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edentes. Folia basalia 5-7 ne valde ange in don 
carinatis glabris vel saepius ad latera et ora versus pilosis ; ligulae 
brevissimae, ciliolatae ; laminae lineares, arcte plicatae, in statu 
plicato a latere visae apice curvatae, subapiculatae, 14-20 cm. 
ongae, 5-7 mm. latae (explicatae), rigidulae, glabrae vel sparse 
villosae. Spicae 3-4 subdigitatae, 6-8 cm. longae, strictae ; rhachis 
flexuosa, 0°5 mm. lata, ad margines eabodule. Spiculae circiter 
2 mm. distantes, in flexuris rhachis receptae, 2°5-3 mm, longae, 
oblongae, acutae, pallidae. Gluma inferior suppressa, superior 
spiculam aequans, ad latera viridula, caeterum hyalina, apicem 
versus et saepe ad nervos inferiores pilosula, nervis Margines versus 
utrinqgue 2, brevibus tenuibus obscuris 3-4 intermediis additis. 
Anthoecium inferum ad valvam glumae superiori simillimam nisi 
tenuius nervosam reducta. Anthoectum superum 2-2°5 mm. longum, 
valva paleaque firmulis obtusis albidis. 
ASTER ISLAND. Common on the hill of the middle island, 
Comm, F. Fuentes. : 
XVII—DIAGNOSES AFRICANAE. LIII. 
1431. Mesembryanthemum minusculum, NV. HE. Brown | Ficoideae- 
Mesembryeae]; affinis M. eanie ee Haw., sed corpusculis convexis 
fissura 1-2 mm. longa. Calyx in =i nan inclusus. Corolla 
gamopetala, 2° 5m. diametro, pulchre rubro-purpurea, luteo-oculata ; 
tubus supra superficiem Coie 3-6 mm. exs sertu 8, compressus, 2 mm, 
subdentata ; interiora circiter 6, uniseriata, 3 mm. longa, linearia, 
acuta, ST eae Stamina inclusa, lutea. 
RICA: without locality, described from Ae plants 
received at Kew from Mr, N. S. Pillans in 1908. 
The flowers of this species, when once expanded, remain open 
until they fade, irrespective of sunshine or dull sunless weather and 
last 4-5 days. 
1432, Mesembryanthemum fraternum, V. E. Brown [ Ficoideae- 
Mesembryeae]; affinis J. minuto, Haw., sed corpusculo punctato 
et floribus semroribyus differt 
ba 
notata, fissura haud ciliata. Calyx in vottbeeiseL 1-2 mm 
exsertus, 4-lobus; lobi 2 mm. longi, erecti, oblongi, obtusi, mem- 
branaceo-marginati, Corolla gamopetala, 1- ‘5 em, diametro ; tubus 
