26 DECADES PLANTARUM NOVARUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM. 



In general appearance resembling B. Dregeana Sond., but well 

 distinguished from that species by its included stamens. If Sonder 

 is right in saying that the cells of the ovary are always 1-ovuled, 

 my plant forms the type of a new subgenus, differing from all the 

 other species in the 2-ovuled ovary-cells. 



66. Othonna patula, sp. n. Suffrutex, humilis decumbens 

 vel adscendens, 10-20 cm. altus ; ramis radicantibus, foliatis ; 

 foliis carnosis semiteretibus mucronulatis, basin versus angustatis, 

 glabris, 1*5-2 cm. longis, medio fere c 0*3 cm. latis, internodia 

 multo excedentibiis, ad basin ramulorum ; pedunculis terminalibus 

 simplicibus vel l-ramosis, monocephalis, teretibus glabra; capitulis 

 florum patulis ; involucro c. 1 cm. diametiente, 0-8 cm. longo, 

 foliolis 7-8 lanceolatis vel oblongis, acutis vel obtusis, plerumque 

 membranaceo-marginatis glabris, usque ad basin liberis ; floribus 

 radii c. 12, e basi tubulosa ligulatis, apice breviter 3-lobulata vel 

 obtusa, 0-9 cm. longis, ligula medio fere 2-5-3 mm. lata; floribus 

 disci tubulosis glabris, tertia parte basilari angustatis, apicem versus 

 paulo ampliatis, 0*4 cm. longis, fauce 0-1 cm. diametro, lobis erectis 

 brevibus ovato-triangulis subacutis ; antheris anguste linearibus 

 obtusiusculis, 0*2 cm. longis, loborum apices subattingentibus, 

 filamentis filiformibus glabris, antheris brevioribus ; stylo filiformi 

 glabro, brachiis 0*1 cm. longis, antherarum apices attingentibus ; 

 acheniis oblongis glabris, apice annulo circumdatis ; pappi setis 

 numerosis asperis. 



In regione austro-orientali : In saxosis montium prope Queens - 

 town, alt. c. 4000 ped., Febr. 1894 ; E. F.. Galpiu, No. 1811. 



Belonging to the group '^ Caniosce,'' nearest to 0. crassifolia 

 Harv. and 0. sedlfolia DC., differing from both by the rooting 

 branches and the achenes. 



67. Felicia amelloides, sp. n. Fruticulus erectus, ramosus, 

 l|-2-pedalis ; ramulis erectis, dense foliatis, strigoso-puberulis ; 

 foliis oppositis, parvulis, lineari-subulatis obtusis, textura crassi- 

 usculis, sparsim pilosis, 0'4-0-6 cm. longis, internodia excedentibus ; 

 florum capitulis terminalibus, solitariis, c. 2*5 cm. diametientibus, 

 pedunculo puberulo 1-5-2 cm. longo; involucri foliolis subuni- 

 foliatis linearibus acutis, pilosis, margine nunc anguste subhyalino- 

 marginatis, brevissime ciliatis, 0*6 cm. longis ; floribus radii c. 12, 

 e basi filiformi-tubulosa ligulatis, 4-nerviis, apice minute 3-dentatis, 

 c. 1 cm. longis, 0'3-0*4 cm. latis, fertilibus; floribus disci tubulosis, 

 0-4 cm. longis, tubo apicem versus sensim ampliato, dimidio inferiore 

 hispidulo, dimidio superiore glabro, lobis erectis minutis ; antheris 

 anguste linearibus, filamentis filiformibus glabris, antheris longi- 

 oribus ; stylo filiformi glabro, brachiis in floribus disci antherarum 

 apices attingentibus, anguste liueari-filiformibus apice paulo dihi- 

 tatis, in floribus radii exsertis subfiliformibus ; achaeniis compressis 

 oblongis, puberulis ; pappi setis asperis numerosis, c. 0-4 cm. longis. 



In regione austro-orientali : In saxosis in cacumine montis 

 "Mont aux Sources" in terra "Orange Free State," alt. c. 9500 ped., 

 Jan. 1896; J. Thode. 



Near F. barhata Schltr. [Aster harhatus Harv.), with larger 

 heads, longer and wider blue rays, more thickly-set leaves, and 



