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distinct from the apical hood. The structure of the flower is well 

 seen in fig. 5. 



T. macrogyne, A. W. Hill; species inflorescentiis racemosis 

 simplicibus, floribiis speciosis, stylis supra antherarum apices 

 olougatis, g-landulis absentibiis distinguenda. 



Caules brevissimi, usque ad 13 cm, longi, simplices vel furcati, 

 probabiliter e rhizomate orti, graciles, sulcati vel angularcs, 

 gJnbri. Folia linenria, apice cartilaginea, acuta, 0-8-1-1 cm. 

 longa, circiter 1 mm. lata, infra leviter carinata, subcrassa et 

 carnosa, glabra. Flores pauci, solitarii, axillares, breviter pedun- 

 culati. Bracteae ad pedunculi apicem adnatae, lineares, apice 

 acute subulatae, flores aquantes vel eis paullo longiores, supra 

 profunde concavae, marginibus minutissime serrulatae; bracteolae 

 flores aequantes, bracteis angustiores. Perianthium album, 4 mm . 

 lougum glandulis uon visis; segmenta oblongo-lanceolata, obtusa, 

 -^mm. longa, cucullata, plana, dense lanato-barbata. Antherae 

 vix e perianthii tubo exsertae, fere 1 mm. longae. Stylus 2-25 mrn . 

 longus, antheris superans. 



-Orange Free State; Betlilehem, low lying veld, Oct., Major 

 A.J. liichardsonl 



; T. microcephalum, A. W. Hill; species T. pycnantho, Schltr., 



atlinis habitu et foliis imbricatis appressis obtusis facile distin- 

 guenda. 



Rami subteretes, glabri; ramuli breves. Folia satis dense dis- 

 posita angaste lanceolata, subacuta, 2-25-4 mm. longa, circiter 

 i mm. lata, crassa carnosaque, infra rotundata, supra plana vel con- 

 cava, glabra, i' fores pauci, in glomerulos terminales satis densos 

 I'Sr ^'''''!'9' flo.i-i^^s breviores, rubescentes, foliis similes, 

 ZlTl^' ^^^^V^^^^^ interne tenuiter firabriatis, glabrae; brac- 

 .i^Ju.. ?? ^T ^^^^^^^^es et leviter carinatae. Periontlnum 

 loni. P^l"'°'-i ^''^T' «^8-^^^^ta lanceolata, obtusa, 1-25 mm. 



PubTs'cenHb^,/ r'.T*''' '"'"".^*^"' ^P^^^ ^^'^^•'^^^' marginibus 

 Cr 9/7 nl'^^^'T " Periai^thii tubo exsertae, ol mm. 



t £.'tP t^it'f T' l°^^\'i '^P^"^ antherarum basin attingens, 



cuulibus elonffatis foliirrv^^r T ''^'^l^^^'Oso, Beruh., afhnis, 



Caulis lX?hI = T • ^ajoribus praecipue difPert. 



linearji, a^ce t ViteTacutoTTf ' •^°^*^*?' ^^^^^^•- ^^^'"^ 

 circiter! mm la trX.. cartilagmeo, 1-2-5 mm. longa, 



Flores nlS n4ci ^ ^ ' '^^^°f i^^P^a costa conspicua, glabra. 



racemoso-di'spS dLnsHr '^f 'T ^^■«-iB--e pedunLlatas 



Bracteae Jr^ol t^^t^tlL^IX' ^-^iter stipitati. 



plana et foliis persiimlesrh^acteoke fln'n^^ multo longiores 



paulum longiores, virides 6^^,^ .h^t" ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ 

 Pertanthium 3-5 mm Innrnm, similes sed angustiores. 



mm. longum; segmenta trinngulari-elliptica, 



