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Moraceae. Ficus cordata and F. capensis (in fruit). 

 Moraceae. Ficus capensis and F. cordata. 



26. Moraceae. The Wonderboom near Pretoria. Ficus saliafolia. 



27. Proteaceae. Silver-trees on the slopes of the Lion's Head near 



Capetown. ' Leucadendron argenteum. 



28. Flowering capitula of the silvertree. 

 Proteaceae. Leucadendron decorum, Protea rosacea (P. nana), Pro tea 



Mundtii. 

 Proteaceae. Protea scolymocep/ia/a, P. speciosa, P. tenuifolia. 

 Proteaceae. Leucospermum crinitum, L. buxifolium, L. puberum, 



L. medium, L. hypophyllum. 

 Proteaceae. Orothamnus Zeyheri, Diastella serpyllifolia, Mimetes hirta. 



33. . Proteaceae. Spatalla procera, Serruria anethifolia, Paranomus crithmifolius, 



Serruria aemula. 



34. Proteaceae. Faurea Ga/pinii, Brabeium stellatifolium. 



35. Group of Pro teas near the summit of the Devilspeak. Protea speciosa and 



P. cynaroides. 



36. Grove of Leucospermum conocarpum on the slopes of Table Mountain 



above Camps Bay. 



37. Santalaceae. Grubbiaceae. Colpoon compressum, Thesidium fragile, 



Thesium strictum. Grubbia stricta, G. rosmarinifolia. 



38. Loranthaceae. Loranthus oleifolius, Viscum minimum, V. capense. 



39. Loranthaceae. Shrublets of Viscum capense, parasitic on a tree of 



Zizyphus mucronata. Stump of Loranthus Dregei on a branch of Acacia 

 caffra. 



40. Balanophoraceae. Mystropetalon Thomii. 



41. Balanophoraceae. Sarcophyte sanguinea. $ plant. (Facing page 171.) 



42. Balanophoraceae. Sarcophyte sanguinea ($ and $). Mystropetalon 



Thomii, in its natural surroundings. (Facing page 170.) 



43. Rafflesiaceae. Cytinus dioicus, C. capensis. 



44. Hydnoraceae. Hydnora africana. 



45. Chenopodiaceae and Amarantaceae. A 1 triplex Halimus, A. halimoides, 



Salsola aphylla, Salicornia herbacea. Cyathula globulifera, Achyranthes 

 aspera. (Facing page 186.) 



46. The Ganna. Salsola aphylla. (Facing page 182.) 



47. Polygonaceae. Nyctaginaceae. Phytolaccaceae. Polygonum 



serrulatum. Emex australis. Boerhaavia pentandra. Phytolacca americana, 

 P. heptandra. 



48. Aizoacae. Galenia africana, Tetragonia fruticosa, Pharnaceum cordifolium 



var. obovatum, Aizoon paniculatum var. roseum. 



49. Aizoacae. Mesembrianthemum obcordellum, M. calculus, M. densum, 



M. ficiforme, M. tigrinum, M. bilobum, M. digitiforme. 



50. Aizoacae. Mesembrianthemum edule, M. acinaciforme, M. criniflorum, 



M. aureum. 



