53 tube; petals about 16, in 1-2 series, li-l-^ line long and about 1/6 

 line broad, filiform-linear, obtuse, pale yellow. Stpmens few, in 

 t^vo series, exserted from the corolla-tube. Style very short or al- 

 most absent. Stipmes 4, about 2/3 line long, filiform, erect, at- 

 taining to about the middle of the corolla tube. 



Ladismith Division: -^mong stones and rocks on hillsides south 

 of Touws Berg, ^^'uir «83. 



The small size, flattish tops and glaucous-green colour of the 

 grov/ths of this specis as seen the first year after its importation 

 readily distinguishes this plant from all others are et present 

 described. I am in'-"'ebted to ^r, J. ^kiir for the living plants from 

 which i describe, and am glad of the opportunity to associate his 

 name with a member of this genus. I susnect, however, that after 

 it has been in cultivation for awhile its size and, perhaps, app- 

 earance will have altered, 



C. novellum, N, E, Br,__ Growths as received 4-6 lines high, 

 4-5 lines broad and 4-4^ lines thick, obconic, elliptic or nearly 

 dircular, and at the same time faintly angular in general outline 

 viewed from above, somewhat truncate in side view, but having a 

 distinct ridge across the top transverse to the orifice and 2-3 some- 

 what angular bumps on each side of it; orifice -l-lf line long, 

 closed; surface smooth, glabrous, light green, sometimes with, 

 sometimes entirely without a few rather indistinct separate darker 

 green dots sparingly scattered over the top, and the orifice some- 

 times is very indistinctly outlined with a darker green line para- 

 llel to it on each side, but more often this outline is absent. 

 Flov/ers unknovm. 



Clanwilliam Division: Near Kiaver, Ivferloth 11889. 



This species is distinguished from all others by the peculiar 

 angular bumps upon the top of the growths, -^escribed from a living 

 plant received from Dr. Iv^rloth, 



C. obscurum, N. E, Bj., — Grov;ths 3-4 lines high, 2-3 lines in 

 diameter the first year after importation; obconic, circular or 

 elliptic in outline viewed from above, flnttish on the top (t-pe 

 F., without the notch), v/ith oiiily the orifice itself depressed and 

 no trace of a keel; orifice §-* line long; surface smooth, but 

 under a lens there sometimes appears to be a slight unevenness, 

 glabrous, of a rather dark green sparingly marked v/ith a few 

 separate dots of darker green, but the orifice is not outlines 

 with a darker colour in any way. ^lowers not seen. 



little Nemaqualand: tjgrabis ^'^untain, in the -^ichtersveld, 

 Marloth 6938. 



Described from s living plant received from Dr. Marloth. 

 It is rather insignificant in appearance, but is quite distinct 

 from all others known to me. 



C, picture turn, N. S, Bj., — Growths as received 3-4 lines 

 high, 3-5 lines broad, and 2^-^^ lines thick, shortly obconic ell- 

 iptic or nearly circular in outline, and flat or convex at the 

 top (type S or F); orifice ^-1 line long, level v;ith the general 

 surface, not at ell depressed; surface smooth, glabrous, purple 

 on the sides, the top grey-frreen, prettily and rather copiously 

 marked and the orifice outlined ^vith dark green or purple, stout, 

 irregular lines or chains of connected dots, vrhich are more or less 

 connected together in an irregular manner, but form no definite 

 pattern, ^lowers not seen. 



