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" Bushmanland. Upper slopes of hills north of Kweekfontein, 

 3,600 ft., 3578 ; 4.1.09." 



5. C. Wallichii, Harv., in Flora Cap., ii., p. 374. 



" Karroo Region. With Euphorbias, &c, in saline alluvial ground 

 at De Bosch, near Schurkraal, 1,100 ft., 3920 ; 5.12.08." 



The following, which has only young flower-buds, evidently also 

 belongs here : — 



Little Namaqualand : " Bakhuis, 5441 ; 3.12.10." 



6. C. reticulata, Thunb., in Prodr. Fl. Cap., i., 83 (1794). 



" Little Namaqualand. Plains south of Klipplaat, 1,700 ft. Pith 

 soft and semi-fluid. 3945; 16.12.08." "Kopje at Rietfontein, 

 2,500 ft., 3766; 26.12.08." 



7. G. Pearsoni, Schonl., n. sp. 



Fruticulus valde ramosus. Caulis crassus sublignosus circ. 2 cm. 

 diam. Rami breves circ. 1 cm. diam. in statu florigero efoliati 

 apicem versus tuberculati inflorescentiis numerosis lateralibus pedun- 

 culitis, pedunculis 5-7 cm. longis, elongatis sublignosis glanduloso- 

 pubescentibus interdum leviter tortuosis 4-5 foliis depauperatis 

 minimis spiniformibus munitis, apice laxe cymoso-ramosis pauci- 

 floris, bracteis florigeris glanduloso-pubescentibus subulatis circ. 

 1-5 mm. longis. Flores nutantes pedicellati, pedicellis glanduloso- 

 pubescentibus, filiformibus 12-20 mm. longis. Sepala sublibera 

 navicularia ovato-lanceolata acuta extus glanduloso-pubescentia 

 4 mm. longis. Corolla albida rubrolineata extus glanduloso-pubes- 

 cens, tubo infundibuliformi 10 mm. longo, lobis oblique lanceolatis 

 acutis 7 mm. longis. Stamina tubo corolla? basi adnata, interiora 

 circ. 10 mm. longa, exteriora circ. 12 mm. longa, filamentis albis 

 applanatis glabris, antheris rubris late oblongis apiculatis. Carpidia 

 gracilia, stylis subulatis, 9 mm. longa. Squamae minutae sub- 

 rectangulares longiores quam lata?, apice rotundata? et leviter 

 emarginata? circ. 0-75 mm. longa?. 



" Little Namaqualand. Northern slopes between Annenous and 

 Chubiessis outspan, 5981 ; 23.12.10." "Bakhuis. Common, 5450; 

 13.12.10." 



C. Pearsoni is closely allied to G. reticulata, Thunb. As in this 

 species, the peduncles become very hard after flowering, but in 

 G. Pearsoni they are, except in the upper, floriferous portion, 



