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appear are the following; they are all abundant, and their rich 
colours Prsicans whee: rik hitherto “se sun-baked and fire-ridden 
veldt 
Gh sai Four species noted. Two of them tender pete 9 
plants with yellow flowers; one glabrous-leaved, the r wit 
leaves coated with soft silky hairs. A third species, a ssote or so in 
height, is inclined to be woody, the flowers rather larger than in the 
first two species. A fourth species grows in “‘vley”’ ground, i.e. 
ground which is marshy during the rainy season; the Pati of 
veldt ; ” its dee eep ¢ che erry-red 
flowers at this season, and its no less gaily: coloured fruits later on, 
make it very conspicuous. There are _—_ other Combretums, some 
heed ssi arborescent. 
kioldia Petersiana. The flowers of a pure red, outvieing 
the red of the pimpernel. — Hibiscus. A small herbaceous species 
with flowers of a deep red colour.—Melhania. A small herbaceous 
Mastersii is very abundant. A quaint plant with its greenish yellow 
flowers and bladder-like fruit, A large number of a ee 
Leguminosex, purple and yellow being - colours mostly se 
T; vichodewmas Two species were noted; one darker, both in the 
rapidity. — Thunbergia lancifolia T. And., about 14 ft. in height, 
forming a dense green cluster amidst which the beautiful dark blue 
flowers are So hidden 
Among the Monocotyledons, the early members noted were a 
Gladiolus, bright salmon-pink in colour, and Brunsvigia, the 
flowers of dull red colour, the yellow anthers standing out con- 
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Journ, Bot. 1898, 148), are onl faintly indicated. The flowers open 
as soon as the end of the scape riot ote the bulb; the stalk then 
rapidly lengthens. The leaves ap ter. 
Several species of Aloe were sited in rocky situations, from 
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Several terrestrial Orchids were noted, among them a new 
