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BESTIONACE^. 



The difficulty of identifying most of the species in this order 

 without dissection, principally accounts for our poor account of its 

 distribution. Most of our specimens have been certified or named 

 by Dr. Masters. 



Restio cuspidatus Thunb. Dry hill slopes, frequent; 9-11. 



2. R. ferruginosus Link. Mountain slopes, rare ; 5. Devil's 

 Peak, Bolus, 7219. 



3. R. Sieberi Kunth. ''Table Mountain," Burchell, 536. Not 

 found by us. 



4. R. triflorus Eottb. Mountain slopes ; 2-4. Devil's Peak ; 

 Lion's Head ; Kamp's Bay. 



5. R. Ecklonii Mast. " Near Cape Town," Brnxhell, 456. Not 

 found by us, nor the four following species. 



6. R. curviramis Kunth. " Kloof between Table Mountain and 

 Lion's Head, May," Krauss. 



7. R. capillaris Kunth. "Table Mountain," Schlcchter, 348. 



8. R. cincinnatus Mast. "Mountains near Simon's Town, 

 1,000-2,000 feet," Ecklon and Zeijher. 



9. R. Ludwigii Steud. " Mountains near Simon's Town," 

 Zeyher. 



10. R. Eleocharis Mast. Flats in rather damp spots, fre- 

 quent ; 2-6. 



11. R. tetragonus Thunb. Flats to mountain slopes, fre- 

 quent ; 7-8. 



12. R. quinquefarius Nees. Flats, common ; 5-7. 



13. R. furcatus Nees. Flats and hill slopes, common ; 6-8. 

 Abundant at Smitswinkel Vley. 



14. R. triticeus Eottb. Hill slopes, occasional ; 3-8. Orange 

 Kloof ; below Wynberg reservoir ; Devil's Peak ; Smitswinkel Vley. 



15. R. pannosus Mast. "False Bay," Bobertson. Not found 

 by us. 



16. R. multiflorus Spreng. Mountain slopes, locally frequent ; 

 7-11. Devil's Peak below Saddle; Table Mountain; "Lion 

 Mountain," Muncl. 



17. R. filiformis Poir. Mountain slopes, occasional; 9. Simons- 

 berg ; Table Mountain. 



18. R. bifidus Thunb. Mountains, occasional ; 11. Table 

 Mountain, Bolns, 4439, 4440. 



19. R. perplexus Kunth. Mountains, rare; 10. Table Mountain, 

 Bolus, 2886. 



20. R. Harveii Mast. " Near Cape Town," Harvey. Not found 

 by us. 



