Plants Collected in the Percy Sladen Memorial Expeditions. 387 



Drift, 2400 ft., 4513 ; sandy plains at Schakalskuppe, 4500 ft., bush 

 2 ft., 4780. 



Distribution. — Vanrhynsdorp, Calvinia, and Murraysburg. 



LASIOSPERMUM, Lag. 



1. L. radiatum, Trev. Nov. Act. xiii. i. 205. 



Cape : Nine miles from Ceres along the Leeuwfontein Road, 3505. 



Distribution. — Eastward to Albany. 



ATHANASIA, Linn. 



1. A parvijiora, Linn. Sp. PI. 1182. 



Cape : On sandy dunes on western side of foot of Griftberg, between 

 Doom River and Windhoek, 5396. 



Little Namaqualand : Foot of granite boss between Mesklip and 

 Blaustaasie, 5894 ; near summit of Vogelklip, 5934. 



Khamiesberg : Summit of ridge opposite Klipfontein, 5957. 



Distribution. — Western and south-western districts. 



2. A. filiformis, Linn. f. Suppl. 361. 



Khamiesberg : Bottom of kloof on Middelkraal side of road between 

 Middelkraal and Brakdam, bush 3 ft., 50UO. 

 Distribution. — Western and Cape districts, 



3. A. glabrescens, DC. Prodr. vi. 88. 

 Cape: Doom River-bed, bush 3-4 ft., 5405. 



Bushmanland : Herb 4 ft. social, foot of granite knull south of 

 Kweekfontein, 3810. 



Distribution. — Oliphant's River (Drege). 



4. A. 2mbesceus, Linn. Sp. PI. 1182 



Cape: Upper southern slopes above Pickenier's Pass, bush 2 ft., 

 fls. yellow, 5192. 



Distribution. — Western districts 



5. Athanania Jiexuosa, Thunb., var. tomentella, Hutchinson, var. nov. ; 

 a typo caulibus et pedunculis tomentellis dift'erfc. 



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

 about 5300 ft., bush 1J-2 ft., common on south-west slopes, 6352 ; 

 upper northern slopes, Reitkloof Mountain, 5700 ; slopes of Sneeuwkop 

 above Modderfontein, 3 ft., 5874; at foot of granite block between 

 Mesklip and Blaustaasie, bush 4 ft., 5893 ; middle and upper slopes of 

 Vogelklip, bush 4 ft., 5933, 



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