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4. S. capitella Sond. Mountain tops, rare ; 11. Table Moun- 

 tain summit, 3,400 feet, Bolus, 4490. 



Audouinia capitata Brongn. Dry hill slopes, locally rather 

 frequent ; 5-9. From Kalk Bay to Smitswinkel Vley ; Klein 

 Slangkop. 



HALORRHAGIDACE^. 



Serpicula repens Linn. By water on flats and hills, rather 

 common ; 11-3. 



Gunnera perpensa Linn. Wet places on flats, occasional; 11. 

 Kirstenbosch ; Orange Kloof ; Constantia ; Tokay. 



LYTHRACE^ 



iLythrum hyssopifolium Linn. Damp places on flats, rather 

 common ; 11-1. 



Olinia cymosa Thunb. Kloofs and by rocks, occasional ; 10. 

 Table Mountain, 1,500-2,000 feet. 



ONAGRACE^. 



JEpilobium hirsutum Linn. Wet places, rather rare ; 11-1. 

 Beyond Sea Point ; towards Kirstenbosch ; Muizenberg Vley ; Fish 

 Hoek ; Hout Bay. 



2. IE. tetragonum Linn. Wet places, rare ; 12-1 ; Vley near 

 Eetreat. It is possible that both species of Epilobium are native. 



! (Enothera odorata Jacq. ? About houses and waste places, 

 frequent ; 12. We are uncertain whether the plants we have seen 

 belong to this species or to (E. biennis Linn., as we never gathered 

 any. 



2. ! (E. nocturna Jacq. " Naturalised in fields and waste places 

 near Rondebosch," Eckl. and Zeyli. Not seen by us. 



Montinia acris Linn. f. Flats and mountain slopes to about 1,500 

 feet ; very common ; 5-10. 



CUCURBITACE^. 



1 Cucumis africanus Linn. f. " Garden near Cape Town," Eckl. 

 and Zcyli. Not found by us. 



2. j C. myriocarpus Naud. Recorded also by Eckl. and Zeyh. in 

 a garden, but doubtless introduced. 



Melothria punctata Cogn. Climbing on hedges and on bushes, 

 frequent ; 12-1. 



Kedrostis nana Cogn. Similar habitats, occasional ; 5-1. 

 Lion's Head (var. /3) ; Cape Flats ; Orange Kloof ; Kalk Bay (var. 

 «) ; Chapman's Bay ; Miller's Point (var. a). 



