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tinged with deep red; the squame are pale yellow, greenish towards 
the base. The leaves are about 10-14 cm. long and 4:5-7 cm. 
broad at the broadest point; the thickness in the middle is about 
Flowers through the greater part of the summer. 
C. crasstronia Haworth in Phil. Mag. 1827, p. 273 (not Salisb. 
Prodr. 307, which = C. hemispherica L.). The following notes are 
taken from the type of this plant in the Oxford Herbarium :—It is 
closely related to C. undulata Haw. ‘Leaves subrhombeo-cuneate, 
hen dried somewhat leathery in consistence, + 5 em. long, 
8 em. broad at broadest point, which is about one-third o 
‘2 cm. long, lobes rather narrow, just longer than the stamens, 
about same length as tube. Stamens with bunch of hairs at bas 
of filaments. he leaves in this plant are the same shape as in 
C. undulata, distinctly longer than broad, but smaller; the flowers 
also are smaller than in that species, the corolla-tube being some- 
what ventricose, and the calyx-teeth are narrower. 
Differs from both C. orbiculata type and C. virescens in narrower 
leaves and smaller flowers ; it is distinguished from C. Beckeri by 
having a bunch of hairs at the base of the filaments, J udging from 
the description, it is closely allied to C. orbiculata L. var. oblonga 
DC. = C. oblonga Haw. ; and Galpin No. 5670, from rocky kranses 
on Nahoon river, Hast London, doubtfully placed under this variety 
of C. orbiculata L., is also very closely allied to C. crassifolia Haw. 
C. oblonga Haw. is only known to us from Haworth’s description. 
ad 25 em. longa, 
multiflorus. Bractez ad basin inflorescentia ramorum, 7-8 m. 
longe. Flores majusculi corymbosim paniculati penduli vel erecti, 
pedicellis -5-4 em. longis. Calyx + 6 mm. longus, lobi + 4:5 mm. 
oblongo-lanceolati acuti, + 20 mm. longi. Stamina quam corolla 
tubus longiora. Squame pallide viridi-lutew, + 2°5 mm. long et 
2mm. late. Cotyledoni orbiculari et C. undulata affinis. 
{ab. Common in the Kowie bush near Port Alfred, not reaching 
the immediate neighbourhood of Grahamstown, Dr. H. Becker, 
Flowers July-November. 
This species is related to C. orbiculata L. and C. undulata Haw. 
The leaves are somewhat concave above, and of a leathery con- 
sistence, Margin somewhat undulate, upper margin red, otherwise 
bright green when growing, at the base gradually narrowing to 
short petiole; sometimes the leaves are about as broad as long, but 
