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at Groot Schuur, is 4 feet high with leaves ^ inch broad, and is prob- 

 ably the type. The much commoner form of dry ground is 6 to 12 

 inches high, with very narrow (fiat) leaves, and may be H. virgata 

 Sweet, but that is said to have terete leaves,, though throughout the 

 order flat leaves have often been described as terete. 



Galaxia ovata Thunb. Flats and hill slopes, frequent ; Q-^^d. 

 Especially common on Lion's Head. Flowers usually bright deep 

 rose, occasionally yellow ; we have never seen them lilac. 



2. G. graminea Thunb. Flats, frequent ; 6-9. Only the yellow- 

 flowered form seen. 



In the following genus it is almost impossible to diagnose species 

 from descriptions. We have therefore arranged the Peninsular 

 species which we have found, and those noted for the district in 

 the Flora Capensis, in accordance with the following short descrip- 

 tions. We do not intend this to be in any way a revision of the 

 genus, but only to indicate our interpretation of the species. 



Romulea sublutea Baker. Corm flat-bottomed. Peduncles 

 long, with several spreading-ascending glabrous pedicels. Flowers 

 bright deep yellow, concolorous on back. Sandy flats, locally 

 common ; 8-9. From Fish Hoek southward. 



2. R. bulbocodioides Baker. Corm ovoid. Basal leaf one, 

 broader than in most other species, much overtopping floral 

 leaves and inflorescence. Peduncles short, with spreading recurved 

 pedicels which are scabrous-pubescent on angles, usually densely so, 

 rarely subglabrous. Flowers bright saffron-yellow, usually green 

 externally. Sandy and gravelly flats, rather rare ; 6-10. Camp 

 Ground ; flelds at Observatory. 



3. R. latifolia Baker. This seems to be a broad-leaved form of 

 R. chloroleuca ; we see no other difference. Similar situations, 

 occasional ; 6-10. 



4. R. chloroleuca Baker appears to differ in no respect from 

 R. bulbocodioides except in the colour of the flowers, which are 

 typically white, with green or lilac backs, rarely pale lilac within, 

 but it is connected by insensible gradations of yellow with R. bul- 

 bocodioides. It is one of the commonest species ; 6-10. 



5. R. similis Eckl. " Lion Mountain and Devil's Mountain," 

 Tkanberg ; " Kamp's Bay," EcMon ; sandy flats, Camp Ground, 

 Bolus, 3734, partly. We do not understand this species, so follow 

 Baker in Flora Capensis. 



6. R. minutiflora Klatt. Differs from R. rosea only in having 

 very small pale purple or rosy flowers, but in no technical character. 

 It is locally frequent in dry gravelly soil ; 9. Green Point Common ; 

 Grand Parade, and on the common by the shore to Woodstock. 



7. R. hirsuta Eckl. Corm flat-bottomed. Basal leaves two to 

 four, very slender, about equalling inflorescence, usually very flnely 

 pubescent. Peduncles with close erect-ascending pedicels, which 

 are glabrous or pubescent on angles. Flowers bright rose, varying 

 to reddish- or coppery-orange, not particoloured externally as in R. 



