— ane MESEMBRY ACER (Sond.) [ Mesembryanthemum, 
§. 1. SPH #ROIDEA, Salm Dyck (Minima et Spheroidea, Haw.) ; 
plants stemless, forming fleshy corpuscula, or somewhat caulescent, 
- consisting of united corpuscula ; leaves opposite, very blunt, joined even 
to the apex into a globe, but separating at length at the apex, and be- 
coming marcescent, but sheathing at the base. Flowers sessile, solitary, 
central. Calyx 4-6-cleft. Petals generally joined into a tube, reddish 
_ or whitish. Stigmas 4-6. (Sp. 1-10.) 
1, M. minutum (Haw. Obs. 126, Syn, 202) ; stemless, obconical, glaw- 
cous, without spots ; flowers long, tubular, pale reddish ; ovary inclosed. 
Sims. Bot. Mag. t. 1376. DC. le. 417. M. nuciforme, Haw. Obs. 129, 
Syn. 204. 
Has. Gamkarivier, Burke and Zeyher, 693. (Herb. D., Sd.) 
Plant hardly the size of a common bean. Sheath often with purple dots from the 
middle to the base. Petals spreading, tube about 3 lines long, shorter than the 
limb. 
2. M. perpusillum (Haw. Rev. 82) ; stemless, obconical, green, with 
_ Strong confluent branched dots ; ovary inclosed. DC. J. ¢. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. ; 
Plant 4 inch, nearly allied to the following, but the colour of the flower is deeper, 
and the offsets more numerous, 
3. M. minimum (Haw. Obs, 126. Syn. 203) ; stemless, obconical, glau- 
cescent, with confluent rather branched dots ; flowers whitish ; petals 
connate at base ; ovary exserted. Petiv, gaz. t. 39. f. 3? ex Haw. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Plant 3 inch ; when cultivated, often somewhat caulescent. Offsets fewer from 
this than from the other allied species, Limb of the corolla very patent. 
4. M. truncatellum (Haw. Misc. 22. Syn. 203) ; stemless, much de- 
pressed and rather glaucous, with the dots rather distinct ; flowers straz- 
coloured ; ovary exserted. DO, 1. o. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Plant 4 inch. Calyx 5-cleft. 
5. M. obcordellum (Haw. Misc. 21. Syn. 203); stemless, obconical, 
glaucescent, with distinct or confluent purple dots ; flowers substipi- 
tate, white; calyx 4 ; petals free ; ovary inclosed. Sims. Bot. Mag. 
t. 1647. #.&Z.! 1976. Salm. Dyck. Monog. fase. 6.t. . 
Has. Karroo, between Beaufort and Graafreynet, near June. (Herb. Sd.) 
qinch. Sheaths pale, the Uppermost equalling or shorter than the corpusculum, 
irregularly dentate or lacerate, Corpusculum often purple at the cuneate base, 
plane-convex above. Flower very small, risin from the ciliolate fissure. Peduncle 
inclosed. Petals about 2 lines sd » recurved, - fine rs a z 
6. M. obconellum (Haw. Misc. 21, Syn. 203); stemless, odconical, 
glaucous green, with prominent confluent purple dots or lines ; sheaths 
membranaceous ; flowers subsessile, white 3 petals connate at the base ; 
ovary inclosed. Sahm. Dyck. Monog. Fase, 1. t. 1. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Very like the preceding, from which it differs b th nH Wage ee 
sile flowers and subconnate petals. Calyx s-clet, Y the prominent dots, y 
