32 C. rolulum and C. placitum repeating the inprked variations of 

 plants received direct from South -Africa. 



One of the best characters by which nearly allied but really 

 different species can be discriminated is the minute structure 

 of the enidermis as seen under a moderately strong pocket lens. 

 The character of the epidermis v/hen it differs, must, I think, 

 indicate a real snecific difference, in the appearance of the 

 plant, but, unfortunately, it is a distinction that as not always 

 a describable one. 



Figures of the types of form alluded to in the descri;ptions 

 will be found in The hardeners' Chronicle for 1925, vol. La^IVIII, 

 p. 450. 



All the snecies are arranged alphabetically and those describett 

 as new below are quite distinct from all others; in surface -contour 

 the angular form of C. novellura, and the very distinctly prominent 

 separate dots of 0, praeparvum cause these two species to stand out 

 as being remarkably different from any others at present known. 

 The peculiar loosely-forked stems of adult plants and neat-looking 

 growths of C. I.Iarlothii also mark this one of the most striking in 



the g:enus. 



Anart from the genera ^emna and Vifolf f ia , the individual growths 

 of the smaller srecies of this genus Conophytum are, I think, the 

 smallest among flowering plants, end the flower is sometimes 3-4- 

 times the diameter of the grov;th in size, as, for example, in the 

 exceedingly beautiful C, minusculxim. 



C. andausanum, N. E, Br. — Growths as received, 5-6 lines high, 

 5-6| lines broad, and 4i-5 lines thick, slightly compressed-obcor- 

 date, with a notch about 1 line deep at the top, and the lobe on 

 each side of it rounded on side view and obtusely keeled; smooth, 

 glabrous, dull green, sp&rsely sprinkled with small dark green dots, 

 and vdth the notch outlined with a dark green or purplish line, 

 from each side of which there extends a similar green or purplish 

 line alon^ the keel of the lobes, ^lowers unknown. 



Little Narcaqualand: At -i^-ndeus ^oort near -Venous, in the 

 ^ichtersveld, ^'^rloth 6P08. 



This species is nearly allied to C. diversum, described below, 

 but differs very distinctly by the very conspicuous continuous line 

 that outlines the notch and extends along the keels of the lobes. 



The alliance of both these species appears to be with G. 

 gracilist^^lum, N. E, B,r, 



C, clarTim, N. E, Bj.,-- Growths as received small, about 4 

 lines high, 2-2* lines broad, and l«-2 lines thick, obconic, ellip- 

 tic in outline and broadly rounded at the top (type ^. or fi. ) , 

 with a very slight central notch; orifice ;|-4-line long, very 

 slkghtly depressed below the general level of the top, v;hich is 

 convex (not ridged) as viev/ed transversely to the orifice; sur- 

 face smooth, glabrous, of a bright clear green, not at all shining, 

 thinly sprinkled on the top with 20-30 small, dark green separate 

 dots, and with a dark green blotch at end of the orifice, usually 

 formed of 3-5 dots connected together, and the blotches occasionally 

 conncedted by very slender, dark green lines, so^as to outline the 

 orifice, which otherwise is not very distinct, ^lovjers not seen. 

 Capsule 2 lines in diameter, 5-an^led, v.dth 5 Valves and cells, sla- 

 tey-rve-7. Seds minute, scarcely 4- line long, smooth, brovm. 



Calvinia division J grooving on or among granite rocks on the 

 foothills of the Langeberg range, I'ole -''^ans 6022* 



