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more shrubby habit. Only known to me from Mr. Thode's 

 collection. 



68. Thesium polyanthnm, sp. n. Suffrutex adscendens, 

 ramosissimus, semipedalis ; ramulis subflexuosis, divaricatis, plus 

 minus flexuosis, angulatis, remote foliatis ; foliis minutis lineari- 

 lanceolatis acutis vel mucronulatis, glabris, fere 0-2 cm. longis ; 

 floribus ad apices ramulorum paucis, corymbulosis ; bracteis ovato- 

 lanceolatis acutis, margine vulgo minutissime ciliato-serrulatis, 

 glabris, flori aequilongis vel parum brevioribus, bracteolis linearibus 

 carinatis, tubum vix excedentibus ; perigonio c. 0-2 cm, longo, extus 

 glabro, segmentis erecto-patentibus ovatis acutis apice incrassatis, 

 intas paliidis margine minute ciliolatis, 0-1 cm. longis, basi medio 

 fascicule pilorura ad antlieras tendentium ornatis ; staminibus 

 erectis infra basin segmentorum insertis, filamentis subfiliformibus, 

 0*5 mm. longis, antheris rotundatis 0*5 cm. longis ; stylo e basi 

 conico subcylindrico, glabro, dimidium antherarum attingente ; 

 fructu subpyriformi, 0-4 cm. longo, medio fere 0*2 cm. diametiente, 

 nervis primariis basi tantum visis, ceterum l^evi. 



In regione austro-occidentali : Juxta vias prope Kommetjes, in 

 peninsula Capensi, Sept. 1896; Capt. Wolley Dod, No. 1551. 



Allied to 2\ conjmbidigenim Sond., but much stronger-growing 

 and decumbent (not erect), with larger flowers, and a very different 

 fruit ; also much more divaricately bninched. The tips of the green 

 perianth-segments are brownish outside, the whole flower whitish 

 within. 



69. Eriospermum patentifiorum, sp. n. Gracillimum, 

 erectum, flexuosum, 80-40 cm. altum ; foliis sub anthesi jam 

 emarcidis ignotis; scapo basi vagina obtusa circumdato, glaberrimo 

 stricto vel subflexuoso, tereti, glaberrimo ; racemo elongato laxe 

 multifloro ; bracteis minutis patentibus, c. 0-1 cm. longis; pedi- 

 cellis patentibus, filiformibus, gracillimis, inferioribus c. 2-5 cm., 

 superioribus c. 1 cm. longis ; perianthii segmentis lineari-oblongis 

 obtusis, basin versus paulo angustatis, utrinque glabris, niveis 

 dorso vittfB purpurascente pictis, 0-6 cm. longis ; dimidio superiore 

 c. 0-2 cm. latis; staminibus basi segmentorum affixis, anguste 

 linearibus apice attenuatis, vix 0-4 cm. excedentibus, glabris, 

 antheris oblongis obtusis, 0*5 mm. longis ; ovario subgioboso, 

 glabro, stylo filiformi, glabro, apices segmentorum attingente. 



In regione austro-occidentali: In collibus prope villam Clan- 

 william, alt. c. 300 ped., April 1897, L. C. Levpoldt. 



If this species had not been so distinct, I would not have dared 

 to describe it without having the leaves ; however, seeing that it 

 could always easily be recognized by the inflorescence, I thought i& 

 best to publish it, so as to direct upon it the attention of any col- 

 lector who might happen to come to Clanwilliam. Of course, as 

 long as the leaf is unknown, the position of the plant must remain 

 doubtful. 



70. Bulbine flexuosa, sp. n. Gracilis, erecta, 10-15 cm. alta; 

 tubere late ovoideo basi prsemorso, in radice napiforme divaricatas 

 producto, c. 1*5 cm. alto; foliis sub anthesi nondum bene evolutis, 



