ICONES PLANTARUM. 9 
Pirate 1012. 
THAMNEA DEPRESSA, Oliv. 
BRUNIACEM. 
T. depressa, Oliv. in Journ. me Soc. ix. 332; procumbens, glabra, 
ramulis floriferis brevibus v. brevissimis (floribus quasi ‘axillaribus) numerosis 
adscendentibus subfastigiatis, foliis eines adpressis imbricatis ines — 
toideisve trigonis obtusiusculis, involucralibus conformibus nuce monosperm 
ir egratcroroie leviter sulcata palo revioribus, ovario imperfalee bilo- 
ms tis 
ftin. Chip Baviaan’s Kloof, erage, Burchell! in Herb, Kew (n. 
7678). 
A low, intricately branched shrub of 6-9 inches. 
I have ie a to detect the embryo in the seeds which I have 
vp 
Fig. 1. Flower 4 eee leaves. 2. Flower isolated. 8. Petal. 4. Stamen. 5. In- 
ferior ovary mo yle. 6. Vertical, an d 7, tran of ovary. 8. Fruit and sur- 
rounding leay 9. Transverse section of same. 10. Leaves 
Prate 1013. 
THAMNEA UNIFLORA, Sol. ; var. HIRTELLA. 
BRUNIACEX. 
T. uniflora, Sol., var. hirtella ; decumbens, ramulis floriferis adscen- 
dentibus fastigiatis sparsim pilosulis, foliis lanceolatis trigonis obtusis im- 
bricatis laxe adpressis, involucralibus lineari-lanceolatis pilosis ciliatisve apice 
ean patentioas recurvisve, ovario bioetdari (vel dissepimento interdum imper- 
fecto).—Thamnea hirtella, Oliv. in Journ. Linn. Soe. ix. 332. 
Hap. Cape: on Witsenberg, near Tulbagh, “Darehelt | in Herb. Kew (n. 
8685). 
b, Merit probably from 6 inches to 1 or 2 feet in height, with as- 
nding or procumbent branches, emitting very numerous, fastigiate, unequal, 
densely leafy ramuli, repeatedly divided, each ultimate, often very short, 
divisio n bearing a terminal flower. At first I regarded this plant as speci- 
fically distinct from Z. uniflora, and so Ouse it, but on further examina- 
= I cannot maintain this claim.—D. OLIVER 
1. Leaves. 2. —— — 3. Flower and ee leaves. 
ap petal and stameus removed. - Inferior ovary and style. 6. Petal. is Poni 
ertical section te ovary. 
