489 17. G. erectum N.E.Br. (Fig. 231, and p. 291, ^ig. 132).— 

 Stems elonc^etins, deciombent or rrostrete, and up to 8 inches long, 

 4 lines thick, sparingly branched v/ith 2-3 pairs of leaves at the 

 end of each branch. Leaves usually in 2 ranks, but sometimes the 

 rtaris obliouely cross one another, distinctly erect or ascending, 

 24--5 inches long, 4-1 inch broad and 3-5 lines thick, these varia- 

 tion even on the same plant at the same time, strap-shaped, v;ith 

 rjarallel sides for 2/3 of their length, then tapering to an acute 

 or obtuse apex, ^^hich is apiculate, at least when young, flat or 

 slightly con ex on the face, convex on the back, not keeled, and 

 all similar at the tips, soft and pulpy; surface smooth, glabrous, 

 deep grass-green, •'^edicel smooth, glabrous, deep grass-green 

 li inch long 14 line thick, erect, terete, glabrous, green. Ca- 

 lyx subeouaily 4-lobed, green, triangular and about 5 lines in 

 diameter when in mature bud, the outer lobes 6-7 lines long, 3 

 lines broad, ovete-lanceolate, acute, and acutely keelded dovm the 

 back,. CoroLla 2-24 inches in diameter, expanding in the morning 

 In full sunshine only, closing about 3 p.m.; petals 40-45, in 2-3 

 series, slightly ascending spreadinp" (not horizontally spreading), 

 12-13 linss long, t-1 line broad, linear, obtusely pointed a the 

 apex, entire, bright clear yellov; on both sides, but scarcely or 

 slightly shining. Stamens very numerous, erect, 3-3-|- lines long; 

 filaments not bearded, yellovv^; anthers light orange-yellow, sti- 

 gmas ^, ascending, t line long, plumose, yellov;. 

 "Victoria Sast division! ^ear -^lice, -^eslie. 

 This is the nlent v/hich, in The hardeners' Chronicle, 1921, 

 Vol. I^s p. 327, Fig. 146 I though might be G. __pus tula turn, but 

 now that I have obtained from ^r. ilir the true '^. pus tula turn from 

 "^^-^itenhaffe I^ivision I find to be quite distinct and^vrell character- 

 ised by the constantly erect or ascending and acute (not obtuse) 

 leaves. A living nlant with fruit upon it, from which I raised 

 several plants, was sent to me several years ago by I'^r. T. K. 

 Leslie. Fig. 231 shows the character of the anex of the leaves, 

 by v-hich it may be distinguished fom G. pustulatum., and also the 

 custule. 



18. G. pirandiflorura, N.E.Br., in The Gardeners* Chronicle, 

 1921, Vol. LXX, p. 327 (^ig. 232).— Growths prostrate. Leaves in 

 two ranks, slightly sloping dovmwards and adpressed edgeways to 

 fe;he ground, 3-4 inches long and an inch or rather more in breadth, 

 strap-shaped, flat on the face, with a large pustule at the base, 

 convex on the back, obtuse and slightly hooked or upturned edge- 

 vrays at the apex, and the ]?rger of each pair with an oblique keel 

 on the face near the epex, very fleshy, pale green. Fiovrer sessile. 

 Cal-trx 4-lobed, with ovate lobes a'^r<arentiy about as broad as long. 

 Corolla 3-4 inches in diameter, scarcely scented; petals in two 

 series, cuneately "'inear, obtuse and minutely toothed at the apex. 



Mesembryanthemum e-randiflorum. Haw., in ^hil. i^g. 1826, Vol. 

 Dmil, T?. 327; Salm Dyck, I'-'es., 8, f. 3. M. linguiforrae vr-^r. 

 grandiflorum, B^rper, ^^es. und ^ort., p. 242. 



South Africa t Locality unknown ;nintro due ed b:' Bov.de in or 

 about 1826. 



T>iis fine srecies appears to bave dies out of cultivation and 

 has not been r^^discovered. L have never seen. Fig. 232 is adapted 

 from Salm ^vck* s figure ouoted above. 



19. G. i''iuirii, N. E, Br. (Fig. 233).-- Grov/ths bent towards 

 the ground. Leaves snreeding, more or less sloning downards, in 



