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dense foliatis, mox lignescentibns, glabris ; foliis erecto-patentibus 

 demum vulgo falcato-recurvis, filiformi-subulatis, acutis, glabris, 

 dorso carinaque, imprimis superioribus, minute graniilato-serriilatis, 

 0- 3-0-7 cm. longis ; spicis terminalibus ovoideis cylindricisve, 

 1-1*8 cm. longis, c. 0-8 cm. diametientibus ; bracteis foliaceis 

 foliis latioribiis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, margine pellucido 

 tenuissime ciliolatis, florem aequantibus vel paulo brevioribiis, 

 bracteolis bractese similibus, paulo angustioribus brevioribusque, 

 acute carinatis ; perigonio tubuloso extus glaberrimo, 0-8 cm. 

 longo, 0*3 cm. diametro, segmentis suberectis lanceolato-oblongis 

 subacutis, 0-3 cm. longis, intus margine dense niveo-barbatis, basi 

 medio fasciculo pilorum ad antheras tendentium ornatis ; stamini- 

 bus tubum perigonii vix excedentibus, filamentis subulatis brevibus, 

 antheris oblongis filamento bene longioribus, 0*1 cm. longis ; stylo 

 filiformi erecto, basin antherarum paulo excedente. 



In regione austro-orientali : Ad margines lapidosos planitiei, 

 supra Grabamstown, in ditione Albany, Jul. 1865, alt. c. 2200 ped. ; 

 P. Macowan, No. 804. 



In regione Carrooidea : In lapidosis mentis "Cave Mountain," 

 prope Graaff Reinet, alt. c. 4500 ped., Nov. 1866; H. Bolus, 526. 



The plant collected by MacOwan has been named T. scahrum by 

 Sender, whereas Bolus considers it a variety of T.funale L. Neither 

 of the two, however, can possibly be applied ; our plant is quite 

 distinct from both, but nearer allied to T. scabrum L. than T.fimale 

 L., next to the former of which I place it. 



89. Morsea macra, sp. n. Perennis, gracilis, 20-30 cm. alta ; 

 cormo ovoideo, tunica rigida reticulata apice fissa vestito ; folio 

 radicali singulo, filiformi, glaberrmio, rigidiusculo, basi scapum 

 arete amplectente, vulgo flores superante ; scapo glaberrimo supra 

 basin vulgo subgenuflexo, plerumque plus minusve ramoso; bracteis 

 exterioribus foliaceis, more generis pedicellos amplectentibus, acutis, 

 interioribus membranaceis occultis ; pedicellis filiformibus, glabris ; 

 perigonii segmentis exterioribus unguiculatis, lamina ovata sub- 

 acuta, 2 cm. longis ; interioribus lineari-spathulatis ungui fere 

 SBquilongis, 0*8 cm. longis ; columna staminea basi connata ; 

 antheris linearibus, 0-7 cm. longis, filamentis filiformibus, antheris 

 duplo brevioribus ; ovario glaberrimo, capsula oblonga utrinque 

 obtusa, 1-1*2 cm. longa, c. 0-5 cm. diametiente. 



In regione austro-orientali : In planitiebus graminosis prope 

 Queenstown, alt. 3600-3800 ped., No^. 1396 ; E. E. Galpin, 

 No. 2193. 



The species is certainly allied to M. tripetala Ker, but at once 

 can be easily distinguished by its ramification and the larger inner 

 perigon-segments. The colour of the flower is said to be "lilac 

 with yellow spots," whereas in M. tripetala Ker we have cyaneous 

 flowers. The stigma appendages are rather short. 



90. Romulea longipes, sp. n. Herba perennis, 20-45 cm. 

 alta ; cormo subgloboso, basi breviter truucato, tunica rigida, lucida 

 basi breviter fissa vestito ; foliis radicalibus (in specimiuibus visis 2), 

 filiformibus rigidis erectis, basi vaginantibus, glaberrimis, caule 



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