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flavescenti-hirta, stylo indurate rostrata, acl 2*8 cm. longa, 2-2-5 

 mill. lata. 



Hab : Kalahari Region ; Cape Colony, near Hope Town, in red 

 sand, alt. about 1100 met., fl. March, J)r. K. B. Muskett (No. 2039 

 of herb. Bolus). 



A very distinct species, well characterised by its frequently 

 inciso-dentate leaves, very short racemes, and stout pods. The 

 leaves are green, either entire or with 1-3 short broad acute teeth 

 on either side. The species may be placed next to I. cmjijroides, 

 E. Mey. 



Indigofera rostrata, n.sp. (§ Product^e). — Suffruticosa erecta 

 ramosa ; rami subvirgati foliosi adscendentes, tenuiter strigoso- 

 pubescentes, ad 30 cm. longi ; stipule setacese ]oatentes ; folia 

 ssepius deDse imbricata erecta, rarius patentia, imparipinnata 3-5- 

 juga, jugis inferioribus 2-3 mill, supra basin proditis, petiolo 

 commuiii 0'6-3 cm. longo, foliolis lineari-oblongis utrinque acutis, 

 vel obovato-oblougis obtusis, mucronulatis, plus minus strigosis, 

 superne srepe glabris, complicatis expansisve, 1-2-3 cm. longis ; 

 racemi axillares, pedunculo inferne nudo, sursum dense multifioro 

 erecto-patenti, foliis 2-7-plo lougiori ; flores majusculi ad 1*5 cm. 

 longi, externe fulvo-sericei ; calyx turbinatus strigosus, segmentis 

 subulatis acutis vel acuminatis, circa 3 mill, longus ; vexillum 

 obovatum, alfe carina breviores; legumen adscendens rectum cylin- 

 dricum griseum tenuiter strigosum apice rostratum, 4-l"9 cm. 

 longum, 2-2-5 mill, latum. 



Hab : South-eastern Region ; Cape Colony : near Komgha, on 

 grassy hills, alt. 550 met., fl. March, Flamu/an (No. 509); Mt. 

 Currie, IGOO met., Tyson (No. 1812 ; also No. 1264 of Herb. Austr.- 

 Afr., MacOwan d Bolus). Orange Free State: Harrismith distr., 

 1700 met., fl. Dec, Bohis (Nos. 8149, 8150); also, perhaps, Cooper 

 (No. 867). Trans Vaal Republic : near Olifant's R., Nov., Schlechter 

 (No. 3761). 



A somewhat virgate shrub, variable as to the shape and size of 

 its leaflets, and the length of its calyx-segments, but pretty constant 

 in other respects. It has the habit of /. tristis, E. Mey., next to 

 which I should place it, but is usually more robust, and with 

 larger flowers, which resemble those of /. hedyantha, E. & Z. The 

 less luxuriant specimens show narrower leaflets, and the leaves 

 more closely gathered round the branches; Cooper's 867, which 

 I quote with doubt, is an extreme form of this, from a high altitude. 

 In all, the long racemes of from 9 to 13 cm. in length, the peduncle 

 nude for more than half the length, and the strongly-beaked pod, 

 appear to be constant characters. 



Indigofera natalensis, n. sp. (§ Products). — Suffruticosa 

 glabrescens ; rami graciles adscendentes foliati subgeniculato- 

 flexuosi ; stipulpe subulatfe minimae decidute ; folia petiolata impari- 

 pinnata 1-2-juga, 5-6-7 cm. longa, petiolo communi gracili, foliolis 

 late ovatis sursum longe angustatis subobtusis mucronulatis glabre- 

 scentibus, terminali ad 4 cm. longo, 2-2 cm. lato, latcralibus 

 minoribus, petiolulis (cum petiolis) basi verrucoso-glandulosis ; 



