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longis, tribus anguste membranaceo-marginatis ; petala 3 — 4-seriata, 
spathulata acuta vel lineari-spathulata acuminata, roseo-purpurea, 
basin versus purpureo-vittata, 1-5 — 2-5 cm. longa, 0-2 — 04 cm. lata; 
stamina subdiffusa vel intima incurva, filamentis ebarbatis roseis, 0-5 — 
1 cm. longis, antheris luteis; discus annularis crenulatus; ovarium supra 
convexum, stylis late subulatis, abrupte apiculato-acummatis, 0-3 cm. 
longis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; near Clanwilliam, Sep. 
1908, N. S. Pillans, 1595 (National Botanic Gardens, No. 4^). 
Described from living specimens which have flowered at Ivirsten- 
bosch during June and July during the last five years. Through the 
summer months the plant is completely at rest. About April growth 
is renewed, and by June the leaves are full-grown, and have split the 
encasing sheaths of the previous year’s leaves apart. 
M. Caroli, L. Bolus (§ Tumidula). Fruticulus glaberrimus ramis elongatis 
decumbentibus vel rarius adscendentibus, 0-5 cm. diam. vel ultra, 
internodiis saepius 1 — 2 cm. longis, supremis 3 cm. vel ultra longis; 
folia basi patentia, deinde erecta vel fere erecta, apice saepe recurva, 
connata per 1 — 1-2 cm., vagina sulcata more M. tumiduli, obtuse 3- 
quetra, supra plana, acuta, glauco-viridia viridi-punctata, ad 10 cm. 
longa, saepius 3 — 5 cm. longa, 0-4 — 0-5 cm. lata, 0-5 — 0'6 cm. diam. ; 
flores bi-ternata 5-meri, 2 — 2-3 cm. diam., alabastris acuminatis, pedun- 
culis 1-5 — 2-5 cm. longis, omnibus 2-bracteatis ; calyx subcrateriformis, 
segmentis inter se subaequilongis, ovato-lanceolatis acutis, 0-5 — 0-6 cm. 
longis, tribus membranaceo-marginatis; petala 2 — 3-seriata, lineari- 
spathulata obtusa rosea vittata, vitta roseo-purpurea, 0-5 — 1 cm. longa, 
0-15 — 0-2 cm. lata; staminodia superne roseo-purpurea cum staminibus 
inferne albidis, collectis barbatis, 0-3 — 0-5 cm. longis, antheris luteis; 
discus annularis crenulatus; ovarium supra convexum, stylis subulatis 
setaceo-acuminatis, 0-3 — 0-4 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Clanwilliam Div., nr Clan- 
william, L. Pattison (National Botanic Gardens, No. -j {-) • Robertson, 
Dr Melle {id. No. Sfifi). Montagu Baths, common, Aug.. 1920, M. M. 
Page (Bolus Herbarium, No. 16631). Exact locality uncertain, Charles 
F. Juritz. 
Described from numerous living specimens which flowered at 
Kirstenbosch and in Dr Juritz’s garden, Three Anchor Bay. Hie species 
is named after him. 
M. Mallesoniae, L. Bolus. Fruticulus epapulosus glaberrimus, ca. 15 cm. altus, 
caule basi 1 cm. diam.; rami ramulique adscendentes, junioKS I goni, 
internodiis ad 1-7 cm. longis; folia connata per 0-2 0-3 cm., falcata, 
turgide triquetra, medio supra subconcava obtusissima, apiculata, 
