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118 MP. N. E. BROWN : XEAV AND OLD 



diverging tips 8-25 mm. lon^, 2-6 mm. broad and 2-4 mm. thick at the 

 bn^e, tlience fa poring to an acute or sul)acute apex, at first concave, becoming 

 flat above, oLtnsoly keeled on tlie back. Flowers nnknown. 



Little Namaqualand. AVithout precise locality, Pearson ! 



Described from liviiifr plants sent to Kew by Prof, Pearson with 

 il/. dissitum in 1911, so that it may perhaps have come from the same neigh- 

 bourhood, 



il./. proxhmnn is undoubtedly closely allied to M, mitvatum^ Marl., but 

 distinctly differs from tliat species by the tendency of tlie plant to produce 

 its conical growths or cones in clusters, and by the cones themselves being 

 more elongated and not nearly so thick ; the flowers may also differ, but it 

 has not yet flowered in this country. (See also j^. 58.) 



From M. dissitum the short intcrnodes and different colour of the much 



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stouter stem at once distinguishes this species. 



§ MURICATA. 



M, deltoides, Linn. There is considerable confusion both in books and 

 gardens concerning this plaTit, because Haworth changed the name of the 

 typical plant to that of M, muricatum and preserved the name ^S, deltoides 

 for a large-flo^vered variety of it. In gardens three distinct forms of this 

 species are cultivated under various namcSj ^vhich may be recognized by the 

 following characters and revised synonymy : 



M. deltotdes, Linn, Peduncle not or scarcely exceeding the leaves, 

 2-12 mm. long, witli a ])air of bracts at the middle. Corolla 10-12 nnn. 

 in diameter,— jy, deltotdes, Linn. Sp. PI ed, 1, p, 482 (17(53) : Miller, 

 Diet. ed. 8, no, 11 (not 13 as quoted by authors) : Haw, Obs. p. 3G1. 

 M. deJfoides var, muricatum^ Berger, Mesemb, p, 190, il/, muricatum, 

 Haw. Misc. p. 75 (18031 : Salm-Dyck, Mcscmb. §30, fig, 3 : Sender 

 in FL Cap. vol, ii. p. 421. M. deltoides et dorso et laterilms muricath 

 minus, Dillen, Ilort. Elth. p. 255, t, 195. fig. 24fi (1732), 



var, MAJUS, Wesion, Peduncle not or scarcely excee<liug the leaves, 

 2-12 mm. long, with a i^alr of bracts at the middle. Oorolla about 

 18 mm. In diameter.— J/, deltoides var. majus^ Weston, Univers. Bot, 

 vol. i. p. 169 (1770) : Haw, Obs. p. 36G. M. deltoides var, .5, Linn. 

 Sp. PI. od, 1, p. 482 (1703) . M. deltoides, UC. PI, Grass, t. 53 ; 

 Haw. Misc. J). 74, not of Limi;eus. M. deltoides et dorso et lateriJufs 

 muricatis majus^ Dillen, Hort. Elth, p. 254, t. 196 as to fig. 247 only, 



Var. Pedunculatctm, N. E, Br. Peduncle much longer than the leaves, 

 25-50 mm, long, with a pair of bracts at the middle. Flower 

 18-22 n}m. in diameter. — M. deltoides^ Salm-Dyck, Mesemb. § 30, 

 fig. 2 : Sender In Fl, Cap, vol, ii, p, 421 : Bergerj Mesemb, p. 190, 

 not of Linn. M. deltoides et dorso et laterihus muricatis majus, UlUen, 

 Hort, Elth. p. 254, as to t. 195. fig. 245 onlv. 



