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P. decumbeyis, Ait. 



Roadsides; growing among bushes, i,ooo ft. A decum- 

 bent plant ; flowers reddish. 

 P. spicata, Linn. 



Roadside near Robert's Valley. Bush, 2-3 ft. high ; flowers 

 bluish. 

 Indigofera digitata, Thunb. 



Kopje between Kriel's Farm and Robert's Valley, 1,500 ft. A 

 prostrate plant ; flowers red. 

 /. capillaris, Thunb. 



Mountain slopes at the top of French Hoek Pass, 1,400 ft., 

 and at foot of mountains near Kriel's Farm, 1,000 ft. 

 A prostrate plant ; flowers red or dark pink. 

 /. frutcscens, Linn. f. 



Low kopjes beyond the village, 1,200 ft. A low bush about 

 2 ft. high ; flowers red. 

 Hallia imbricata, Thunb. 



Slopes between Kriel's Farm and Robert's Valley. A pros- 

 trate plant ; flowers dark purple. 



ROSACE.E. 



Cliffortia ntscifolia, Linn. 



A common plant forming dense patches on mountain slopes, 

 1,000 ft. A bush up to 6 ft. high. 

 C. cuneata, Ait. 



Mountain slopes leading down to the River Zonder Einde, 

 1,500 ft. A bush 4-6 ft. high. No male plants seen. 

 Hills above Le Roux's Farm, 2,000 ft. A bush 3-5 ft. 

 hgh, growing in large patches. A careful search failed 

 to secure any male plants. 

 C. mcyeriana, Presl. 



Slopes of hills above Le Roux's Farm, 1,500 ft. An erect 

 simple plant up to 10 ft. high, rarely branched above. 



CrAS-SULACE-Ii. 



Dinacria filiformis, Harv. 



Among rocks at the foot of the Waterfall, above French 

 Hoek, 1,500 ft. Flowers reddish. 

 Crasstila Septas, Thunb. 



Damp spots on mountain slopes, 2,300 ft. Flowers white. 



Rochea odoratissima, D.C. 



Near the Waterfall above the village, 1,500 ft., and top ot 

 mountain north of Kriel's B'arm, 2,300 ft. Flowers a 

 dull vellow, sometimes tinged with red. 



Droskrace.e. 



Drosera (rincrvia, Spreng. 



Wet ground at the sides of streams above t/ne villa^ge, 

 1,000 ft. and on damp rocks, mountain ridges behind 

 Kriel's Farm, 3.000 ft. Flowers white. 



