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12. Cr. Albertiniae Schonl. n. sp. 
Herbacea carnosula pusilla ; rhizomate carnoso parce ramoso ; 
foliis circ. 8 radicalibus rosularibus horizontaliter patentibus ad solum 
adpressis planis subcarnosis breviter petiolatis minutissime rugulosis 
margine crenatis ; pedunculo filiformi terminali paucifloro ; floribus 
circ. 8 ebracteatis longe pedicellatis pedicellis filiformibus ; sepalis 
basi connatis oblongo-lanceolatis apice inaequaliter bidentatis brun- 
neis ; petalis navicularibus obiongis basi attenuatis suberectis albis 
basin versus roseo-sufEultis obtusis ; staminibus quam petala brevi- 
oribus basi petalis adnatis filamentis subulatis antheris obiongis con- 
nective angusto ; carpidiis staminibus subaequilongis gracilibus, stilis 
elongatis ; squamis ? 
Rhizoma circ. 2-2 cm. longum, 2 — 3 mm. latum ; lamina foliorum 
infimorum circ. 5 mm. longa, superiorum gradatim breviora, pet.iolus 
circ. 2 mm. longus ; pedunculus 5 — 7 cm. longus ; pedicelli 6 — 1-4 cm. 
longi; sepala 2 mm. longa ; petala 4 nun. longa ; stamina circ. 3-5 mm. 
longa. 
Onverwacht near Albertinia, Dr J. Muir, 1315, May, 1914. 
This species is allied to Cr. Septas Thunb. I was inclined at first 
to look upon it as a dwarf form of this species, but I think now it is 
perfectly distinct. Apart from its small size it differs in having radical 
leaves and in numerous details of floral structure. 
13. Cr. alcicornis, Schonl. n. sp. 
Herba glaberrima carnosula ; rhizomate tuberoso radicibus fibrosis 
dense tecto ; caule adscendenti gracili 1 — 2 nodo efoliato; summa 
foliis 2 oppositis sessilibus ambitu flabelliformibus usque ad basin fere 
dissectis lobis subdichotome ramosis apicem versus dentatis cornu 
alcis similibus, pedunculo tenuissimo filiformi terminali foliis sub- 
aequali vel paullo superanti ; cyma terminali pauciflora bracteis parvis 
linearibus pedicellis filiformibus ; sepalis ovato-lanceolatis basi in 
tubum brevem connatis, petalis subliberis oblongo-ovatis acutis 
patentibus; staminibus subliberis filamentis subulatis antheris late 
ovatis ; carpidiis gracilibus stilis filiformibus ; squamis minutis. 
Rhizoma tuberosum 2 cm. longum, 1-3 cm. cilia tn. ; caulis ciic. 
5 cm. longus; folia 3-5 — 5 cm. longa, 5 — 6 cm. lata, pedum ulus ciic. 
4-5 cm. longus ; bracteae 1 — D5 mm. longae; pedicelli 2 6 mm. longi , 
sepalorum lobi 1-5 mm. longi, tubus circ. -5 mm. altus; petala 3 mm. 
longa; stamina circ. 2 mm. longa.; carpidia circ. 2-7 mm. longa. 
Kardouw Pass, Clanwilliam div., Olifant’s R. Mts, July, 1915, 
Mrs L. Bolus (Bolus Herb. No. 14815). 
I owe this striking plant to the kindness of Mrs Bolus. Nobody, 
without seeing the flower, would at first sight recognise it as belonging 
