220 
12. D. prostratus, Jacg., Hort. Schoenb. iii. 11., t. 271 
(1798) !; Bot. Reg. t. 256 sub nom. D. crenatus ; D. pectinatus 
E. Mey. ex Sond. in Fl. Cap. i. 124 (1859-60) ! 
Rance: Calvinia and Caledon Divisions. :; 
Cape Province: Without precise locality Masson (seeds, 
from which the type specimen was grown); Calvinia Div., Uien 
Vlei, Bokkeveld Mts. Drége! type of D. pectinatus, E. Mey.; 
Caledon Div., Genadendal Pappe ! 
is desirable. 
13. D. Kirkii, Burtt Davy, sp. nov., species, caulum foliis 
intermediis quam foliis basalibus et foliis superioribus multo 
longioribus, petalis brevibus laciniato-fimbriatis, bene distincta. 
Stems slender, ascending, 23-30 cm. high, simple or branched, 
especially above, leafy, the lowest and uppermost cauline leaves 
much shorter than the intermediate leaves, the latter 2-3-5 cm. 
long, 1-1-5 mm. broad, not rigid. Bracts 3 pairs} short, broad, 
acute, scarious-margined to the apex with a short mucro. Calyx 
2 em. long. Petals exserted about 7 mm., white, laciniately 
fimbriate. 
RANGE: Transvaal and Natal High-veld. 
TRANSVAAL: Pretoria District, near Pretoria, on kopjes, 
in dry sand among rocks, Nov. 1901 J. W. C. Kirk 5!, type, 
Magaliesberg Zeyher 81!, Pretoria and Wonderboompoort 
Rehmann 4706 !, 4579 !; Rustenburg Distr., Magaliesberg Nateon 
3122; Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Ommanney 64!; Elsburg 
Rogers 12140? (material incomplete). 
NaTaL: near Newcastle Wilms 1864 ! 
14. D. basuticus, Burtt Davy, sp. nov., affinis D. leptolomae, 
Steud., et D. crenato, Thunb., ab illo tubo calycis breviore, ab hoc 
foliis basalibus caespitosis ad 5-15 cm. longis, 1-5-4 mm. latis, 
differt. 
Basal leaves 5-15 cm. long, 1-5-4 mm. broad, tufted at the 
apices of the underground branches, arising from a thick (8-10 mm. 
diam.) woody crown; cauline leaves gradually diminishing from 
25 to 5 mm. long. Flowering stems slender, erect, simple or 
branched above, 1—4-flowered, 8-43 cm. long. Bracis 2-3 pairs, 
chartaceous, yellowish, acutely pointed, mucronulate, margins 
narrowly scarious. Calyx 2-5 cm. long, rather stout. Petals 
exserted 0-5-1-3 cm., dentate, “ deep pink.” 
