SYNOPSIS OF THE BUCHNERE#, 
— Has: Clanwilliam district: Olifants ri- 
. ver and Brackfontein, Ecklon. (v. s.) 
. Inflorescense of M. juncea, but different 
in habit and foliage. 
19. M. parviflora, perennis, caule erec- 
to subramoso paucifoliato pubescente, foliis 
radicalibus oblongo-spathulatis obovatisve, 
caulinis linearibus integerrimis pauciden- 
tatisque, racemis elongatis tenuibus multi- 
floris rhachi pubescenti, calycibus minutis 
_ laciniis linearibus capsula truncata brevi- 
oribus. 
Near the Omtata in the Ama- 
ponda country, Drége. (v. s.) 
Near M. rubra and leiostachys but much 
more slender, and tube of the corolla 
scarcely two lines long. 
14. M. leiostachys, perennis, caule 
erecto basi pubescente, foliis pubescenti- 
bus inferioribus longe petiolatis oblongis 
dentatis, superioribus oblongo-spathulatis 
linearibusve paucidentatis, racemis multi- 
floris elongatis cauleque superne glaberri- 
mis, calycis laciniis linearibus obtusis cap- 
sula vix brevioribus. 
Has. Cederbergen in Clanwilliam, and 
Gnadenthal (in Caledon ?), Drége. (v. s.) 
Taller and more erect than M. rubra 
with more numerous and slender flowers, 
and readily distinguished by the glabrous 
almost glaucous surface of the upper part 
of the plant. 
15. M. rubra, (Linn.—Thunb. Fl. Cap. 
2.) perennis caule erecto vel basi decum- 
; bento villoso, fi liis obl g ] latis d 
tatis basi angustatis utrinque pubescentibus 
. calycis laciniis lineari-oblongis obtusis cap- 
.. Sula subdimidio brevioribus, corollis calyce 
S—4-plo longioribus. 
= Nemia rubra, Berg. Fi. Cap. 
. . Man angustifolia, Zink. Ic. Pl. Sel. 
Web 9. optime. 
Has. Cape Flats and Downs and Hot- 
t tentotsholland, Ecklon, Drége, §c. Very 
.. ©ommon in Cape collections. (v. s.) 
Dex Very variable in the number of flowers 
| and degree of hairiness. Flowers half an 
E "d = rather shorter. 
: _ M. obovata, perennis, caule basi 
decumbente pubescente, foliis radicalibus 
caulinis obovatis oblongisve grosse 
Villosisve, racemo interrupto subramoso, lon 
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crenatis subincisisve utrinque pubescenti- 
subbrevioribus, corolle tubo calyce 2—3- 
plo longiore. 
Has. Algoa Bay, Forbes, Ecklon. (v. s.) 
Varies in the breadth of the leaves. 
Flowers much more numerous than in M. 
rubra, corollas and capsules not half the 
size. 
. AM. tomentosa, (Linn.—Thunb. FI. 
Cap.470.) caule decumbente humili ramoso 
tomentoso-villoso. foliisol tis obl i 
DIOL SY 
racemo brevi denso, calycis laciniis lanceo- 
lato-linearibus villoso-tomentosis capsulas 
subeequantibus. 
Selago tomentosa, Linn. Spec. 877. 
Manulea tomentosa, Bot. Mag. v. 9. t. 
322 male—Link et Otto. Ic. Pl, Sel. 45. t. 
19 bene. 
Has. Near the Cape and in Hotten- 
totsholland, Ecklon, Drége, &c. (v. s.) 
Branches short and rigid, racemes two 
to three inches long. 
18. M. thyrsiflora (Linn.—Thunb. Fl. 
Cap. 471.) caule erecto flexuoso ramoso 
tenuissime pubescente, foliisobovatisgrosse 
dentatis glabriusculis, racemo paniculefor- 
mi multifloro, pedunculis laxe cymosis, ca- 
lycis laciniis linearibus, corolle tubo calyce 
3—4-plo longiore tenui, limbi laciniis ob- 
longo-linearibus obtusis. 
Has. Cape district, Ecklon, Drege, 
&c. (v. s.) 
Raceme or panicle above half a foot 
Lower cymes opposite, upper ones 
alternate, all loosely dichotomous. Corolla 
slender, tube about three lines long. 
1 M. paniculata, erecta, elata, ramo- 
sa, cano-pubescens, foliis ovatis obovatisve 
grosse crenatis, panicula maxima, racemis 
numerosis basi foliosis elongatis multifloris, 
peduneulis cymosis, calycis laciniis oblon- 
go-linearibus obtusis, corolle tubo calyce 
triplo longiore limbi laciniis ovatis. 
Has. Stormbergen and near the Krai 
river, Drége. (v. s.) 
Stems thick and hard. Panicle a foot 
long, branches erect, cymes much denser 
than in M. thyrsiflora. 
20. M. turritis (Herb. Banks, MSS.) power 
