105 L. -esliei, W. "3. '-^r., in "^he '-^crdeners ' Chronicle, li^i^ii, vol. 



LT^I, p. 65. To this add the follov.dng rsf erences 5-- ^"esercby- 

 enthemiim, Lesliei, "3chv-antes in ^bnstssch. f. Kakt ^ September, 

 1?50, r. IS*" , and ^^. f erru^ineum, ^chv/antes in J-'^onatssch. f. 

 Trvt, June, 192S. r^. 93. 



The ^Ipnt ^"hich Mr. 3chv.antes h&.s ntLied M. ferrugineun: is 

 nerel^r a varietv of the plant with the markings on the top, 

 dense, and of a rust colour, ^ot this rilant, as do sorae other 

 species of this genus, varies very iriuch in colour, and in its 

 mar^cin'^s on the to-n. The form named I-. ferrugineun by Schv;antes 

 was found by Dr. R". ^'-^rloth in ^Tiqualand ""est. I have the 

 plant, and the same form also from the Tpj nsvaal and Sechuanalsnd; 

 it is dense]-'' covered v/ith rust-coloured markings. Sven in the 

 sane vicinity the colour and the density of the markings vary 

 greetly, and under cultivation they v?ry somev^hat from year to 

 yeer. Their fl overs also var^r in size. This year to of my 

 plants thr^t are similar in colour enrl i^i-ipkings, differed greatly 

 in the size of their flov/ers; one h- "lov/er 20-22 lines in 



diameter, with petals S-9 lines lone sna stamens 5 lines long; 

 the other had a flower 30 lines in diameter, with ret- Is 13 lines 

 Ions; and stamens 6 lines long. 



L. !'^.rlothii, ^\ 3. ^v. (?ig. 52).-- ^ro-z/ths v.'hen first 

 developed p:f*ter importation 6 lines high; 4-5 lines broad end 

 3-4 lines thick, probably becoming larger under cultivation, with 

 8 tr-^msverse fissure 1 line deep across the truncate top; lobes 

 eoual or unequal sub-contiguous, flattish or very slightly convex 

 on the top, rugose, from its surface being covered v;ith sma.ll, 

 glittering, bright, translucent green pimples intermingled v»ith 

 raised, irregular, branching lines, mostly directed inwards from 

 the margins, and of a light creamy-ochreous opaque colour; v/ith 

 age, the green Pimnles appear to becone dull and brovmish. 

 'blowers not seen, rrobrbly small. Capsule v/hen closed about ij 

 line in diameter, viith e short conical point on the top, ver;'" pale 

 brownish, 5- or occasionally 4-celled; valves spreading, very 

 acute, ^'-ith the expanding -keels closely contiguous throughout 

 into an acute pallid central keel, with broad rounded membranous 

 marginal vn.n'^s that are more or less united in pairs bet\;een the 

 valves. Seeds minute, about 1/4 line lon^-, ovoid, smooth, v/hitish. 



Little Nam-aqualand: "'Tear Ookie^, ''-arloth 6903. 



This very di-stinct species is smell, but ver7/ charming, a real 

 gem, esr^ecielly v/hen seen under a lens, quite unlike any other 

 known, ^o me, and I have ver^r great pleasure in naming it after a 

 discovere, Dr. R. -'-arloth, who kindly sent it to me. 

 I'LE. Brown 



(To be cent inued. ) 



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 Gard.^^hron. III. 79: 116. 1926. 

 C^ontinued from page IO2). 



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116 Dr. -arloth informs m.e that L. ^'-^.rlothii "is a marvel of 

 mimicry; it rro^f's in sbello^" depressions of granite filled v/ith 

 detritus of the reddish rock and" looks exactly like its suiround- 

 ings. I have T>ut my hand on some of them v/ithout knov/ing they 

 were th'^re untjl T invest: '^■' •f"'^''' tV'P qnot more closely. There was 



