MESEMBRYANrHEMUM blandum. 



Fciir-Jlowered Fig-MarijgoliL 



ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYMA. 



Nat. ord, FicoidKjK, Jussieu gen, 315. Div, II, Germen iaferum 

 MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. Suprd vol 3. fol 260. 



Div, Conspicua. liamis fniticosis nmticrosis adscendentibus, foUis confertis 

 longis triqueiris angvstis subacntls Icevihns glaucis v. viridifms, pctalis 

 magnis latis niultiseriatiSy albis v. rubicundis, Haworth MSS. 



TSl, blandum f foliis solido-triquetris subtrientalibus glaucescentibus ; floribus 

 candidis planis, ante anthesin dilutissime erubescentibus. Haworth 3ISS. 

 Suffrntex pedalis v. ultrd. Rami ercctiores atque distantiores qiiam in 



conspicuo proxi'me ajffini; folia qnoqne laxiora qnam in eo, et scepe in ramis 

 Jlorijeris longitudine tantummodo internodiorum : plernmque subglauces- 



centia* Flores nurnerosi, speciosij sa^pe ternattm termhiales, sudo ccelo 



tnant expandentes^ denubque expUcattm emorienies. Reliquaferi ut in con- 



spicuo et spectabili, Haworth MSS* 



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Native of the Cape of Good Hope, where the plant was 

 originally observed by Mr. Burchell, and introduced into 

 this country on returning from his expedition into South 

 Africa. 



The drawing was made from a sample which flowered 

 with Mr. Haworth, to whom we are obliged for the above 

 description, and indeed for all we have to say on the sub- 

 ject. 



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The species belongs to the same section as spectahile and 

 compicuum, and in Mr. Haworth's opinion is the more de- 

 sirable of the three: blossoming abundantly; and if fre- 

 quently renewed from cuttings at almost all times of the 

 year; a circumstance by which it differs from the other 

 two, which flower principally in the spring. 



Mr. Haworth has seen samples in bloom, both in Mr. 

 Burchell's collection at Fulham, and with Dr. Hooker, at 



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