484 tyne T^lrn-*- kindly sent to me by i«-r. '^. -chventes, and pprtly from 

 s r.ient sent to me by Dr. J^'^arloth. ^npeneral sppeerance this 

 species much resercbles C. subrisum, each aide of the orifice of 

 th^t species are T'antinc- or scarcely evident in C. minutiflor\im. 

 It is also very much Hire G. Pa?;eae, K. ^. ^^r., but the orifice is 

 not ros:^'-, end the style and stifmas longer then in that species. 



1".— ". ninutum, I^^ S. ^v. , In CJard. -hron., 1922, vol. 

 irrri. , r>. 531. -^dd to references, -'. minutum, Schv/antes in --ona© 

 tssch, f. Takt., Sente'-iber 1920, p. 131. 



25^.-- C. notetum, ^^. 3. ""r.-- '•^rov/ths 4.^7 lines long fnd 3-5 

 lines (or sometimes more) in dipmeter, obconic, somev;het circular 

 in outline and fl^t or very slightly convex r~ t the to^ (t-ren?). 

 Orifice l-l' line lone;; surface smooth, " ous , rre ' - reen, 

 narked on the top ^-ith many irref^ulpr branching .lines I'oiiiBd of 

 con'*'"'uent or separate blackish-green or '^urplish dots, and the 



c 

 een 



lines in diameter, expanding in the evening, slightly scented; 

 tubed s4-3 lines long; petals 20-24 in 1-2 series, lax, recurved- 

 spre=--dine-, not spirelly rrranged, verj- slender, 2t- 4 lines long, 

 about l/6 line bro'-d, linear, acute, vrhite by artificial light. 

 Stamens about 20, in two series; anthers rll more or less exserted, 

 pale yellow. Style li line long, pale green; stigmas 4, erect, 

 1-lJ line long, ereenish-v;hite, attaining- to about the middle of 

 the corolla -tube. 



South ^-ifrica : locality and collector unknown. 



^escribed from living plants that I have had in cultivation 

 ■f'or several years. I find that it varies in size from year to yep-r. 



2-.-- G. obcordellum, ^^. S. ..-.^ in Gard. ^hron. , 1922, vol. 

 I'm, r>. 307. ^^dd to reference, --. obconollem, 3chv;antes in 

 ^'onrtssch, f. K^^t't.., Sente-ber 1920, p. 132. 



1. — '^. pilosulum, i». S. Br., in --ard. 3>aron. , 1922, vol. 

 '"'—'^t '^. 214. This has nov/ flovered end proves to be a species 

 o^ '^ibbseum., v^hich see. 



11. — 0. learsonii, ^•, S, Bp, — Growths about 6-10 lines high, 

 and 6-1"^ lines in di^imeter, very broadly obconic, vith a flat cir- 

 cular to-p v/^ich often overhane-s- the sides (type H) ; surfece smooth, 

 rlrbrous, uniformly/- of a light b''uish or sub-glf?ucous-green, not 

 dotted. Calyx 3-5 lobed; tube exserted, v/hitish. Corolla S-11 

 lines in dipmeter, expanding in d^yt'me and remaining open irres- 

 '^ec-^i'^e of cloud or sunshine, scentless, lasting about a week; 

 tu^e "^ on*':'er than the cal7/x, duj 1 orange-pink; petals 17-38, in 

 tv'o series, "^t^-S lines lon-T, ^-3/4 line broad, cuneetely linear, 

 obtuse or slightly notciied r-t the apex, Y.ddely spre; ding, rich 

 bri'^ht magenta, fadinr to white at the base, shining; staminodes 

 pet-'l-l-'ke (inner '^et^-^ls?), long, linear-filiform, very ccute, 

 ve"" lo-i-r or or^^na-e.^ 3t--r-M'r,- ■-ii included in the corollf-tube belov 

 the st^minodes. 3t'rie -' " ' ""ong; stigra^^s 4, erect, minute, 

 about * line lonr. — C. ..ettstei nii, -■. E. ^T.y in C-grd. Chron., 

 i^9''2, vol. L"^I, p. 231. I.:. 'Vettsteinii, L. Bolus in ^-nn. 3. ,.fr. 

 'vs. vol. 9, p. 141. "^xcludin^ all other sjmonymy. 

 Van Hhynsdorp ^iv. Near ^akhuis, ^earson 5459. 



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