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Stem 6 to 8 inches in height. Leaves if to 2 inches long. 

 1 to 1J line wide. Heads 1-j; inch diameter. Onter involucral 

 scales | to 1 inch long. Flowers yellow. 



Habitat : Orange River Colony, near Hai-rismith, 5-6000 

 feet altitude. March, J. M. Wood, No. 4784. 



This plant is very closely allied to G. Burkei and G. Zeyeri, 

 but differs from the former in indument, shape and size of 

 involucral scales, and fimbrils. This is not strictly a Natal 

 plant, but being found so near the border, and the district 

 having not yet been very closely botanised it is very possible 

 that it may yet be found on the Natal side of the border, it is 

 the only one of the series that has not been actually collected 

 in Natal. 



Oeigeria natalensis, Wood & Evans. 



Suffxuticose from a thickened woody root, Stems branching, 

 often from base, slender, erect or ascending, glabrous, leafy to 

 base. Leaves narrow linear, glabrous, punctate, entire. Heads 

 subtended by leaves Involucral scales, outer one subulate from 

 a broad base ; inner ones lanceolate, coriaceous, ciliate on upper 

 portion, longer than the outer ones, Pappus scales, outer ones 

 oblong, obtuse, inner ones oblong, bristle pointed. Receptacle 

 covered with stiff bristles. Achenes very villous. 



The whole plant 9 to 12 inches high. Leaves 1— 1J inch 

 long, | to | line wide. Involucral scales outer, 3 lines, inner, 

 5 lines long. 



Habitat : Natal ; Dry stony hill Whitecliife near Grey town. 

 April. J. M. Wood, No. 4317. 



This plant differs from 67. rivuiaris, W. & E., by its generally 

 much more slender habit, size and shape of leaves, and com- 

 parative size of involucral scales, and in the much smaller size 

 of the flower heads. Flowers yellow. 



Ursinia brevicaulis, Wood & Evans. 



Suffruticose. Stems 1 or more, erect or ascending, short, 

 unbranched. leafy from base to apex, leaves crowded, pinnati- 

 partite in upper portion, segments about (5, opposite or alternate, 

 linear, simple or occasionally bifid, glabrous, punctate, acute 

 at apex, petiole elongate, gradually dilated towards base, semi- 

 amplexicaul, glabrous. Peduncle 1-headed, elongate, thinly 

 clothed with minute hairs. Involucral scales glabrous, outer 

 ones dark edged, inner larger, amply membrane tipped, all 

 obtuse. Palae a little constricted below apex, terminating in a 

 rounded membranous lobe. 



Stems ^-1 inch long. Leaves 1-lf inch long, petiole below 

 lowest segments, f-lj inch long ; segments 2-3 lines long. 

 Peduncles 2|-5 lines long. 



