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13. J. capensis Thunb. Flats to mountains, common ; 10-2. 

 A very variable species. 



14. J. acutangulus Buchen. Flats, rare?; 11-12. "Cape Flats," 

 Ecklon ; Sea Point, Wollcy-Dod, 3328 ; between Claremont and 

 Kenilworth, Wolley-Dod, 3656. The two latter may be stout, 

 angular-stemmed forms of J. capensis. 



15. J. lomatophyllus Spreng. Muddy streamlets and marshes, 

 common, and reaches a considerable elevation; 11-12. 



Prionium Palmita E. Mey. Swamps and rivers, locally 

 abundant ; 12-2. Orange Kloof swamp, and northern slopes at 

 2,000 feet ; Silvermine Valley. 



TYPHACE^. 



Typha australis Schum. Vleys and damp places, frequent ; 

 12-1. 



2. T. capensis Eohrb. Similar situations, rather less frequent ; 

 12-1. 



AEACE^. 



Richardia africana Kunth. Damp shady woods and bushes, 

 very common ; 7-10. 



NAIADACE^. 



Triglochin bulbosum Linn. Sandy places, not always in damp 

 ground, common ; flowers all the year. A slender form, which 

 may prove to be a distinct species, is frequently found at various 

 elevations. 



2. T. laxiflorum Guss. Similar places, occasional. Near 

 Muizenberg Vley. 



3. T. striatum Euiz and Pav. Wet places, usually saline, 

 frequent; 12-3. Easily distinguished by its orbicular fruits. 



Aponogeton angustifolium Ait. Vleys on flats, frequent; 7-10. 



2. A. distachyon Linn. f. Similar places, common ; 6-10. 



Potamogeton pusillus Linn. Vleys, very local; 11. One or 

 two vleys by railway near Salt River ; near Muizenberg Vley. We 

 believe this is native. 



Ruppia rostellata Koch. Salt vleys and pools, rare ; 11. By 

 Maitland Bridge. 



2. R. spiralis Hartm. Similar places, rare ; 10-11. Kommetje 

 effluent; " Green Point," Harvey. 



Zannichellia palustris Linn. Similar situations, locally 

 common ; 11. Pools about Vaarsche Vley ; Kommetje effluent, 

 the latter a one-fruited form, but which Dr. Rendle thinks hardly 

 separable from the type. 



