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apicem versus serratis basi rotundatis eoncoloribns : stipulis nnf^nste 

 lanceolatis qiiam petiolis brevioribns ; floribus solitaiiis axill;inl)us, 

 pedimciilis qiiaiii foliis nunc longioribiis nunc brevioribns ; bracteolis 

 binis vel teruis ; calyce in lacinias lanceolato acuminat;is diviso ; 

 petalis qiiam calyce brevioribus oblongo-ovaiis ; staminibus quam 

 petaHs longioribus; stylo quam antheris longiore; capsula angustata 

 vix cornuta. 



Hab. Dammaraland, T. G. Een, 1879. 



Branches elongate, flowers distributed along the branches as in 

 Heriiimviia bracfnjpHa/a Harv., to which species this plant bears 

 considerable resemblance. Leaves petioled, petiole 2-3 mm., lamina 

 oval or elliptical, almost concolorous, almost "labrous, not at all 

 tomentose but with a few scattered stellate hairs, margin serrate or 

 serrulate in upper half, veins and midrib prominent below, stel- 

 lately hispid, base rounded, lamina + 1-5 cm. long by 8 or 9 mm. 

 broad. Peduncles 1-2 cm. long, stellaiely hispid. Stipules + 2 mm. 

 long. Calyx 6 mm. long, segments lanceolate, acuminare. sparsely 

 hairy externally. Petals oblong-ovate, shorter than the sepals, 

 ± 5 mm. long. Capsule hairy externally, strongly angled, hardly 

 horned. 



This plant is closely allied to H. hrachypetala Harvey, which 

 has velvety and canescent leaves. 



I have compared authentic material of Hermannia brnchypet/da 

 Harvey with that of Maheniia tom^ntosa Turcz., and, as far as I can 

 judge, the two plants are synonymous. In Harvey & Bonder's 

 Flora Cupensis the former stands as no. 54 in Henwmnia, and the 

 latter as no. 33 in M<,h'rnia. The following are probably varieties 

 of this species, differing from type especially in the character of 

 their leaves. Bohm, Herb. Austro- Africanse. no. 1883, "In arenosis 

 prope Hopetown," Dr. E. B. Mnskett, differs from tvpe in having 

 much broader leaves ; while in Bulus no. 5590, "In planitie prope 

 Potchefstroom," legit J. H. McLea, the leaves are very discolorous. 



H. damarana, sp. nov. Suffruticosa, novellis cano-subtomen- 

 tosis, fohis breviter petiolatis oblcngis vel oblongo-oblanceolatis vel 

 oblongo-lanceolatis apice apiculatis basi angustatis trinerviis utrin- 

 que cano-subtomentosis margine integriu.sculis vel interdum apicem 

 versus subserratis ; stipulis subulatis petiolum subc^quantibus ; 

 floribus axillaribus solitariis nutantibus vel subnutantibus, pedun- 

 culo pedicelloque cano-subtomentoso; bracteolis parvis linearibus; 

 calyce turbinate in lacinias lanceolato-triangulares et subacumi- 

 natas ad medium diviso ; petalis quam calyce longioribus vel sub- 

 sequantibus anguste obovatis basi cuneatis; filamentis oblanceolatis 

 antheris ciliolatis calycem subsequantibus ; ovario extus subtomen- 

 toso baud corniito, stylo usque ad medium piiosulo. 



Hab. Dammaraland, f. G. Een, 1879. 



Suffruticose, young branchlets herbaceous, cano-subfomentose. 

 Leaves 1-1-7 cm. long, 3*5-4o mm. broad, cinereous-snbtonientose 

 on both surfaces, veins subprominent below. Petioles ± 3 mm. long. 

 Flowers axillary, solitary. Peduncles shorter than the leaves, but 

 much longer than the petiole. Calyx + 7-5 mm. long, segments 

 ± 4 mm. long. Petals narrowly obovate, generally slightly longer 



