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9. S. ele^ans Linn. Low sandy ground, frequent ; 7-10. 

 Reaches 1,000 feet over Newlands. 



10. S. arenarius Thunb. Flats and slopes to 2,000 feet, com- 

 mon ; 8-10. With white rays in Chapman's Bay. 



11. S. speciosus Willd. Hill and mountain slopes, partial to 

 damp shade, frequent ; 7-11. Eeaches 3,200 feet in Waai Vley. 

 This is the plant which Harvey puts under S. COncolor DC, a 

 Chinese species which occurs in Natal and the Katberg, and is the 

 plant referred to as " DCs typical form " in Fl. Cap. III. 363. 



12. S. erubescens Ait. Hill slopes, rarely over 1,000 feet, fre- 

 quent ; 7-10. With white flowers near Wynberg Reservoir, and on 

 summit of Twelve Apostles. 



13. S. purpureus Linn. Hill slopes, partial to damp kloofs, 

 occasional ; 7-10. Orange Kloof swamp ; frequent behind Groot 

 Schuur. 



14. S. erosus Linn. Dry sandy ground and hill slopes, occa- 

 sional, or locally frequent ; 8-10. West slopes Lion's Head and 

 Kamp's Bay ; Klein Slangkop ; summit of Elsje Peak ; frequent 

 Chapman's Bay and beyond Simon's Town. 



15. S. hastulatus Linn. Hill slopes, frequent ; 7-10. Reaches 

 2,000 feet on Devil's Peak. Without the root or radical leaves this 

 is almost indistinguishable from S. glutinosus. 



16. S. crispus Thunb. Mountain plateaux, locally common ; 

 12-2. Lower Plateau of Table Mountain ; Waai Vley. 



17. S. crenulatus DC. Apparently very rare ; 6. Two plants 

 gathered beyond Miller's Point, Wolley-Dod, 2620. 



18. S. cordifolius Linn. f. Mountain slopes at foot of rocks, 

 frequent ; 2-5. Reaches summit of Devil's Peak. 



19. S. cymbalariifolius Less. Mountain slopes, usually above 

 1,000 feet, frequent ; |;^-12. An extraordinarily variable plant. Most 

 of the Peninsula specimens are var. purpureus, but forms near var. 

 rotundifolius may be found in Waai Vley, and var. hastifolius 

 (with whitish rays) on the Steenberg ; Slangkop ; and in Patrys 

 Vley. 



20. S. diversifolius Harv. Sandy ground near sea, locally fre- 

 quent ; 9-10. Hout Bay ; Chapman's Bay. Only var. integrifolius 

 •seen. 



21. S. verbascifolius Burm. At the foot of mountain rocks, 

 rare ; 9-12. Kloof beyond Kirstenbosch ; Constantiaberg ; Waal 

 Vley, at 3,000 feet. 



22. S. pubigerus Linn. Flats and slopes to over 3,000 feet, very 

 common, flowering all the year. 



23. S. lyratus Linn. f. Mountain slopes and plateaux, local ; 

 10-2. Slangkop (type) ; top of Skeleton Ravine (var. lacerus). 



24. S. rigidus Linn. Flats and hill slopes to at least 1,000 feet, 

 common ; 9-12. A stunted form is found on the summit of Table 

 Mountain. 



