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Hypodiscus Dodii Mast. Hill plateaux, rare ; 7. Steenberg 

 Plateau. This plant has the appearance of H. Willdenovia but the 

 stems are terete. 



2. H. Willdenovia Mast. Flats and hill slopes, occasional; 7. 

 Steenberg Plateau ; Orange Kloof ; Black Eiver ; Smitswinkel Vley; 

 Muizenberg. 



3. H. aristatus Nees. Flats to mountains, frequent ; 6-7. 

 Eeaches Lower Plateau. 



4. H. capitatus Mast. Flats, locally frequent ; 6-7. Eoadside 

 towards Hout Bay, Wollcy-Dod, 2644, 2645. Externally very like 

 H. albo-aristatus. 



5. H. albo-aristatus Mast. Flats and hill slopes, frequent ; 

 5-7. 



6. H. tristachyus Mast. " Near Constantia," Zeylicr. Not 

 found by us. 



Willdenovia humilis Mast. Flats, very local ; 5-6. Eetreat ; 

 " near Doornhoogde," Eckl. and Zeyli. 



2. W. striata Thunb. Flats and hills, occasional; 8-9. Between 

 Wynberg and Constantia ; Muizenberg. 



3. W. sulcata Mast. Flats, occasional ; 5-6. Between Eetreat 

 station and Vley ; Camp Ground. 



4. W. LucaBana Kunth. Flats and hill slopes, occasional ; 4-6. 

 Steenberg Eocks ; Muizenberg. 



5. W. peninsularis N. E. Br. " Hills near Kommetjes, 

 September-October," Galinn, 4832, 4822. 



CYPEEACE^. 



Pycreus Mundii Nees. Wet grassy places, locally abundant; 

 11-12. Vaarsche Vley ; stream between Eetreat and Muizenberg 

 Vley. 



2. P. polystachyus Beauv. Damp grassy banks, occasional ; 

 11-12. Shore beyond Sea Point ; Camp Ground and roadside 

 beyond ; Muizenberg Vley. 



3. P. umbrosus Nees. Damp grassy fields, frequent ; 10-12. 



Juncellus laevigatus C. B. Clarke. " Near Cape Town," Tliun- 

 berg, &c. Not found by us. 



Cyperus tenellus Linn. f. Eather damp sandy places, common; 

 10-12. Eeaches over 2,500 feet, but rare on mountains. 



2. C. micromegas Nees. Similar places but apparently rare, 

 unless mistaken for the last species ; 10-12. Flats beyond Maitland ; 

 Camp Ground; " Table Mountain," Nees. 



3. C. rupestris Kunth. Mountain slopes, rare; 2. "Table 

 Mountain al)ove Klasscnbosch," SclilecJiter, 421. Not found by us. 



4. C. sphserospermus Schrad. Grassy banks, frequent ; 10-4. 



