84 53. 0. cauliferuta, N. E. Br. (J'if,. 37, p. 83). Plant with 



ap-e forininr distinct branch inf^ steins un to 3 inches (or niore?) 

 lonr', aho-ve p-round under cultiv.-^tion, but probably covered v/ith 

 driftinr- soil under natural conditions. Grovrths l-r* inch long, 

 8-10 lines broad a.nd 6-7:J lines thick, cuneately oblong, with 

 lobes l^-4.t lines *lonf (type 3), light bluish-green, perhaps 

 glaucous-green in 3. Africa, distinctly pellucid dotted v.'hen held 

 agfinst sunlip-ht, vdth a viedge-shsped area of darker green under 

 the notch, v/ith a purplish spot at the apex of the lobes, ^or with 

 their marfcins and keel dull mrplish. Cal^/:?: 4-5-lobed. Corolla 

 £-1 inch in diameter, expanding in the morning in bright sunshine, 

 scentless; tube about as long as the calyx; petals 50-55, in 2-3 

 series, bright yellow. Stamens numerous, in 4-6 series, the 

 uprier just exserted, yellovr. Style nfeerly as long as the corolla- 

 tube; stigmas 4, filiform, 3-4 lines long, sho- ter than or exceeding 

 the stnmens, var^.^-ing from orange-red to pale greenish-yellow, 



little %maquriand. Upper north-western slopes of hills south- 

 west of Chubiessis, Pearson 6176. 



Although similar to C, bilobum, . this constantly differs by 

 develoi^ins' stems, by its much shorter lobes, and in being pellu- 

 cid dotted. It slso grows on hill-tops, while C. bilobum groves 

 on plains. 



54. 0. nuci^^orme, N. S. 3^. Plant developing branching 

 stems with age, which become subterranean under natural conditions. 

 '^Tov'ths 7-12 lines long, 6-10 lines Iroad and 5i-8| lines thick, 

 ovoid or sub<?lobose slightly comnressed, with the short lobes 

 1-^-2-?^ lines Ion?-, uniformly' glaucous-green, with a nurplish keel 

 to the lobes, "^lowers not seen; according to I-iss ^'^ensit the 

 calyx is 6-lobed, end the petals of the corolla about 6 lines 

 lone-, rosy, striped. Ovary convex at the top. Stigmas 6, about 

 3 lines lon^ filiform. ^•■-. nuciforme, %v/. "^bs. i'esemb., p. 129, 

 440 and 450 (l794), Misc. ^e.t., p. 22, and Rev. Pi. ^ucc, p. 84. 

 M. crvntor» odium, Kensit in ""^Vms. Roy. Sqc. 3. -fr., v. 1, p. 

 150, T^l. '21, f .c. (1909) . 



laingsburg ^iv. ^eft side of the road between '■'itte Poort 

 and -^aingsburp;, Pillans, 892. ^riginslly introduced by I'Jasson. 

 N, "5. yror.Ti. 



(To be continued.) 



l-esembr-^T-anthemum and some new genera separated from it. 

 Gard. Chron. HI. 72*. 124. 1922. 

 (Continued from page 84.) 



.24 55. C. 3iishae, K. E. Bp. (^ig. 5l) . Plant not developing 



stem.s with a/?e. Growths 7-14 lines long, 6-10 lines broad and 

 5-8 lines thick, ovoid or oblonr -ovoid, v;ith lobes 2-4 lines 

 long (tvre S) , of a slightly bluish-green colour with a darker 

 ar°r under the notch, somev/hat obscurely marked with scattered 

 darker-f^reen dots, and the keel often purplish, ^alj^ 3-5-lobed. 

 Corolla ^-1 Inch in diameter, expanding in the morning irrespective 

 of sunshine. If the temnr^rature is v/arm enough; petals 35-48, in 

 3 series, bright yellow. Stamens numerous, in 3-4 series, the 

 • unripr exserted, yellow. Style 2^-3 lines' long; stidgmas 5-6, 

 usu-^Ily exceedin^r the stamens, 2-3 lines long, filiform, pale 

 yello^.--' or greenish. I'. Eiishae, '^K E. ^r. , in The Cordeners' 

 Chronicle, 1916, v. 60, p. 252; Bot . I'-ag. , t. 8776 B, a very poor 



