44 Annals of the South African Museum. 



" Upper Region. Spreading bush or small tree, 2-12 ft. Common 

 in Blaauwkrantz Pass, 2,500 ft., 4960; 6.12.08." " Lower slopes of 

 Hantamberg between Calvinia and Holle Rivier. Low, spreading 

 bush. 3964; 10.12.08." 



" Little Namaqualand. Bush with varnished leaves. At all 

 elevations in Battel Poort Mountain, 2978; 30.12.08." "Broken 

 country 15 miles north of Alewyn's Fontein, 3,200 ft. Bush, 4-6 ft. 

 3927 ; in fruit, 23.12.08." 



" Great Namaqualand. Bush, 4-5 ft., leaves varnished. At base 

 of mountain north of Schakalskuppe railway station, 4,900 ft., 4220 ; 

 18.12.09." 



6. Rh. puberula, E. and Z., Enum., p. 145; Sonder, /. c, i., 

 p. 511 ; Engler, /. c, p. 427; Diels, /. c, p. 581. 



Diflert a typo foliis subglabris foliolis margine ciliatis, foliorum 

 petiolus 3-6 mm. longus, foliola lateralia lanceolata vel oblonga 

 acuta vel obtusa 1-5-2-2 cm. longa 4-6 mm. lata, intermedium 

 lanceolatum 1-5-2-7 cm. longum 4-7 mm. latum. 



" Orange River Region. Tree, 20-30 ft. Close to water's edge at 

 Raman's Drift, 3112; in fruit, 13.1.09." 



The following, a spiny shrub without flowers and fruit, will most 

 likely also have to be referred to Rh. puberula, E. & Z. The leaves 

 are practically glabrous, except that here and there the margins of 

 the leaflets are slightly ciliate. Engler, I. c, p. 427, states that this 

 species is sometimes spiny. 



" Damaraland. Namib at Welwitsch. Shallow, dry stream- 

 courses. Bush, 2-2i ft. Branches weak and spreading. 4154 ; 

 2.3.09." 



7. Rh. viucronata, Thunb., in Thunberg Fl. Cap., p. 264; Sonder, 

 I. c, p. 513 ; Engler, /. c, p. 432 ; Diels, I. c, p. 583. 



Cape Region. Bush, 5 ft. East slopes above Pickenier's Pass, 

 5208; in flower, 24.11.10." 



8. Rh. Burchclli, Send., ms. ; Engler, /. c, p. 412; Diels, /. c, 

 p. 574. 



" Little Namaqualand. Bush, 3-4 ft. Broken country 15 miles 

 north of Alewyn's Fontein, 3,200 ft., 3928 ; 23.12.08." There is a 

 second label (probably by mistake) attached to this specimen. " Hills 

 around Kamabies water-hole, 3,300 ft., 3946 ; 27.12.08." " Slopes of 

 kopje south of Kamabies, 3,200 ft., 3958 ; 24.12.08." " Bush, 4 ft. 



