NOYITATES AFRICAN AE 187 
Aspalathus elongata, E. and Z., var. densa, L. Bolus, spicis densis, bracteis 
calycem fere aequantibus— ceteris typicis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Riversdale Div, Alber- 
tima, fl. Dec., J. Muir, 1142. Clanwilliain Div., h. Nov.', C. L. 
Leipoldt, 401. 
Differs from the typical form of A. elongata, E. and Z , in having 
the spikes very dense and the bracts nearly as long as the calvx 
Plate XXI C. 
Aspalathus Shawii, L. Bolus (§ Later ales), A. eriophyllae affinis, sed foliis laxc 
tomentosis, deinde glabrescentibus, calycis segmentis tubo duplo 
longioribus vel ultra, carina acute rostrata differt. 
Fruticulus ramosus, ramis suberectis vel patenti-incurvis tomen- 
tosis foliosis, ad 19 cm. longis, 0'4 cm. diam. ; folia 4— 12-fasciculata, 
e tuberculo tomentoso patenti-incurva, apice saepe subrecurva, 
lineari-teretia pungenti-mucronata tomentosa, deinde glabrescentia, 
0'5 — 17 cm. longa, circa 04 cm. lata; flores 1'5 cm. longi solitarii 
sessiles, spicas densas foliosas ad 6 cm. longas formantes; bracteolae 
deuntes; calyx 13 cm. longus, dense pilosus, segmentis e basi subulata 
longe acuminatis mucronatis, 0'9 — 1 cm. longis ; vexilli lamina sub- 
orbicularis, extus pilosa, 1.3 cm. longa, ungue 0'3 cm. longo ; alae 
lamina oblonga subfalcata, apice inaequaliter breviterquc biloba, basi 
posteriore lobata, glabra, 1 cm. longa, ungue 0'4 cm. longo ; carina 
acuta rostrata saccata glabra, lamina 0'9 cm. longa; ungue 0'5 cm. longo; 
ovarium lineari-lanceolatum pilosum 2-ovulatum; legumen ignotum. 
Cape Province; South-Western Region; Clanwilliain Div., Kromme 
R. Valley, Cederbergen, alt. circa 2900 ft., fl. Sept., J. Shaiu (Bolus, 
No. 5632). Near Pakhuis, in loose sandy soil, alt. 2000 ft., fl. Sept., 
C. L. Leipoldt, 723. 
Allied to A. eriophylla, Walp., but the leaves are laxly tomentose, 
the calyx-segments twice as long as the tube or longer, and the 
carina acutely rostrate. Plate XX D. 
Aspalathus remota, L. Bolus (§ Laterales), A. incurvifoliae affinis, sed foliis 
brevioribus, calycis segmentis tubum aequantibus, vexilli lamina 
apicem versus attenuata differt. 
Fruticulus ramosus, ad 30 cm. altus ; rami ascendentes, saepe 
incurvati, cinereo-tomentosi, dense foliosi, 04 0 4 cm. diam., 
vetustiores foliorum tuberculis lanatis, ad 0 - 2 cm. diam., conspicue 
notati ; folia 7 — 15-fasciculata patenti-incurvata setacea semi-teretia 
mucronata, tenuiter pilosa vel glabra, 0'4 — 0'6 cm. longa, 0 05 cm. 
lata; flores solitarii subsessiles, in fasciculis foliorum fere absconditi, 
0’6 cm. longi; bracteolae deuntes; calyx oblique cyathiformis, extus 
breviter pilosus, tubo 10-nervato, 045 cm. longo, segmentis lineari- 
