appears to me to be pale yellow with a slight greenish tinge. The 
odour, according to Sir N. Barkly, ‘is by no means strong, resembling _ 
a slightly fermenting ee i ’ Prof. MacOwan describes it — 
as almost odourless.—-N. E 
ae St of ne to show pubescence. 2. Corona. 3 and 4. Segments 
of tet coron Segment of inner corona, with anther. 6. Pollinia. All 
enlarge 
S. olivacea, N. E. Br. in Gard. Chron. 1875, vol. 3, pp. 136 and 
137, f. 24; Bot. Mag. t. 6212. 
Has. Common ee the Karoo; Aagls (No. ae. 
at Sir H. Barkly describes the colour as ‘ dirty yellow, covered with — 
reddish-purple wrinkles,’ and in a subsegnent letter remarks that — 
“the only point I cannot ieadbiclle with your description is the colour 
of the interior of the corolla: with me it is rufous-red; the name 
olivacea is certainly inapplicable to the plant out here.’ From this it — 
origin, as the plants which I described from were sent by Dr. Sha’ 
from Sir H. Barkly’s collection.—N. E. Brown. 
