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108. M. gracile (Haw. Rev. 144); stem and branches very slender, 
straight ; leaves green, triquetrous, with equal sides mucronate, recurved 
at the apex ; peduncle with 2 bracts in the middle and 2 at the top ; 
petals narrow-linear, very spreading. Salm Dyck, l. c. fase. 4. t. 11. 
M. stellatum, Haw. Mise. 91. M. ternifolium, I. herb. Thunberg ! 
Has. Sandy places near Capetown. (Herb. Thunb. D. Sd.) 
Stem 2 feet, branches smooth. Leaves 8-11 lines long, 1 line wide, pellucid- 
dotted. Peduncle 13-2 inches long ; bracts ovate, acute. Calyx obconical. Inner 
petals very short, yellow ; outer biseriate, reddish, The slender habit and straight 
branches distinguish this species from the others of the section. 
109. M. anceps (Haw. Syn. 289. Rev. 143) ; branches erecto-patent ;) 
leaves somewhat spreading, green, acinactformly triquetrous, sides rather 
membranous below, with large, elevated dots, mucronate, recurved at 
the apex ; peduncle at the top with 4 bracts, petals narrow, straight. 
Salm Dyck, 1. ¢. t. 12. M.lacerum, E. & Z.! 2000. M. bracteatum, E. § Z. 1 
2006, ex parte. Herb. Un. atino, 513. ex pte. 
Has. Stony places near Tablemountain, and Swellendam. (Herb. Sd.) 
Stem 2-3 feet. Leaves 10-12 lines long, 1 line wide, pellucid-dotted. Bracts 
as in the preceding, but near or clasping the calyx. Petals a little longer asin M. 
gracile, 
110. M. asperum (Haw. Rev. 145); stem and branches erect ; leaves 
spreading, longish, glaucous-green, triquetrous, subequalsided, full of 
ucid dots, very scabrous, hooked at the apex ; peduncle with 2 bracts 
‘the middle ; petals lanceolate, patent-recurved. Salm Dyck, lc. t. 13. 
~ Has. Cape of Good Hope. © 
Qistinguished from the foregoing by longer, very scabrous leaves and bractless 
; “calyx. Stem 2 feet or more. Leaves 12-18 lines long, 1 line wide. Petals longer 
and wider at the top. It is also closely allied to M. scabrum, but differs by the large 
bracts and not punctate-scabrous calyx. 
111. M. compressum (Haw. Obs. 326. Syn, 289) ; stem and branches 
erect, spreading ; leaves glaucescent, triquetrous, with equal sides, some- 
what scabrous from dots, recurved and mucronate at the apex ; peduncle 
with 2 bracts at the top ; petals lanceolate, erect-recurved. Salm Dyck, 
ki octeka: 
AB. C f Good Hope. 
Distinct as M. pace by the more slender branches, shorter, less scabrous 
leaves, and bracts at the top of the peduncle. Except the glaucous colour, I cannot 
pe find any difference from M. bracteatum. Leaves 10-12 lines long, 1 line wide. 
~ ‘Pedunele 1 inch long. Calyx obconical. Petals as in the preceding, reddish. 
112. M. bracteatum (Ait. Hort. Kew. 2 p. 185) ; stem and branches 
erect ; branches of a reddish choke sah oe eee po 
trous, with equal sides, green, do nearly smooth, recurved and mu- 
pee eer at the apex; peduncle with 2 or 4, broadly ovate, keeled bracts 
at the top ; petals lanceolate, spreading. Haw. Syn. 289. Lodd. Bot. 
Cab. 251. Herb. Un. itin. 513. expte. M. bracteatum, E. § Z. | 2006. ex 
pte. M. gracile, E. & Z.! 2010. ex pte. on 
Has. Stony places on the north side of Tablemountain, and in Hottentotholland, 
March-May. (Herb. D., Sd.) paises 
Stem 1-2 feet, much branched. Leaves 8-12 lines long, 1 line wide. Bracts 
