472 Leaves not dotted; petals in 3 or 4 series, ascending- 

 spreading so as to form a sor t of cup in which the 

 basal part of the stamens is more or less concealed; 

 cells of the fruit roofed with raembranous cell-wings 

 and the exnonding-keels diverging, at least at the 

 ur^per part; stigmas 6-11. 2, 



2, Surface of leaves microscopically grmnlated; old plants 

 with 3-4 pairs of leaves always present on each growt h 

 at the same time, and the leaves, v.'hen not at rest, 

 more or less separated; floers yellow. Lapidaria^ 



Surface of the leaves smooth, not microcopically granulated; 

 old T^lants vrith only one or (v^hen making new growth) two pairs of 

 leaves nresent on each grovrth at the same time, and the leaves 

 (when not in flower), more or less closed together; flowers white 

 or pink, ^^'imaria. 



The following are the species of ^interanthus at present 

 known. 



1. 0. microsrermus , Schwant,, in ^eitschr. f. ^ukkulentenkunde, 



1926, "^ol, II, p. 184, and in i-^ollers Deutsche Gartner ^eitung, 



1927, p. 223. Iv-. microspermura; Dint, and ^erenb. in <^eitschrlf t. 

 f. Sukkulentenkunde, 1926, p. 264 and 276,_v/ith figs, and i>int. 

 Sukk. in Sud^/estafrika , II, n. 105, etc. J-^imaria raicrosperma, 



N. S.Br, in The Garteners' Chronicle, 1927, VqI. KOai, p. 85, f. 

 46. 



This plant vias fully described under ^^imaria at the place 

 quoted, 



Great Namaoueland, Dinte:-. Little ^sniaq^slsnd, i-'^.ughan Brown 

 709. 



2. D. ruberulus, N. E. Bp.-- Groxvths 9-18 lines high, with 

 the two leaves united for one-third to one-half of their total 

 length, the free parts diverging, 6-10 lines long, 6-8 lings broad 

 end ^-6 lines thick, oblong, obtuse, slightly convex on the face, 

 rounded on the back and bluntly keeled at the apex, microscopically 

 granula ted-puberulous, and velvety to the touch, grej''ish-green, 

 dotted vath barker green, i^lowers not seen. Cf^psule, when closed, 

 1^-5 lines in diameter, shortly when broadly obconic, flattish or 

 slightl3'' convex, v'ith 6-7 raised sutures on the top, and with 6-7 

 valves and cells; when expanded, 5-8 lines in diameter; expanding- 

 keel P contisruous into a stout central keel, brov/n, with broad mem- 

 branous margin? 1 wings; cells open, without (or in the largest 

 cansiile seen ^'i th rudimentary) cell-wings. Seeds about l/6-line 

 long, Fear-sha-ed or sub-globose with a point, smooth, brown. 



Little Nameoualand, I'laughan ^^rown 703. 



15. Pole-3vansil, Schwant, in ^'killers -^eutsche Gartner 

 :, 1927, p. 223. Rimaria Fole-^vansli , N. E. bp. in '-^"he 



3. 

 Zei tinr, 



Gerdgners' Chronicle, 1926, Vol. L-GCIX, n. 156^ f. 77. i'-. Pole- 

 Svansii l\ "E. Bp. in ^ourn. Linn, •^oc . , ^ol. -^V, j,, go. 



Preska Division: -^recise locality unknown, ^c Leod. 



I pieced this doubtfully under ^imaria, as I had not then, 

 and have not nov% been able to examine floorers and fruits of it, 

 nor does Sch^^-antes appear to have done so. 



Under th-'s genus is also enumerated ^. inexpectatus, Schv/ant. , 



