27,2 A NOTE ON THE FLORA OF WINTERIIOEK RANCE. 



advent of the second winter. It must not be inferred from this, 

 however, that the chief type of leaf is mesophytic; the xerophytic 

 type is predominant. Plants with cricoid, filiform, terete, 

 involute, revolute, leathery, and hairy leaves, if taken collecti\'ely, 

 outnumber the mesophytic type. 



The following list shows the various leaf-characters: — 



Sf'ccics. Per cent. 



of Whole. 



68.42 



,V.5« 



91 •♦^'S 



^-97 



/r.o 



-> 



10. 6 T 



4.^w 



LS-91 



Leaves flat and ex- 

 panded 84 34 • 28 



Leaves invohue or re- 

 volute 46 '^'^■77 



Leaves leathery. ... 31 12.65 



Leaves glabrous. ... 136 .^5 -51 



Leaves hairy 66 -6.93 



Leaves glandular ... 13 .^-.^f^' 



Leaves ]iungcnt or 



spiny 8 ?,-2^^ 



The type of inflorescence, size and colour of the flowers, and 

 tyi)C of fruit have all been worked out in detail, and are embodied 

 in the following lists: — 



LVFLORESCENCE. 



species. 

 A capitulum 63 



Flowers solitary 46 



An umbel 31 



A spike 2^ 



.\ raceme 21 



A corymb 11 



A i^anicle 3 



(The Restiacene, Cy])erace<e. and (iramine?? not inclulcd. 



