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tube. Petals rosy. Plant slender and weak in dense tufts. 

 Evidently the same as Dr. Pappe's plant, so named from "Lion's 

 Mountain," but both seem equally near M. umbelliflorum Jacq. 



33. M. micranthum Haw. Dry gravelly flats, appears very 

 local ; 12. Plentiful about Fort Knokke, Woodstock. 



34. M. variabile Haw. Dry sandy flats, apparently rare; 10-11. 

 Near Retreat Station. Leaves semiterete, punctate, not warted, 

 glaucous. Calyx tube elongate. Petals yellow, very broad, obtuse. 

 Styles 5, short, thick. There is reason to suppose that M. coccineum 

 Haw., M. variabile Haw., M. bicolorum Linn., and M. insequale 

 Haw., are all varieties of M. tenuifolium Linn. 



35. M. bicolorum Linn. Sandy places, rare ; 10. Kenilworth 



Flats, Bolus, 8022. 



36. M. tenuifolium Linn. Sandy flats, rare ; 3. Cape Flats, 

 Bolus, 3924. Petals mauve. 



37. M. stenum Haw. Sandy flats, rare ? 11-12. Among bushes 

 on Camp Ground. A slender rather straggling plant, wath rather 

 crowded shortly peduncled flowers, the demarcation between 

 peduncle and calyx tube obscure. 



38. M. spiniforme Haw. ? Dry slopes, appear rare ; 6-7. West 

 slopes Lion's Head ; near Hout Bay, Wolley-Dod, 1469, 2732. 

 Differs from M. aduncum chiefly in its larger size and longer leaves. 



39. M. aduncum Haw. Dry gravelly soil on flats, frequent and 

 general ; 6-10. A rather small ragged plant. Leaves subterete, 

 with hooked acuminate points. Calyx truncate below lobes. Petals 

 obtuse, dull rose. Styles subulate equalling stamens. Near M. 

 scabrum, but distinguished by non-warted leaves with hooked tips. 



40. M. filicaule Haw. In short grass at low elevations, 

 frequent ; 5-9. Stem slender, creeping, leaves subulate acuminate, 

 usually not hooked at apex, peduncles long, slender, red. 



41. M. calcaratum Wolley-Dod. Sandy flats, locally frequent ; 

 7-9. About Claremont and Kenilworth. The leaves being spurred 

 or gibbous at base distinguish this species. 



42. M. glomeratum Linn: Dry gravelly soil, apparently rare ; 11. 

 Kloof west of Lion's Head, Wolley-Dod, 3660. "Near Cape Town 

 on flats, and on Table and Lion's Mountains," Sonder. 



43. M. polyanthum Haw.? Sandy ground, rare?; 11-1. 

 Klaver Vley ; roadside near Oatlands. Plants from these two 

 localities difl"er considerably in size and colour of flower but agree 

 in leaves, and some of them may possibly belong to M. elegans. 



44. M. elegans Jacq. " Sandy places and rocks, Table and 

 Lion's Mountains," Sonder. Not found by us. 



45. M. scabrum Linn. Gravelly flats, rather frequent ; 8-10. 

 Especially plentiful about Observatory. A small rather ragged bush, 

 very like M. aduncum but with glaucous, warted, obtuse leaves. 



