FICOLDER. 
coloured on the inside, and of an orange red colour on the 
outside. - 
Doubtful Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 1800. PI. pr. 
92 M. cornicuxa‘tum (Lin. spec. 676.) stems spreading, an- 
gular, with distant nodi; leaves rather crowded, triquetrously 
semi-cylindrical, very long, glaucous, incurved ; stigmas 12-18. 
k.D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 
254, D.C. pl. grass. t. 108. Haw. misc. 39. syn. 231. rev. 
110. Peduncles slender, length of leaves. Calyx 5-cleft. 
Petals yellow, with a red dorsal line. Stigmas purple. Cap- 
sule many-celled. 
Horned Fig-marigold. Fl. May. Clt. 1732. Pl. pr. 
§ 17. Procumbéntia (procumbens, procumbent; plants). 
Haw. in phil. mag. dec. 1826. p. 329. Old stems procumbent. 
Leaves connate at the base, long, semiterete or cylindrical. 
93 M. Procu’mBens (Haw. rev. 111.) stems flexuous, pro- 
cumbent; leaves by pairs, recurved, corniculate, semi-cylindri- 
cally triquetrous, glaucescent. h.D. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. M. dibium, Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 22. Allied 
to M. tricolor, but the leaves are shorter and more expanded, &c. 
Procumbent Fig-marigold. Fl. Mar. May. Clt. 1820. Pl. pr. 
94 M. rricoLorum (Haw. obs. 233. misc. 39. syn. 232. rev. 
111.) stems prostrate ; branches distant; leaves exactly cylin- 
drical, acute, green ; stigmas 20, short, expanded. h. D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. stramineum, Willd. 
enum, p. 533. ex Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 22. Flowers large, shin- 
ing. Petals straw-coloured, blood-coloured at the base ; anthers 
brown ; stigmas green. 
Three-coloured-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. Apr. May. Clt. 
1794, Pl. pr. 
95 M. vureu'reo-a’tzum (Haw. in phil. mag. dec. 1826. p. 
329.) branches short, angular, prostrate, furrowed, yellowish ; 
leaves green, triquetrously semi-cylindrical, full of little dots, 
upper ones crowded. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
dope. Peduncles filiform. Flowers showy ; petals white, po- 
lished, naked, with a broad, dark, purple line. Styles 10, reddish. 
ore and white-flowered Fig-marigold. FI. Aug. Clt. 1824. 
. pr. 
§ 18. Capitàta (from capitatus, headed ; leaves crowded into 
heads at the top of the stems or branches). Haw. syn. 227. rev. 
111. Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 30. Caudex erect, much branched. 
Leaves crowded at the tops of the branches, alternate, very long, 
triquetrous, or semi-terete, without either dots or papule. Flo- 
riferous branches disposed in something like whorls, decumbent. 
Peduncles bracteate at the base. Flowers large, yellow. Calyx 
5-lobed ; lobes elongated. Petals ciliated at the base. Stigmas 
10-20. The species are very nearly allied to each other. 
96 M. pucionrrérme (Lin, spec. 699.) stem suffruticose, 
erectish ; branches few, terete, decumbent; leaves alternate, 
crowded at the tops of branches, glaucous, triquetrous ; petals 
shorter than the calyx ; stigmas 15, expanded. h. D.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 269. Bradl. 
suce. t, 14. D.C. pl. grass. t. 82. Haw. misc. 42. syn. 218. 
rev. 112. Flowers large, pale yellow. Perhaps the flesh-co- 
loured and purple-flowered varieties mentioned in Breyn. cent. 
P- 164. belong to this species. 
Dagger-formed-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Sept. Cit. 
1714. Shrub 1 foot. 
97 M. caprra‘rum (Haw. misc. p. 41. syn. 228. rev. 112.) 
Stem simple, suffruticose, with the leaves alternate and crowded 
at its top, rather glaucous, and triquetrous ; petals length of 
calyx; stigmas 16, straight, setaceous. h.D. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Ker. bot. reg. 494. M. pugioni- 
forme, Haw. obs. p. 390. Stem simple. Flowers pale yellow. 
I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 133 
Var. B, ramigerum (Haw, 1. c.) stem a little branched. 
Capitate Fig-marigold, FI. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1717. Sh. 1 ft. 
98 M. srevicau’Le (Haw. suppl. p. 91. rev. 113.) caudex 
suffruticose, simple, erect, with the leaves alternate, greenish, 
triquetrous, and crowded at its apex. h.D.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Breyn. cent. p. 165. Much smaller 
than M. capitatum. Flowers pale yellow. 
Short-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1820. Sh. 4 ft. 
99 M. corv’scans (Haw. suppl. 90. rev. 113.) stem shrubby ; 
leaves alternate, dagger-shaped, long, glittering, crowded at the 
top of the stem. h. D. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Flowers yellow. 
Glittering Fig-marigold. F]. July, Sept. Clt. 1812. Sh. 1 ft. 
100 M. z1onea‘rum (Haw. obs. p. 236, mise. p. 40. syn. p. 
228. rev. p. 113.) stem weak, flexuous; leaves crowded at the 
top of the stem, alternate, rather glaucous, bluntly triquetrous, 
channelled or semiterete ; root large, tuberous, fleshy. h. D.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. Stiginas 
12-19.. D. C. pl. grass. t. 72. 
Var. B, minus (Haw. l. c.) corolla a little smaller ; petals 
hardly ciliated. Ker. bot. reg. t. 493. 
Var. y, fusiforme (Haw. 1. c.) root fusiform. Breyn. cent. p. 
33. M. fusiforme, Haw. misc. p. 41. 
Elongated Fig-marigold. Fl. May. Clt.1793. Sh. 1 foot. 
Suppivision II. Repra’nria (reptans, creeping; plants 
creeping). Haw. rev. p. 114. Stems suffrutescent, decumbent, 
creeping ; branches angular. Leaves opposite, connate at the 
base, acutely triquetrous. Flowers pedunculate, reddish except 
in M. ediile. Stigmas 5-20. 
§ 19. Sarmentosa (from sarmentosus, full of twigs ; branches 
numerous and twiggy). Salm-Dyck. obs. 38. Ham. rev. p. 114. 
Stems shrubby, decumbent; branches rooting, sarmentaceous. 
Leaves opposite, connate, acutely triquetrous, dotted with serru- 
lated margins. Peduncles usually ternate, bibracteate. Flowers 
middle-sized, reddish, with a deeper. coloured dorsal line. Calyx 
5-cleft. Stigmas 5. 
101 M. creminiriorum (Haw. rev. 114.) stem shrubby, dif- 
fuse ; branches elongated, slender, creeping ; leaves triquetrous, 
nearly equal-sided, rather connate at the base, acute, and a 
little hooked at the apex, dotted; pedicels twin or tern; stig- 
mas 5. h.D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. 
geminatum, Jacq. fragm. t. 50. but not of Haw. Petals purple. 
Flowers hardly half an inch in diameter. Leaves 12-15 lines 
long, scabrous from elevated dots. 
Twin-flowered Fig-marigold. Clt. 1819. PI. creeping. 
102 M. simre (Haw. rev. p. 115.) stems shrubby, firm, pro- 
cumbent; leaves triquetrous, equal-sided, glaucescent, full of 
very small dots, straight at the apex, longer than the internodes : 
margins not serrulated- h. D. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Flowers unknown. Allied to M. geminiflorum, 
but the branches are shorter; and to M. léxum, but the inter- 
nodes are shorter. 
Similar Fig-marigold. Clt. 1819. Pl. pr. 
103 M. 1a’xum (Willd. enum, p. 536.) stem loose, diffuse, 
shrubby ; branches creeping, very slender ; leaves connate, com- 
pressed, triquetrous, more green than the others, tubercularly 
dotted, usually shorter than the internodes: with the margins 
and keel finely denticulated. h. D.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Haw. rev. 115. Flowers reddish. 
Loose Fig-marigold. Fl. May. Clt. 1820. PI. creeping. 
104 M. sarmentosum (Haw. syn. 238. rev. 115.) stem 
shrubby, diffuse ; branches prostrate, rooting, sarmentaceous ; 
leaves crowded, compressed, triquetrous, pale green, roughish 
on the edges ; peduncles club-shaped above; stigmas 5. h.D.G. 
