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prominent above, and lateral veins evident. Flowers solitary at the apex of short shoots, 
very rarely 2-nate. Pedicels 1-1:5 em. long, articulated at the base or about 1 mm. from the 
base. Sepals 6-7 mm. long, 3-6 mm. broad, elliptic, elliptic-ovate or elliptic-oblong, 
rounded at the apex. Petals 0°9-1°3 cm. long, obovate, cuneate at the base. Filaments 
22-75 mm. long ; anthers 2-3°5 mm. long, oblong or linear in outline. Ov ary of 5-6 carrels ; 
style 5-7 mm. Jong; stigmas as many as the carpels. Fruit 7 mm. long, about 5 mm. in 
diameter, subglobose.—'* Flora Capensis,” I, 448; Sim, “ Forests and Forest Flora,” p. 163, 
pl. xxix, fig. 2 
Cape Province.—Caledon Div. : Genadendal, 2500 ft., April, Schlechter 7749 ; Bedford, 
June, Miss Nicol 49. Knysra Div. : Woods at Knysna, Newdigate in Herb. Albany Museum ; 
Watton in National Herb. 1419. Port Elizabeth Div.: Van Stadens, September, Mrs. 
Patterson 737, MacOwan in Cape Govt. Herd. Albany Div.: Howisons Poort, near 
Grahamstown, MacOwan in Herb, Austro-Afric. 1766; Rockliffe, near Sidbury, November, 
Miss Daly 771 ; Grahamstown Commonage, 2000 ft., September, Schonland 570: rocky 
hills near Grahamstown, 2000-2509 ft., Angust, Galpin 48 ; near Grahamstown, September, 
MacOwan 111; and in Natal Govt. Herb. 850; January, Breyer in Herb. Transvaal Mus. 
16866; Signal Hill, near Grahamstown, 2200 ft., September, Bolus 1920. Queenstown 
Div. : Among rocks on hillside, Junction Farm, Queenstown, 2500 [t., Miss Wiggill in Herb. 
Galpin 8257. East London Div.: East London, December, Breyer in Herb. Transvaal 
Mus. 19544. Komgha Div.: Wood near Prospect Farm, November, Flanagan 322. 
Stockenstrom Div.: In bush at Willisdale, September, Scully 77; Kat River, Beriels ; 
Katberg Forest, January, Stapels in Herb. Forest Dept. 2937, 2938 Stutterheim Div. : 
Stutterheim, December, Rogers 12726; Transkei, Umtata, Convent School Herb. 194 ; 
Kentani, 1200 ft., October, Miss Pegler 194; rocky spots near Bazya, 2000 ft., October, 
Baur 258 ; Maseko Forest, Negeleni, Deoennbes Fegen in Herb. Forest Dept. 1819; Pondo- 
land, Mgazama River, near McAllister’s Drift, Port St. Johns, Miller in Herb. Forest Dept. 
3024. 
Natau.—Near Umkomaas River, October, Tyson 2659 ; Natal Bay, Gueinzius ; without 
locality, Wood 190. 
ZULULAND.—(Judeni Forest, 6000 ft., January, Davis 108. 
- TRANSVAAL.—Barberton Div.: Near Barberton, September, Bolus. A small stunted 
shrub. Plentiful on edge of forest, but does not appear to seed freely (Fegen). 
Var. angustifolia, Phillips. Differs from the type in having smaller, narrower lanceolate 
leaves. | 
TRANSVAAL.—Barberton Div.: Margin of wood, upper Moodies, 4500 ft., June, Galpin 
963, and in Natal Government Herb. 8761. Ermelo Div.: Nooitgedacht, December, Mrs. 
Pott 5096, and in Herb. Transvaal Mus. 14933. Lydenburg Div.: Between Pilgrims 
Rest and Sabi, Rogers 23410. 
SWAZILAND.—Havelock Concession, Saltmarsh in Herb. Galpin. A shrub 3 ft. high 
(Galpin). 
O. pretoriensis, Phillips (‘ Flowering Plaat &. Afr.,” vol. in). 
Branchlets with light to dark-brown bark, peeling in membranous strips, not distinctly 
pustulate. Leaves 1°5-3°8 em. long, 0-5-1: 7 cm. broad, lanceolate, obovate, elliptic, or 
oblanceolate (mostly oblanceolate), ohtuse at the apex, cuneate, more rarely rounded at the 
base, with serrated margins and with the mid-rib distinct and lateral veins evident. Flowers 
solitary, very rarely 2-nate, arising at the apex of abbreviated shoots. Pedicels 1-1:5 em. 
long, articulated at the base or 1-2 mm. above the base. Sepals 7—8 mm. long, 4-5 mm. 
broad, ovate or alia rounded at the apex, sometimes 9—3- -lobed at the apex, enlarging 
in fruit, Petals 1° 5 cm. long, 8:5 mm, broad, obovate, rounded at the apex, narrowed at 
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