FICOIDER, 
154. Corolla purple, 2 inches in diameter. Bark of branches 
rufous or castaneous. Leaves distinct (ex Haw.), connate (ex 
Willd.), therefore perhaps there are 2 species confused. 
Hawmorth’s Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1793. Sh. 1 ft. 
222 M. tx'prpum (Haw. in phil. mag. 1826. p. 130.) leaves 
recurved at the apex, rather mucronate ; segments of calyx acu- 
minated, spreading, marcescent after flowering. h.D.G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope. An erect, slender shrub. 
Leaves nearly as in M. prodictum. Flowers large, white, showy, 
opening before meridian, longer than the peduncles. 
Pretty Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1 ft. 
223 M. ræve (Haw. mise. 64. syn. 302. rev. 154. but not of 
Thunb.) stem suffruticose, erect; leaves crowded, cylindrical, 
obtuse, arched, very glaucous, smooth. h.D.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. M. le've, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 187.? 
Flowers unknown (ex Haw.), purple (ex Willd. and Salm- Dyck.). 
Smooth Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1774. Sh. 14 ft. 
224 M. cora’tuinum (Haw. rev. 154. but not of Thunb.) 
stem straight, much branched; leaves nearly terete, incurved, 
smooth, rather thicker in the middle, glaucous. h. D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Very nearly allied to M. 
Hamérthii, but the stems are one half taller and the flowers 
smaller (ex Salm-Dyck. in litt.). Bark dark and bay-coloured 
(ex Haw.). 
Coral-stemmed Fig-marigold. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
§ 42. Spindsa (from spinosus, full of thorns; the branches 
become hard and spinose at the tips after flowering). Salm- 
Dyck. obs. 25. Haw. rev. 153.— Teretiúscula species, Haw. 
syn. Stems shrubby, erect; branches stiff, hard, floriferous, 
usually spinescent after flowering. Leaves teretely triquetrous, 
distinct. Flowers reddish. 
225 M. spindsum (Lin. spec. 693.) stem shrubby, erect ; 
branches hard, dichotomous, spinose after flowering ; leaves 
nearly distinct, teretely triquetrous, dotted. k.D. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 265. Bradl. succ. t. 
Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. 
39. Haw. obs. 338. misc. 66. syn. 303. rev. 153. Flowers 
small, purple. 
Spinose Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1714. Sh. 1 ft. 
226 M. mucronirerum (Haw. in phil. mag. 1823. p. 381.) 
stem shrubby, erect, straight ; leaves glaucescent, dotted, spread- 
ing, bluntly triquetrous, mucronulate ; flowers reddish, disposed 
by threes; peduncles permanent after flowering and spinose. 
h. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. pulveru- 
léntum, Willd. enum. 583. ex ill. Pr. Salm-Dyck. 
Mucrone-bearing Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1821. 
Shrub 1 foot. 
Susprviston VII. Paputdsa (from papulosus, full of blis- 
ters; leaves beset with papule). D. C. prod. 3. p. 440.— 
apuldsa-teretifdlia, Haw. rev. p. 79. Shrubs, subshrubs or 
erbs. Leaves opposite, very rarely alternate, distinct, nearly 
terete, or thick at one end, channelled above, narrow, more oF 
less beset with glittering papillae. Calyx 4-6, but usually 5- 
cleft. Stigmas just so many. 
$43. Barbata (from barbatus, bearded; points of leaves). 
Salm- Dyck. obs. 27. Haw. rev. 190.—Barbif dlia, Haw. syn. 
277. Stems suffruticose, branched. Leaves nearly terete, distinct, 
rather papulose, thick, bearded at the apex by 5 pale hairs, 
which are 5-10, rayed at the apex. Flowers flesh-coloured, rarely 
white, expanding in the sun. Calyx 5-8-cleft, with as many 
rk green tubercles on the torus. Stigmas 5-8. 
227 M. sarsa rum (Curt. bot. mag. t. 70.) stem erect ; 
I. MresrEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
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branches effusely procumbent ; leaves rather remote, spreading, 
ending in 5-6 radiating hairs at the apex; base of calyx gla- 
brous ; lobes 5, nearly equal. k.D. G. Native of the Cape 
of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 234. D.C. pl. grass. t. 28. M. 
barbatum a, Lin. spec. 691. M. stelligerum, Haw. syn. 278. 
rev. 190. but not of phil. mag. M. barbatum, Haw. phil. mag. 
1824. p. 61. Tubercles 5, dark green within the flower. Stig- 
mas 5. Flowers flesh-coloured. 
Bearded-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1705. 
Shrub 4 to 3 foot. 
228 M. srevur'cerum (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 61. but 
not of his syn.) branches procumbent, elongated; leaves re- 
mote, half erect, terminating in 5 radiating hairs at the apex ; 
calyx glabrous at the base; lobes very unequal. kh. D. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. barbatum, Haw. syn. 
277. rev. 190. but not of phil. mag. Bradl. succ. t. 5. Curt. 
bot. mag. 70. Perhaps merely a variety of M. barbatum. 
Star-bearing Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1793. 
4 to 2 foot. 
229 M. 1ntonsuM (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 62.) branches 
erectly decumbent, effuse, hispid ; leaves terminating in 10 ra- 
diating hairs at the apex; calyx girded by a black beard. h. 
D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers reddish. 
Var. B, álbum (Haw. 1. c.) flowers at first white, but at length 
becoming reddish as they fade. 
Unshaved Fig-marigold. FI. July. Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 ft. 
230 M. sursosum (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 428.) root 
tuberous; branches rather villous; leaves horizontal, crowded, 
terminating in 10 radiating hairs. k.D.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Root referrible to that of M. tuberdsum ; 
the rest of the plant comes nearest to M. inténsum. Flowers 
middle-sized, reddish. 
Bulbous-rooted Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 1 ft. 
231 M. srevia‘rum (Mill. dict. no. 14.) branches short, 
thick ; leaves tufted, hoary, thick, scabrous from papule, ter- 
minating in many radiating hairs at the apex, and ciliated at the 
base, greenish; peduncles very hairy; calyx hairy at the base, 
6-8-lobed. hb. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
D. C. pl. grass. t. 29.—Dill. elth. f. 235. M. barbatum B, Lin. 
spec. 691. M. hirsùtum, Haw. misc. 105. syn. 279. M. stella- 
tum, Haw. rev. 191. phil. mag. 1824. p. 62. but not of his syn. 
Flowers pale red. 
Starry-haired Fig-marigold. 
Shrub $ foot. 
232 M. pr’nsum (Haw. obs. p. 302. misc. 105. syn. 279. rev. 
191. phil. mag. 1824. p. 62.) plant densely tufted ; leaves semi- 
terete, scabrous from papule, terminating in many radiating 
hairs, rather ciliated at the base, greenish; peduncles very hairy 
as well as the calyx, which is 6-cleft. h. D. G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f. 236. without a flower. 
Sims, bot. mag. t. 1220. Old stem thick, branched, very short. 
Flowers expanding in the heat of the sun, purple, larger than 
those of M. stellatum. 
Dense Fig-marigold. 
Sh. 
Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1716. 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1732. Sh. ft. 
44, Echinàta (from echinatus, set with prickles; leaves). 
Salm-Dyck, obs. 27. Ham. rev. 189.—Hispifolia, Haw. syn. 
975. Slems suffruticose, much branched. Leaves nearly terete, 
distinct, more or less hispid all over, as well as the branches. 
Lobes of calyx 5, leaf-formed. Corolla white or pale yellow. 
Stigmas 5, 
233 M. ecuina’tuom (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 194.) stem erect, 
branched ; leaves oblong-ovate, filled, rather triquetrous, gib- 
bous, ramentaceously-echinated ; lobes of calyx leaf-formed, 
unequal, k. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
