72 closely T>ressed toprether so thst they somev/hat resemble a bird's 

 beak; this pair are of the same form as the primary pair, and a 

 primary pair in their turn.: surface of ell smooth, glabrous, 

 except at the very minutely cilia te edges and keel, glaucous-green, 

 dotted v-dth dp.rk green on the back snd along the margins and keel, 

 glaucous-green, dotted with dark green on the back and along the 

 margins and keel, but not on the flat face, and on the stouter 

 leaves the dotting is often chiefly at the epical part; the keel 



at the ariex of the stouter leaves is some'.vhat pellucid and slightly 

 rough. Pedicel 2-2-| inches long, erect, terete, green, ^aljx 

 uneoually 4-lobed; the two longer lobes 8-12 lines long, leafy, 

 Gorolls about li inch in diameter, opening before midday end closing 

 between 4 and 5 pirn., lasting about two weeks; petals numerous, 

 clear yellow. Stamens niimerous, erect, white? longer Stigmas 8, 

 about 2 lines long and finally longer than the stamens, connivent 

 until the netals fade, then ascending-spreading, plumose, 



Mesembryanthemu'i rostratum, ^inn. "^p, ■'^1., ed, 1, p, 486 (l753) 

 and '^K l. Br, in Journ. ^inn. Sqc, Bot., vol. XLV p. 85, t, 8, 

 Figs. 29031, and t. 9, Fig. 32 (as M. (^uadrifidum , not of other 

 authors, M. ousdrifidium, ^aw. i^iisc. •^''at.,p.. 28 (l803), Synop, 

 Pi. Succ, t). 212, and Rev. PI. Succ, v, 91' Ait. ^ort. ■i^ew, , 

 ed, 2, vol. III, p, 216; ^onder in Fi. Ggp. vol. H^ p, 394; and 

 Berger, ^esemb. p, 257, M, rostrum ardeae ref erens , ^illen, Sort, 

 5:1th., V, 240, t. 186, f, 229 (l732). 



South Africa! I-ocality and collector unknown. 

 This plant has been ling in cultivation, but is fiften confused 

 with C, tuberculata, which is similar in appearance, but more slender 



73 in its grov;ths and has its leaves more conspicuously dotted all over, 

 with the dots usually slightly prominent, v/hich they are not in C, 

 rostra ta , 



I have only seen one partly withered flower of this species, 

 kindly sent to me by ^'kc . T. ^'■. Endean, of -^aindon, from which I have 

 made the above description. As in the case of those of C. tubercu- 

 lata, the stigmas are ar first all closely pressed together into a 

 spire-like column, only separating and spreading after the flower 

 has been onen some days end the petals begin to wither, 



G. tuberculata, N, E, Bj., — Growths with 1-3 pairs of leaves, 

 in general character resembling those of G. rostrate, but longer, 

 more slenrler, and more acute in side view, being 2^-4^^ lines long, 

 4-5 lines broad and 2p-3r) lines thick at the base, where the outer 

 pair are united for about half-an-inch, and the second pair for 

 . i-i inch; surface usually with slightly prominent dots, minutely 

 ciliate on the edges and keel, otherwise glabrous, glaucous-green, 

 dotted with dark green all over or less conspicuously on the flat 

 face. Pedicel 3-4 inches long and 1^ line thick, erect, terete, 

 green. '^bIjt uneoually 4-5-lobed; ovary-part hemispherical; the 

 two long lobes 4-l4 lines long, leaf-2jike, reflexed or reflexed- 

 spreadinfit, the others 2-4 lines long, broadly ovate, obtuse, membra- 

 nous or with short, dorsal, leaf-like tips. Gopolla 1^ inch in 

 diameter, expanding before noon end closing between 5 and 6 p,m,, 

 or earlier if the temperature is not sufficient, and lasting about 

 two weeks; petals in about 3 series, 6-8 lines long and 1/3-^ line 

 broad, linear, subacute, recurved-spreading and loosely overlapping, 

 light clear yellow, shining. Stamens numerous, at first connivent, 

 afterwards erect, unequal in length, the longer 3^-4 lines long, 

 filaments pale yellowish, the inner series bearded at the base; 

 anthers yellow, becoming whitish, ^land all united into a narrow 



