6 AI? ENUMERATION OF THE BRUNIACEZE 



their beauty, but with the exploitation of a different phase of 

 horticulture these, in common with many Australian and Cape 

 hard-wooded plants, suffered neglect. Among those which would, 

 however, undoubtedly repay culture, are Audouinia cajntata, 

 Brunia nodiflora, and B. Marlothii, Berzelias and Nebelias in 

 variety, Staavia glutinosa and S. Dodii. 



The sequence of the genera as treated here is more or less in 

 accord with the Genera Plantarum of Bentham & Hooker, but in 

 the retention of Nehelia in preference to Diherara I have followed 

 O. Kuntze, as it not only antedates the latter genus, but is more- 

 over accompanied by a lucid description. 



It is to be regretted that Sender saw fit to unite Basioalia and 

 Berardia [Nehelia), two exceedingly distinct genera, treated as 

 such by all subsequent botanists. 



Niedenzu, recognizing the unnatural conception of Brunia of 

 certain writers, has divided it into two groups, Pseudobcsckea and 

 Brunia respectively, the Linnean acceptation of Brunia approach- 

 ing Berzelia in character, while Pseudobceckea, comprising a rather 

 heterogeneous group, exhibits a closer relationship to Baspalia 

 or Staavia. 



The specimens quoted, which have been seen and inspected 

 by me are either at Kew or at the British Museum. Bur- 

 chell's plants are all at Kew, while Drege's and the more recent 

 collections of MacOwan, Bolus, Schlechter, and Wolley Dod are 

 equally distributed. The specimens of Eobert Brown, Bowie, 

 and Masson are, with few exceptions, at the British Museum, but 

 unfortunately they lack in the majority of cases information as 

 regards locality. 



Through the courtesy of Dr. Daydon Jackson, Secretary of the 

 Linnean Society, I have been permitted to inspect the specimens 

 of Linnaeus, from which B. ciliata Linn., a most obscure species, 

 is missing, nor does the herbarium of Thunberg contain it. Dr. 

 O. Juel, of Upsala, has given me much information relating to 

 Thunberg's plants ; this has in most cases substantiated the 

 synonymy of the group, and in a few instances necessitated 

 revision. It is a pleasant duty to refer to the privileges w^hich 

 obtain at Kew and the British Museum, for which I desire to 

 express my indebtedness. 



