Mesembryanthemum.| MESEMBRYACEZ (Sond. ) | a fe 
Has. Fields near Zwartkopsriver and Zondagsriver. Zeyh. 2581. July-Oct. 
(Herb. Sd.) 
Very distinct, by the slender stem, attenuated, recurvate, hispid-papulose leaves, 
and the brownish hairs at the apex. Leaves 6-7 lines long, 2 lines wide. Flowers 
terminal on short peduncle, Calyx setiferous, two of the lobes longer. Petals sub- 
biseriate, interior row shorter. 
244, M. bulbosum (Haw. Phil. Mag. Dec. 1824. p. 428) ; root tube- 
rous; stem and branches diffuse, pubescent, at length subglabrous; leaves 
crowded, horizontal, subterete, minutely echinate-papulose, terminating 
in 10-15 radiating white hairs ; lobes of calyx equal. Salm Dyck, 1. ¢. 
t. 30. M. intonsum, E. & Z.1 2080. 
Has. Karro-like hills, near Port Elizabeth. Oct.-Nov. (Herb. D. Sd.) 
Much branched, 4 foot or higher. Leaves connate, 4~5 lines long, 14 lines wide. 
Peduncles short. Calyx papulose, lobes short. Petals reddish, } inch long, sub- 
uniseriate, entire. 
245, M. stelligerum (Haw. Rev. 190); stem and branches diffuse, 
tortuose-suberect, smooth; leaves crowded, very spreading, nearly cylin- 
drical, papulose, terminating in 5-10 radiating white or brownish hairs ; 
lobes of calyx equal ; petals bidentate. M. barbatum, Bot. Mag. t. 7°. 
DC. 1. c. 440. M. stelligerum. Salm Dyck, fase. 5. t- 39 
Has. Cape of Good Hope. se 
In habit near M. barbatwm, but differing by more crowded, very spreading leaves, 
equal calyx lobes, and bidentate petals. Leaves 4-5 lines long, 2 lines wide, obtuse. 
Flowers terminal and axillary. Petals uniserial, reddish. M. stelligerum, E. ¢ 
Z.1 2083, is a very different plant, nearly intermediate between M. barbatum and 
entonsum. 
246, M. stellatum (Mill. Dict. ed. 8. n. 14); stem and branches short, 
fleshy, tufted; leaves much crowded, glaucous, nearly semiterete, papil- 
lose-scabrous, terminating in many radiating hairs at the apex ; calyx 
6—8-cleft as well as the peduncles hairy. Dill. Hlth. t. 199. F235, 
2,3. DC. Pl. Grass. t. 29. #. § Z.! 2082. Salm Dyck, fase. 6. t. 31. 
M. barbatum, B. Linn.. M. hirsutum, Spreng. 
Has. Karro-like-hills, near Zwartkopsriver, Coega, and Zondagsriver. Zeyh. 
2583. Oct.Janr. (Herb. D. Sd.) 
About 3-4 inches high. Leaves 3-4 lines long, 1 line wide, scarcely attenuated 
at the apex, radiating hairs (1 2-16), white. Flowers solitary, peduncle 4-6 lines 
long. Calyx campanulate, 3 lines long, lobes obtuse, equal. Petals uniseriate, 
narrow, reddish-violet. 
247, M. densam (Haw. Syn. 279); stem and branches short, fleshy, 
tufted; leaves much crowded, fiattish above, convex beneath, beset with 
glittering papule, terminating in many radiating hairs at the apex, 
rather ciliated at the base; calyx 6-cleft, as well as the peduncles very 
hairy. Sims. Bot. Mag. t. 1220. Dill. Hlth. t. 190. f. 236. Salm Dyck, 
fasc. 6. t. 32. H.§ Z.1 2079. M. barbatum, 8. densum, Linn. inst 
Has. Karro, near Olifantsriver, Clanwilliam, and near Zwartkopsriver. Leyh. 
2582, ex pte. (Herb. Sd.) cay 
Tt differs from M. stellatum by longer, greenish and larger, turbinate, hirsute 
cflyx. Leaves 6 lines long, 2 lines wide, turgid, a little recurved ; radiating hairs 
(20-25), white. Peduncle 8-12 lines long, hirsute. Calyx 5 lines long, lobes equal, 
obtuse. Petals uniseriate, narrow, reddish-violet. 
