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49. L. ANTHYLLOiDES, Harvey, loc, cit. 59. 
South Africa. Western Eegion. Namaqualand, Wyley, Herb. Keio ! 
50. L. BoLusii, Diimmer, sp. nov. L. anthylloidi, Harvey, valde 
affinis sed foliis longe pedunculatis, stipulis lanceolatis aut anguste 
cuneatis, foliolis longioribus herbaceis baud coriaceis, capitulis terminalibus 
(rarius lateralibus) distinguenda. 
Herha annua'? viscidula, juventute paene undique patentim valde 
hirsuta ; radix anguste fusiformis, vix fibrosa ; caules laterales, de- 
cumbentes, graciles, 15 cm. vix excendentes, teretes, laeves, inferne paene 
glabrescentes, parce laxeque foliati, brunnei. Folia conferte-rosulata vel 
ad caules laterales alternatim disposita et minora, quinquefoliolata vel 
interdum trifoliolata ; petioli ascendentes, filiformes, 7-70 mm. longi, 
juniores valde patentim albo? — hirsuti; foliola anguste cuneata, rotundata 
vel fere truncata, mucronata aut brevissime cuspidata, terminalia 10- 
30 mm. longa, 4-9 mm. lata, infima saepe 5-15 mm. longa, supra fere 
glabra, subtus parce pilosa, costa basi prominente, apicem versus evanida, 
nervis lateralibus obsoletis, herbacea, viridescentia, laxe ciliata ; stipula 
lanceolata vel anguste cuneata, mucronata, ad 12 mm. longa, ciliata. 
Capitula terminalia, rarissime lateralia, solitaria, breviter pedunculata, 
globosa aut ovoideo-globosa, ad 20 mm. diametro ; flores paene sessiles, 
albidi, bracteolis foliatis lanceolatis subulatis valde hirsutis flores matures 
baud excedentibus. Calyx 8 mm. longus, extra hirsutus, profunde fissus, 
laciniis subaequalibus subulatis. Vexillum circiter 10 mm. altum, limbo 
vix reflexo obovato vel elliptico acutato basi paullulo auriculato fere glabro 
ungui gracili longiore ; alae angustissime oblongge, fere rectae, in toto 
8-9 mm. longae, glaberrimae, unguibus graciilimis ; carina alls similis, 
tamen latior et obtusior, curvata, basi graciliter auriculata. Ovarium 
oblique ovatum, 3 mm. longum, fronte valde birsutum ;• stylus filiformis, 
fere duplo longior, glaber, inferne subito deflexus, deinde rectus, summo 
apice paene geniculatus. 
South. Africa. Coast Eegion. Piquetberg Div. : In sandy places near 
Piquetberg, 105 m., Bolus, 8431 ! 
Var, MINOR, var. nova, a typo capitulis minoribus recedit. 
Coast Eegion. Malmesbury Div. : In the vicinity of Hopefield, 
Bachmann, Herb. Zurich and Keiu, 2228 ! 
This variety differs from the type in the relatively smaller flower- 
heads, which are 1-1*3 cm. in diameter. 
Var. SESSiLis, var nova, typo similis nisi capitulis sessilibus. 
Coast Eegion. Tulbagh Div. : Between Tulbagh Kloof and Piqueniers 
Kloof, 120 m., Herb. Bolus and Kew, 8969 ! 
