SOME SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIES OF COTYLEDON 93. 
figured in the Refugium, tab. 85, are often geminate ; this figure 
may represent a spotted variety of C. rhombifolia Haw. 
C. nana N. E. Brown in Gard. Chron. 8rd Series, xxx. 270 
(1901). This is stated to be nearly related to C. hemispherica. 
The peduncle is terminal and one-flowered. 
C. Alstoni, sp. nov. Suffrutex. Caulis brevissimus. Folia 
opposita sparsa erecta vel suberecta crassa oblanceolata vel anguste 
obovata apice rotundata vel submucronata utrinque subplana ma- 
culata, cr. 3-4 mm. crassa, 4°0-7'0 cm. longa, 2:0-2°3 em. lata. 
Scapus erectus glaucus 12-35-florus simplex, 25-35 cm. longus. 
Flores erecto-patentes ut in affinibus subsessiles vel sessiles vel 
solitarii vel geminati vel ternatim dispositi. Bractee ad basin 
orum minute acute + 1 mm e. Calycis lobi lanceolati 
acuminati 1-1:25 mm. longi. Corolle tubus 1:2-1°8 em. longus 
eylindraceus quam calyx 6-7-plo longior lobi reflexi et tubo retro- 
adpressi deltoideo-acuminati vix 2 mm. longi. Filamenta longiora 
corolle tubum superantia et ut corolla lobi demum reflexa. Squame 
longiores quam late apice subemarginate. 
ab. Namaqualand, G. Alston. Flowered in Dr. Schénland’s 
garden, Grahamstown, Jan. 1901. : 
The leaves when received were a pale dull red, and remain so 
Opened. Flowers green tinged with red outside and inside, except 
teflexed petals pale pink. : 
C. caryornynuacea Burm. Prod. Fl. Cap. p. 18 (1768). This 
Plant was figured by Burman in his Decades, t. 17, and we agree 
with Mr, Bolus in considering this identical with a plant collected 
y him “in fissuris rupium in monte Tandjesberg prope Graaff 
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doubt that it is C. jasminiflora Salm Dyck, of which we give a 
Scape 18-15 cm. 
short, thickened obclavate, 8-5 mm., sometimes scape branches, 
ae With a green tube and a revolute purple and white limb.” 
-lobes triangular acute, 1-5 mm. long. 
» lobes ovate acute, nearly 5 mm. long. Stamens included. 
Squamy longer than broad. : er 
The alliance of this plant is with C. hemispherica in the 
