148 
Granular-stemmed Fig-marigold. Clt. 1820. Shrub 14 foot. 
287 M. micra’nTHUM (Haw. syn. 257. rev. 174.) stem suffru- 
ticose, slender, much branched ; leaves linear, keeled, dotless, 
distinct; peduncles 1-flowered ; calyx 4-cleft, having 2 of the 
lobes very long, and 2 very short. h.D.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. M. parviflérum, Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 3. 
t. 278. but not of Haw. Corolla small, snow white, shorter than 
the calyx. Stigmas 4, spreading. 
Small-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1804. 
Shrub 14 foot. 
288 M. re’nve (Haw. rev. p. 175.) stem suffruticose; 
branches effuse, very slender, rather secund, articulated ; leaves 
linear, channelled, erect, very slender. h.D.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Leaves hardly half an inch long. 
Flowers unknown. Perhaps different from M. micrénthum. 
Weak Fig-marigold. Clt. 1819. Shrub 1 foot. 
289 M. rava‘ceum (Jacq. fragm. 43. t. 52. f. 1.) root tu- 
berous; stem herbaceous; branches terete, and somewhat 
articulated; leaves distinct, terete, obtuse, dotted, spreading 
much ; peduncles 1-flowered ; lobes of calyx filiform ; stigmas 
5, spreading. 4%. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers snow white, 9-10 lines in diameter. Lobes of calyx 
nearly equal, or very unequal. 
Turnip-like-rooted Fig-marigold. Pl. 1 foot. 
§ 53. Nodiflora (from nodus, a knot, and flos, a flower ; flowers 
rising from the knots of the stem, or axils of the leaves). D. C. 
prod. 3. p. 446.—Cylindracea, Haw. rev. 163. Salm-Dyck, obs. 
15. Roots annual. Stems herbaceous, branched. Leaves nearly 
terete or linear, thick, opposite, rarely alternate, papulose. Flowers 
axillary, nearly sessile. Calyx 4-5-lobed, exceeding the petals, 
which are small and white. Stigmas 4-5. 
290 M. noprrLo6rum (Lin. spec. 687.) stem erectish; leaves 
opposite and alternate, nearly terete, obtuse, ciliated at the base; 
flowers axillary, nearly sessile ; lobes of calyx very unequal, ex- 
ceeding the petals, which are small. ©. D. G. Native of 
Egypt, Barbary, Corsica, and Naples, in sandy places by the sea 
side. D.C. pl. grass. t. 88. Smith, fl. greece. t. 480.—Moris. 
hist. sect. 5. t. 37. f. 7.—Haw. rev. 166.—Column. ecphr. 2. t. 
73. This species is often confused with the two following. 
Perhaps the calyx is 4-cleft, as mentioned by Haworth, but in 
some plants which have been examined it has been found to 
be 5-cleft. 
Knot-flomered Fig-marigold. FI. Aug. Oct. 
4 foot. 
291 M. Córrtıcum (Lin. spec. 688.) stem nearly erect; leaves 
distinct, semi-terete,, papulose ; flowers sessile in the forks of 
the branches ; calyx 5-cleft, exceeding the petals, which are 
small. ©. D.G. Native of Egypt. Willd. spec. 2. p. 1037. 
Coptic Fig-marigold. Pl. 1 foot. 
292 M. ape’tatum (Lin. fil. suppl. p. 258.) stem diffuse, 
rather prostrate ; leaves papulose, distinct, stem-clasping, linear, 
flat above, longer than the internodes; flowers pedunculate ; 
calyx 5-cleft, much exceeding the petals, which are very small. 
©.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. apétalum, 
Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 180. Haw. rev. 165. M. Cépticum, Jacq. 
hort. vind. 3. t. 6. Petals 14-18, white. Stigmas 5, short. 
Perhaps sufficiently distinct from M. Cépticum. 
Apetalous Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.1774. Sh. pr. 
293 M. capvv'cum (Ait. hort. kew, 2. p. 179.) leaves semi- 
terete, filiform, distinct, beset with ovate papulæ ; flowers lateral, 
sessile, terminal, girded by a pair of leaves. ©.D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. The rest unknown. 
Caducous Fig-marigold. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1774. Pl. 1 ft. 
Clt. 1739. PI. 
Suspivision VIII. Praxiròrra (from planus, level or flat, 
FICOIDER. I. MeseMBRYANTHEMUM. 
and folium, a leaf; leaves flat). Haw. misc. p. 43. but not of 
rev.—Papuldsa, with flat leaves, Haw. rev. 79.—A’nnua plani- 
fdlia, Salm-Dyck, obs. 15. Herbs or subshrubs. Leaves flat, 
beset with papule. 
§ 54. Scapdsa (from scapus, a scape or stalk ; in reference 
to the peduncles). D. C. prod. 3. p. 447.—Limpida, Han. 
rev. 162. Annual nearly stemless herbs. Leaves opposite, 
almost all radical, linear or cuneiform, quite entire, papulose. 
Peduncles 1-flowered, rising from the root like scapes. Flowers 
expanding in sunshine. Lobes of calyx 5, unequal. Petals dis- 
posed in one or two series. Sterile filament none. Stigmas 5. 
The four last species of this section are hardly known. 
294 M. cunrIròLIUM (Jacq. coll. 2. p. 319. icon. rar. 3. t. 
488.) stem short, branched from the base, herbaceous ; leaves 
opposite, cuneiform, flat, obtuse, rather scabrous from papulæ; 
flowers pedunculate ; lobes of calyx 5, unequal, larger ones ob- 
long, and contracted in the middle. ©. D. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. D.C. pl. grass. t. 134. M. límpidum, 
Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 183. Haw. misc. 36. syn. 245. rev. 162. 
Petals purple, paler on the outside. Stamens very short. Stigmas 
5, erect. 
Wedge-leaved Fig-marigold. FI. July. Clt. 1774. Pl. ft 
295 M. vyro‘peum (Haw. suppl. p. 99.) plant almost stem- 
less; leaves linear, broadest at the apex, obtuse, rather scabrous 
from papulæ; flowers pedunculate ; lobes of calyx 5, oblong, 
one of them very long. ©. D. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. M. tricolor, Willd. hort. berol. t. 22. Sims, bot. 
mag. t. 2144, but not of Haw. M. pyrdpeum a, Haw. suppl. 
99. M. tricolor a, Haw. rev. 163. but not of his syn. Petals 
shining, greenish-purple, white at the base. Anthers black. 
Var. P, roseum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 447.) flowers rose-coloured: 
M. pyrdpeum var. 6, Haw. suppl. 99. M. rdseum, Haw. 
Var. y, álbum (Haw. rev. 163.) flowers white. M. lineare, 
Thunb. fl. cap. 411. 
Wheat-leaved Fig-marigold. PI. 4 foot. 
296 M. erami neum (Haw. misc. 55. exclusive of the syn. of 
Thunb.) plant almost stemless ; leaves linear ; scapes filiform; 
lobes of calyx 5, lanceolate, longer than the corolla. ©.D.G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Petiv. gaz. t. 88. f. 7. 
Corolla yellow. This species is not sufficiently known. Perhaps 
it comes nearest to M. tricolor. 
Grassy-leaved Fig-marigold. PI. + foot. 
297 M. criniridrum (Hout. pfl. syst. 2. p. 53.) plant almost 
stemless; leaves radical, connate, obovate, papulose ; peduncles 
rising from the root like scapes; calycine lobes 5, oval, a 
them longer than the rest. ©.D.G. Native of the Cape 0 
Good Hope. Thunb. fl. cap. 411. M. spatulatum, Thunb. m 
Willd. spec. 2. p. 1025. Flowers white. 
Hair-flowered Fig-marigold. PI. 3 foot. $ 
298 M. sasuròsum (Thunb. fl. cap. 422.) plant almost stem- 
less; leaves radical, stem-clasping, oblong, flat, acutish, w 
rowed above; calycine lobes 5, oblong. ©. D.G. Native ° 
the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. 
Gravelly Fig-marigold. Pl. 1 foot. t 
299 M. cravirérme (D. C. prod. 3. p. 448.) plant pe 
stemless ; leaves clavate, obtuse ; flowers terminal. . D. M. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.—Petiv. gaz. t. 88. f. 7 
clavatum, Haw. obs. 471. misc. 56. rev. 164. but not of Jaci: 
Flowers golden yellow. Species hardly known. 
Club-formed-leaved Fig-marigold. Pl. 4 foot. 
§ 55. Platyphijlla (from mħarvc, platys, broad, and pair 
phyllon, aleaf; leaves broad). Haw. rev. p. 156. Roots anm 
or biennial. Stems herbaceous. Leaves flat, variable in fi ores i 
are papulose, as well as the branches. Flowers of various ¢ 
Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. 
