216 lon^, raoderrtelj'' stout, stigmes 7, pscenclnnr-s'^re?din£ or r- cur- 

 ving, l-lo line long, filiforn end more or less rlumose. Overy 

 in-^erior, flpt et the ton, 7-celled; rlscentr-s on the outer well 

 of the cells. 



■ Ladismith Division: I'lein Karoo, on hills t t -.. ^ --^^^ol, 



1, 800-1,4^^0 ft. elt., Kuir 3210. I^lontegu Division^ betv/een '-J^ornvs- 

 fontenn pnd AHemorgensf ontein, ^'uir 37P6. Also found by Dr. 

 I'uir st l^rthinus I^loof in Riversdale ^iviso'^. 



This species vj^s very kindly sent to ui>v i . ^ . - .dr. 

 I hsve elso what I believe to be the same species sent to me by 

 Dr. H. lerloth (number 11^79) ^'ro:' +he ^edisLiith K^roo, but it has 

 not yet ^lowered.) 



Dr. I'uir informs me thtt it t-rows in clefts between the up- 

 turned edges of the dry, fricble laminated Bokkevelt shales, 

 flowering in July and August. •'^Iso that v;hen cultivated in its 

 ov.m region it is a soft and delicate species, not very tolerant of 

 r-ater, the rainf^^ll of thft region being less than 17 inches yearly, 

 This ststement agrees fairly well v/ith my experience of it, v/hich 

 is that if "/atered too freouentl^f the grovjths are apt to split 

 onen, so th^t a fair amount of neglect suits it very Vvrell. Dp. 

 I'uir also informs me that in its appearance and colour this spe- 

 cies somevrhet resembles the broken shales among v;hich it grov:s, 

 and that ^eres, antelopes and other animals eat these plants end 

 their allies. 



Or. lluiri, i^. E. 3r. (Fig. 105 -. and ^ig. 82 c. p. 172K-- 

 "Plant flT0v;ing in masses, with longer prostrate ma.in branches and 

 upright seconder^'' ones with the growths often in paris," according 

 to Dr. J". I-uir. Branches in one specimen seen naked at a short 

 distance belo^' the growths, and 2-|-^-| lines in diameter, forking 

 pnc' becoming more or less flattened, and in the specimens se . 

 2-| inches long, forkinr thre-^ -^'es in that length. Grov/ths ^/'-x- 

 li inch long, 8-11 lines brc ^ 5-9 lines thick, obliquely o- 

 void, slightly'- compressed, ver^r uneq- ally two-lobed at the top, 

 4-',^ ■'"--^r lobe S-4 ilines long above the 3-4 line de-^-^ ---•„^,,,,„ 



:em, both lobes more or less compressed, o": . - 

 eC- at the apex in side viev* and distinctly keeled over their tops; 

 surface smooth, glabrous, slightly shining, pale green o" reenish- 

 yellow (according to Dr. I-Iuir the "nature! colour is o le, 

 s newhpt sickly greenish-yellow"), haveing a rether unheal! 

 apreprfince. Pedicel slightlji^ exserted from the "^i'^-nire, g,lc\jx\.ju..-.. 

 ^lowers only seen in a withered condition. Gal -lobed down to 

 its union with the ovrry; lobes subequal, 2-2-|- lines lon£ 

 line bropd, oblong-ovF te, obtuse, the inner with membrenouo i, .. - 

 gins. Petels numerous, in about 2 series, 6-8 lines long, I line 

 bropd, cuneetely linear, obtuse, rose or rosy-purrle apparently 

 to the base. Stemens numerous, erect, about 2 lines long, white, 

 surrounded by some t inear-f iliform ^'hite stcminodes. Stigm?s 6, 

 about li line lonf?, r^^cliptinp' on the top of the ovr.ry, 1^ line 

 lonp', rf^cl'atinc on the top of the ovary, very stout or probably lu- 

 raose, acute; no stvie, Ovari'- inferior, flattish on the top, com- 

 nrepsed anr' t'-'o-edges, 6-ceiled, ^"ith placentes o; outer v/all 

 o^ +he ce^Ts. Ger,--T- ^-■'--ed) about 3r lines in .1 . '^ter, viith 

 6 :^"dfees on the sT " " "ex to'^, 6-valved anci 5-celled; 

 vnTyes " « "^ ■* i '-"' , ^"iti-i their drrk " expanding keels diverging fro.:i 

 •^^" ----. -1 ^ -'-i" .,..,_,,..-. ,4. ^,-,-- -•'■•-^i broad, '^- .,-.,,.^^ 



■ " ^ with me \i- 



^•inrs, or-ening mf-'- "" ' ^.rot, bu' 



