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longa, superne in rostrum conspicuum angustata, basi perianthio persis- 
tente vestita; semina nigra, ca. 2 mm. diam., irregulariter tetrahedralia. 
Cape Province: Stellenbosch Div., Stellenbosch Flats, in gravelly soil, 
rare, fl. Jan. — March, leafing May — Nov., Herb. University Stellenbosch, 
Flora Regionis Stellenboschensis, No. 1818. Zondereinde R., Schlechter, 
9884. Wolley-Dod, 2484. 
Chlorophytum tuberculatum, A. Duthie. Rhizoma breve crassum, simplex 
vel ramosum, verticale vel plus minusve horizontale, radicibus brevibus, 
dilatatis more tuberculi, dense tecta, reliquis setaceis foliorum aspera; 
radices breves crassaeque, 2 — 4 mm. longae vel elongatae ad 4 cm. vel 
ultra; folia ad 6 vel ultra in fasciculo, erecta vel patentia, linearia condu- 
plicata, basi vaginantia, 7 — 15 cm. longa, 2 — 4 mm. lata, sat rigida 
tenuiaque, longitudinaliter crebre nervata, glabra, marginibus minu- 
tissime cartilagineo-dentata ; pedunculus simplex, cum inflorescentia, 
10 — 25 cm. longus; racemus 1 — 8-fh, saepe bractea unica sterili, mem- 
branacea vel foliacea, basi posita; bracteae deltoideae cuspidatae, ca. 
10 mm. longae, inferne 5 mm. latae; pedicelli erecti vel suberecti, in- 
feriors 3 — 10 mm. longi, rarius 2-nati, saepius prope medium articulati; 
flores speciosi magni, 2 cm. diam. vel ultra; perianthii segmenta subae- 
qualia, persistentia, alba, conspicue carinata, carina aureo-brunnea, ex- 
teriora interioribus leviter angustiora., externe rubescentia; stamina 
subaequalia, filamentis ca. 7 mm. longis, medio vix 1 mm. latis, basin 
apicemque versus attenuatis, minute scabridis, antheras parvas luteas 
excedentibus; ovarium laete viride, 3-angulare, 2-5 — 4 mm. longum, 
6 — 7 mm. diam., transverse nervatum, perianthio persistente suboccultum ; 
semina complanata, 2 — 3 mm. lata, testa nigra Crustacea, matura in 
capsula 3 — 15. 
Cape Province: Stellenbosch Div., Stellenbosch Flats, in clayey soil, 
locally frequent, fl. Aug. — Oct., Herb. University Stellenbosch, Flora 
Regionis Stellenboschensis, No. 992. Tulbagh, Pappe. Worcester, 
Wolley-Dod, 4051. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATES XII, XIII 
PLATE XII 
A. Erica Pageana, L. Bolus. B. Erica viscidula, L. Bolus. C. Erica Patersonii, L. Bolus. 
D. Erica longistyla, L. Bolus. E. Erica vinacea, L. Bolus. 
A, B, C, D, E. Fig. 1, node; 2, leaf; 3, flower; 4, bracts and calyx; 5, sepal; 6, corolla; 
7, anther, side view; 8, anther, back view; E 9, do., front view; 9, 10, gynaecium— 
variously enlarged. 
PLATE XIII 
A. Erica draconis, L. Bolus. B. Erica Goatcheriana, L. Bolus, var. drakensteinensis, L. Bolus. 
C. Erica racemosa, Thunb. var. aristata, L. Bolus. D. Erica adnata, L. Bolus. E. Erica 
petrophila, L. Bolus. 
A, B, C, D, E. Fig. 1, node; 2, leaf; 3, flower; 4, bracts and calyx; 5, sepal; 6, corolla; 
7, anther, side or front view; 8, anther, back view; 9, gynaecium. 
B, Fig. 6 a, corolla in earlier stage of development. 
C, Figs. 6 a, 7 a 9, a, parts of a form with rather longer flowers than in the typical variety. 
