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to L. debl/ifi, Benth. Well characterised by its long carina and 

 narrow loug-clawed acute vexillum. The flowers are yellow, the 

 apex of the carina reddish, 



Lotononis grandifolia, n. sp. — Procumbens ? ; rami sub- 

 simplices vel parce ramosi foliosi pubescentes nodis gonuflcxi, 

 16-11) cm, longi ; stipulte cordata3 acuminatae, sajpius reflexie, 

 petiolis 5 mill, longis subfequilongffi ; foliolffl 3 obovata acuta 

 mucronata undique pubescentia, minute reticulato-venosa, inter- 

 medio 2-8-4-1: cm. longo, 1-8 cm. lato, lateralibus minoribus ; 

 spica terminalis, laxe 8-15-fl., G-9 cm. longa ; fiores patentes, 

 ]-3-l-5 cm. longi; bracte^e minutfe ; calyx obconicus sericeo- 

 villosus, 1-1-1 -3 cm. longus, segmentis subulatis acuminatis, 

 intermedio tubo longiori, lateralibus tubo brevioribus ; vexillum 

 ellipticum concavum, basi breviter cuneato-unguiculatum, apice 

 tenuiter villosum, 1-7 cm. longum, alee subspathulatae fequilongjo, 

 carina lineari-lanceolata subacuta recta, 1-4 cm. longa; ovarium 

 lineare pubescens (legumina baud suppetunt). 



Hab : Natal, grassy hill, Van Eeenen's Pass, Drakensberg Mts., 

 alt. 1600-1850 met., fl. Dec, J.M. Woo,l. (No. 5152). 



" Flowers purple." Noticeable in the genus by its large leaves. 

 The two lateral calyx-segments (which are actually longer, from 

 the base, than the intermediate) are connate for about two-thirds of 

 their length. There are three branches laid down in the Cape Govt. 

 Herb., and the habit appears to be procumbent, but I cannot be 

 certain. 



Lotononis Woodii, n. sp. — Fruticulus procumbens sub- 

 caispitosus, totus, corollis exceptis, albo-sericeus ; rami patentes 

 foliosi, ad 22 cm. longi; folia 3-foliolata, foliolis obovatis acutis 

 1-nervis crassiusculis subrigidis, 4-9 mill, longis, stipulis lineari- 

 subulatis stepe recurvis petiolis 2-3 mill, longis aequilongis vel 

 brevioribus ; flores 2-3, ad apices ramulorum umbellati, 7-8 mill, 

 longi, pedicellis 5-6 mill, longis ; calyx obconicus, 6 mill, longus ; 

 vexillum obovatum, basi cuneatum, ungui concavo brevi ; alis 

 oblongis auriculatis carina rostrata acuta auriculata subfequilongis ; 

 legumen immaturum turgidum oblongum sericeum. 



Hab: South-eastern Region; Natal: Amawahqua Mt., alt. 

 1900-2200 met., fl. April, J. M. Wood (No. 4603). 



By its very acute carina, resembling that of a Crotalaria, this 

 seems to belong to Harvey's section Oxydium; I should place it 

 next to L. trichojwda, Benth. in the Flor. Cap. The flowers are 

 very like those of L. micrantha (Thunb.), Harv., not of E. & Z. 

 But the habit is very different, and the inflorescence has no 

 peduncle, as in that and most of this section. Tiie leaves on 

 the older branches are very much smaller than those on the 

 younger ; all are somewhat shiny. 



Aspalathus Bodkini, n. sp. (§ Serice^). — Fruticulus pro- 

 stratus ramosus subca3spitosus ; rami rigidi spithamtei, ad 6 mill, 

 diametro, ramulis divaricatis intricatis, sursum dense foliosis 

 sericeis demum glabrescentibus, deorsum uudis cicatricibus pul- 

 vinulorum dense vestitis ; folia terna obovata acuta albo-sericea 



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