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rentibus tortis margine revoliitis supra glabris necnon nitidis subtus 

 albo-tomentosis ; capitulis pluribus in glomerulum globosum congestis; 

 involucri oblongo-obovoidei phvllis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis (ex- 

 timis pauUo brevioribus) scariosis exterioribus pilosis interioribus 

 glabris in sicco dilute brunneis ; corolla subinclusa ; antherarum 

 caudis brevibus ; styli ramis truncatis brevissime jx;nLcillatis ; aclicenio 

 adhuc crudo oblongo apice ipso leviter contracto ; pappi setis circa 

 10 ima basi connatis corolla plane brevioribus sparsim plumosis albis. 



Cape, Caledon division, Steenbras ; Moss 4' Bogers, 1583. 



Planta alta spithamea vel semispithamea. Folia 2-3 mm. long. 

 vel paullulum ultra ; "3 mm. lat. Capitulorum glomerulus 6-9 mm. 

 diam. Involucrum 3 '2 mm. long. ; phylla ext. 2 mm., int. 3 mm. 

 long. Corollae verisimiliter alba? tubus 2 "2 mm. long. ; hujus lobi 

 •5 mm, long. Styli rami segre 1 mm. long. Achaenia 1 mm., pappus 

 1-5 mm. long. 



Near S. cdtliiopica Linn., but entirely di:fferent in foliage and with 

 much smaller heads. 



Stoebe affinis, sp. nov. Fruticulus ramosus, bispithameus ; 

 7'amis omnimodo foliosis cito glabris ; foUis (ramulorum juniorura 

 imbncatis) lineari-subulatis acutis spiraliter tortis supra glabris 

 subtus albo-tomentosis; capitulorum glomerulis globosis ; involucri 

 phyllis oblongis apice truncatis ipso mucronulatis ext. dorso pilosis 

 scariosis in sicco dilute brunneis; corolla inclusa ; antherarum caudis 

 brevibus; styli ramis truncatis penicillatis ; aclicenio oblongo com- 

 presso glabro ; pappi setis circa 12 corollae tube aequilongis ima basi 

 connatis sparsim plumosis albis. 



Cape, Ceres, 1500 ft.; 17605. 



Folia 5 mm. long., "3 mm. lat. Capitulorum glomeruli usque 

 10 mm. diam., sspius vero 7-9 mm. Involucrum 3-5 mm. long. ; 

 phylla ext. 2 mm., int. 3"25 mm. long. Corollae roseae tubus 2*25 mm. 

 long. Styli rami "75 mm. long. Achaenia 1 mm., pappus 2 mm. 

 long. 



This also is near S. cetJiiopica Linn., and can be told fi'om it on 

 sight by the leaves and small heads. Heads, except for some minor 

 points, like those of S. Jfossii, except that tlie corollas are rose- 

 coloured, but foliage dissimilar. 



Metalasia (§ Glomeratce) Rogersii, sp. nov. Fruticitlus pro- 

 lixus di^'use pauciramosus ; ramis gracilibus ascendentibus bene 

 foliosis minute albo-tomentosis tandem glabrescentibus : foliis par- 

 vulis lineari-subulatis mucronulatis parum spii-ahter tortis coriaceis 

 supra glabris nitidisque subtus albo-tomentosis maxima pro parte 

 ex ramulis subevanidis oriundis hinc pseudoveiiicillatis ; capitulis 

 subsessihbus 3-flosculosis in glomerulos mediocres lana alba dense 

 conjunctos aggregatis ; involucri cylindrico-turbinati 4-5*senalis 

 phyllis oblongis vel anguste oblongo-obovatis obtusis glabris scariosis 

 roseis ; jlosculis inclusis ; antherarum caudis abbreviatis apice micro- 

 scopice ramosis ; styli ramis truncatis; achceniis (crudis) oblongis 

 compressis glabris ; p(fppi setis paucis superne leviter incrassatis 

 scabriusculis albis. 



South Africa. 17620. 



