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not, what we might be disposed to esteem, the finer or more 
perfect. 
Panicum sp. (1819). — The main floral axis snaps off near the 
base, so that the whole inflorescence is carried off by the — 
sheltered holes or trenches, or in pools of a stream, one may 
great numbers of these heaped-up together. Although many of eh 
glumes examined were found to be empty, so universal i is the case, 
that 2 <BPAD OR the breaking-off has as its object the distribution of 
the s 
ws pilosa i is one of the commonest weed-pests of the country, 
and Liked, is little cultivated land without it. Sometimes one finds 
it growing at the bottom of holes in isolated places far out upon the 
veld. Hard by es may often see bones or a fleece pointing to the 
digeahng agen 
early nerhee of Gerbera—about 2 p.m.—was noted i 
Sere paper, This may be with a view to the protection of its 
pollen from esge as the storms of its season rarely come on before 
late afternoo 
piadaihis caer Oliv. (707).—The sare ™ edible, and is ripe 
in March. It is ured ona ng a apricot, but more 
brilliantly ; it is, oo ot smaller sry ore oval, It has 
a subacid pulp. The Boer seten peti to like it, as I found 
them Pe it. 
Nore.—The determinations of the plants collected have been 
carried out by the staff of the British Museum and Mr. Spencer 
Moo I cannot too ional thank these gentlemen for the gare 
help and encouragement they have always given me, wanting which 
much of my collecting must have been a mere groping in the dark. 
EPIPACTIS ATROVIRIDIS W. R. Liyron. 
By Arruur Bennert, F.L.S. 
In the Flora of Derbyshire just published the Rev. W. “ Linton 
figures this as a new species, which he describes as follows :— 
‘‘ This plant is in some respects intermediate ‘ahead E, lati-- 
folia and £. atrorubens. It has the broad rounded leaves of the 
former, but rather more numerous lanceolate leaves between the 
railens;, Jt. mediaof Bab: Man. ia pian bs J. Freyn "B. B. 0. 
Rep., 189 co re rs © mel a form of FE. oa which view is held 
