215 loTXfTy stoutly su>)ui?te, eciite, i^lumose, ^'hite; overy flrt at the 

 top, 6-celled. Capsule (closed) 2-|- lines in diameter, convex 

 and white, ^rath 6 furro^/ed, brovm, prominent rlip-es rt the top, 

 6-vp.lved; structure of the vplves and cells es in t* eric 



character, with the s^ot at the opening of the cells ul-- ckish. 



Lsdismith Division^ On hills ft I^liisentefontein, ^uir "093 

 and at I?erde River, 1,200 ft. alt., Ij^uir 3623. Growin 

 white stones left by erosion of the Biokkeveld sheles. 



Dr. I'uir informs rae thst the locfl n^-r^e for this plent is 

 "Volstrust'-ne" (Ostrichtoes) , and thst it ' od example of 



protectiv "■ icry, as the v/hite or '-■rle iiXeyisii-v/hite grot/ths 

 iraitnte * ite quartz '^■^■o^.-^'^ mong- which it "ro^'s ver" closel^^, 



and the flov^ers heinf^ a If not r ' i- 



P'^TCuoTTS ^ t f T c-'erin^ tirae, -..-lica cannot oe e.'.ia o_i £o:..e oLi^er 

 '"■'■•t'"s thpt resemble t^eir surroundings, such rs ^'^ssembr3'"enthemuiri 

 Bolusii and l\ simulens, which have large icuous yellow 



flov/ers. Dr. -'uir ^^'rites• "The vvhit „r£ i^cres in extent. 



The v.'hite flowers and ^re" cor'^unc-.r "he rlrntr rerrly in- 



visible to a man, br ' " , ' o- 



tective colourinp: is no aerence Irrer '..xien ne ;.;eti l. xi'.Lle e::- 

 T^erience. Age nst ^ h-r= '"■r r*^ rntelope, with his nose to the 

 "^round the protec '". I c- nno-^, understand t 



3on for the colourin;- o ' -che pient being confined to the cUi_r'uz 

 T^ntches." Iliis adds ano^^^-r ex^.m^le of those ^ heve r.'^ntionod in 

 my previous articles o ' se plants 



surroundings, and 'Dr. -uir's coiii^Ient upon t'-'is feet z.-e 



m'^'-nin'^ of it is not eltop-ether cle'^e, coinci iBs ■"■!" t v-hich 



- "• ve alreadv expressed under I-i 



But ^r. I'^iir also suggest "lese '" ' " nts chiefly 



occur on the glaring' ou.'^i-'tz-f i';.r - '^ + '' '" .^fii-v--^ tn 



protect them against ' e and reflect " . - 



re'^der o"ffer f?n'''^ eif'^lans tion*? 



a ^ 11 n f p 



" T, 1 '^■'. C ■ 



Lr inror;ri.s hg tht t it develops its I'Il 

 . . r ''--4- .--CT^^,, ^,,,^ ^ ,.| J, • ^_j^ -f-inr* f 1 ov'Rv f:'r'" r'''.]'' "! " 



.. ^ ^ ' ■ . li."^ ^~^' ZjT ^ ^^, 7 "i 3 cri C "^ ^3 s 



) 



.ut. 



3. _)r. (5'ig. 10.;.-. J .---Jteti-iles . 



3/4 ir- ■ •'■' ^-1 inch in 'diameter, i^v^r^i^ r-_^ ,.. _.,t 



oblioiT^" ose or subrlobosely Q' , closed fissure 



■^-^ "■ , - • (not obliquely) acre 



..„..- nt.n -f-^o unequal or su _ _ ^., 1 



-■'■'■" ■*"" ^ ;s; surface so -isrshly velvety to the 



touch '"re .nGe/.iiiute xahiti^' 



5r,~ (r,.-,-^ ---^d) h:-.irs easil .. _ -- .^ I. _- ,. 1_, ,_ 



'of fruit l-l^ line long. O^psuie "-^nes ir. 

 ■"■' ^ter, - it: " ■ "■ ■ " ■ / 6-vr : 

 - '^ed, o:" the .. ..., ^ ^ _• the^ ,_, 



I-adismi+h Pivie ' • 1 and 'Van '»'/ijks ^orn , 



' ., '0 ft. alt., c"' on £ , -uir :797. 



"^ '- srecies , ,rs '' ^i""' f ^ ^ly rel - .^ . - ...- 



th? r other, but is to' ' ' i its pubesce a very 



sbort pedicels. As the ^ o-^ers o . specie" -oen 



^-n-' thos r^" ^. ■ ""^-^^v '■ ^re in a wit . r or.;-.^*-!-- :«iv-r' I 



Iv "? beer resent them in : 



"-■ecies. 



