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299990. Haemanthus coccineus L. Amaryllidaceae. Scarlet bloodlily. 



Col. No. 723. Purchased from Bloem Erf Nurseries, Stellenbosch, Cape 

 Province. Local name: Cape tulip. Cultivated ornamental. Seeds. 



299991 and 299992. Helianthus annuus L. Compositae. Sunflower. 



299991. Col. No. 447. Cultivated field, Mkuze River valley; level ter- 

 rain; black loam. Plants 5 feet high; seed head 9 inches in diameter; 

 black seeds. Seeds. 



299992. Col. No. 513. Cultivated field in mist belt, 15 miles east of 

 Bethlehem on Clarens Road. Elevation 5,500 feet mountain plateau. 

 Plants 4-6 feet; seed heads 6-10 inches in diameter; black seeds. 

 Seeds. 



299993 and 299995. Hemarthria altissima (Poir) Stapf & C. E. Hubb 



Gramineae. 



299993. Col. No. 230. Plot 136. Eastern Transvaal. Plant stolonifer- 

 ous; medium coarse reddish stems; leaf height 20 inches. Plants 

 adapted to sandy soils; useful in sand dune stabilization. Stolons. 



299994. Col. No. 231. Plot 138. Pienaars River, Transvaal. Plant stol- 

 oniferous; medium coarse stems; leaf height 17 inches. Green foliage; 

 plants used in sand dune stabilization. Stolons. 



299995. Col. No. 232. Plot 135. Plant stolonif erous ; coarse steins. 

 Plants used in sand dune stabilization. Stolons. 



299996 and 299997. Hibiscus dongolensis Del. Malvaceae. 



299996. Col. No. 268. Rocky disturbed site near roadside, 10 miles north 

 of Louis Trichardt, Highway N-l. Elevation 4,150 feet, very rough, 

 steep, rocky terrain; annual rainfall approximately 23 inches. Erect 

 plants 2 feet high; petals yellow with purple blotch at base, not a dis- 

 tinct petal spot. Capsules including bracts collected. 



299997. Col. No. 453. (D. Edwards 3259). Pongola River plain, 10 

 miles north of Mkuze. Elevation 500 feet; annual rainfall 22 inches; 

 reddish clay loam. Erect plants 24 inches high with many capsules. 

 Petals, yellow with medium size petal spot at base; orange pollen; one 

 row of sepals; one row of bracts. Seeds. 



299998. Hibiscus engleri K. Schum. 



Col. No. 311. Rocky outcrop on Nel River, 4 miles north of Nelspruit. 

 Plants growing in full sun. Elevation 3,150 feet, hilly terrain. Plants 4-5 

 feet high with few basal branches ; yellow petals with dark purple petal spot. 

 Capsules % inch in diameter. Capsules including bracts collected. 



299999. Hibiscus platycalyx Mast. 



Col. No. 269. Shallow, rocky disturbed soil, 10 miles north of Louis Tri- 

 chardt, Highway N-l. Elevation 4,150 feet, very hilly, rocky terrain. 

 Plants in light shade on rocky slope. Erect plants 3 feet high; dark green 

 leaves; distinct purple petal spot at base of yellow petals. Capsules includ- 

 ing bracts collected. 



300000. Hibiscus vitifolius subsp. vulgaris Brennan & Exell. 



Col. No. 350. Open grassland on Loop Road, Kruger National Park. 

 Elevation 1,000 feet rolling terrain; annual rainfall 21 inches. Plants 

 growing in shallow granite grey soil. Plant 60 inches high with few 

 branches. Flowers light yellow, with deep purple basal spot. Seeds. 



300001. Hibiscus sp. 



Col. No. 259. Clay soil, open grassland, 49 miles south of Pietersburg, 

 Highway N-l. Nyl River plain, level terrain. Elevation 4,800 feet. 

 Shrub 6 feet high. Capsules including bracts collected. 



