FICOIDEZ. 
with 1 obsolete tooth on one side, and another stronger one on 
the other; flowers on short pedicels; calyx 4-cleft. 2. D. H. 
Native of the Cape pf Good Hope.—Pluk. mant. t. 325. f. 4. 
Flowers yellow, size of those of M. lingueférme. Styles 8. 
Semi-cylindrical-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Mar. Nov. Clt. 
1732. Pl. 4 foot. 
§ 9. Dolabriférmia (from dolabra, an axe or hatchet, and 
forma, form; shape of leaves). Salm-Dyck, obs. p. 19.—Dola- 
briformia and Carinéntia, Haw, rev. p. 90. Plants stemless, or 
on short stems. Leaves decussate, with a keeled gibbous angle. 
Flowers yellow. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. Capsule 5-celled. 
69 M. porasrirérme (Lin. spec. p- 699.) young plant stem- 
less, but as it grows old it becomes caulescent and erect ; leaves 
glaucous, dotted, exactly dolabriform, i. e. depressed at the base, 
and compressed at the apex, obtuse, and somewhat emarginate ; 
flowers on short pedicels. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope.—Dill. hort. elth. f. 237. D. C. pl. grass. t. 6. 
Curt. bot. mag. t. 32. Haw. obs. p. 366. mise. p. 37. syn. 1. 
p. 219. Flowers yellow, opening in the evening. Styles 5, 
filiform, longer than the stamens. 
Var. B, minus (Haw. 1.c.). M. dolabriformoides, Haw. obs. 168. 
Hatchet-form-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 
1705. Pl. 4 foot. 
70 M. cart'nans (Haw. rev. p. 90.) plant nearly stemless ; 
leaves elongated, somewhat incurved and spreading, semiterete 
at the base, compressed at the apex, and dilated intoa keel, 
whitish and dotted. %. D.G. Native country and flowers un- 
known. M. canum, Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 20. but not of Haw. 
Flowers by threes, yellow, expanding in the evening. Very 
like M. dolabriférme. 
Keeling Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1818. PI. 3 ft. 
71 M. sca’picer (Haw. in phil. mag. dec. 1824. p. 423.) plant 
almost stemless ; leaves carinately triquetrous, green, roughish 
and dotted on the margins; scape strong, 2-edged, bracteate, 
rather panicled. D Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Flower middle-sized, yellow. Calyx 5-cleft. 
5, slender. 
Scape-bearing Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1823. 
Pl. 4 foot. 
§ 10. Gibbosa (from gibbosus, crooked-backed or bunched ; 
back of some of the leaves). Ham. rev. p. 104.—Abbreviata, 
Haw, misc. 1. p. 86.—Inequif dlia gibbosa, Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 
18. Plants nearly stemless. Leaves difformed, connate a great 
way at the base, large, unequal, one of which is short and gib- 
bous, the other usually oblique. Flowers sessile, or on short pedi- 
cels, small, reddish. Calyx 6-cleft. Stigmas 6. 
72 M. crssdsum (Haw. obs. p. 137. mise. p. 36. rev. p. 104.) 
plant nearly stemless ; leaves connate, difformed, of a yellowish 
green colour, spreading, ovate, semi-cylindrical, very rarely 
keeled at the apex ; peduncles short, 2-edged. 4%.D.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals reddish, with paler 
edges. Stigmas 6, very short. Calyx 6-lobed ; lobes unequal. 
Gibbous-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. Apr. Clt. 1780. Pl. 3 ft. 
73 M. xu'rE0-virme (Haw. syn. p. 226. rev. p. 104.) stem 
short, prostrate, weak; leaves connate, oblong, semi-cylindrical, 
tmquetrous at the apex, greenish-yellow ; flowers sessile. YU. 
: G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. perviride p, Haw. 
misc. p. 37. Stem 1-2 inches. Calyx 6-cleft. Styles 6, very 
short, at length spreading. Petals reddish, marked by a deeper 
line each, Perhaps only a variety of M. perviride. 
Yellowish-green Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. Cit. 1795. Pl. 3 ft. 
74 M. prrvi’rwe (Haw. obs. p. 136. misc. p. 37. exclusive 
of var. B, syn. p- 227. rev. 104.) stem weak, prostrate ; leaves 
connate, semi-cylindrically triquetrous, or somewhat ovate, very 
Steen; pedicels very short, 2-edged. 2%. D. G. Native of 
Stigmas 
I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
131 
Calyx small, 6-cleft. Petals reddish, 
the Cape of Good Hope. 
Styles 6, much spreading, 
paler than those of M. gibbdsum. 
length of filaments. Stem 2-3 inches long. Leaves shorter 
and broader than in M. liteo-viride. 
Very-green Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. Aug. Clt. 1792. PI. pr. 
75 M. rusr'’scens (Haw. obs. p. 138. misc. 187. syn. 227. 
rev. p. 104.) plant almost stemless ; leaves pubescent, hoary, 
or silky, smooth, semi-cylindrical, oblique at the apex. XY. D.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown. The 
form of the plant agrees with the 2 preceding species, but differs 
in being silky or downy. 
Pubescent Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. May. Cit. 1792. Pl, 4 ft. 
§ 11. Calamiformia (from calamus, a reed, and forma, form ; 
long taper leaves). Haw. rev. p, 104. Plants almost stemless. 
Leaves numerous, nearly terete, greenish, dotted. Flowers on short 
peduncles, of a dirty white colour, Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 8. 
76 M. catamirérme (Lin. spec. 690.) stemless; leaves su- 
bulate, nearly terete, glaucescent, dotted, Hat above ; flowers on 
short peduncles. %. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope.—Bradl. suce. f. 19.—Dill. elth. f. 228. D.C. pl. grass. 
t. 5. Haw. obs. p. 140. misc. p. 26. syn. 208. rev. 105. Ca- 
lyx 5-cleft, with 3 of the lobes fleshy, and 2 of them membra- 
nous. Petals whitish. Stigmas 8, acute. Capsule 8-celled. 
Reed-shaped-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Sept. Cit. 1717. 
Pl. + foot. 
77 M. ossusuza‘tum (Haw. mise. 26. syn. 208. rev. p. 105.) 
stemless; leaves inversely subulate, or gradually thickening 
towards the apex, thick, obtuse, greenish. .D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown. Very like M. 
calamiforme. 
Obsubulate-leaved Fig-marigold. Clt. 1796. 
§ 12. Teretifolia (from teres, cylindrical, and folium, a leaf). 
Haw. rev. p. 105. Plants stemless or subcaulescent. Leaves 
nearly terete, greenish, dotted. Flowers pedunculate, showy, very 
palered. Calyx 4-cleft. Stigmas 12. 
78 M. cyt’Npricum (Haw. obs. p. 411. misc. 27. syn. p. 
209. rev. p. 102.) plant almost stemless ; leaves triquetrously 
terete, rather glaucous, dotted, but when young more glaucous 
and more triquetrous; peduncles compressed at the base, bi- 
bracteate. 2%. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Leaves 3 inches long. Peduncles 1-2 inches long, Bracteas 
filiform. Old stems 2 inches long, crowdedly branched. 
Flowers red. 
Cylindrical-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Feb. Sept. Clt. 1792. 
Pi: L foot, 
79 M. rerETIròLIUM (Haw. syn. p. 210. rev. p. 105.) plant 
subeaulescent ; leaves nearly terete or cylindrical, greenish, ra- 
ther dotted: but when young polished, very green, and semi- 
terete; peduncle nearly terete, bibracteate. 2%. D. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. M. cylindricum ßB, Haw. mise. p. 
37. Branches procumbent. Bracteas filiform. Leaves 4 inches 
long. Flowers red. 
Terete-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Feb. Sept. Clt.1794. Pl. 
1 foot. 
* 80 M. TERETIV'SCULUM (Haw. obs. 410. misc. 27. exclusive 
of the synonymes) plant stemless; leaves triquetrously terete, 
firm, thick, green, dotted. %. D. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Leaves 2 inches long. Flowers unknown, but 
probably red. 
Nearly terete-leaved Fig-marigold. Clt. 1794. PJ. 4 foot. 
§ 18. Bellidjflora (from bellis, a daisy, and flos, a flower ; 
the flowers bear some resemblance to those of the daisy). Haw. 
rev. p. 106. Plants stemless or caul t. Leaves triquetrous, 
s 2 
Pl. 4 foot. 
