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3. P. virgata Thunb. Bushy places, very rare ; 9-10. Near 

 Mostert's farm, Mowbray. Possibly introduced from the eastern 

 districts. 



4. P. ericifolia DC. Eough and grassy places, occasional ; 

 7-10. Eed Hill ; Slangkop ; Klaver Vley ; Fish Hoek ; Constantia- 

 berg ; between Eetreat and Tokay. 



5. P. Garcini DC. Similar situations to last, but common ; 9-1. 



6. P. refracta DC. Grassy places from flats to Lower Plateau, 

 rather frequent ; 7-2. 



7. P. macra DC. Wet grassy places, very local ; 1-3. Klaver 

 Vley ; frequent Orange Kloof swamp. 



8. P. Lehmanniana E. and Z. Grassy hill slopes, rare ; 9. 

 Devil's Peak near Mostert's Glen (both glabrous and pubescent 

 forms). " Pound the Lion's Head," Eckl. and Zeyh. 



9. P. Dodii Schltr. Grassy slopes near sea, rare ; 1-2. Castle 

 Eock, Wolley-Dod, Nos. 813 and 2272.. 



10. P. Zahlbruckneri Hayek. *' Muizenberg, July," Penther, 

 1482. Unknown to us. 



Muraltia serpylloides DC. Hill slopes and plateaux up to 

 1,500 feet, frequent ; 6-9. Flowers usually pale, rarely deep rose. 



2. M. Heisteria DC. Flats to at least 2,000 feet, common ; 

 6-12, but occasionally flowers in any month. A white-flowered 

 form occurs. 



3. M. brachypetala Wolley-Dod. Locally frequent, on hill 

 plateaux ; 8-10. Hills west of Simon's Town, Wolley-Dod, 1426, 

 1871. 



4. M. macropetala Harv. Sandy flats, locally plentiful; 5-9. 

 Between Gude Molen and Uitvlugt. 



5. M. acipetala Harv. Flats and hill slopes, rare, or mistaken 

 for some other species ; 8-12. Patrys Vley, Wolley-Docl, 1499. 

 " Near path up Table Mountain," MacGillivray ; " Simon's Bay," 

 Wright. 



6. M. satureoides Burch. Hills and mountains to about 2,000 

 feet, occasional ; 3-11. Eed Hill ; west slopes of Devil's Peak ; 

 near Slangkop ; Smitswinkel Bay. 



7. M. filiformis DC. Flats and hills, common; 7-12. We 

 think that M. exilis Schltr. is specifically inseparable from slender 

 forms of this species, of which we regard it as an extreme variety. 

 It occurs in a marsh near the source of the Silvermine Eiver. 



8. M. demissa Wolley-Dod. Flats and hills, frequent or com- 

 mon ; 8-12. 



9. M. recurva Wolley-Dod. Mountain slopes, rare ? 7. Orange 

 Kloof, WoUey-Dod, 2726. 



10. M. mixta Linn. Damp places on flats and hills, local ; 5-1. 

 Common about Eapenburg and Uitvlugt ; at 1,000 feet on Muizen- 

 berg. 



