65 lines lon,'^, l-g-Z linss brord, otlong or ovr.te, obtuse, green or 

 brovmisli-tlnted. Gorolla 1-li- in^ in diecieter, expanding in the 

 letter part of the afternoon Tat ^retorls about 5 p.m., according 

 to ^r. Pole "^Iv^ns) in bright sunshine only, scentless; petals 

 5G-60, in about 3 series, rather lax, 5-7 lines long c nd nearly 

 1 line broFd, linear, ecute, obtuse or slightly notched s.t the 

 apex, bright yellov;, v.'hitish or pinkish-v^rhite on the beck. Col- 

 umn of stemens about 4 in, long, whitish or pale yellov anthers 

 yellow. Style short; stigmas 4-5, about 4i--5-| lines long, as 

 lonp as the stamens, r^ale greenish-yellow, — 1-. Lesliei, I"^.S. Br. 

 in Trpns. Ho^r. 3oc. 3'. Afr., v. P., ri. 369, with fig. (l912). 

 M. Hooker i, l^rloth, Fl. of 3. Afr., v. 1, p. 205, 206, t. 51, 

 fig. B, not of Berger. N, E. Brown, Gard. Ghron. , 1921, "rans- 

 v?alJ ne^^r ''.''ereeniging, Leslie, G-iifiHen, -i^urtt ^gvy,; near 

 Bloemhof ,^__Burtt '^byj; ^Griqualend '^'est? near Kimberley, Pearson, 

 Pi.Tlsns, "'indsorton, Ivlc.rloth, ''■''''arrenton, I.'ogg; neer ^riquatov-n, 

 F-arloth. 



The biolo<^ical peculieritles of this plant are detailed on 

 p. 250, volume I^^. , but I would add that this appears to be one 

 of the hardi?st species of this ty^e of plent, for in its nt'tive 

 locality during winter it is sometimes subjected to 20 degrees of 

 frost at night onl^r, not continuously, the days being warm, and 

 the air and ground are both very dry'at that period, the rainfell, 

 varying from 20 .to 40 inches, taking place during the summer, v;hich 

 corresponds to our v/inter, when these plants often v;ant to grow. 



(6) L. terricolor, N, E. Br. --Growths solitary or fev- to a 

 rl-^nt, +.v'o only on each of the four plants seen, i-1 in. high, 8-11 

 lines broad, and 6-8 lines thick, v,'ith the top of the lobes con- 

 vex and rounded into the sides, of the colour of dried earth or 

 rre^'"-brov7n, marked v/ith d<~rk fuscous dots all over or the central 

 area with a dark fuscous patch composed of crowded or confliient 

 dots, and some sei^arate dots on the marginal part. Calyx .5-lobed; 

 lobes about 2j lines long, ovate, obtuse. Corolla abput 4 in. in 

 diameter, not seen in a fresh state. Stamens, about i in. long, 

 style ver:/ short, stigmas 5, overto^r>ing the stamens, filiform, 

 bright yellow. 



I'^'ingsburg division: near Crootfontein, l''rith. Living 

 plants of this species vjere kindly sent to me by ^'^r. F. i'rith, 

 who informs me that the nlant "grows on black shale and on grave- 

 lly frounrl , and is very difficult to find." I have only seen 

 withered flo^-'ers that vrere on the plants upon arrival. 



K, S, Brown 

 (To be continued,) 



Llesembryanthemum and some nev; genera separated from it. 

 Gard.^Chron. HI. 71 : 80. 1922, 

 (Continued from page 65,) 



BB, Flowers V/hite. 



80 (7) L. raarmorata, W, E. 3r, — Growths solitary or few in a 



cl'umr, increasing very slowly, up to 1 1/3 in. high. Is in. broad, 

 and 4 in. thick, with the tor of the lobe , slightly convex, grey- 

 p'reen, mottled r;ith rale grey or creamy-crey. Calyx 5-lobed; 

 lobes 2-3 lines long and about 2 lines broad, ovate or oblong, 

 obtuse. Corolla about li in. in diameter, expanding after miday 



