488 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Stapelia—continued. 
good supply of pieces of brick rubbish amongst the sandy 
loam in which they are potted. During winter, they 
should have but little water. A shelf near the glass, in 
a light, sunny, airy place, is best adapted for them. Pro- 
pagated by cuttings. Several plants formerly included 
under Stapelia, will now be found under Duvalia, 
- Huernia, Piaranthus, and Podanthes (which see), 
=S., anguinea (snake-speckled). f. glabrous; corolla yellow, - 
marked with numerous rufous spots; orb large, marked with 
large spots of two forms, dark brown-yellow on the sides near 
the base ; gynostegium dotted with dark brown ; peduncles soli- 
tary in the axils of the branchlets. June and July. Branches 
erect, with sub-recurved teeth. h. 6in. 1812. (L. B. C. 828; 
B. M. 1169, under name of S. picta.) 
Asterias (star-fish).* Starfish Flower. fl. large; corolla of an 
obscure yiolet-colour, the segments variegated with transverse, 
yellowish stripes, the bottom dark purple ; segments lanceolate, 
oblique, with revolute margins, ciliated, wrinkled; peduncles 
often solitary. May to November. Branches many, erect, 
x toothed; teeth short and erect, or slightly incurved with an 
acumen. A. 6in. 1795. One of the handsomest species. (B. M. 
536; L. B. C. 453.) 
S. barbata (bearded). A synonym of Huernia barbata. 
S. Bayfieldii (Bayfield’s). #., corolla 2}in. to 23in. in diameter, 
with the lobes expanded ; back puberulous, green, tinged with 
purple, the nerves darker; face glabrous, purple-red, darker 
towards the tips, the centre to half-way up the lobes marked with 
numerous pale yellow, transverse lines; ligulæ dull brownish-red 
or dark purple-brown ; peduncles two lines long, three to five- 
flowered ; pedicels eight to ten lines long. Stems erect, branch- 
ing at base, 6in. to 8in. high, seven to nine lines thick, puberulous, 
th concave sides, and stout, short, nearly horizontal, teeth. 
Before 1877. (G. C. n. s., vii. p. 430.) 
- §. bufonis (toad-like). A synonym of S. normalis. 
S. campanulata (bell-shaped). A synonym of Huernia cam- 
panulata. 
S. Corderoyi (Corderoy’s). A synonym of Duvalia Corderoyi. 
S. Courcelli (Courcell’s). A garden synonym of S. patenti- 
rostris. à 
=- S. Curtisii (Curtis’s). fl., corolla much spreading, deeply five- 
cleft ; segments sulphur-colour, with transverse, py Ste spots of 
dark blood-colour, ovate, acuminate, glabrous ; tube yellowish ; 
uncles one-flowered, reflexed. June to September. Branches 
“a ee with acute, or slightly reflexed, teeth. h. lft. 1690. 
(B. M. 26 and R. H. 1857, p. 43, under name of S. variegata.) 
S. deflexa (deflexed). fl, corolla deeply five-cleft, about 2in. in 
diameter ; segments lanceolate, acute, dingy greenish or pale 
reddish, ciliated, revolute on the margins, wrinkled ; pedicels on 
a short and thick peduncle, much spreading, one-flowered. 
Summer. Branches ascending, erect, glabrous, tetragonal, with 
“erect teeth on the angles. 1815. h. 4in. to 6in. (B. M. 1890; 
L. B. C. 135.) 
divaricata (divaricate-branched). fl., corolla greenish-brown 
outside, flesh-coloured within, tipped with green, glabrous, 
shining; segments lanceolate, spreading, with revolute, ciliated 
edges ; corona orange, the outer segments mucronate ; pedicels 
twin or tern. June to November. Branches numerous, tetra- 
~~ glabrous, gradually attenuated, with small, erect teeth. 
. 6in. 1793. (B. M. 1007; L. B. C. 941.) 
S. eruciformis (caterpillar-like). A garden synonym of 
S. olivacea. 
gemmifiora (bud-flowered). fl., corolla large; segments 
dark fuscous, spotted with yellow at the throat, transversely 
and loosely wrinkled, ovate, acute; peduncles two or three, 
October and November. Branches many, erect, tetragonal, with 
_ sub-erect, acute teeth. A. 6in. 1795. (B. M. 1839.) , 
S. gigantea (gigantic). fl. pale yellowish, covered with irregular 
; ap wnish-red Vines, and E meme with reddish around the ie 
of an enormous size, 12in, to 14in. in diameter, the surface 
wrinkled, and sparsely co „with short, pale hairs; lobes 
lanceolate, acuminate, the margins fringed with similar hairs; 
corona dark purplish-brown. Stems resembling those of 
S. Plantii. h. 6in. 1862. The finest plant of the whole 
genus. (G. C. n. s., vii. p. 693.) 
S.  abetiers (glabrous-flowered). jl., corolla deeply five-lobed ; 
»bes lanceolate, acuminate, at first spreading, ect then Zin. to 
4in. in diameter, afterwards strongly reflexed, the face entirely 
glabrous without a fringe, dull -purple, with numerous trans- 
verse, yellowish-white lines; corona dark purple-brown, the 
li linear, concave, recurved at apex, obtuse, with a minute 
tooth ; wings free to the base, divergent, oblong, obtuse ; pedicels 
rs aes — oa this ek pubescent, —— quadrangular. 
. 4 . 1862. This is known in ens J: ndij 
minor. (G. C. n. s., vi. p. 809.) pe Aane 
S. grandiflora (large-flowered). fl. large, rather flat; corolla 
dark pupe at the bottom, but the ovate-lanceolate segments are 
of a lighter purple, ciliated with grey hairs, and striped with 
white; peduncles three-flowered. September to December. 
Stapelia—continued. 
Branches quadrangular, clavate, downy, with remote tubercles 
or teeth. A. lft. 1795. Plant grey from down. See Fig. 622 
(R. H. 1858, p. 152.) 
Pii 
Fig. 522. STAPELIA GRANDIFLORA, 
S. g. lineata (lined). This only differs from the type in the 
corolla lobes being marked across the basal half with yellow 
lines. 1873. (G. C. n. s., vii. p, 559.) : 
S. g. minor (lesser). A garden synonym of S. glabriflora. 
S. Gussoniana (Gussone’s). A synonym of Boucerosia europea. 
S. hamata (hooked). fl., corolla blood-coloured, 3in. across, flat, 
ciliated, wrinkled above, with a hairy centre; segments trans- 
versely striped with white, acuminated, ciliated wth red hairs; 
outer coronal segments emarginate, the inner leaflets linear- 
subulate, hooked. July and August. Branches erect, tetra- 
gonal, shining green; young ones suleate; adults flatter, with 
ay erect or incurved, pale teeth. h. din. 1820. (L. B. C. 
S. hirsuta (hairy). ñl., corolla yellowish, with transverse, deep 
violet stripes, a pale red, villous bottom, and red nectaries, 
wrinkled ; segments villously ciliated with white hairs; outer 
coronal segments acute, > ea the inner leaflets spreading. 
July and August. Branches erect, slightly villous, dingy green, 
suleate-tetragonal, floriferous at the base, the angles having erect 
teeth. h.6in. 1710. (H. E. F. 230.) The variety atra has deep 
purple flowers. (B. R. 756.) 
S. leevis (smooth). . showy ; corolla segments lanceolate, acute, 
green beneath, purple above, yellowish at apex, dotted with dark 
red; peduncles long, one- flowered; inner coronal leaflets 
carunculate. June to November. Branches stout, and, as well 
as the branchlets, oblong, smooth, obscurely sulcate, not toothed. 
h. šin. 1790. (B. M. 793, under name of S. pedunculata.) SYN. 
Caruncularia pedunculata. 
— S. maculosa (spotted). /l. very fetid; corolla smooth, ciliated ; 
segments dirty yellow, red at the tips and edges, almost covered 
by large, confinent, rufous spots, ovate, acute; orb waved, 
elevated, downy; peduncles three or four, aggregated at the 
bases of the younger branches. June to September. Branches 
very numerous, erect, glabrous, green; adults loosely pubescent, 
tetragonal, with spreading teeth. h, lft. 1804. (B. M. 1833.) 
S. Massoni (Masson’s). fi. fin. to 4}in. in diameter; corolla 
brownish-purple, marked with a few, narrow, yellowish lines on 
the glabrous lobes, and the disk thickly covered with fine, short, 
