350 
however, owing to ample rains during the summer months, the 
plants flowered freely, and Dr. P. C. Luttig at Prince Albert sent 
me an ample supply. There is no doubt about the identity, as the 
plants agree well with the description given in the Flora Capensis 
and as Mr. Brown has kindly verified my determination. I have 
only to add, that the follicles are spindle-shaped, 14 to 2 inches 
long, greenish-grey and speckled with brown. , 
The plant is fairly common, for I saw considerable patches of its 
shoots among the shrubs of the hillslopes. The tuber reaches an 
enormous size, being of a somewhat irregular shape, from 1-2 feet 
long and 6 to 10 inches in diameter, weighing not rarely 50 pounds 
ormore. The surface is brown, rough and warty, not whitish and 
smooth like those of Fockea undulata, N. BE. Br. and F. angustifolia, 
for one or more years, if they are early, ¢.., in midsummer, flowers 
een in March, otherwise they may be later, viz.: April, May or 
une. 
R. MarLotuH. 
The -rediscovery of Fockea capensis by Dr. Marloth is one of 
considerable interest, as until now its native locality was unknown. 
n appearance, small crisped leaves and other details, the specimen 
forwarded to Kew by Dr. Marloth, appears to be quite identical with 
the type, and now that the plant has been rediscovered and seeds are 
procurable, it would be of great interest to learn something about 
the rate of growth of the tuber. When it was originally described 
by Jacquin (fragmenta, p. 31, 
a 
Circumference of tuber when reported :— 
Dec. 15, 1886—40°8 cm, Oct. 15, 1897—41°1 om. 
June 22, 1889—40-7 5 June 23, 1898--40°8_,, 
July 13, 1891406 Aug. 1, 1899—40°9__,, 
June 20, 1892—39-7 ” Apr. 27, 1900—40°7_ ,, 
Sept. 1, 1892—40:8 May 25, 1902—40-4 ” 
June 14, 1893—40-9 Aug. 4,1902—41°5 ,, 
1 s 13, 1895406, Aug. 20, 1293411 
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eee ts uly 18, 1905410. ,, 
: In the Proceedinc : i 
——— eangs of the Linnean Society for 1907, p. 7, will be 
found a note upon the “csi plant, where the estimate I mnae as 
