Plants Collected in the Percy Sladen Memorial Exjieditions. 377 



Distribution. — Pew of the specimens in the Kew Herbarium are 

 localised, but such as are show a distribution from Worcester, Tulbagh, 

 and Colesbersf. 



LEONTONYX, Cass. 



1. L. squarrosus, DC. Prodr. vi. 1<>7. 



Cape : Oliphant's River Mountains ; mountain side behind Baths, 

 common on burnt patches, shrub £ ft., fls. cream, 6994; without 

 locality, 4913 partly. 



Khamiesberg : Sandy ground at base of pass leading to Rietkloof . 

 spreading prostrate, 5620. 



Distribution. — Throughout the Colony. 



2. L. glomeratus, DC. Prodr. vi. 168. 



Upper Region : Alewyn's Fontein, sandy flat, 3345. 

 Khamiesberg : Beacon Hill, 2 miles south-east of Leliefontein, 

 under rocks, middle south-west slopes, 5200 ft., 6375. 

 Distribution. — Western districts generally. 



3. L. spathulatus, Less. Syn. 327. 



Little Namaqualand : Small dry stream-bed 8 miles north of Van- 

 rhynsdorp, 5454 ; between Stinkfontein and Caries, 5644 ; Crauwater, 

 3267 ; sandy bed of Brakrivier, 1600 ft., 3905 ; common on sand north 

 of Anenous, 6183. 



Bushmanland : River-bed near outspan 10 miles north-east of 

 Klipplaat, 3401 ; on veld between Klipplaat and a point 10 miles to 

 north-east, 3303. 



Distribution. — Western and South-western districts. 



4. L. neglectus, Schlechter, MSS. 



Little Namaqualand : Very common on both sides of Stinkfontein, 

 5632. 



1>istribution. — Also in Calvinia. 



PETALACTE, Don. 



1. P. coronata, D. Don in Mem. Wern. Soc. v. 553. 



Cape: Ciftberg, 1-2000 ft.; small shrub, 9-12 in. hi-li. 6s white 

 locally frequent, 7426. 



Distribution. — Western districts. 



