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Ballota africana Benth. Eocky places, rare ; 10. Chapman's 

 Bay ; Lion's Head at 1,500 feet. 



Stachys asthiopica Linn. Bushy hill and mountain slopes, 

 common ; 1-12. A form with smaller and purplish flowers, differing 

 slightly in other respects, is frequent on Signal Hill. 



2. tS. arvensis Linn. Cultivated fields, ra,re ; 8-10. Mowbray 

 Farm. 



3. S. Thunbergii Benth. Mountain slopes, rare ; 11-12. By the 

 waterfall. Devil's Peak. 



Leonotis Leonurus E. Br. Sandy slopes near sea, frequent ; 

 12-1. Eeaches over 1,500 feet on Twelve Apostles. 



PLANTAGINACE^. 



Plantago carnosa Lam. Flats, &c., near the sea, common ; 12. 



2. tP. major Linn. Waste places, casual ; 9-12. Newlands ; 

 Eondebosch, &c. 



3. P. remota Lam. Hill and mountain slopes, frequent ; 11-2. 



4. IP. lanceolata Linn. Eoadsides and railway banks, occa- 

 sional; 8-11. About the southern suburbs. 



5. P. hirsuta Thunb. Dry grassy places, locally abundant ; 

 9-10. Green Point Common ; near Lion Battery. 



fPAKONYCHIACE^. 



IHerniaria hirsuta Linn. Sandy flats, rare ; 10-11. Fish 

 Hoek ; Chapman's Bay ; between Eetreat and Muizenberg Vley. 



f Corrigiola littoralis Linn. Waste places, especially railways, 

 occasional ; 2-6. Eailway at Claremont, Eetreat, and Muizenberg. 



2. j C. telephifolia Poir. Dry waste places ; 8-9. Near Simon's 

 Town cemetery. 



fScleranthus annuus Linn. Eoadsides, rare ; 8-9. Maitland; 

 Eed Hill. 



AMARANTACE^. 



lAmarantus Blitum Linn. A common weed in gardens at 

 Eondebosch. 



2. A. Thunbergii Moq. Cultivated and waste ground, frequent ; 

 5-11. Especially common about Eetreat and Diep Eiver. 



Achy ran thes argentea Lam. Woods and bushes, occasional ; 

 10-1. About Groot Schuur, Newlands Avenue and Westerford 

 Bridge. 



CHENOPODIACE^. 



I Chenopodium ambrosioides Linn. Eoadsides, cultivated and 

 waste places, common ; 11-4. Very variable in stature and leaf- 

 cutting. 



