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already referred to, is the large proportion which bear small and 

 narrow or heath-like leaves. These occur in very diverse Orders 

 and genera, a few of which only can be mentioned : In Poly- 

 GiLACE^ {Poly gala, Muraltia) ; Kutace^ {Macrostylis, Diosma,. 

 Coleoncma, Agatliosma, many) ; EnAMNACEiE {Phytic a, mdJiy) ; Legu- 

 MiNOS^ {Cyclopia, Ampldthalea, Lebeckia, Aspalathus, many, — 

 Indigofera) ; Eosace^ {Cliffortia) ; Bruniace^ {Berzelia, Brunia, 

 Staavia) ; FicoiDEiE {Acrosanthes, Pharnaceum, Gcelanthium, Adeno- 

 gramma) ; Eubiace^ {Anthospermiim, Nenax, Caiyacoce) ; Composite, 

 (many species, chiefly in the genera Felicia, Hclichrysum, Metalasia,. 

 EriocepJiahis, and others) ; Campanulace^ {Lobelia, Lightfootia, 

 Wahlenbergia, Boella, Prismatocar^ms, &c.) ; Ericaceae (the entire 

 Order, as here represented by about 112 species) ; Selaginace^ 

 {Selago and several species of five other genera) ; Peoteace^ 

 (several species of seven genera) ; TnYMEL^ACEiE {Passerina,. 

 Chymococca, Cryiotadcnia, Lachncea, Struthiola, Gnidia) ; Santa- 

 lace^ {Thesium, many species) ; Euphorbiace^ (a few species). 



Intermingled with these there is an immense variety of other 

 plant-forms : annuals, herbaceous perennials, succulents, bulbous 

 plants with conspicuous or small petaloid flowers, glumaceous 

 plants, &c., of which only a few of the more striking can here be 

 mentioned. 



Annuals are small in number of species compared with other 

 plants; and only a few occur in considerable number as to indi- 

 viduals. Amongst the more noticeable are Heliophila pusilla and 

 pilosa ; Grammanthes gentianoides ; Mesembrianthemum pyropceum 

 and criniflorum ; Charieis heterophylla ; Cotula turbinata ; Senecio 

 arenarius, and others ; Gymnodiscus capillaris ; Dimorphotheca 

 pluvialis ; Ursinia spp. ; Cryptostemma calenchdaceum ; Venidium 

 hirsutum ; Hypochceris glabra ; Sonchus oleraceus ; Sebcea aurea and 

 albens ; Belmontia cordata ; Diascioj montana and sabulosa ; Nemesia 

 barbata and pinnata ; Zakizianshya villosa ; Harveya spp., several 

 of which are very handsome ; Hyobanche sanguinea ; Utrictdaria 

 capensis, and others. 



Amongst the more conspicuous or noteworthy dicotyledonous 

 perennials are the fine Anemone capensis, on the higher mountain- 

 sides ; the lovely blue Nymphcsa stellata, in the pools on the eastern 

 side ; Polygala virgata and myrtifolia ; several Pelargonia ; many 

 Leguminos^, especially the handsome Podalyria calyptrata and 

 Liparia splicErica ; amongst Bruniace^ (which, though having 

 inconspicuous flowers, are interesting as a purely South African 

 Order), three species are somewhat abundant, viz., Berzelia abro- 

 tanoides, Brunia nodifiora, and Staavia radiata, besides the more 



