368 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Suffrutex - 5 m. altus ; caules purpurascentes, satis graciles, adpresse 

 pubescentes, demum glabri. Folia crassa, subacicularia, plerumqne 

 circiter 2 cm. longa, interdum vix 1 cm. longa, ad 1*5 mm. lata, glabra 

 vel minutissime ciliolata. Capitula terminalia, solitaria, longe pedun- 

 culata, circiter 1*8 cm. expansa ; pedunculi 3"5-8 cm. longi, 0"75 mm. 

 crassi, pubescentes, purpurascentes. Involucri bracteae 4-seriatae, 

 sensim lougiores, usque ad 4 mm. longae, planae, dorso glabrae, 

 marginibus lacerato-ciliolatis. Flores radii circiter 1 cm. longae, 

 numerosae ; corollae tubus 2 mm. longus, glaber. Flores disci 

 numerosi; corollae tubus 3 mm. longus, glaber. Achaenia breviter 

 pubesceutia. Pappi setae fragiles, albae, 3 - 5 mm. longae. 



Cape : Sand at base of Griftberg, western aspect, Pearson, 5435. 

 Khamiesberg : Middle slopes of Beacon Hill (1), north-west of Lelie- 

 fontein, 5300 ft., 1} ft., rays blue, Pearson, 6328. 



[Also collected at Lange Kloof by Schlechter (no. 831) 7) and 

 distributed under the name Felicia Boiviei.] 



2. F. pusilla, N. E. Br. in Kew Bull. 1908, 435. 



Cape : Oliphant's River Mountains ; Kloof below Baths, tis. cream, 

 6982; 6983; lower mountain slopes behind Farmers' Baths, on burnt 

 places, ray-rls. variable, white, yellow or blue, 6984. 



Distribution. — Worcester. 



3. F. deserti, Schlechter. 



Great Namaqualand: Between Dabaigabis and Griindoorn, 4200 ft., 

 3169. 



Distribution. — Great Namaqualand. 



4. F. tenella, DC. Prodr. v. 219. 



Cape : Prostrate annual on eastern 'sandy slopes above Pickenier's 

 Pass, 5135 ; 5203. Oliphant's River Mountains ; road to Modder- 

 fontein, Hs. mauve-blue, 6979. Khamiesberg: Namaroup, very abun- 

 dant, rays blue, 6525 ; at foot of Beacon Hill 2, 6640. 



Distribution. — Throughout the western districts. 



According to Harvey this is a very variable species and is divided 

 by him into several varieties, which would be worthy of study in the 

 field. 



5. F. fragilis, Cass, in Diet. Sci. Nat. xvi. 315. 



Cape : Gift Berg, 1-2000 ft., 7396. 

 Distribution. — Western districts. 



6. F. hyseopifolia, Nees, var. hirta (Harv.). 



Little Namaqualand : Common on sand north of Anenous, 6183. 



