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longis, medio 2 bracteolatis, bracteolis minutis ; calyx oblique cyathi- 
formis 10-costatus, 0'35 cm. longus, tubo apicem versus intus 
pubescente, sinubus late rotundatis, segmentis subaequilongis 
deltoideis acutissimis, ad 0'1 cm. longis ; vexillum extus glabrum, 
0'7 cm. longum, lamina subrhomboidea, basi intus incrassata denseque 
barbata, ungue subquadrato, vix 0'15 cm. longo ; alae 0’5 cm. longae, 
lamina oblonga obtusa, ungue vix 015 cm. longo ; carina obtusa 
saccata, 0'65 cm. longa, ungue 015 cm. longo ; ovarium semi-ovatum 
pubescens 2-ovulatum, stylo genuflexo, ventraliter dense ciliato; 
legumen demum deflexum, subturgidum, oblique late ovatum, 
acuminatum, parce pubescens vel glabrescens, 0'9 — 1 cm. longum. 
Cape Province : South-Western Region ; Riversdale Div., hills 
round Albertinia, fl. Aug., J. Muir, 1076. 
Allied to A. Burchellicina, Benth., but the leaves usually 2 — 3- 
nate linear mucronate, calyx and petals glabrous on the outside, and 
the legume glabrescent. Plate XX A. 
Aspalathus quadrata, L. Bolus (§ Sericea), A. intervallari affinis, sed foliis 
oblongis, marginibus involutis, dorso glabrescentibus, calycis seg- 
mentis quadratis differt. 
Fruticulus macer humilis, intertexte ramosus, ramis adscendentibus 
gracilibus sericeo-pubescentibus, abbreviatis vel elongatis, ad 28 cm. 
longis, saepius 01 cm. diam., vetustioribus rigidis, ad 0'5 cm. diam. ; 
folia erecta vel patentia, 3-nata vel rarius fasciculata, oblonga obtusa 
vel subacuta, marginibus involutis, pagina superiore dense pilosa, 
inferiore sericea, deinde glabrescente, 0'2 — 0'5 cm. longa, 01 — 0‘2 cm. 
lata (manu explicata) ; flores 11 cm. longi solitarii subsessiles, spicas 
foliatas laxiusculas ad 11 cm. longas formantes; bracteae foliaceae 
obovatae, vix 0'2 cm. longae, bracteolis angustioribus simillimae; 
calyx sericeo-pilosus 10-nervatus, 0‘5 — 0'6 cm. longus, segmentis 
foliaceis quadratis vel subquadratis, marginibus leviter incurvis 
ciliatis, intus densissime pilosis, 015 — 0'2 cm. longis, sinubus rotun- 
datis ; vexillum cum alis carinaque extus sericeo-pilosum, lamina 
suborbiculari emarginata, 0'6 cm. longa, ungue gracili laminae 
aequilongo ; alae lamina oblonga, apice obliqua obtusa, 0‘6 cm. longa, 
ungue 0'4 cm. longo; carina saccata obtusissima, 0'9 cm. longa, lamina 
unguem parum excedens ; ovarium oblique ovatum, dense cano- 
villosum, 2-ovulatum. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Riversdale Div., Alber- 
tinia, fl. May, J. Muir, 1328. 
Allied to A. intervallaris , Bolus, but differs in having oblong 
leaves with involute margins, dorsally glabrescent, and square, or 
nearly square, calyx segments. Plate XX C. 
