Mesembryanthemum.| MESEMBRYACEE (Sond.) 405 
leaves oblong, semi-cylindrical, triquetrous at the apex, greenish yellow ; 
Jlowers sessile. M. perviride, 8. Haw. Mise. 37. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Stem 1-2 inches. Calyx 2-edged at the base, lobes unequal. Petals numerous, 
broad linear, reddish, marked by a deeper line each. Styles very short, at length 
spreading. Perhaps only a variety of VW. perviride. 
65. M. perviride (Haw. Obs. 186. Syn. 227); stem weak, prostrate ; 
leaves semi-cylindrically-triquetrous or somewhat ovate, very green ; 
pedicels very short, 2-edged. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Stem 2-3 inches long. Leaves shorter and broader than in M. luteo-viride. Calyx 
small. Petals paler than those of M/. gibbosum. 
66. M. pubescens (Haw. Obs. 138. Syn. 227); plant almost stemless; 
old stem weak, prostrate; leaves silky-pubescent, semi-cylindrical, oblique 
at the apex. ‘ 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. z 
Flowers unknown. It differs from the two preceding species in being silky and 
downy. 
§. 10. CALAMIFORMIA, Haw. DC. Stemless or nearly so. Leaves 
numerous, erect, terete, bluntish. lowers in short peduncles, of a dirty 
white colour. Calyax 5-cleft. Stigmas 8-10. (Sp. 67-69.) 
67. M. calamiforme (Linn. Spec. 690) ; leaves subulate, nearly terete, 
glaucescent dotted, flat above, obtuse, mucronulate. Haw. Syn. 208. 
DC. pl. grass. t. 5. Salm Dyck, monog. fase. 4. t. 6. Dill. Hith, t. 186. 
J. 228, 
Has, Cape of Good Hope (v. v.) ee sa 
Stem 1-2 inches long. Leaves 2-2} inches long, 4 lines in diameter. Peduncle 
1 inch. Calyx subglobose, 3 of the lobes leafy and longer. Petals in many rows, 
linear-lanceolate. Styles 7-8. ~ 
68. M. vosubulatum (Haw. Mise. 26. Syn. 208) ; stemless, or nearly 
so; leaves inversely subulate or gradually thickening towards the apex, 
thick, obtuse, greenish, punctulate. DC. 1. c. 424. 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. 
Very like M. calamiforme. Flowers unknown. 
69, M. digitiforme (Thunb. Nov. Ephem. Nat. Cur. v. 8. p. 6. App.) ; 
stemless or nearly so; leaves 3-4, approximate, terete, jfinger-shaped, 
obtuse, smooth,soft ; flower subsessile. 1. cap. 412. M. digitatum, Ait. 
Kew, 2. 181. Haw. Syn. 211. gizek 
Has. in Karroo, between Olifantsrivier and Bocklandsberg. Oct. Novb. Thunberg 
b ing in herb. Thunb. 
( pe Reins ey Od sen thet, brown. Leaves about one finger long, 
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broad at the base. Calyx 5-cleft, lobes obtuse. Petals linear, white. 
§. 11. TERETIFOLIA, Haw. DC. Stemless or subcaulescent. Leaves 
(4-6) nearly terete, spreading. Flowers pedunculate, pale red. Calyx 
4-cleft. Stiymas 8-12. (Sp. 70-72.) 
70. M. cylindricum (Haw. Obs. 411. Syn. 209) ; almost stemless ; 
