L8G 
25 ENGELMANN—CUSCUTA. [475] 
the ss — of the same length. Stamens half as long 
as laciniz ; incurved scales as long or sometimes longer than 
cubes capsule popes ef rage 
Thi . Drege! Africana, Ecklon & 
Reshckt: 20, 77, 1, and 21, 1,11; ¢. Decent, Choisy! Cuse 
77, & DC. Prod. LX. 45 » 28 
at the Cape, it is quite possible that he brought this specimen 
from India or China, and confounded all those plants under 
one name. He does not mention C. Chinensis or any other 
Cuscuta from those regions. 
C. nitida seems to be one of the commonest species at ang 
Cape of Good Hope, and has been collected there by 
every botanist. Dr. R. exander communicated a wer 
cimen with firmer red stems; 3; some o ge’s specimens 
bg a joe somewhat scabrous, calyx. 
C. Arricana, Thunberg? FI. Cap. 568 & Phyt. BI. 
iT; Choisy! Cake 176 & DC. Prod. IX. 454 pro parte.—I 
have above stated fees doubts about the identity of Thun- 
tion entirely Sat to this plant, though one ofthe specimens, 
he cites, belon a ata. 
It is well Garantecined He oe very loose inflorescence, the 
an twice as long, ‘han the pacin and thick diver- 
