentibus. 



Folia majora circ. 7 cm. longa circ. 3 cm. lata nervis lateralibus 

 inter se circ. 2 mm. distantibus, petiolo 3-5 mm. longo. 



In the absence of flowers and fruits I do not venture to put a 

 name to this specimen, which seems to belong to an undescribed 

 species. The comparatively thin leaves on which the veins are not 

 raised, distinguish it from H. dispar, with which at first sight it 

 might be confounded. It seems to come very close to H. concolor 

 (Presl), with which I am not acquainted. The latter is, however, 

 said to be quite glabrous. 



" Great Namaqualand. Dry river-bed south of Warmbad, 2,400 ft., 

 4020; 26.1.09." 



2. EHUS. 



Ehus, L., Gen. n. 369; Sonder, in Fl. Cap., i., p. 504, pr. p.; 

 Engler, I. c, p. 371; Diels, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb., xxiv., p. 568; 

 Schonland, in Eec. Alb. Mus., ii., p. 231. 



