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Cape Province: South-Eastern Region; Fort Beaufort Div., Hogsback, 
alt. 6000 ft., fl. Nov. 1926, R. A. Dyer (Botanical Survey No. 673). 
Described from living specimens, without fruit and with 4 flowers. Mr 
Dyer states that he has collected the same species in the King Williamstown 
Div., Amatola Mt., Cala Ridge, on large boulders (near stream), using 
lichen as means of attachment for roots (Dyer, 357). Stockenstroom Div., 
Katberg, towards “ The Gorge,” on rocks in small niches, scarce (Dyer, 378). 
Mesembrianthemum Neethlingiae, L. Bolus (§ Trichotoma). Subherbaceum 
gracile, ad 14 cm. altum, radice longa, crassa vel tuberosa, ramis laxe 
patentibus vel decumbentibus, glabris levibus teretibus, vix ad 2 mm. diam., 
ramulis adscendentibus vel erectis, levissime asperis, internodiis 0-7 — 2 
cm. longis; folia saepius fere erecta, apice subrecurvata, semi-teretia, sat 
abrupte acuta, minute papillata, more sectionis Trichotoma, juniora 
pubescentia, papillis in pilum terminantibus, 0-5 — 1-5 cm. longa, ad 5 mm. 
lata, ad 2-5 mm. diam. ; flores solitarii vel 2 — 3-nati vel rarius bis 3-nati, 
meridie expansi, ad 1-5 cm. diam., pedunculis teretibus pubescentibus, 
pilis albis brevissimis, ad 1 cm. longis, prope basin bracteatis, bracteis 
parvis; receptaculum subglobosum pubescens; sepala 5, inter se parum 
inaequilonga, 3 — 4 mm. longa, cum aetate 2 subaccrescentia, 6 mm. longa; 
petala 1-seriata linearia, inferne parum angustata, integra vel 2-dentata, 
extus rubro-purpurea, intus cum aetate pulcherrime cupreo-rubra, 6 — 7 
mm. longa, 1 mm. lata; stamina conico-collecta, staminodiis paucis 
circumdata, apice ad 2 mm. diam., filamentis albis, 3 mm. longis, antheris 
luteis; discus annularis crenulatus; ovarium supra alte convexum, vix 
lobatum, stigmatibus 5, anguste subulatis stamina parum excedentibus, 
2 mm. longis vel parum ultra. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Caledon Div., near the village, 
River Zondereinde, Mrs M. Neethling (National Botanic Gardens, No. 
•iff 1 ). Riversdale Div., exact locality uncertain, “ grew up from seed in the 
garden, self-sown,” Dr John Muir, 3870. 
Described from living specimens which flowered at Kirstenbosch from 
October 1925 to April 1926, and living plants sent in flower by Dr John 
Muir, May 1926. 
Mesembrianthemum Pageanum, L. Bolus (§ Trichotoma?). Erectum, ad 
26 cm. altum, caule basi 3 mm. diam. vel ultra, cum ramulis, glabro, 
cuticula pallida papyracea dirumpente, ramulis ultimis parce pubescen- 
tibus, internodiis saepius 1 cm. longis; folia adscendentia vel patentia, 
fere teretia vel teretia, haud, vel leviter, superne attenuata, obtusa, 
minute papillata, papillis in brevem albam setam terminantibus, basi 
brevissime connata, 1 — 1-5 cm. longa, 2 — 3 mm. diam., mollissima, in 
aqua mox deliquescentia ; flores solitarii vel 3-nati, postmeridiem maxime 
expansi, 1-6 cm. diam., vel ultra, pedunculis pilosis, pilis patentibus, ad 
