SIX NEW SPECIES AND A KEY 
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decumbentibus, saepius simplicibus, elongatis, ad 40 cm. longis 
internodiis 2'5 — 5'5 cm. longis ; folia patentia brevipetiolata, stipulis 
oblique ovatis, acuminatis, 0'5 — 1 cm. longis, foliolis 6— 9-jugis 
linearibus, marginibus invol-utis, supra glabris, 0’8 — 1'2 cm. longis, 
ad 0‘2 cm. latis ; pedunculi elongati, ad 10 cm. longi, racemis subdense 
multi-floris, ad 9 cm. longis ; bracteae foliaceae, ovatae vel ovato- 
lanceolatae, acutae, 0'5 — 1 cm. longae, bracteolis linearibus acutis, 
0'25 cm. longis ; pedicelli 0'3 cm. longi ; calyx 0 4 cm. longus, 
segmentis subacutis, tubo multo brevioribus ; petala inter se sub- 
aequalia, 1 — 11 cm. longa, lilacina luteo-notata ; ovarium lineare 
sericeum, ad 10 ovulatum, 0'6 cm. longum, 0\1 cm. latum, stylo circum 
stigma intusque per dimidium longitudinis barbato ; legumen imina- 
tururn subfalcatum. 
Cape Province : South-eastern Region ; Humewood, nr. Port 
Elizabeth, alt. circa 20 ft., fl. Sept., E. Kensit, 3. 
Very closely allied to L. stenoloba, E. Mey., but differs in having 
larger stipules, elongated racemes, and much larger foliaceous bracts. 
Plate XI, C. 
Legume suborbicular, elliptic oblong, obliquely obovate, or obliquely obovate- 
oblong, usually < twice as long as broad, or very rarely slightly longer. 
Ovary and legume glabrous or very nearly so. 
Peduncles spinescent or rigid. 
Carina much shorter than alae. 2. spinescens, E. Mey. 
Carina about as long as alae. 
Legume obovate-oblong. 
Pedicel and calyx nigro-pubescent ; leaflets not cano-tomentose. 
3. rigidci, E. Mey. 
Pedicel and calyx cano-pubescent ; leaflets cano-tomentose. 
9. incana, Schinz. 
Legume suborbicular. 4. margaritacea, E. Mey. 
Peduncles not spinescent or rigid. 
Racemes usually 2 — 6-fld. 
Racemes shorter than the leaves. 
Pubescence of soft hairs. 24. inflata, Harv. 
Pubescence strigose on stem and leaves. 
Legume globosely inflated ; carina shorter than alae. 
31. globosa, L. Bolus. 
Legume not globosely inflated ; carina about as long as alae. 
Leaflets conspicuously emarginate. 
10. emarginata, Schinz. 
Leaflets not conspicuously emarginate. 
