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* Mesembrvsnthemum Orrenii, N. E, Bpov/n. Plant tufted, about 

 lir inch hi.p'h, including the flov/er. Leaves in ebout four pairs 

 to p erov/th, crorvded, pscendin^-spreeding, 6-14 lines long, 2t- 

 4-1 lines bropd and 3-44 lines thick, flat above, keeled dov:n the 

 bpck, bein^ convex pt the bpssl rart end compressed at the apex, 

 Rcute, with a minute tjoint at the apex, glabrous, smooth, purrlish 

 or fflpucous-green, v;ith red margins and keel at the ppicel part, 

 and thickly dotted vdth d^rk green. I'eduncle 1-flowered, 4-5 lines 

 Ton''', 1 l/? line thick, terete, glebrous, reddish-tinted. G-ijrx 

 3-nobed to the ton of the ovary; lobes subequal, 3-4^^ lines long, 

 2-^^ lines brord, ov-^te, obtuse or subecute, and the two outer v;ith 

 a short dorsal r.oint, 2-3 of them v/ith membranous margins, glcbrous, 

 TPther dull dark green or '^urnlish-tinted end dotted with darker 

 green. Corolla li inch or more in diameter, expanding about 3 p.m. 

 and closing about 6-6.30 p.m. (C-reenv/ieh tine). Petals numerous, 

 free almost to the bpse, in about four series, the outer relex d, 

 the inner slit^htl^'- ascending-srre^ding, and. the others spree ding 

 at different levels, 7-9 lines long, and ■!-* line brosd, lines r 

 acute, entire, bright clear yellov^ above whitish-yellow on the beck, 

 shfning. Stamens numerous all with anthers, collected into a cy- 

 lindric column four lines long; filaments light yellow, anthers of a 

 darker yellovr. Top o^ the ovpry very convex, six-grooved. Style 

 none; stirmes 6 pbout 4 lines long as Ions:, as the stamens filiform, 

 with revolute tins, light yello^-. ^ native of '^riquc-land '■^/est, 

 discovered by Mr. Hedmond ^rpen et Campbell (Pole Svans, 6910). 

 '■^^en in f 1 ovrer this is e very elegpnt species. 



(?ig. 1^3) end I', recumbensi* (^^ig. 134) and described below, both 



i-^esembr;"'pnthemura recxinbens, N. 3, Brown. Plant branching at 

 fround level, forming e tu:f*t of prostrete br-^nches 2-3 inches long. 

 Lerves in about five pairs to a brpnchlet, not sepsrsted b^- distinct 

 internodes, sin '^htly ascending-spreeding, 2:ecurved pt the arical 

 '^rrt and also usually curved to one side, ^-l* inch parallel 

 sides to pbout the middle, then tapering to an acute point, con- 

 vex on the back "'ith one tooth (rarely 2;-3 te^t>!) on the keel 

 below the rpex, glabrous, greyish-green, cons'^icuously and dense- 

 ly covered with rather large and slightly nrominent pellucid dots. 

 Peduncle 1-flov/ered, bractless, erect, terete, green, faintly-dot- 

 ted. Cp.lyx 5-lobes down to the ov.?ry; lobes all reflexed, 'the 

 2 outer pbout A lines lon^, compressed end keeled at the apex 

 with 1-3 teeth on the keel; the' inner shorter 2 lines broad, ovi^te, 

 obtuse, all with narrow membranous morgins, green, pellucid-dot- 

 ted. Corolla 1 inch in diameter, expanding about 3 p.m. and 

 closTTT^ betv-een 6 ^-nd 7 v.m. (Cr^enwich time), scentless or ne-.rly 

 so; TDetpls 50-60, free ner rly to the bsse, in Z series, the inner 

 series escending-spreadinp-, forming a sort of cur, the other 2 

 ser'es snrepding more v/idely or deflexed at different levels. 

 3t?ners numerous, all v.'ith snthers, collected into a cone 3i-4 

 lines lone; filaments light yellov/, anthers darker yellow. Top 

 of t>^e ovrry flpt. Style none; stigmas 5, about 4-4^ lines long, 

 filiform, •f'^'n^lly s^^-re^ding out from between the stamens, with 



