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Thesium spinosufn Linn. Flats, rare ; 3. " Beyond Clare- 

 mont," Schlechtcr. Not found by us. 



2. T. strictum Berg. Hill and mountain slopes, frequent ; 1-12. 

 Easily recognised by its great height. 



3. T. paniculatum Linn. Locally common ; 4-6. Wynberg 

 Eanges. 



4. T. Schumannianum Schltr. Locally frequent; 1-6. Northern 

 slopes of Orange Kloof ; Vlaggeberg. 



5. T. juncifolium A. DC. Devil's Peak above Mostert's 

 Eavine ; 9. 



6. T. commutatum Sond. Upper slopes of Simonsberg ; 9. 



7. T. carinatum A. DC. Grassy places, 6-10. Either this 

 species or the next is common ; perhaps both are, but they have 

 been much confounded. We have it from Klaver Vley and Smits- 

 winkel Vley. 



8. T. capitatum Linn. See last. We have specimens from 

 Bed Hill. 



9. T. pubescens A. DC. Sandy ground, rare ; 9-10. Miller's 

 Point ; Chapman's Bay ; between Retreat and Muizenberg Vleys. 



10. T. capitellatum Sond. Mountain sides, rare ; 8. Muizen- 

 berg, 1,000 feet. Bolus, 8040. 



11. T. capituliflorum Sond. Flats and stony mountain sides, 

 appears common ; 7-9. Steenberg ; Slangkop, &c. 



12. T. tenue Bernh. Hill and mountain slopes, locally frequent; 

 8-11. Constantiaberg ; over Klassenbosch and Fernwood. 



13. T. Frisea Linn. Above Noah's Ark Battery, Simon's 

 Town; 9. 



14. T. polyanthum Schltr. Roadside near the Kommetjes, 

 Chapman's Bay, Wolley-Dod, 1551. 



15. T. debile R. Br. (T. amblystachyon A. DC). Damp grassy 

 places, frequent ; 6-10. 



16. T. spicatum Linn. Flats and low hills, appears frequent ; 6-3. 



17. T. funale Linn. (T. adpressifolium Sond.). Flats and hill- 

 sides, appears frequent ; 7-3. 



18. T. Ecklonianum Sond. Sandy flats, rare ; 3. Rondebosch, 

 Bolus, 3920. 



We give the relative frequency and months of flowering in the 

 above genus with diffidence. 



The following have at various times been reported from the 

 Peninsula. We do not include them because the authority is 

 wholly insufficient: T. euphorbioides Linn., T. euphrasioides DC, 

 T. scabrum Linn., T. triflorum Thunb. 



