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tudinal hollows on either side of the midrib. The anthers 
lie well below the style-branches, which are cut up into 
laciniae forming a sort of bush of papillae above the pollen. 
The colour is a sort of lurid purple with yellow blotches and 
appears very attractive to saprophytic flies, e. g. Scatophaga 
hottentota , Chrysomia regalis , Lucilia , sp., and others. Some- 
times these alight on the laciniae of the style and sometimes 
on the perianth-segments. — Botanic Garden, Cape Town. 
Romulea. 
The general method of fertilisation in this genus is almost 
exactly similar to Crocus (cf. Muller, ‘ Alpen-Blumen,’ p. 56) ; 
but the style-branches are divided and the neighbouring 
stigmata project in pairs between the anthers and not (in those 
I saw) above them (cf. Benth. and Hook., Gen. Plant, p. 694). 
Honey is secreted by the base of the filaments and is usually 
protected from rain by hairs on the filaments, or perianth- 
segments. A tube similar to that of Crocus is found in all 
stages of development in the various species. 
Romulea rosea, Eckl. (Fig. 145.) 
There is a short tube in this form ; the throat of the 
perianth is yellow with black honey-guides, while the general 
colour is a deep scarlet. Visitors: — Allodape pictifrons. — Near 
Cape Town. 
Romulea hirsuta, Eckl. 
The flowers are pink, but in most points very similar to 
the preceding species. The sepals have strongly marked 
black lines on their lower surfaces which may be honey- 
guides for insects creeping up the flowers. Visitor: — Halictus, sp. 
Romulea bulboeodioides, Eckl. 
Flowers white, very similar to the preceding. I never saw 
any flowers with the style twice as long as the anthers such 
as those found by Battandier (Bull. Soc. Bot. de la France, 
t. XXX. p. 238). 
Galaxia graminea, Thunb. (Fig. 146.) 
In this form the stigmata are well above the anthers. 
