Floiuering Plants and Ferns of the Cajje Peninsula. 221 



Per cent, of the whole 

 Species. native Phanerogamic Flora. 



Composita3 254 12-01 



Leguminos£e 156 7*38 



Iridaceffi 119 5"63 



Orchidacese 117 5-53 



Cyperaceae 115 5'4:4 



Ericaceae 112 5-24 



Gramine^ 95 4-49 



Ficoidese 91 4-30 



Eestionacese 89 4-21 



Liliacese 83 3-92 



Geraniacese 65 3*07 



Scrophulariacese 60 2*84 



Campanulacege 59 2*79 



Proteacese 47 2-22 



Crassulaceae 40 1"89 



Umbelliferge 38 1-80 



Kutacege 31 1*46 



Cmciferge 30 142 



Thymelseaceas 29 1*37 



Polygalacese 29 1'37 



Eosacege 29 1*37 



Amaryllidaceae 27 1*28 



Selaginacese 26 1*23 



Gentianacege 24 1*13 



1,765 83-39 



69 Orders each with less 



than 1 per cent. ... 352 16*61 



2,117 100-0 



Here, Composite head the hst, but they are numerous in the 

 Flora of all countries and occupy the first place in most. On the 

 other hand, Bruniace^, Pen^ace^, and Grubbiace^, which are 

 entirely confined to South Africa, are not sufficiently numerous in 

 species to appear in the first list above cited ; and Selaginace^ 

 which, with one single exception, are also all South African, only 

 occupy a very low position in it. 



Leguminos^, Cyperace^, and Gramine^, which occupy the 

 second, fifth, and seventh places respectively, would also take a 

 prominent place in the Flora of any similarly situated country. 



But it is in the high rank which is taken by the Orders Iridace^^ 



