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cester and Robertson, fl. May 1919, T. P. Stokoe (Bolus Herbarium, 
No. 15940). 
Erica autumnalis, L. Bolus (§ Orophanes). Erecta, sat robusta, ad 32 cm. alta, 
ramis ramulisque substrictis pubescentibus, ad 25 cm. longis; folia fere 
erecta vel patentia, dense imbricata, 4-nata linearia acuta, sulco obscuro, 
glabra vel parce pubescentia, 0-2 — 0-4 cm. longa sine petiolo, ad 0-1 cm. 
longo; flores 1 — 4-nati, in brevibus lateralibus ramulis dispositi, saepe 
inflorescentiam densam, 8 — 15 cm. longam formantes; pedunculi demum 
decurvati glabri, 0-3 cm. longi; bracteae 3, infima parum infra medium, 
ceterae supra medium, positae, ciliatae, 0-15 cm. longae; sepala lanceo- 
lata, longe acuminata, ciliata, foliacea vel basin versus colorata, 0-3 — 
0-4 cm. longa; corolla suburceolata, faucibus vix contracta, glabra rosea, 
0-5 cm. longa, lobis rotundatis, 0-15 cm. longis; antherae inclusae 
dorsifixae subovatae scaberulae, ca. -075 cm. longae, aristatae, aristis 
latis ciliatis, lobo fere aequilongis, poro dimidium lobi aequante; ovarium 
obovatum glabrum purpureum, ca. 0-1 cm. longum, stylo corolla parum 
breviore, stigmate capitato. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; exact locality unknown, sold 
in Cape Town, Feb. Comm. N. S. Pillans (Bolus Herbarium, No. 16784). 
Erica Duthieae, L. Bolus (§ Orophanes). Erecta, ad 30 cm. alta, ramis ramulis- 
que adscendentibus, sat gracilibus, glabris vel junioribus tenuiter pubes- 
centibus, ad 17 cm. longis; folia fere erecta vel rarius patentia, saepius 
dense imbricata, rarius internodiis elongatis, ad 1 cm. longis, 4-nati 
linearia acuta, apice interdum brevissime penicillata, sulco obscuro, 
glabra, 0-3 — 0-5 cm. longa, sine petiolo ad 0-1 cm. longo; pedunculi 
adscendentes vel decurvati glabri, ad 0-3 cm. longi; bracteae 3, infima 
remota., ceterae medio positae, ciliatae, ad 0-12 cm. longae; sepala ovato- 
lanceolata, longe acuminata, glabra, obscure ciliata, 0-2 cm. longa; 
corolla urceolata, faucibus leviter contracta, subtetragona glabra, 0-4 cm. 
longa, segmentis rotundatis, ca. 0-15 cm. longis; antherae inclusae 
dorsifixae subovatae, basi obliquae, ca. 0-05 cm. longae, aristatae, aristis 
poroque dimidio lobi aequilongis; ovarium obovatum, apicem versus 
hispidulum, stylo corolla parum breviore, stigmate capitellato. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; near Stellenbosch, fl. Oct., 
A. V. Duthie , 950; S. Garside, 1307. 
This is very closely allied to E. inlervallaris , Salisb., and is, perhaps, 
not more than a variety of that species. 
Erica barrydalensis, L. Bolus, E. Fairii forsitan accedit, sed pedunculis longiori- 
bus, sepalis brevioribus, cum bracteis haud viscidis, corolla laete rubra, 
ceterisque differt. 
Fruticulus rigidus, ramis strictis, adpresse cano-pubescentibus, pilis, 
praeter eos in axillis foliorum, saepius reflexis, ad 20 cm. longis, ad 
