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lis numerosis densifloris, involucri foliolis 6-10 lanceolatis aciculari-acumi- 
natis integris v. paucilobatis, petalis acutis non apiculatis 
St. Helena, Diana’s Peak, Burchell ; near Taylor’ s Flat, to the west- 
ward of Diana’s Peak, in exposed places, rare, J. Meliss, Esq. "Flowering i in 
January. 
Caulis rigidus, ramis flexuosis vage dichotome ramosis, ramulis — 
Folia 1-14 poll. longa, foliolis coriaceis 13-2 poll. longis, 3-1 poll. lat 
Umbelle compositse, 2-3 poll. CiETEETO umbellule 3 poll. dis metro, races 
strictis rigidis. nvoluert foliola ¢ poll. longa. Flores ly gracile pedicel- 
lati. Fructus 3 poll. longus, jugis 5 prominulis 1-vitta 
This fine species of the Cape genus Lichtensteinia was discovered by 
Burchell in 1807, who in a note states that it is commonly called “ Angelica 
which rhe A a no — in his herbarium. The similarity between 
numerous involucral rays. L. Burchellii departs from the generic character 
in the petals ome the oat er lacinia ER 
Fig. 1. Bud. 2. Open flower. 4. Stamen. 5. Fruit. 6. Ditto. 7. Trans- 
verse section of ditto : —all but Fi 6 S seapichal 
Puate 1034. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYPTANTHUM, Hook. f. 
FIcoIpE#. 
M. (NoDIFLORA) eryp tanthum, ook. f. n. sp.; annuum, jaar aes 
ram miclis crassis tumidis, foliis crasse cylindricis obtusis, calycis tubo clavato 
lobis 5 orbiculatis concavis dorso tumidis v. breviter obtuse productis, petalis 
lineari-lanceolatis sepalis brevioribils; stigmatibus minutis. 
H t. Helena, Prosperous Bay plain, Burchell, 1807. Flowering in 
December en January. Sent also by J. Me Esq. 
Caulis inarticulatus, debilis, 812 poll. longus, crassitie digiti minoris, vage 
9-3-chotome ramosus, ramulis clavatis, aquosus, intus cancellatus, flavescens. 
Folia 1-2 poll. longa, 3 poll. diametro, cy indrica, obtusa. Flores terminales 
et axillares, sessiles v. bre viter et crasse peduneu ulati. Calya clavatus, 1 poll. 
limbo tumido, tubo subturbinato ; lobi ae valde concavi vi, dorso 
cus, stigmatibus et loculis ovarii a ad 8. Stamina on sub-3-seria’ 
Closely allied to the polymorphou s MW. nodiflorum, Linn., of South and 
Nort h ‘Aica, but much larger in all “tte parts, with broad orbicular calyx- 
lobes that are not produced at the back, or into a short blunt horn only. 
Mr. Fitch’s drawing is nfade from one of Dr. Burchell’s, taken from the 
