FICOIDE Æ. 
Var. B, revolùtum (Haw. rev. p. 135.) branches secund, re- 
curved. 
Neat Fig-marigold. Fl. April. Clt. 1793. Shrub dec. 
§ 32. Scábrida (a dim. of scaber, rough ; rough or scabrous 
leaves). Haw. misc. 71.—Scabra, Salm-Dyck, obs. 27.—Asperi- 
folia, Haw. rev. 138. Stems suffruticose; branches expanded, 
filiform. Leaves more or less triquetrous, rather compressed, sca- 
brous from dots, usually a little incurved. Flowers pedunculate, 
reddish, middle-sized. 
* Stamens collected. 
171 M. sca‘srum (Lin. spec. 692.) stem shrubby, branched ; 
leaves rather triquetrous, green, straight, very rough from shin- 
ing warts; lobes of calyx ovate, acuminated ; petals crenated at 
the apex ; stamens collected. h.D.G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 251.—Haw. obs. 345. misc. 71. 
syn. 267. rev. 138. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Var. B, purpireum ; flowers purple. 
Scabrous Fig-marigold. Fl. July. Clt. 1731. Sh. 1 foot. 
172 M. versi’cotor (Haw. misc. 71. syn. 268. rev. 139.) 
stem shrubby, branched ; leaves almost triquetrous, glaucescent, 
scabrous from warts ; lobes of calyx ovate, acuminated ; petals 
somewhat bidentate at the apex; stamens collected. h. D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals variable, expanding 
in the heat of the sun, of a shining white or silvery colour, but 
when closed in the morning and evening they are pale reddish. 
Party-coloured-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 
1795. Shrub 1 foot. 
173 M. rerrorie’xum (Haw. misc. 71. syn. 269. rev. 139.) 
stem suffruticose ; branches decumbent; bark white; leaves 
rather triquetrous, very glaucous, scabrous; lobes of calyx re- 
troflexed ; petals distant; stamens collected. h. D. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. M. emarginatoides, Haw. obs. 
343. M. leptaleum, Haw. rev. 140. and perhaps M. élegans, 
Jacq. schoenbr. 4. p- 18. which is referred to by the Prince de 
Salm-Dyck, and therefore it is M. defléxum of Salm-Dyck, obs. 
27. but not of Haworth. Petals reddish. 
Retroflexed-calyxed Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1724. 
Shrub dec. 
174 M. y/‘mpricans (Haw. suppl. p. 94.) stem erect, shrubby ; 
leaves linear, obsoletely triquetrous, smoothish, of a whitish 
glaucous-colour, imbrieately crowded at the tops of the canes- 
cent branches. h. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers red. Said to be allied to M. retrofléxum. 
Inbricating-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Oct. Cit. 1818. 
Shrub 1 foot. ° 
175 M. verrx’xum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 187.) stems shrubby, 
rather crowded, deflexed ; leaves rather triquetrous, glaucous, 
Toughish, attenuated downwards ; petals numerous, much imbri- 
cated; stamens collected. h. D.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Haw. obs. 347. misc. 71. syn. 269. exclusive of 
the synonymes, rev. 140. There are two varieties of this species, 
the one having the petals pale reddish and purple at the base, 
the other having the petals of a deeper colour. 
; Deflexed-branched Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Oct. Cit. 1774. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
* * Stamens expanded. 
176 M. rotya’nraum (Haw. syn. 270. rev. 140.) branches 
bushy, expanded, crowded ; bark on young stems rufous ; leaves 
small, glaucous, triquetrous, scabrous ; flowers very numerous, 
Panicled ; petals imbricated. h. D. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope. Flowers small, very pale red. M. fléxile, Haw. 
rev, 141, is only a variety of this species in a younger sary 
Which has been confirmed by Salm-Dyck. 
I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
139 
Many-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1803. Shrub 
1 to 14 foot. 
177 M. roLyrny’'rLum (Haw. rev. 141.) branches bushy, de- 
cumbent, assurgent; leaves much glomerated, rather robust, 
somewhat incurvedly recurved, clavately and bluntly trique- 
trous, compressed, scabrous from dots, glaucous. h. D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pale red. Sta- 
mens expanded, as in M. emarginàtum. Like M. defléxum, but 
double the size. 
Many-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1819. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
178 M. viora'crum (D. C. pl. grass. t. 84.) stem shrubby, 
erect; branches expanded; leaves triquetrously semi-terete, 
rough from dots, acute, glaucous; peduncles 1-flowered, naked 
or bracteate at the very base ; lobes of calyx spreading, unarmed, 
but prickle-formed. k.D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope. Haw. rev. 141. M. parvifolium, Lam. dict. 2. p. 482. 
exclusive of the synonymes. M. puniceum, Jacq. schoenbr. t. 
442, Flowers flesh-coloured, expanding in the heat of the sun. 
Stamens not collected, but rather expanded. 
Violaceous-branched Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1820. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
179 M. emancina'tum (Lin. spec. 692.) branches expanded ; 
leaves triquetrous, scabrous, glaucescent ; peduncles bibracteate ; 
lobes of calyx unarmed, but spine-formed; petals deeply emar- 
ginated at the apex. h.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 250.—Haw. obs. 340. misc. 70. syn. 268. 
rev. 142. Flowers pale red, like those of M. violaceum. Sta- 
mens expanded. 
Emarginate-petalled Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1732. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
§ 33. Bractedta (bracteatus, bracteate ; flowers girded by 
bracteas). Salm-Dyck, obs. 28. Haw. rev. 143.—Adinca Inclau- 
déntia, Haw. syn. 288. Stems erect, shrubby ; branches much 
compressed. Leaves distinct, triquetrous, hooked at the apex, 
more or less scabrous from dots. Flowers girded by 2-4 broadly 
ovate keeled bracteas, which clasp the calyx, solitary, reddish, 
always expanded ; inner petals thread-formed. 
180 M. sractea‘tum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 185.) stem 
shrubby, erect; branches compressed, of a reddish brown 
colour ; leaves green, triquetrous ; bracteas 4, broadly ovate, 
keeled, clasping the calyx. h. D.G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Haw. misc. 90. syn. 289. rev. 143. Lodd. bot. 
cab. 251. Petals reddish, white at the base. 
Bracteate Fig-marigold. FI. July, Oct. Clt. 1774. Shrub 
14 foot. 
“181 M. a’ncers (Haw. syn. 289. rev. 143.) stem shrubby ; 
branches decumbent, 2-edged, of a brownish canescent-colour ; 
leaves acinaciformly triquetrous: sides rather membranous be- 
low; dots large, pellucid, elevated. p. D. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers of a deep red colour. 
Var. B, pallidum (Haw. rev. 143.) branches of a rufous cop- 
pery colour ; leaves rather incurved ; petals pale reddish. 
Tno-edged-branched Fig-marigold. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1811. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
182 M. cra‘cire (Haw. rev. 144,) stem shrubby ; branches 
very slender, straight ; leaves glaucescent, slender, rather sca- 
brous ; bracteas ovate, acute, almost clasping the calyx. h. 
D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. stellatum, Haw. 
obs. 416. misc. 91. syn. 290. but not of D. C. There are 
varieties of this species with deep red, and pale red flowers. 
Slender Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Nov. Clt. 1794. Sh. 14 ft. 
183 M. rapra`rum (Haw. obs. 232. misc. 90. syn. 289. rev, 
144.) stem shrubby ; branches crowded; bark canescent ; leaves 
glaucescent, attenuated, and hooked at the apex; bracteas 
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