370 SYNOPSIS OF THE BUCHNERE.E, 
The Erinus lychnidea, Linn. has been re- 
ferred to the Lyperia fragrans, on account 
of the figure of Burmamn quoted by him, 
but his phrase applies rather to this plant. 
. 5. WN. capensis, herbacea, dura, caule 
erecto adpresse villoso, foliis inferioribus 
lanceolatis, superioribus vel omnibus linea- 
ribus paucidentatis integerrimisve uniner- 
viis, margine nervoque plerumque ciliatis, 
floralibus oblongo-lanceolatis integerrimis 
calyces vix superantibus, spica oblonga. 
Erinus capensis. Linn. Mant. 252. 
Erinus ethiopicus. Thunb. Fl. Cap. 473. 
a, hirsuta, ramis villosioribus, folis u- 
trinque hirsutis. 
B. glabriuscula. 
y. foliosa, foliis minoribus crebris, spica 
pauciflora. 
ò. tenuifolia, foliis anguste linearibus gla- 
brioribus. 
Has. Hills and plains from the Cape 
to Fort Beaufort in the Neutral territory, 
Ecklon, Drége, &c., also northward in Na- 
maqualand and New Hantam, Drége (v.s.) 
. Apparently a commonspecies, chiefly dis- 
tinguished from N. lychnidea by its herba- 
ceous probably annual root, upright stems, 
and smaller leaves. Spikes usually short 
and few flowered, occasionally however the 
central one acquires a considerable length. 
Corolla slender, scarcely an inch and a 
quarter long. 
NV. longiflora, herbacea, caule ad- 
presse piloso, foliis linearibus pinnatifido- 
dentatis, floralibus lanceolatis dentatis sub- 
viscoso-pubescentibus, spica brevi. 
Has. Kamiesbergen in the North of 
Clanwilliam district, Drége. (v. s.) 
Differs from N. capensis by its deeply 
toothed leaves, from JV. dentata by their 
narrowness, from both by the corolla eigh- 
teen to twenty lines long. : 
— 7. N.dentata, herbacea, erecta, caule ad- 
presse piloso, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis el- 
lipticisve basi angustatis grosse dentatis se- 
lanceola 
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Mountains near Cape Town and 
lon, Drége, &c. B. onthe Zwar- 
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A TRIBE OF SCROPHULARIACEJE. 
Habit of N. capensis but distinct by its | 
broad deeply-toothed leaves, often narrowed 
into a petiole at the base. 
8. N. ovata, suffruticosa?, divaricata 
vel procumbens, viscoso-villosa, foliis ova- 
tis grosse dentatis floralibusque oblongis 
utrinque villosis, spica brevi. 
AB. Witbergen in Cafferland, Drége. 
Leaves very obtuse, narrowed at the base, 
spike apparently interrupted. Corolla an 
inch and a half long. A very distinct spe- 
cies, but of which the specimens are imper- 
fect. 
9. XN. pumila, humilis, ramosissima, 
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dentatis, floralibus conformibus calycibus 
duplo terve longioribus basi subdilatatis, 
floribus axillaribus vix spicatis, corolle 
tubo vix pubescente, capsulis ovatis coria- 
ceis. 
Has. In the Nieuweveld or Kowp, 
Drége. (v. s.) 
A remarkable species with somewhat the 
appearance of Castilleja fissifolia, scarcely 
threeinches high, drying black like the other 
species of the first section. 
** Corolle lacinie bifide, tubus gla- 
ber. Folia spathulata. 
10. N. selaginoides, humilis, basi ramo- 
sa, foliis spathulatis floralibus basi dilatatis, 
corolle fauce pilis rigidis coronata, stami- 
nibus inferioribus abortivis. 
Erinus selaginoides, Thunb. Fi. Cap. 475. 
Erinus africanus, Herb. Un. tin. 301. 
non Linn. 
a, villosa. 
B. glabra. 
y. parviflora. 
Eus oae plains on the West coast 
from the Cape Flats northward, Ecklon, — 
Drége, &c. B. on the Olifants and Zwart- 
doorn rivers, Drége. y. in Ecklon’s col- 
lection without the locality. (v. $-) 
w annual, generally three to five 
inches high, usually covered with spreading 
viscous hairs, and dries less black than the 
species of the first section. Lower leaves 
obovate, upper ones oblong or linear-Sp?" 
thulate, entire or with very few teeth. Flo- 
ral leaves adhering at the base to the caly, f 
, Spreading at the top. Flowers rather w i 
tant especially at the base of the spike- 
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