388 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Karoo: Sandy dry river-bank north of Gansfontein 1200 ft., bush 

 3-8 ft., 3989 ; river bed between Beukesfontein and G-ansfontein, 

 1300 ft., bush 2-5 ft., 4919 ; locally common by roadside a little south 

 of Bitterfontein, bush 3 ft., 5385. 



6. A. trifurcata, Linn. Sp. PI. 1181. 



Cape : Along the Leuwfontein road from Ceres, 3512 ; roadside 

 between Hottentot's Kloof and Karoopoort, 4834 ; Pickeiner's Pass, 

 eastern slopes, 4 ft., fis. yellow, 5157, 5158. 



Distribution. — Variable species widely spread throughout the 

 Colony. 



7. A. crithmifolia, Linn. Sp. PL 1811. 



Cape : Among palmiet in Oliphant's River at north end of Nardouw 

 Kloof, tree 10-15 ft., 53:::;. 



Distribution. — Cape and western districts. 



8. A. linifolia, Harv. in Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. iii. 198. 

 Bushmanland : Halfway between O'okiep and Sabies, in dry stream- 

 bed, bush 4-5 ft., 4700. 



Distribution. — Western districts. 



9. Athanasia tomentella, Hutchinson, sp. nov. ; affinis A. sertuliferae, 

 DC, sed foliis longioribus tomentellis plerumque angustioribus, 

 involucri bracteis obtusioribus brevioribusque differt. 



Frutex 1 m. alius ; rami elongati, teretes, dense tomentelli, parce 

 foliati. Folia linearia, acute mucronata, 25 cm. longa, 1 mm. lata, 

 coriacea, dense tomentella. Capitula simpliciter corymbosa, pedun- 

 culata, ellipsoidea, 8 mm. longa, medio 4 mm. diametro ; pedunculi 

 graciles, 1 cm. longi, tomentelli. Involucri bracteae 4-5 seriatae, 

 oblongo-ellipticae, obtusae vel rotundatae, coriaceae, extra dense 

 tomentellae. Flore* circiter 20 ; corollae tubus angustus, 1*5 mm. 

 longus, extra glandulosus ; pappi setae capillares, articulatae, 1 mm. 

 longae ; achaenia angularia, glabra. Receptacidi paleae lineares, mem- 

 branaceae, acutissimae, 4 mm. longae. 



Cape : Doom River bed, bush 3 ft. high, Pillatis, 5407. 



OEDERA, L. 



1. O. latifolia, Less. Syn. Comp. 247. 



Cape : G-iftberg, 1-2000 ft., bush 1-2 ft, high ; fls. yellow, 7402. 

 Distribution. — Rather scattered, from Malmesbury eastward to 

 Albany. 



