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apiculate, and (as the petals) hairy externally. Petals broadly 

 ovate, obtuse, not bearded. Corona- scales ligulate, longer than 

 the gynostegium. Leaves 2-4 cm. long, 1*5-2 cm. broad. Pe- 

 duncles 2-3 cm. Pedicels under 1 cm. Flowers 4-5 mm. long, and 

 6 mm. in diameter. — Natal : Gerrard 1288 ! Dingle Farm, Mrs. 

 Fannenl Wienen, 3-5000 ft., Sutherland \ Transvaal: In lapido- 

 sis Pretoria, M'Lea, Bui us 5704 ! Basutoland : Cooper 934 ! Lom- 

 bards and Rietfontein, 1813, Burchell 4151 ! 



4. X. Gerrardi, n. sp. Undershrub. Stem bifariously hairy. 

 Leaves elliptic-ovate, acute, rounded at base, sparsely and roughly 

 hairy on both sides, with the margin revolute. Peduncles longer 

 than the pedicels (10-20 in an umbel). Bracts linear-lanceolate. 

 Sepals, bracts, and one side of pedicels covered with rather long, 

 scattered hairs. Sepals subulate, smaU. Petals elliptic-ovate, 

 obtuse. Corona-scales clavate, fleshy, longer than the gynostegium. 

 Leaves 3*5-7 cm. long, and 1-2 cm. broad. Peduncles 1*5-2 cm. 

 long. Pedicels under 1 cm.— Natal : Gerrard 1951 ! 1289 ! Mrs. 

 Saunders ! 



5. X. pedunculatum Harv. Thes. Cap. ii. 8, t. 112. — Winter- 

 berg, Mrs. Barber 82 ! Zeyher 41. 



6. X. undulatum R. Br. in Mem. Wern. Soc. i. 39. X. lapathi- 

 folium Dene, in DC. Prod. viii. 519. — Mountains of Eastern Dis- 

 tricts and Natal : Paarlberg and Uitvlugt, secus fluvios et rivulos 

 in fruticetis humidis alt. 2000-4000 ft., Dreye\ Zuureberge ! 

 Seven Fountains ! Port Elizabeth ! ad rivulos Prov. Richmond, 

 Bolus 2054 ! Albany, Bowker ! Moist grassy spots, Bothasberg, 

 Grahamston, alt. 2200 ft., Macowan 404 ! Transkei Schiloh, 

 Baur 947 ! Natal ; Cooper 2745 ! Near Estcourt, 3800 ft., Dec. 23, 

 Wood 3474 ! In the Goester Valley, and at foot of the Tradesberg, 

 Bowie ! 



Var. X. ensifolium Burch. MS. Leaves revolute, scarcely 

 erose or undulate. — Great Klibbohkhonni Spruit, near Litakun, 

 Betschuanaland, Dec. 12, Burchell 2491 ! Upper Spring, Groote- 

 fontein, Nov. 18, 1811, Burchell 1834! 



7. X. gomphocakpoides Dene, in DC. Prod. viii. 519. — Eastern 

 and Northern districts : In mont. Sneeuwbergen prope Graaff 

 Reinet, Dec, alt. 4100 ft., Bolus 035 ! In collibus graminosis prope 

 Schiloh, alt. 4000 ft. ; prope Loeuwfontein inter Sternbergspruit et 

 Colesberg, alt. 4500 ft., Dregel Colesberg, J. Shawl Waschbanks 

 River, March (in fruit), Burchell 2740 ! 



8. X. Stockenstromense, n. sp. Stem erect, rather fleshy, 

 subglabrous. Leaves lanceolate-attenuate, acute, and at base sub- 

 cuneate ; glabrous, except at the denticulate, slightly thickened, 

 and undulate margin. Umbels pedunculate, solitary or in pairs, 

 about 15-flowered. Sepals lanceolate, acute, half as long as the 

 petals, and, like them, sparsely hairy on the back. Petals ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, within densely covered with very short silvery 

 hairs. Corona-scales semicircular, with the midrib thickened, 

 almost toothlike internally, shorter than the anthers. Leaves 

 10-12 cm. long, 3-4 cm. broad. Peduncles 3 cm. Pedicels 

 1*5 cm. long. Flowers 6-8 cm. long, and nearly as broad. — 



