A NOTE ON THE FLORA OF WIXTERHOEK RANGE. 



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SlZK ol- l^LOWEKS. 



Sf'ccics. 



Mowers conspicuous 

 or grouped into con- 

 spicuous masses ... n(^> ■ ■ ■ 



Flowers medium. ... 71 



Flowers small 



3^^ 



Per cent. 



4; • -'<J 



' 7 ■ r3 



Conspicuous flowers would be such as Ixia scariosa, Hnuiia 

 }i()d! flora, Neriiie iiiarginata, etc. 



Mediiun flowers, such as Argyrolohlum lanccolatuin. Bor- 

 honia fiUosa, Hippia gracilis, etc. 



Small' flowers, such as Riiiiic.v AcetoceUa, Raiiinicnlns pin- 

 nahis, Mtiralfia clifforticrfolia. etc. 



(The Restiace.T. Cyperacea?. and (iramine?e not included. ) 



Capsules . 

 Nuts ... . 

 Berries . . . 



Fruits. 

 Species. 

 122 



93 



4 



Per cent. 



55 -69 

 42.46 



T . H2 



CoLorK OF Flowers. 



Species. 



Reddish (red and pink ) 58 . . . . 



Yellow 54 .... 



White ( cream) 41 . . . . 



Blue ( mauve) 11 . . . . 



Green 8 . . . . 



Brown 7 . . . . 



P'urj-jle 5 .... 



Per c 



31 



-'9 

 22 



5 

 4 

 3 



eiit. 



^2 



34 

 2^ 



'J7 

 34 

 80 



71 



In the French Hoek flora, which I worked on the same lines, 

 liut which included both mountain-tops and valleys, the dominant 

 colour of the flowers was as follows : — 



Yellow . 

 White 

 Reddish , 

 Blue . . 

 Green . 

 Brown . 



Per cent. 



26.26 

 21 . 19 

 22.67 



9-25 

 2.68 

 1.49 



Here we immediately have a small question of minor scicn- 

 tiflc interest : Is the dominant colour of flowers in the mountain 

 flora red; and if so. what hearing- has this on the pollination and 

 the insect fauna? .Such ])oints as these can only be answered by 

 careful studies of the mountain fl.ira. 



