Sonder’s ** Flora Capensis” 293, exclusive of imperfectly 
known species. In the ‘‘ Index Kewensis” (1895) 375 
Species are enumerated, of which 113 were, in 1899, in 
cultivation in the Royal Gardens, Kew. Lastly, 25 are 
figured in this Magazine. 
The specimen of M. calamiforme here figured was re- 
ceived in 1898, with other interesting plants, from Mr. 
Chalwin, Superintendent of the Cape Town Botanical 
Gardens, with the information that it is a native of the 
Karroo district. It flowered in a greenhouse of the Royal 
Gardens in June, 1900. 
_Descr.—Glabrous. Stem short, stout, woody. Leaves 
six to eight, opposite, sessile by a much-thickened base, 
two to three inches long, cylindric, obtuse, about one-third 
of an inch in diameter, sub-glaucous. lowers solitary, 
terminal, very stoutly peduncled, two to two anda half 
inches in diameter. Calyz-tube short; lobes five, unequal, 
two larger, fleshy, broadly winged, wings truncate; tp 
elongate, acute or obtuse; two smaller thinner. Peta 
innumerable, sub-triseriate, very narrow, white with pink 
tips. Stamens much shorter than the petals; anthers 
small, yellow. Ovary obconic, stigmas five to eight, erect, 
cuspidate.. Capsule many-seeded.—.J OH 
all. Dies of the large sepals; 2, stamen; 3, ovary, style and stigmas *~ 
