Floiocring Plants and Ferns of tJie Cape Peninsula. 235 



Brachycarpsea laxa Sond. Hill slopes, locally plentiful ; 9-10. 

 Lower slopes of Paulsberg. 



Lepidium capense Thunb. ? Eoadsides, grassy and waste 

 places, apparently common ; 6-12. Doubtfully distinct from the 

 next two species, probably all three are forms of L. ruderale Linn., 

 and should rank as aliens. Reaches 1,500 feet. 



2. L. africanum DC. ? Appears rarer than L. capense and 

 L. pinnatum. 



3. L. pinnatum Thunb. ? Appears common; reaches 1,500 feet 

 on Lion's Head. 



1 Neslia paniculata Desf. A single casual by the Kaffir location 

 by Table Mountain reservoir, October. 



i Rapistrum rugosum DC. A weed of waste places ; 10-11. 

 Three Anchor Bay ; shore at Sea Point. 



i Raphanus Raphanistrum Linn. An abundant weed of culti- 

 vation ; 7-12. 



Carponema filiforme Sond. Sandy flats, rare ; 10. The Kom- 



metjes, Chapman's Bay ; " Doornhoogde," Echl. and Zeyli. 



fRESEDACE^. 



t Reseda sp. Plants seen by roadside and railway near Muizen- 

 berg, but we never gathered it in flower. 



2. IR. odorata Linn. By Rapenburg Vley ; 8. lFo/%-i)ofZ, 3042. 

 No doubt an escape, though far from gardens. 



VIOLACE^. 



Viola decumbens Linn. f. Mountain slopes, rare ; " Nek be- 

 tween Klaver and Smitswinkel Vleys," A. Bodkin. Not seen by us. 



2. f Y. tricolor Linn. A casual of cultivation in several places ; 

 8-11. Only the small-flowered form seen, which would be classified 

 under Y. arvensis Murr. 



BIXACE^. 



Scolopia (Phoberos Mundtii Arn.). ''Table Mountain, rare; 

 4-5," Pappe. Not seen by us. 



Kiggelaria africana Linn. Hedges and lower kloofs, frequent ; 

 6-10. Leaves very variable both in dentition and tomentum. 



POLYGALAGE^. 



Polygala myrtifolia Linn. Bushy places up to 1,200 feet, fre- 

 quent ; 8-1. 



2. P. bracteolata Linn. Hill and mountain slopes, frequent up 

 to 2,500 feet ; 7-12. The var. umbellata Harv. about as common 

 as type, but preferring higher elevations. 



