153 2^-3 lines long, and the outer 10-12 lines long, about i-line long, 

 filif orm-lineer, acute; the inner grpduelly shorter, passing into 

 steminodes, white, with the basal part and the staminodes lemon- 

 yellov' or rale preenlsh-yellov?, giving that tint to the centre of 

 the flov/er. Stamens numerous, erect; the outer 4-5 lines long, 

 lax; the inner gre dually shorter and connivent, or densely cluster- 

 ed around and pressed against the stigmas, the innermost about 2 

 lines long; filaments very minutely scabrid, not bearded, white; 

 anthers yellow. Stigmas 4-5, filiform, 3-2j lines long, erect, 

 with recurved tips, not quite equalling the longest stamens, ^erj 

 nearly or ouite superior, 5-celled, green. Capsule more than halfO 

 superior, with 4-5 valves, which rise to 3§-4 lines above the btse 

 of the caljnc-lobes, pale ochreous , v^ith the gaping sutures or edges 

 of the valves blackish-bro^'m , uniformly pallid inside, and 6-9 lines 

 in diameter v;hen expanded. Seeds §-line in diameter, much flattened, 

 trianp-ular in outline, with a small humn on on<= of the sides, not 

 tuberculete, of a peculiar and somewhat dull bronzy brovm. 



M. crystallinum vpr. grandif lorum, Eckl. and ^eyh. , Enum. 

 PI., p. 321; Sond. in Fi. Gap., Vol. II , p. 453. 



South Africa J I'rince ^Ibert ^Ivision^ Near -^-braham's ^Taal, 

 Mrs. D. van der ^iji. Riversdale Division* Common in the district, 

 ITuir 3898, 3989; Zeyher, 2097. *-'rane-e ^Hver -region, Shav;, ivliss 

 Wilman. 



B.-- Flov;ers probably white, but colour not stated. 



7.— C. i'enchelii, N. B. Br.— A stout herb, probably biennial, 

 glabf^ous. leaves in a central radical tuft, opposite, flat, petio- 

 late, li--3 inches long and i-li inch broad, ovrte, acute, papillate. 

 Flowering stems produced from below the rosette of leaves , prostrate 

 or ascending, stout, terete, up to a foot or more long and 2|-3| 

 lines thick, penillate, ending in lax C3rraes. -^'edicels |-1 inch 

 long. Calyx produced above the ovary into a short tube, unequally 

 5-lobed above; lobes ^--6 lines long, brordly ovate, with acute or 

 subulate tips. Petals very numerous, apparently about 8-9 lines 

 lone, but perhaps longer, united into a short tube at the base. 



M. Fenchelii, Schinz, in Bull. -^erb. ^oiss., "^'ol. V, Append. 

 Ill, p. 79 (1897). 



Great Namaqualand: East of Keetmanshoop ' Fgnchel, 172. -w-nd 

 probnbly the follov/ing also belong her^ — Tsoachaub, Hautenan 41, 

 Belck 69, Winter 950, Usakos, Sq' inz 917, as they all appear to 

 be the same species as the type, 



The actual t'"-rie consists of a flowering branch only, which has 

 been browsed by an animal and is branching again, no radical leaves 

 are present, so that in the above description these organs are des- 

 cribe?? from the other specimens quoted, whose leaves on the flower- 

 ing brenchesare identical with those of the type of C. ^encehlii, 

 which was kindly lent to me by Dp, Hans Schinz. -^-ccording to a 

 label with the tjve specimens, Berger appears to have mistaken this 

 plant for M. crystallinum v<^v. grandiflorum, Sond., but it is quite 

 distinct from that srecies, and inhabits a totally different region. 



In South African Gardening, 1928, p. 83, apiant from Great 

 Namaqualand is mentioned under the name of C. crassifolium, L. BqI,, 

 but as there is no description it is impossible to understand what 

 plant is meant, and according to interne tional rules the name is 

 invalid; probably the '^lant intended b^" that name is either C. 

 Fenchelii or C. grandif olium. 



8, — C. grandifolium, N.II. Br. — ii. stout herb, probably?- beinniel, 



