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4. G. pubescens Wolley-Dod. Hill slopes, locally abundant ; 

 9-11. West slopes Lion's Head and Signal Hill, Wolley-Dod, 1246 

 and 1602 ; much rarer near the Blockhouse on Devil's Peak, 583. 



5. G. setifolia Eckl. Hill and mountain slopes, frequent ; 9-11. 

 See note under G. secunda. The present species has bright brown 

 crustaceous corm tunics, erect glabrous stem, 8 to 12 inches high, 

 abruptly flexed at lower nodes, terete, glabrous leaves, and small 

 whitish or pale yellow flowers, reddish on back. 



6. G. graminifolia Baker. Hill slopes, apparently rare, but we 

 do not understand the species ; 9. Signal Hill, Wolley-Dod, 521. 

 We have seen similar plants labelled G. quinquangularis Eckl, but 

 that is a species having flowers twdce the size of G. graminifolia. 



7. G. hirta Ker. var. quinquangularis Eckl. This is quoted 

 by Baker, "Lion Mt., Ecklon, 312," but has not been seen by us. 



8. G. imbricata Ker. Damp spots on flats and hills, and a lax 

 elongated form on wet rocks on high mountains, common ; 8-11. 



9. G. setacea Baker. We think this has been confused with 

 G. Bolusii ; at any rate. Bolus, 4803 is the latter species. We 

 have not seen Thunberg's plant from " near Cape Towm." 



10. G. Bolusii Baker. Wet rocks on mountains, frequent, but 

 chiefly restricted to a belt between 1,200 and 1,600 feet ; 10-11. 



11. G. excisa Ker. Hill and mountain plateaux and rocks, 

 frequent ; 9-10. Descends below 500 feet in Patrys Vley. 



Ixia polystachya Linn. Hill and mountain slopes, partial to 

 damp places, frequent ; 10-12. This appears to be a most variable 

 species. Some forms seem indistinguishable from I, leucantha 

 Jacq. ; others with yellow flowers (I. flavescens Eckl.) differ from 

 I. maculata Linn, only in the absence of the dark throat, not a very 

 trustworthy character. 



2. I. hybrida K^er. " Kamp's Bay," Pappe. Not found by us. 



3. I. maculata Linn. Plains and low hills in dry places, 

 requent ; 10-12. 



4. I. columellaris Ker. ? Plants agreeing with the description 

 of this species were gathered on the Steenberg slopes, Wolley-Dod, 

 1943 and 3638. The filaments were quite free, but the plants were 

 otherwise just like I. monadelpha. The figure in Bot. Mag. t. 630 

 looks so different, however, that we query the name. 



5. I. monadelpha Delar. Flats and hills, occasional ; 9-11. 

 North of Kamp's Bay ; Camp Ground ; west slopes Lion's Head ; 

 Orange Kloof up to 2,000 feet. 



6. I. paniculata Delar. Damp spots on flats and hills, occa- 

 sional ; 11-12. Near Diocesan College ranges ; Klaver Vley ; 

 Muizenberg Vley. 



Lapeyrousia corymbosa Ker. Sandy flats and hills, locally 

 frequent ; 11-12. Camp Ground and Claremont Flats ; Eed Hill ; 

 Lion's Back ; Kamp's Bay. 



