without odour. The species thrives well under the 
conditions suitable for fleshy-leaved Mesembryanthe- 
mums, of which there is at Kew a large collection. They 
are most successfully cultivated in a sunny greenhouse 
or frame, except during summer, when they are placed. 
in the open air. They enjoy a fair allowance of water 
at the root whilst in growth, but require little or none 
during winter when they are at rest. 
Duscrietion.—Verb, small, stemless, succulent, loosely 
tufted, glabrous. Leaves fused below in oblong bodies 
with 2-lobed apices, 1-2 in. long, 3-3 in. wide, }-} in. 
thick, glaucous-green, unblotched ; lobes up to { in. long, 
obtuse, flat on the ventral, rounded or indistinctly keeled 
on the dorsal face, compressed, often oblique; ovary 
enveloped by the base of the mass. Calyx tubular, 4-6- 
lobed at the tip, included or partly exserted ; lobes }—} in. 
long up to +); in. wide, oblong, obtuse or subacute, some- 
what membranous or green. Corolla gamopetalous, 
3-11 in, across, yellow; petals 45-56, 3-4-seriate, 4—} in. 
long, 7 in. wide, linear, obtuse. Stamens many, shortly 
exserted, pale yellow. Style 5-6-lobed at the tip; lobes 
subulate, reddish-orange, exserted far beyond the stamens. 
Fig. 1, a stamen; 2, style and stigmas :—all enlarged. 
