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6 (306). — A. myriacantlia, Roem. et Schiilt. This species" is 

 found from near sea-level (Kleinemonde, Mrs. G. White, flo. 951", 

 in flower Ap. 95) to an altitude of about 3,000' (Highlands-, B. 

 South, no. 206, in flower March 92), but is also found near 

 Grahamstown at an altitude of about 2000' (Miss M. Daly and 

 Miss M. Sole, no. 132). The following notes are from live speci- 

 mens recently collected : 



Perianth slightly curved below, but strongly curved in the 

 upper third, decidedly two-lipped, upper lip narrow, composed of 

 the upper parts of the median inner and of the lateral outer petals, 

 lower composed of the spreading upper parts of the two inner 

 lateral and of the horizontal upper part of the-median outer petal ; 

 petals only united at the base, concave below, sub-plicate in the 

 upper third ; outer pale pink with three longitudinal darker 

 greenish-red stripes which unite above ; inner very pale yellow 

 with a dark greenish-red longitudinal stripe in the centre,, 

 minutely cucullate at the apex: filaments flattened, very pale 

 greenish-yellow ; anthers pale red : pollen pale reddish-yellow ; 

 ovary green, six-furrowed, style pale green. The flowers are 

 decidedly proterandrous, the anthers ripen gradually, starting 

 with the median inner, the median outer one being the last. 



7 (306). A. a)-isfafa, Haw. — Steynsburg, in flower in Port Eliza- 

 beth (Mr. W. Armstrong's garden), Oct., 1900, in Grahamstown, 

 Dec, 1902. I have also had it from Dordrecht. The rosette of 

 leaves is sometimes as much as 8" in diameter, the peduncle is, 

 frequently branched, about 1 foot long, the perianth very slightly 

 constricted above the base and slightly curved. 



8 (307). A. Boylei, Bak.— E. E. Galpin, no. 1207, Barberton. 

 Only the inflorescence is represented in Herb. Albany Museum. 



9 (307). ^. A?/. W/7/.S, Mill.— This species flowers in August. The 

 form figured by Salm-Dyck (1. c. sect. 15, fig. 1) is common near 

 Port Elizabeth, while the larger forms are found further inland. 

 Thus the one figured as A. echinata (sect. 15, fig. 2) is found in sub- 

 carroid places N.W. of Grahamstown, also near Sheldon and 

 Somerset East, where the form described by him as A. rncnrva 

 Haw. (sect. 15, fig. 3) has also been found. A dried culti- 

 vated specimen from Cathcart (Flanagan no. 1324) which was 

 lent to me by Mr. H. G. Flanagan, F.L.S., has been provisionally 

 placed by me under this species. It has, however, deltoid-cuspi- 

 date bracts which I have not seen approached by any other form 

 of A. hnni/lis and it may be a distinct species. 



