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CONVOLVULACE^. 



fConvolYulus arvensis Linn. A casual; 12. Eailway near 

 Mowbray. 



Dichondra repens Forst. Flats and mountain slopes, rare ; 5. 

 "North slopes Table Mountain," i^cA;/o?^ ; " Flats between Eonde- 

 bosch and Newlands ; above Klassenbosch," Schlecliter. 



Falkia repens Thunb. Grassy plains, frequent ; 11-2. 



Cuscuta africana Thunb. Hill slopes, rare ; 1-3. Miller's 

 Point ; Little Lion's Head. 



SOLANACE^. 



tSolanum nigrum Linn. Flats and hill slopes, common, 

 flowers all the year. The usual lowland form has leaves entire, not 

 deeply lobed, as on mountains. 



2. S. quadrangulare Thunb. Eoadsides on low ground, occa- 

 sional ; 3-5. Eetreat ; Hout Bay ; near Elsje Bay ; Simon's Town. 



3. fS. pseudo- Capsicum Linn. Bushy places, rare; 11. Wyn- 

 berg Eanges. 



4. S. aggregatum Jacq. Amongst shrubs, rare ; 5. Near 

 Eosebank. 



5. S. giganteum Jacq. Similar situations, frequent, and, we 

 believe, native, but often planted. 



6. tS. auriculatum Linn. Similar situations, but not native, 

 also frequently planted. 



7. S. tomentosum Linn, Dry places, rare ; 5. At foot of rocks 

 on Lion's Head. 



8. S. sodomaeum Linn. Flats and hill slopes, chiefly roadsides 

 and sluits, very common ; 1-12. 



9. tS. aculeastrum Dunal. Waste ground, occasional ; 9-10. 

 Between Eondebosch and Newlands ; above Maitland Bridge ; 

 Newlands Avenue. Introduced from Eastern Province. 



iPhysalis peruviana Linn. Woods and bushy places, occa- 

 sional; 11-12. About Eondebosch, Newlands, and Constantia. 



Withania somnifera Dun. Waste places, rare; 10-11. Gravel- 

 pit on Signal Hill. 



Lycium horridum Thunb. Waste places and hedges, occa- 

 sional ; 11. Kalk Bay ; Eapenburg. 



2. L. tetrandrum Linn. f. " Between Lion's Eump and the 

 sea-shore, June," Tliunherg. Not found by us. 



3. L. afrum Linn. Dry fields and waste places, locally fre- 

 quent ; 5-8. About Observatory, Eapenburg, Salt Eiver, and the' 

 Castle. 



4. L. carnosum Poir. Sandy flats, occasional ; 5-8. Eapen- 

 burg. 



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