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The flowering plants of South Africa; vol. 1
The veld which lies so desolate and bare Will blossom into cities white and fair, And pinnacles will pierce the desert air, And sparkle in the sun. R. C. MACFIE’S “EX UNITATE VIRES.”
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The veld which lies so desolate and bare Will blossom into cities white and fair, And pinnacles will pierce the desert air, And sparkle in the sun. R. C. MACFIE’S “EX UNITATE VI...
4. Part 4_Caudex_ 7-25 cm. altus, carnosus, 4-7-angulosus. _Folia_ 2-5 mm. longa, erecta, subulata, emarcida. _Pedunculus_ 2 cm. longus, simplex, monocephalus, teres, glaber. _Capitulum_...
3. Part 3DESCRIPTION:--_Herb_, succulent, stemless. _Leaves_ 35-60 in a dense rosette, 60-80 cm. long, 12-15 cm. broad at the base, lanceolate-ensiform, acute, reddish-green or blueish,...
2. Part 2The specimens from which our illustration was made were collected by Mr. T. P. Stokoe in the Klein River Mountains at Sinkerhausgat, near Standford, in the Caledon Division. Mr....
5. Part 5DESCRIPTION:--_Bulb_ ovoid, 3 cm. in diameter, produced into a neck about 3 cm. long, with fleshy cylindrical roots from the base. _Leaves_ 4, 16-30 cm. long, 1·7 cm. broad, str...