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6. D. Bodkinii Bolus. Flats, very rare ; 8. '' Under bushes on 

 Claremont Flats," Bodkin, 7970 of Herb. Bolus. Only found in one 

 spot in one year. 



HiEMODORACE^. 



Wachendorfia thyrsiflora Linn. Swamps and streams on low 

 ground, occasional; 10-11. Orange Kloof swamp to Hout Bay; 

 near Westerford Bridge ; above Klein Constantia. 



2. W. paniculata Linn. Grassy and sandy flats, common ; 

 7-10. A variety with narrow cylindrical panicle, small pale flowers, 

 and narrow leaves is frequent on the hills west of Simon's Town, and 

 occasional elsewhere. It is probably var. tenella Baker. 



Dilatris corymbosa Berg. Dry stony hills and flats, frequent ; 

 8-12. 



2. D. Yiscosa Thunb. Dry mountains, occasional ; 11-1. Con- 

 stantiaberg ; near summit of Table Mountain. 



Cyanella capensis Linn. Flats and hill slopes, frequent ; 10-11. 



IRIDACE^. 



Morsea ciliata Ker. Hill slopes, local; 8-9. About the Signal 

 station and towards Kamp's Bay. A form with white flowers and 

 almost glabrous yellowish leaves, from near the Kommetjes, Chap- 

 man's Bay, Wolley-Dod, 1657, may be a distinct species. 



2. M. papilionacea Ker. Sandy slopes and flats, frequent, 

 8-10. Flowers orange-yellow or brick-red ; we have never seen 

 them lilac. 



3. M. angusta Ker. Sandy plains, rarely on mountains, 

 occasional ; 8-10. Near Rondebosch ; Diep River ; towards Chapman's 

 Bay ; Lower Plateau (December). A form with pale dull purplish 

 flowers occurs near Kamp's Bay toll-bar, and a variety with paler 

 yellow scentless flowers, (the type is strongly scented), with the inner 

 perianth segments recurved instead of erect, grows with the type 

 beyond Constantia Nek, Wolley-Dod, 3268, and near Kenilworth 

 station. 



4. M. Yiscaria Ker. From roadsides on flats to mountain 

 plateaux, frequent ; 11-1. 



5. M. crispa Ker. Flats and hills, frequent ; 7-9. The type on 

 Signal Hill and beyond Simon's Town ; var. rectifolia elsewhere. 

 We have only seen it with pale yellow flowers. 



6. M. iriopetala Linn. f. Flats, rare; 8-9. Wynberg ; "Devil's 

 Mountain," Thunherg. 



7. M. mira Klatt. Flats, locally common ; 8-9. Rondebosch 

 and Newlands ; Oude Molen ; above Kamp's Bay ; Patrys Vley. 

 Flowers deep blue, not violet, extremely fugitive. 



8. M. tristis Ker. Shady and grassy places, frequent ; 8-9. 



9. M. ramosa Ker. Damp places from flats to high mountains, 

 frequent and locally abundant; 10-12. Reaches Waai Vley. 



