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18. N. fetens (Vent. Jard. Malm. t. 
41.), *foliis quaternis lineari-lanceolatis 
acutis subtrinerviis glabris, floribus race- 
mosis terminalibus bracteatis.” Vent. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope, Ventenat. 
19. N. divergens, perenms?, glabra, 
ramis adscendentibus, foliis lineari-lanceo- 
latis integerrimis dentatisve, corolle labiis 
subaequalibus superioris laciniis brevibus 
obtusis, calcare recto labiis breviore; palato 
villoso, capsulis apice bicornutis. 
Has. Zwartehoogdens in Albany, Eck- 
lon. (v. s.) 
Habit and corolla of N; linearis. Cap- 
sules of N. barbata. 
*** Corolla calcarata. Flores axilla- 
res rarius racemosi folis floralibus inferi- 
oribus caulinis subconformibus. 
20. N. fruticans, ** foliis oppositis ovatis 
integris hirtis, caule fruticoso.” Thunb. 
Antirrhinum fruticans, Thunb. Fl. Cap. 
483. ' 
Has. Cape of Gocd Hope, Thunberg. 483 
I have seen nothing which answers to 
the description of this plant, but from what 
unberg says of the capsule, it is cer- 
tainly a Nemesia. 
21. N. acuminata, procumbens, gla- 
berrima, lucida, foliis sessilibus cordato- 
ovatis longe acuminatis argute dentatis, 
floribus in axillis superioribus vel ad apices 
ramorum, racemulosis, corolle labus sub- 
eequalibus, palato pubescente, calcare labiis 
breviore, capsula apice dilatata acute bi- 
cornuta. 
Antirrhinum scabridum, Herb. Banks. 
MSS. á 
Has. Cape of Good Hope, Masson. 
(v. s. in Herb. Banks.) 
Differs from N. diffusa by its larger 
flowers and leaves, and especially by the 
capsule, which is nearly that of IN. bicornis. 
22. N. diffusa, ramosissima, procum- 
bens, glaberrima, lucida, foliis parvis bre- 
viter petiolatis ovatis vel ovato-lanceolatis 
infimis obtuse superioribus acutissime den- 
tatis, floribus axillaribus vel supremis lax- 
issime subracemosis, corollis parvis, labiis 
_ subequalibus, palato pubescente, calcare 
brevi recto. 
SYNOPSIS OF THE HEMIMERIDEJE, A TRIBE OF SCROPHULARIACE.£. 1 | 
‘towards the top, the valves obliquely trun- 
Hap. Cape, Stellenbosch, and Swellen- . 
dam districts, Ecklon, Drége, &c. B. E 
the Palmiet river, Ecklon. (v. s.) 
Habit in some measure that of Linar 
ramosissima. Branches and pedicels fili- 
form. Corolla nearly that of N. lucida, 
but with a short linear spur. Capsule ob- — 
long ovate, narrowed at the base, straight 
cate, not rounded. In the var. &. the flow- 
ers and leaves are rather larger. "a 
23. N. chamedryfolia (Vent. Jard. 
Malm. sub t. 41.) herbacea, foliis sub- 
sessilibus ovatis dentatis basi rotundatis 
subcordatisve, floralibus subconformibus, 
pedicellis axillaribus, corollæ labii superi- 
oris laciniis brevibus rotundatis inferiore 
integro parum longiore, calcare brevi co- 
nico. 
Antirrhinum macrocarpum, Atit. Hort. 
Kew. 
siiis scabrum, Thunb. Fl. Cap. 
Linaria scabra, Spreng. Syst. 2.792. 
Has. On the Table Mountain, Drège, 
Ecklon (Herb. Un. Itin. n. 556.); Cayley, 
&c. (v. s. 
Whole plant glabrous and drying black. 
Upper lip of the corolla three lines long, 
lower one three and a half, not bearded. 
Sepals oblong, narrowed at both ends, ra- 
ther shorter than the capsule, which is from 
three and a half to four lines long m 
broad, truncate at the to 
24, N. melissefolia, A SE glaber- 
rima foliis petiolatis ovatis vel ovato-laik 
foliis floralibus infimis caulinis subconfor- 
mibus, corolle labiis subeequalibus cali 
lineari corollam zquante. 
Has. Karroo, Drége; Fort Beaufort, 
Philipstown, and Zwartehoogdens, Ecklon. 
(v. 5.) 
je a foot high. Branches. leafy. 
Leaves of N. lucida, but all stalked. Pe- 
dicels long, filiform, often fasciculate. Co- 
rolla of N. lucida, but with a spur two lines 
long. Capsule six lines long, four wa 
the valve obliquely truncate. i 
. N. pubescens, herbacea, pul l J 
vel pilosa, foliis petiolatis ovatis dentatis 
