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and Omsamwobo, 2000 feet (Drege); top of Dohne Hill; Bolassi, 
S.W. of King William’s Town (T. R. Sim); Tina River, Transkei 
(R. Schl. 6397); Main (Mrs Young). 
Natal. — (Plant); Umzinyati Falls, Inanda (Buch.); Krantzkloof (R, 
Schl. 3215); abundant on bare rocks from the coast to the highest 
mountains, Murchison Flats, Zwaartkop, Giant’s Castle, etc. (T. R. 
Sim). 
Transvaal. — Houtbosch (Dr Rehmann, 5576); Marovuni, Crocodile 
and Magalies Rivers, and Forbes Reef, Swaziland (Burtt-Davy, 14, 
199, 2794); Johannesburg, Dreede Poort, Heidelberg (R. Leendertz, 
1 7 5 1 , 935, 2568); Breyton (T. R. Sim); Rhenosterpoort (W. Nelson, 
492); P. P. Rust and Potgietersrust (F. A. Rogers, 891, 59); Rose- 
haugh (J. M. Sim). 
Rhodesia.— On the walls of Great Zimbabye (B. H. Holland, with 
long white hair tips)', Matopo Hills, general (Miss Gibbs, 4; 
Burtt-Davy, and Engler) ; Chimanimani Mountains, 7000 feet 
(Swyn. 617 a). 
209. Selaginella depressa A. Braun. 
Plate 168. Fig. c. Nat. size. D Leaves x 10. e Bract x 5. 
Stems in large masses, prostrate, continuing to extend 
while the back dies off, two to six inches long, pinnately 
branched, with few, mostly simple, branches. Leaves of the 
lower plane spaced, spreading, oblong-lanceolate, subacute, 
flat, moderately firm in texture, one-twelfth inch long, more 
produced on the upper side of the distinct mid-rib, very 
cordate, strongly ciliated and much imbricated over the 
stem on the upper side at the base; leaves of the upper 
plane a third as long, ovate, little imbricated. Spikes a 
quarter to a half inch long, one line diameter, not regu- 
larly square ; bracts lanceolate-deltoid, a line long. Usually 
prostrate on moist rocks or damp ground under rocks, pro- 
cumbent when fresh, curled up and yellow when dry, but 
retaining vitality. 
Selaginella depi'essa. A. Braun; Baker, Fern Allies , 50 ; Sim, Ferns 
of S. Afr ., 1st ed., 251. 
S. denticulata. Spring {ex parte). 
Lycopodium depressum. Sw. 
Cape. — (Thunberg, Menzies). 
Orange Free State (Cooper). 
Kaffraria.— Mount Fletcher (T. R. Sim). 
