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Eriocephalus septulifer DC. Mountain slopes, rare ; 8-9. By 

 King's Blockhouse. 



? E. sericeus Gaudich. " Not uncommon round Cape Town," 

 De Cand. Not found by us, but we suggest its identity with the last 

 species, the phyllaries of which are as often septiferous as not so in 

 the same head. 



2. E. umbellulatus DC. Dry slopes on hills and mountains, 

 common ; 6-9. 



3. E. racemosus Linn. Dry sandy ground, local ; 9-10. Plen- 

 tiful in Chapman's Bay. 



Athanasia parviflora Linn. Hill slopes to about 1,500 feet, 

 frequent ; 11-12. 



2. A. capitata Linn. Dry flats and hill slopes, occasional ; 11-3. 

 Green Point Common ; east slopes and foot of Devil's Peak ; Con- 

 stantia Nek ; " Lion's Back," Echl. 



3. A. flexuosa Thunb. " Signal Hill, December," Schlechter. 



4. A. trifurcata Linn. Dry roadsides, rather rare ; 11-1. Near 

 Hout Bay Nek ; east of Maitland Cemetery ; roadside beyond 

 Simon's Town. 



5. A. crithmifolia Linn. Common and general ; 11-12. 



6. A. linifolia Harv. " Camp Ground," Harvey. Not found 

 by us. 



7. A. dentata Linn. Dry places on flats and low hill slopes, 

 frequent ; 11-1. 



(Edera latifolia Less. Hills and mountain slopes, rather fre- 

 quent ; 8-10. Devil's Peak ; several places from Constantia Nek to 

 Simon's Town. 



2. (E. prolifera Linn. f. Flats and hills, frequent ; 7-10. 

 Eeaches Kasteel Poort, but rarely exceeds 1,500 feet. 



i Chrysanthemum segetum Linn. Waste ground, rare ; 12. 

 Herschel Lane, Claremont. 



2. f C. coronarium Linn. Waste ground, occasional ; 9-11. 

 Klein Constantia ; Orange Street ; Kirstenbosch ; Three Anchor 

 Bay, &c. 



Matricaria capensis Linn. Sandy places, rare; 11-12. Hillocks 

 in Vaarsche Vley, Wolley-Dod, 3646. 



2. M. hirta DC. "Wet places near Cape Town," Tliunherg ; 

 " Marshes near Salt Eiver," Harvey. Not found by us, but we 

 much doubt its distinctness from M. capensis. 



3. M. multiflora Fenzl. Sandy places near the shore, locally 

 abundant; 9-11. Sea Point; Paarden Island; Simon's Town; 

 Miller's Point ; rare in Chapman's Bay. 



4. M. sabulosa Wolley-Dod. Sandy shores, rare ; 11. Shore 

 beyond Sea Point, Wolley-Dod, 3421. 



Otochlamys Eckloniana DC Gravelly flats, rare. " Green 

 Point," Schlechter, 9022. Not found by us. 



