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46. M. asperulum Salm Dyck. Dry gravelly places, apparently 

 rare ; 9-10. Eailway near Maitland Bridge ; Signal Hill, Wolley- 

 Dod, 3140, 1524a. 



47. M. striatum Haw. " Simon's Bay," Wriglit in Herb. Kew. 

 Not found by us. 



48. M. attenuatum Haw. On rocks, rather rare ; 8-9. Slang- 

 kop ; beyond Sea Point ; east slopes Table Mountain. Usually a 

 compact caespitose plant, with numerous shortly peduncled flowers. 

 Leaves only 2 to 3 lines long in Peninsular specimens. 



49. M. candens Haw. Sandy and rocky ground near sea, 

 frequent?; 9-11. Kalk Bay; Paarden Island; beyond Sea Point, 

 &c. Very like M. floribundum but much less woody, branches long, 

 diffuse, usually rooting, peduncles very short, calyx tube obconical. 



50. M. floribundum Haw. Similar places to and as frequent as 

 last; 9-10. Paarden Island; near Kamp's Bay; Eapenburg Vley, 

 &c. Stem often very woody, branches sometimes prostrate but 

 never rooting, peduncles long (1 to 2 inches), calyx tube hemi- 

 spherical. 



51. M. longispinulum Haw. Dry sandy ground, rather locally 

 frequent; 10-11. Chapman's Bay ; about Eetreat and Muizenberg; 

 hills west of Simon's Town. The leaves are half clasping at the 

 base. The species is well described in Fl. Cap. II. 449. 



52. M. nodiflorum Linn. Dry gravelly soil, rare ; 11. Green 

 Point Common, Wolley-Dod, 3666. Leaves often with 2 to 3 strong 

 pectines on each side of base. Flowers sessile with a bract on or at 

 base of calyx tube. Calyx lobes usually spurred. Petals very short. 



53. M. pyropaeum Haw. Dry sandy places, apparently rare; 

 9-10. Shore near Oatlands ; Paarden Island, Wolley-Dod, 1796. 

 Perhaps this should be reduced to a variety of the next. 



54. M. criniflorum Houtt. Dry sandy places, very common ; 

 7-10. 



55. M. crystallinum Linn. Dry sandy places, locally frequent; 

 11-12. About Sea Point ; and Maitland. Very distinct by its large 

 leaves, and the whole plant being covered with large glittering 

 papulae, but the leaves have usually withered before the flowering 

 period is well advanced. 



56. M. sessiliflorum Ait.? Dry sandy places, rare; 8-9. By 

 shore beyond Sea Point, Wolley-Dod, 2864. Annual. Peduncles 

 axillary, ^ to 1 inch. Three of the calyx lobes twice as long as 

 petals, the other two much longer. Petals short, erect, yellow, 

 uniseriate. Stamens few. Styles short recurved. Capsule with 

 5 horns. 



57. M. pinnatifidum Linn. Damp sandy ground on hills and 

 mountains, rather locally frequent; 7-8. Below Wynberg Eeservoir; 

 Farmer Peck's Valley ; hills west of Simon's Town ; Smitswinkel 

 Vley. Flowers pale rose, very inconspicuous. 



58. iM. cordifolium Linn. Is a frequent garden weed, but is 

 probably introduced from the eastern districts. 



