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PROTEACEAE 



Paranomus crithmifolius (R. Br.) Knight (Syn. Nivenia crithmifolia). Young 



branches tomentose ; leaves glabrous, bi- to tri-ternate, the segments filiform ; 

 spikes i — 2 inches long, the calyx tomentose on the outer side, the segments 

 glabrous and purplish-maroon on the inner side; style pilose below, glabrous 

 near the stigma. 



Shrub 2 — 5 feet high, frequent on the hills at Caledon and neighbouring 

 districts. 



Fig. 78 c. Serruria jior'idu R. Br. 1/2 nat. size. Photo. F. J. Steer A very graceful 

 shrub, 6 — 8 feet high, with drooping, rose-coloured flower-heads. Known only from 

 some of the upper tributaries of the Berg river near Frenchhoek. 



