FICOIDE Æ. 
300 M. crRYsTA'LLINUM (Lin, spec. 688.) plant diffusely pro- 
cumbent, herbaceous, covered with large glittering papulæ on 
every part, which makes the plant appear as if covered with ice; 
leaves ovate, alternate, stem-clasping, undulated; flowers axil- 
lary, almost sessile. ©. H. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, Canary Islands; and of Greece, about Athens, in the sand 
by the sea side. Smith, fl. græc. t. 481.—Dill. elth. f. 22. 
Bradl. succ. t. 48. D. C. pl. grass. t. 128. Haw. misc. 43. 
Flowers white. There are two varieties of this plant; one a 
biennial, which is said to be the true M. crystállinum; and the 
other an annual, which is the common ice-plant of the gardens, 
which is called by Haw. M. glaciàle. The whole plant is covered 
with glittering white papule, that shine in the sun, whence it 
is called ice-plant; others name it the diamond-plant. 
Crystalline Fig-marigold or Ice-plant. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 
1775. Pl. procumbent. 
301 M. cri'spum (Haw. misc. 44. rev. 157.) leaves alternate, 
ovate,’ petiolate, undulated; petals minute. ©.H. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope.—Petiv. gaz. t. 88. f. 5. M. crispà- 
tum, Haw. obs. 470. Flowers reddish. This species is hardly 
known. 
Curled-leaved Fig-marigold. PI. pr. 
302 M. pinnatrrivum (Lin. fil. suppl. 260.) stems diffuse ; 
leaves opposite, oblong, bluntly pinnatifid, papulose; petals 
shorter than the calyx. ©.H. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, and also said to be a native of Chili. Curt. bot. mag. t. 
67. D. C. pl. grass. t. 142. Haw. obs. 112. misc. 44, syn. 244, 
rev. 157. Stems reddish, papulose. Petals small, yellow in one 
series. Stigmas 5, ascending. Flowers small in the forks of 
the branches, pedunculate. 
A aia he Fig-marigold. 
. pr. 
_803 M. szssiuirtdrum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 193.) branches 
divaricate; leaves flat, spatulate, and are, as well as the stems, 
beset with papule; flowers sessile. ©. H. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow. Haw. syn. p. 247. 
Var. B, álbum (Haw. rev. 158.) flowers white; leaves ovate, 
petiolate : upper ones alternate; flowers panicled, small. ¢. 
. Perhaps a proper species, but is not sufficiently known, 
Sessile-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. July. Clt. 1774. Pl. pr. 
304 M. tanceoza‘rum (Haw. misc. 45. rev. 159.) stems de- 
cumbent ; leaves alternate, lanceolate, bluntish, papulose ; calyx 
and peduncles beset with crystalline dots. ©. D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. M. Volckaméri, Haw. obs. p. 426. 
—Volck. norib. p. 266. with a figure? M. filiforme, Thunb. 
fl. cap. 417.2? Flowers white. 
Var. B, ròseum (Haw. rev. 159.) flowers reddish ; leaves lan- 
ceolate-spatulate. 
Sate Fig-marigold. Fi. May, Aug. Clt. 1795. 
. dec. 
305 M. 1a’xceum (Thunb. fl. cap. 417.) stem erect, rather 
tetragonal; leaves lanceolate, flat, connate, acute, papulose ; 
flowers terminal. ©.H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
aw. rev. 170. Flowers white. 
Lance-leaved Fig-marigold. PI. 4 foot. 
306 M. paputirerum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 448.) stem very 
short; branches almost radical, somewhat fastigiate, gradually 
thickened, and are as well as the leaves and calyxes beset with 
Papulz ; leaves connate, ovate; flowers terminal, sessile, 1-3 
together ; calyx 5-cleft. ©.H. Native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, on hills in very dry places. M. fastigiatum, Thunb. fl. 
cap. 413. but not of Haw. Flowers white. Lobes of calyx 
purple. This species differs from M. réctum of Haw. in being 
annual, not shrubby. 
Papulc-bearing Fig-marigold. Pl. $ to 3 foot. ec 
307 M. raruròsum (Lin. fil. suppl. 259. exclusive of the 
Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1774. 
I, MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 
149 
synonymes) branches decumbent, terete ; leaves opposite, spatu- 
lately oblong, papulose ; flowers pedunculate, rising from the 
forks of the stem; lobes of calyx linear. ©. H. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Haw. misc, 48. rev. 158. Corolla 
yellow, hardly longer than the calyx. 
Papulose Fig-marigold. Pl. dec. 
308 M. cranpestinum (Haw. in phil. mag. aug. 1826. p. 
129.) branches procumbent, papulose ; leaves acutely ovate, 
petiolate ; flowers usually terminal, solitary or by threes, on a 
terete, clavate peduncle; petals very small. h.D.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, 
Hidden-flowered Fig-marigold. 
Elspr: 
309 M. puse’ruLum (Haw. in phil. mag. sept. 1831. p. 419.) 
stems branched, procumbent, papulose ; floriferous branches and 
margins of leaves pubescent; leaves opposite or alternate, obo- 
vate-spatulate, channelled, keeled; peduncles subcylindrical. 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. 
©.D.G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Very like M. 
papuldsum. Flowers white. 
Puberulous Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1829. Pl. pr. 
310 M. axcura`rum (Thunb. fl. cap. 426.) stem herbaceous, 
decumbent, angular, branched ; leaves opposite, obovate, sessile, 
papulose; calyx 5-cleft, angular. ©.? D. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers yellow, as in M. papuldsum, but 
the stems are angular, not terete. The stems are angular, how- 
ever, in M. Aitdnis, but the flowers are pale red, not yellow. 
Angular-stemmed Fig-marigold. Pl, pr. 
$11 M. Arronis (Jacq. hort. vind. t. 7.) branches decumbent, 
angular ; leaves opposite or alternate, ovate-spatulate, papulose ; 
pedicels short; calyxes angular. ¢. D. G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Haw. misc. 48. rev. 158. Flowers ex- 
panding in the evening, pale reddish, about the size of those of 
M. cordif dlium. Lobes of calyx very unequal. Stigmas 4, erect, 
recurved at the apex. 
Aiton’s Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Oct. Clt.1774. Pl. pr. 
§ 56. Cordifolia (from cor, the heart, and folium, leaf; 
shape of leaves) D. C. prod. 3. p. 449. Stem suffruticose. 
Leaves opposite, distinct, petiolate, flat, ovate, cordate, rather 
papulose. Flowers purple. Calyx 5-lobed; having 2 of the 
lobes larger than the rest. Stigmas 4, 
312 M. corprroriuM (Lin. fil. suppl. 260.) stems suffruticose, 
diffuse ; leaves opposite, flat, petiolate, ovate-cordate, rather 
papulose ; calyx 4-cleft, 2-horned. ©. or h. D. G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Glox. obs. t. 1. f. a. Smith, pict. 
t.6. Jacq. icon. rar. t. 487. D.C. pl. grass. t. 102. Haw. 
misc. 50. syn. 218. rev. 159. Branches procumbent, rather 
herbaceous. Flowers solitary, terminal, or rather lateral on the 
elongated branches. Corolla red. Stigmas 4, erect. 
Heart-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1774. PI. 
diffuse. 
§ 57. Expdnsa (from expansus, expanded ; stems). D. C. 
prod. 3. p. 449.—Planif dlia + +, Haw. rev. 167. Stems suffru- 
ticose, diffuse, or procumbent, terete. Leaves flat, opposite, almost 
without papule, stem-clasping, a little keeled. Flowers white 
or pale yellow, rarely pale red. Tube of calyx somewhat pear- 
shaped; lobes 4-5, unequal. Stigmas 4-5. 
313 M. =expa’nsum (Lin. spec. 697.) stems divaricate, loosely 
expanded ; leaves distinct, remote, opposite or alternate, flattish, 
ovate-lanceolate, dotless. bh. D. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope.—Dill. elth. f.223. M. tortudsum, D. nr grass. 
t. 94. exclusive of the synonymes. M., expansum, Haw. obs. 
195. misc. 50. rev. 168. Lobes of calyx 5, unequal. Corolla 
large, pale yellow. Stigmas 4-6, short, erect. 
