“ The Karroo ” in August. 107 
about 1,344 species. But probably many Karroo plants have yet to 
be described, as during even the few days of our visit, we collected 
a number of plants which have since turned out to be new species. 
It may be of some interest if we give our own impressions 
regarding some of the more striking orders and genera which we 
observed at Matjesfontein, impressions which were necessarily 
determined to a large extent by those plants which happened to be 
in flower at the time. 
The Composite were, without doubt, the most conspicuous 
family, not only as regards the number of individuals and species, 
but also in respect of the great variety of habit represented by 
these species. Thus, amongst shrubby Composite, with leaves 
more or less of the ericoid type, are Eriocephalus glaber , Relhania, 
n. sp., and Euryops ( E . cisparagoides ?); Elytropappus is a tamarisk¬ 
like shrub with eupressoid leaves. Herbaceous composites were 
also very abundant, such as Kleinias with succulent stems, and 
Fig. 18. Othorna sp. Slightly reduced. 
Othomas with globular succulent leaves (Text-fig. 18). Others had 
underground tuberous stems; some had the habit of a Gerbera, 
with radical pinnatisect leaves, and no marked storage organs, while 
others again were annuals (lext-fig. 16). 
