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273497 to 273551—Continued 
273526 and 273527. OSTEOSPERMUM ASPERULUM (DC.) Norl. Asteraceae. 
273526. Col. No. 19102. Zwartberg Pass, Prince Albert District, Cape 
Province. Elevation 5,000 feet. Compact perennial; foliage asperous; 
rays yellow, tinged reddish on back. 
273527. Col. No. 19111. Sandy limestone, Torinberg, Ladysmith Dis- 
trict. Elevation 4,000 feet. Annual; stems slender, flaxlike, to two 
feet long, spreading. Plants widely scattered among ground cover. 
273528. OSTEOSPERMUM CORYMBOSUM L. 
Col. No. 932. Burned mountain slopes near Outeniqua Pass, George Dis- 
trict, Cape Province. Rigidly erect shrub to six feet high; inflorescens 
corymbose; flowers yellow. 
273529 and 273530. OSTEOSPERMUM IMBRICATUM L. 
273529. Col. No. 19118. Rocky roadside, side road to Municipal Creek, 
Ladysmith, Cape Province. Elevation 2,000 feet. Erect perennial to 
20 inches high; stems virgate; flowers yellow. 
273530. Col. No. 19127. Rocky slope. Karoo transition, 37 miles west 
of Uniondale, Cape Province. Perennial to 20 inches high; stems 
slender, upright. Grows in clones or small colonies. 
273531. OSTEOSPERMUM JUNCUNDUM (E.P. Phill.) -Norl. 
Col. No. 19164. Moist, grassy mountain slope, Haenertsburg, Pietersburg 
District, Transvaal. Elevation 4,000 feet. Annual rainfall 70 inches. 
Low, spreading, perennial herb; peduncles erect but nodding; rays reddish 
purple. 
273532 to 273535. OSTEOSPERMUM MURICATUM KE. Mey. 
273532. Col. No. 948. Roadside pit, 10 miles northeast of Beaufort, 
West, National Road to Nelspoort. Erect, shrubby herb with woody 
base; flowers yellow. 
273533. Col.. No. 954. Roadside, 19.5 miles southeast of Middelberg, 
road to Cradock. Shrubby perennial with woody base; stems numer- 
ous, from base; flowers yellow. 
273534. Col. No. 19144. Sandy soil along road, 22 miles south of Kof- 
fiefontein, road to Fauresmith. Short bushy perennial with flowers 
and ripe achenes among foliage. 
273535. Col. No. 19169. Rocky town lot, Pietersburg, Transvaal. 
Plants short, compact, with good crown of maturing seed. 
273536 to 273540. OSTEOSPERMUM SCARIOSUM DC. 
273536. Col. No. 945. Rocky soil, dry hillside, 25 miles northeast of 
Beaufort West, National Road to Nelspoort. Shrubby erect perennial; 
flowers yellow. 
273537. Col. No. 949. Sandy loam, railroad right of way, eight miles 
east of Rosemead, Middelberg-Steynsburg road. Erect perennial, 
branching near base; flowers yellow; rays with greenish lines on 
lower surface. 4 
273538. Col. No. 955. Open, dry, rocky hillside 30 miles southeast of 
eager road to Cradock. Erect, shrubby perennial; flowers yel- 
Ow. 
273539. Col. No. 18744. Veld Reserve, Worcester, Cape Province. 
Spreading winter-spring perennial; flowers pale yellow. 
273540. Col. No. 19078. Along rocky road, 64 miles southwest of Beau- 
fort bee Cape Province. Perennial; flowers yellow; fruits large, 
winged. 
