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 DECADES PLANTARUM ^'OVAKUM AUSTRO-AFRICANARUM. 501 paulo brevioribus, filamentis basi in annulum connatis apicibus liberis filiformi-angustatis, antheris oblongis ; stylo filiformi, brachiis 5 (?) filiformibus, apices antherarum vix excedentibus ; ovario glabro subgloboso obscure 5-angulato ; capsula perigonio aequiloDga 5-valvata ; seminibns brunneis oblique ovoideo-oblongis. In regione austro-occidentali : in rupibus humidis in cacumine montis Matroosberg, alt. c. 7000 ped., Dec, 1895, R. Marloth, P.frigida is nearest allied to the eastern F. androsacea Fenzl, a plant with much stronger growth, different leaves, and several differences in the flowers, especially the stamens. There is only one species as yet known from the south-western region, P. quad- rangular is Fenzl, which is at once distinguished by habit and leaves. 13. Euryops Evansii, sp. n. Frutex erectus, ramosissimus, 4-5-pedalis, ramulis teretibus, perdense foliatis, glabris ; foliis erecto-patentibus, glaberrimis lineari-lanceolatis, vel lineari-ob- longis, basi apiceque attenuatis, margine integris apice breviter trifidis, glancis, dorso uninerviis, textura pro genere tenuiora, 2-5 cm. longis ; capitulis ex axillis foliorum ad apices ramulorum subumbellatis, illis E. pectinata sequimagnis, pedicellis filiformibus glabris, folia longitudine gequantibus vel paulo brevioribus ; in- volucro glaberrimo, foliis 8-10 dimidio inferiore connatis, apicibus liberis lanceolatis acutis, c. 0*7 cm. longis; floribus radii ligulatis apice obtusis, 0*5-0'7 cm. longis, acheniis immaturis glabris cylindricis, pappi setis scabridis ; floribus disci tubulosis dimidio inferiore contractis, involucrum vix excedentibus, acheniis glabris ; receptaculo semigloboso. In regione austro-orientali : juxta rivulos ad fontes flumiuis Polela, in montibus Drakensbergen, alt. 6000-7000 ped., Febr. 1876, M. 8. Evans, No. 626. At once distinguished from all its congeners by the shape of the glaucous leaves. Unfortunately there were no ripe achenes in the specimens sent, but in the young state I do not perceive any pubescence. The pappus is very brittle and rough. The receptacle is hemispherical and deeply honeycombed. 14. Berkheya Evansii, sp. n. Pygmaea, compacta, erecta, simplex, 8-15 cm. alta ; foliis radicalibus rosulatis 3-5, circuitu subspathulato-ellipticis subacutis vel obtusis, subtus tenuiter cane- scentibus, margine more B. setifercB DO. setis rigidis spinescenti- ciliatis superne setis brevibus dense squamulosis, basin versus in petiolum perbrevem attenuatis, 3*5-4-5 cm. longis, supra medium 1*8-3 cm. latis; foliis caulinis, 1-2 ad basin caulis radicalibus similibus autem minoribus; caule subnudo tomento cano obtecto setis rigidis patentibus patulisve copiose interjectis (in speciminis visis), apice bicapitato, foliolis bracteseformibus 1-2 ad bases capitu- lorum ; involucri foliolis linearibus vel lineari-lanceolatis, extus tenuiter canescentibus spinescenti-ciliatis, flores disci superantibus ; floribus radii 14-16 erecto-patentibus ligulatis apice tridentatis, 1-1*2 cm. longis, medio fere 0*2 cm. latis, basin versus margine minute ciliatis ; floribus disci tubulosis, dimidio inferiore contractis hispido-ciliatis, apice alte incisis, lobis acutis, involucrum baud