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Leaves broader, usually 3-5 (rarely 1-5 to 2) mm. broad 
and rigid : stems lea: 
Calyx stout, 2-5 cm. long: petals exserted 1-5-2 cm., 
1-1-5 em. broad, variously dentate to sub-entire : 
pees cauline leaves about 5 cm. long, not 
pid Sa SS Se eee ek 15. — 
Osis 1-5-1-75 ecm. long: petals exserted 5. 
fimbriate, the claw not exserted: intermediate online 
leaves 2-5-3 rarely 6 cm. long, rigid 
See ie ree 16. mooiensis. 
Calyx 3-5 cm. long: petals exserted 1-5 cm., lacerate- 
fimbriate, the claw long-exserted : intermediate cauline 
leaves 2-5-5 cm. long, rigid ...... 7. Zeyherr. 
1. D. micropetalus, Ser. in DC. Prod. i. 359 (1824) ! 
Rance: from the Karoo near Cradock, across the Kalahari 
to the South West Protectorate. 
Carpe Province: Hay Div., Griquatown Burchell 1851! 
type, 1935!; Barkly Div., Hebron (now Windsorton) W. Nelson 
191!; Colesberg Div., Colesberg Shaw ! ; (Middelburg Div. ?), 
“Snowy Mt.” (Sneeuwberg) Burke! ;  Cradock Div., Great 
Fish River near Cradock Burke! ; Fort Beaufort Div., and 
“ British Kaffraria”’ without precise locality Cooper 451 pro 
parte !, 395 pro parte ! 
ORANGE Free Stare: Without precise locality Cooper 1935! bs 
Bloemfontein Distr., Brandfort Haagner in herb. Conrath 1225! F 
Kroonstad Distr., Kroonstad Miss Chennel 79 ! 
TRANSVAAL: Heidelberg Distr., Burttholm near Vereeniging 
Burtt Davy 17133!; Lichtenburg Distr., Korannafontein Rogers 
20626 
— West Protectorate: Great Namaqualand, sandy 
plains north of Areb Pearson 9476 ! 
The very shortly exserted petals at once distinguish this 
from any of its allies, including D. scaber with which it has been 
confused. In the type specimen, which is depauperate, the 
flowering stems are simple, but other specimens show both simple 
and branched stems on the same plant. 
A manuscript note by Mr. N. E. Brown, states that Burchell 
1935 is “identical with Rehmann No. 3380; from Hiinernestkloof, 
Griqualand West, named by Dr. Szyszylowiez D. scaber var. 
Aaeitgea ener Fenzl, in Herb. Schinz at Zurich, compared 
Aug. 7, 1891.’ 
var. Galpini, Burtt Davy, var. nov., a forma typica petalis 
majoribus, calycem 0-5-1 cm. excedentibus, differt. 
RANGE: more easterly than that of the typical form. 
BasUTOLAND: grassy slopes above Buffels River Waterfall, 
sen i alt. Galpin 6582 !, type; without precise locality Cooper 
