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crenulated keel; inner petals very short, and imbricated. k. 
D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Andr. bot. rep. 
t. 384. Sims. bot. mag. 1663. Flowers deep red, always ex- 
panded. Petals broader than in any of the allied species. 
Stigmas 6, thick. 
Encompassing Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Sept. 
1 to 2 feet. 
133 M. rorrica‘tum (Lin. spec. 695.) stems suffrutescent, 
decumbent; leaves opposite, compressed, triquetrous, green, 
ending in a spinulose mucrone at the apex ; peduncles angular ; 
petals in 1 series; stigmas 5, very short. h.D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. obs. 394. descript. misc. 
P. 78. syn. 280. rev. 123. Jacq. vind. 1. t. 26. M. filamen- 
tosum 3, D. C. Petals purplish, with a deeper-coloured keel. 
Scissor-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1758. 
Shrub decumbent. 
134 M. cemina‘tum (Haw. mise. p. 92. syn. 280. rev. 123.) 
stem suffruticose, dwarf; branchlets dichotomous, ascending ; 
leaves connate a long way, triquetrous, erect, glaucous, smooth, 
cartilaginous at the margins. h.D.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Flowers unknown, but probably white. 
Twin-shooted Fig-marigold. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 foot. 
§ 25. Rostellata (from rostellum, a little beak; leaves tipped 
with a little beak). Ham. rev. p. 123. Stems prostrate. Leaves 
terete, subulate, connate at the base, recurved. Flowers white and 
red. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. 
135 M. rostena‘tum (Haw. rev. 123.) stems branched, 
prostrate; leaves beaked, connate, semi-terete, subulate, recurved, 
dotted, green; peduncles clavate, bibracteate at the base; stig- 
mas 5, spreading. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Calyx with 5 long lobes. Corolla expanded before meridian, 
whitish, tipped with red. 
Little-beaked-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Clt. 1820. Sh. pr. 
Clt. 1805. Sh. 
§ 26. Uncinata (from uncinatus, hooked ; points of leaves). 
Haw. rev. 124.—Perfolidta, Salm-Dyck, obs. p. 24.—Perfoliata 
axillaria, Haw. syn. 281. Stems shrubby, erect; branches hard. 
Leaves opposite, dotted, connate and sheathing at the base ; 
sheaths obconical, fleshy, covering the internodes ; limbs of leaves 
rather triquetrous at the apex, acute, toothed under the keel. 
Floriferous branches axillary, \-flowered. Flowers middle-sized, 
reddish. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5-7. 
136 M. rerroriarom (Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 19.) stem 
shrubby, erect, with few branches; leaves connate and sheath- 
ing at the base, rather decurrent, triquetrous, hard, whitish -glau- 
cous, dotted, acuminated at the apex, recurved ; keel tridentate 
beneath. k.D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. 
misc. 92. syn. 281. rev. 124.—Dill. elth. 240. Bradb. succ. 
46. M. forcinatum p, Lin. spec. 690. D. C. pl. grass. no. 54. 
Flowers red. 
Var. 3, monacdnthum (Bradl. suce. f. 26.) keel of leaves fur- 
nished with only one tooth beneath. 
Var. y, edéntulum (Haw. rev. p. 125.) keel of leaves tooth- 
less. Burm. afr. t. 26. f. 3. 
Perfoliate-leaved Fig-marigold. 
Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 
137 M. uncine’Ltum (Salm-Dyck, in litt. and Haw. rev. p. 
124.) stem shrubby, erect, with numerous branches; leaves con- 
nate and sheathing at the base, rather decurrent, triquetrous, 
thick, whitish, dotted, recurved at the apex; keel furnished with 
one tooth beneath. h. D.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 239. Flowers reddish. 
Small-hooked-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1819. 
Shrub 1 foot. i 
138 M. semipenta'tum (Haw. suppl. 95, rev. 125.) stem 
Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1714. 
I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
shrubby, with simple striated branches; leaves connate and 
sheathing at the base, triquetrous, compressed, white, dotted; 
keel furnished with 1-4 teeth. h. D. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Salm-Dyck, obs. 1820. p. 9. Leaves 2 inches 
long. Flowers on short peduncles, reddish. Differs in the 
length of the leaves from M. perfòliatum. a 
t 
Half-toothed-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. 1820, 
` Shrub 1 foot. 
139 M. uncrva‘rum (Mill. dict. ed. 8. no. 18.) stem shrubby, 
erect; leaves connate, and sheathing at the base, rather decur- 
rent, green, dotted, triquetrous, furnished with 2 spines under- 
neath at the apex. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Bradl. suce. f. 27. M. uncindtum a, Lin. spec. 692, 
D.C. pl. grass. t. 54. Flowers red. 
Hooked-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1725. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
140 M. vi'ripE (Haw. obs. p. 314. misc. 93. syn. 282. rev. 
126.) stem shrubby; leaves connate and sheathing at the base, 
quite entire, deep green, dotless, smooth, uncinately recurved at 
the apex; stigmas 7, subulate. h.D.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Peduncles clavate, bibracteate, axillary. Calyx 
5-cleft, Petals pale red, expanded both by night and by day. 
Green Fig-marigold. Fl. July. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 foot. 
141 M. u'nipens (Haw. in phil, mag. Dec. 1826. p. 331.) 
plant depressed, stiff; branches crowded ; leaves rather acinaci- 
form, white, with large dots; keel bearing one tooth near the 
top. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves 
less perfoliate than any other of the section. Flowers not seen. 
One-toothed Fig-marigold. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 to 1 foot. 
§ 27. Paniculata.(from panicula, a panicle; disposition of 
flowers). Haw. syn. 283. Salm-Dyck, obs. p. 33.—Vaginata, 
Lineàta, and Tumidula, Haw. rev. 126-129. Shrubby, erect; 
branches hard. Leaves connate and sheathing at the base, with 
the longitudinal lines of the sheath more or less distinct, for the 
most part glaucous and triquetrous. Flowers panicled, numerous. 
Peduncles bracteate. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. Petals white, 
rarely reddish. 
142 M. rumiputum (Haw. syn. p. 286. rev. p. 129.) stem 
erect, with spreading branches; leaves connate and sheathing s 
the base, remote, green, smooth, rather recurved at the aei 
sheaths tumid at the top. h. D.G. Native of the Cape 0 
Good Hope. Leaves an inch and a half long. Flowers reddish. 
T Fig-marigold. Fl. March. Clt. 1802. Shrub 
2 feet. 
143 M. routdsum (Haw. misc. 97. syn. 287. rev. 130.) stem 
erect, much branched; branches crowded, hardly erect; leaves 
connate and sheathing at the base, rather glaucous, smoot, 
crowded, obtuse, ending in a rather recurved mucrone ; pear 
thickened at the top. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Goo 
Hope. Leaves an inch long. Petals reddish, with a deepe 
coloured line. Stigmas 5, expanded at length. F 
Leafy Fig-marigold. Fl. Sept. Clt. 1802. Shrub 2 to sit 
144 M. umpezra‘tum (Lin. spec. 689.) stem erect, oe 
erectly spreading branches ; leaves connate and sheathing at thè 
base, remote, nearly terete, and rather glaucous, scabrous from 
dots, slender, recurved at the apex; sheaths tumid at the ee 
k. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. t 
266. Haw. obs. p. 336. misc. 97. syn. 287. rev. 129. Leaves 
1-2 inches long. Peduncles furnished with 2 bracteas. Flowers 
middle-sized, white. Stigmas 5, erect. ; M 
Var. B, apétalum (Haw. rev. p. 129.) petals wanting. =" 
anómalum, Willd. enum. p. 531. suppl. p. 36. 27 
Umbellate-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 172% 
Pl. 2 to 3 feet. g5 
l45 M. msrca'rum (Haw. obs. p. 317. misc, 96. syn- 5 
