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longo, 5 — 6 mm. longa, 0-75 mm. lata; flores 4-nati, terminantes ramulos 
breves versus apicem ramorum aggregates; pedunculi fere glabri, ad 
2 mm. longi; bracteae 3, lanceolatae, infima medio vel parum supra 
medium posita, 1-5 mm. longa, superiores parum breviores; sepala erecta 
ovata acuta rosea scariosa, apice foliaceo-carinata, 3 mm. longa; corolla 
cylindrica, inferne levissime dilatata, vinacea, 8 mm. longa, segmentis 
stellato-patentibus, late ovatis, basi imbricatis, obtusis, 2 mm. longis; 
stamina inclusa, filamentis anguste linearibus, antheris dorsifixis parum 
supra basin, ovatis obtusis glabris, ca. 0-5 mm. longis, aristis minutis, 
vix basin lobi attingentibus, poro dimidium lobi aequante; ovarium 
suboblongum, superne cano-pubescens, stylo apicem tubi attingente, 
stigmate capitellato. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Caledon Div., Hottentots’ 
Holland Mountains, between Platteberg and Kogelberg, fl. Nov. 1923, 
T. P. Stokoe, 70 (Bolus Herbarium, No. 17599). 
This and the next species, E. glabripes, are allied to some of the forms 
of E. daphniflora, Salisb. When an opportunity offers, we propose to 
deal more fully with E. daphniflora, and to state the distinguishing 
characters of our present species. Meantime much valuable material is 
being collected, especially by Mr Stokoe, which will facilitate our future 
work. The claret-coloured corolla suggests the name, vinacea (Plate 
XII, E). 
Erica glabripes, L. Bolus (§ Callista). E. vinaceae valde affinis sed characteribus 
sequentibus facile distinguitur : rami ad 4 mm. diam.; 'folia ad 8 mm. 
longa; pedunculi glaberrimi; bracteae lineari-acuminatae, ad 3-5 mm. 
longae; sepala lineari-lanceolata, longe acuminata, 5 mm. longa; corolla 
ad 1 cm. longa, lobis 2 mm. longis ; ovarium glabrum. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Caledon Div., Hottentots’ 
Holland Mountains, Dec. 1923, T. P. Stokoe (Bolus Herbarium, No. 
17600). 
Anthericum scariosum, A. Duthie. Rhizoma gracile, simplex vel ramosum, 
verticale vel plus minusque horizontale, reliquis fibrosis foliorum dense 
vestitum; radices numerosae graciles, apice tuberosae, seniores tenues 
rigidae; folia rudimentaria exteriora parva submembranacea, in reliquis 
fibrosis celata; folia evoluta 5 — 15 vel ultra, subteretia vel supra canali- 
culata glabra, marginibus minute cartilagineo-denticulata, 5 — 20 cm. 
longa, 1 — 2 mm. lata, inferne in basin membranaceum vaginantem 
ampliata; pedunculus simplex vel ramosus, tenuis rigidusque, foliis re- 
ductis onustus ; bracteae parvae membranaceae ; pedicelli 5 — 10 mm. longi, 
prope basin articulati, inferiores saepe 2-nati; perianthium ca. 10 mm. 
longum, lobis albis subaequalibus carinatis, carina 3-nervata viridi vel 
brunneo-viridi; filamenta levia, antheris longiora; ovarium ca. 2 mm. 
longum, 1mm. diam.; stylus glaber, 6 mm. longus; capsula ca. 8mm. 
