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12. M, MOLLE Ait. Hort. Kew. ii. 192. 



In Solander MSkS. the species is not described, but two forms are 

 noted : "a. Horibus fiavis " (which the drawing represents) : 

 "/J. petalis intus intense aurantiacis, caitus Isete rubris." Of the 

 latter a specimen was received from Kew ^^g- 1^' 1778 : Drj^ander 

 notes in the garden book (see under 1) " what you [? Aiton] called 

 molle is certainly a different species." Ha worth (Obs. 262) amplities 

 the diagnosis in Hort. Kew. and adds a full description of the growing 

 plant, as to which he had earlier {ojy. cit. 139) expressed some doubt: 

 later (Syn. 262) he gives a full description of the flowers, which he 

 had not previously seen. 



13, M. SESsiLiFLORUM Ait. Hort. Kew. li. 193. 



There is no reference to this in Solander MSS. and Berger (p. 37) 

 says it is quite unknown. The description in IT. Cap. (ii. -154) is 

 taken from Ha worth (Syn. 247), which in its turn is derived from 

 Hort. Kew. : it would appear therefore that Ta^dor's drawing is the 

 only authentic material for the species. 



The brief diagnosis in Hort. Kew. runs : " M. foliis planis spathu- 

 latis caulibusque papulosis, ramis divaricatis, fioribus sessilibus." 

 Taylor figures a plant with several branches ; the yellow flowers (of 

 which dissections are given) are somewhat smaller than those of 

 M. grossum. 



The plant which Haworth first described (Suppl. p. 93, 1819) 

 as "an varietas M, sessilijiori't''' and later (Kevis. 158, 1821) as 

 "/3. album" — the species being ''a. luteum " — is referred by Berger 

 (p. 34) to M. clandestinum Haw. 



14- M. HELTA?s"THOiDES Ait. Hort. Kew. ii. 193. 

 There is no description in Solander MSS. ; the plant is generally 

 recognized. 



15. M. POMERXDiANUM L. Sp. PL 698 ; Ait. Hort. Kew. ii. 194. 

 There is no reference to this in Solander MSS. 



16. M. ECHTXATUii Ait. Hort. Kew. ii. 194. 



Dryander's diagnosis is not amplified in the MSS., which include 

 the two forms — "a. flore luteo " and " /3. fiore albo " of Hort. Kew. : 

 the drawing represents the former. Haworth (Syn.) gives a diagnosis 

 of each. In the MSS. Diyander gives Masson's definite locality — 

 " in campis aridis prope Swartkop's rivier " — where the plant was 

 subsequently collected by Zeyher. 



17. M. coRDiroLiUM Linn, f . Suppl. 260 ; Ait. Hort. Kew. ii. 182. 

 This on the drawing is named si/lvaticum, under which name it was 

 originally described by Dryander in the MSS., where cordifolium 

 was later substituted by him for it. Masson's locality is entered by 

 Dryander as " sylvis prope Krum rivier et Zee Koe rivier " : in the 

 latter locality it was also collected by Thunberg, probably at the same 

 time. 



18. 19. M. AiTONis Jacq. Hort. Vindob. iii. 8, t. 7 (1776). 



This was described by Jacquin from plants raised from seed sent 

 ** ab egregio et expertissimo Gulielmo Aiton," after whom he named 



