Plants Collected in the Percy Sladen Memorial Expeditions. 151 



three-fourths of their length, membranous and dry, thr tip alone 

 being foliaceous. Protected within the upper pair of these are 

 enclosed the foliage leaves of the next season's growth. These are 

 3quetrous acute, about 1 cm. long, and in a considerably hardened 

 and dried condition remain on the plant for apparently several 

 seasons ; the persistent peduncles are situated between the two 

 winter or resting shoots and are 2bracteate at base ; fruiting 

 valves 5; main stem stout, attaining 1-5 cm. indiam. with numerous 

 short woody branches forming a dense tuft, about 5 cm. in height. 



75. M. annuum papillosum (?), flavescens, e basi ramosum, ramis 

 decumbentibus vel erectis, laxe foliatis ; foliis teretibus (?) obtusis, 

 basi ampliatis connatisque, 1-4-5 cm. longis ; floribus solitariis vel 

 3natis, 3-4 cm. diam. ; calycis segmentis valde inaequalibus, 

 3 foliaceis longioribus, 2 membranaceo-marginatis ; petalis filiformibus 

 albis, ad 2-5 cm. longis. 



Namaqualand : Sandy river-bed between Modderfontein and 

 Doornpoort, 5986. Common from Chubiessis outspan to Daunabis. 



An annual herb, apparently papillose, yellowish in the dried state, 

 branched from the base, the branches decumbent or erect, laxly 

 leafy ; leaves terete (?) obtuse, widened and connate at the base, 

 l-4'5 cm. long ; flowers solitary or ternate, 3-4 cm. in diam. ; calyx 

 segments very unequal, 3 foliaceous longer, 2 with membranous 

 margins ; petals filiform white, up to 2-5 cm. long. 



This is most probably a new species, but until fresh material is 

 available it seems advisable not to name it. The same species was 

 collected at Schakalswater, Little Bushmanland, by M. Schlechter 

 (No. 7). 



76. M.frutescens, sp. nov., foliis basi connatis, semi-teretibus vel 

 interdum turgide 3quetris ; floribus 5meris, in cymas apertas 

 4-5 furcatas dispositis ; petalis albidis. 



Frutex glaber, ad 2-5 met. altus ; rami erecti rigidi glauci laeves, 

 06 cm. diam., ramulis ultimis rubescentibus ; folia basi connata, 

 patenti-incurva, deinde patula, semi-teretia vel interdum turgide 

 3quetra, obtusa vel subacuta, mucronulata glauca, inconspicue 

 viridi-maculata, ad 5-5 cm. longa, 1*2 cm. diam. ; flores 5meri, in 

 cymas terminales apertas 4-5furcatas dispositi ; pedunculi sub- 

 compressi, - 5-l cm. longi, lateralibus, 2 bi icteatis ; calyx turbinatus, 

 segmentis inter se subaequalibus acutis, tribus membranaceo- 

 marginatis, - 5-0'6 cm. longis ; petala albida, sepalis paullo 



