382 SYNOPSIS OF THE BUCHNERE, 
often reflexed. Tube at the corolla three 
lines long, orifice hairy. 
5. M. altissima (Linn. I—Thunb. Fl. 
Cap. 472.), foliis oblongo-ellipticis lanceo- 
latisve subdentatis tenuiter pubescentibus, 
pedunculis longissimis interdum 1—2-fo- 
liatis, racemis fructiferis oblongis densis, 
laciniis — capsula longioribus pu- 
bescenti-sca 
Has. EIA dieit, Ecklon, Drège, 
&c. (v. s.) 
Peduncles or flowering stems often a 
foot and a zo ues sometimes with one 
or two branch 
6. M. longifolia, foliis oblongo-lance- 
olatis integerrimis vel obscure dentatis 
glabriusculis, ramis floriferis elongatis ra- 
mosis subnudis vel basi paucifoliatis, race- 
mis fructiferis elongatis, calycibus brevis- 
sime pedicellatis, laciniis lanceolatis hispi- 
dis capsulas subsuperantibus 
AB. Ebenezer, Drége. ie 5.) 
Perhaps a variety of M. altissima, but 
besides the branched stems, narrow ra- 
cemes, &c., the corolla appears to be much 
smaller 
$5 M. bellidifolia, foliis obovatis oblon- 
gisve subcrenatis glabris vel tenuiter pu- 
bescentibus, racemis fructiferis elongatis 
capsulis remotis, laciniis calycinis lanceo- 
latis subglabris, corolle laciniis oblongo- 
ovatis. 
Has. Uitenhage district, Katriviersberg 
Addo and inan Ecklon, Klip- 
plaats river, Drége. (v 
Near M. orjia. ai readily distin- 
guished by the calyx. Leaves of Bellis 
sylvestris. 
* rsiflore. Racemi compositi, pedi- 
cellis fasciculato-plurifloris. Corolle laci- 
nig integerrime oblonge obtuse. Caules 
sepe folios. 
8. M. incana, (Thunb. Fl. Cap. 468.) 
suffruticosa, humilis, ramosissima, foliis ad 
. basin ramorum approximatis petiolatis ob- 
& longis obtusis apice dentatis basi angustatis 
s ue incanis, ramis floriferis erectis 
racemosis, pedunculis brevissi- 
mis 1—3-floris, calycibus incanis tubo co- 
rolle vix brevioribus, 
Has. Near the Cape? (v. s. in herb. 
Banks.) 
A TRIBE OF SCROPHULARIACE.E. 
A very distinct species by its habit | 
which is that of Chenostoma halimifolia, 
Calyx three to four lines long, cleft to the 
middle only. Divisions of the corolla nar- 
row oblong. : 
JM. crassifolia, perennis, foliis sub- 
radicalibus oblongo-ellipticis spathulatisve 
obtusis et obtuse subdentatis utrinque gla- 
berrimis, caulibus subnudis, racemo elon- 
gatoi p oribus fasciculatis, calycis 
laciniis membranaceo- connatis apice lan- 
ceolato-linearibus capsulam subsquanti- 
bus, corolle tubo calyce 2—3-plo longiore. 
Has. Moogplats and Witbergen, Drége. 
(v. s.) 
Very smooth and almost glaucous. Va- 
ries in height from three to four inches to 
a foot and a half. 
JM. juncea, perennis, glaberrima, 
glauca, ramis strictis erectis junceis pauci- 
oliatis, foliis oblongo-linearibus remote 
dentatis pinnatifidisve superioribus lineari- 
bus integerrimis, racemo composito brevi 
paucifloro, calycis laciniis subulatis capsu- 
lam (mene serat corolle tubo calyce 
4—5-plo long 
Has. Gilibergen, Drége. (v. s.) i 
Branches above two feet high. Raceme — | 
two to seven inches long. Calyx slightly 
pubescent. Tube of the corolla about half 
an inch long. 
LE M. rigida, erecta, scabro- pubescens, 
ramis dud foliis lanceolatis inciso- 
dentatis pinnatifidisve, racemis elongatis, 
floribus subfasciculatis brevissime pedicel- 
latis, calycis laciniis apice: subulatis capsu- 
las duplo superantibus, corolle tubo calyce 
vix duplo longiore. 
Has. Clanwilliam district: 
river and Brackfontein Ecklon, hes 4 
thal, Drége. (v. s.) 4 
Stature of M. juncea but brencbinig: in x 
the upper part. Leaves sessile or — ; 
ing the stem, often erect with the midri * 
very prominent. Pedicels 1 fom | 
Corolla of M. juncea. 
19. M. densiflora, perennis, ramosa, pu- - : 
bescens, foliis caulinis oblongo-linearibus d 
subintegerrimis dentatisque, racemis det 
subspiceeformibus, calycis laciniis subulatis 
paes subsuperantibus, corolle t 
crassiusculo, 
Olifants n 
