PLaTE 1907. 
STAPELIA HORIZONTALIS, N. LH. Br. 
_ Asceprapaces. Tribe STApELIEs. 
8. horizontalis, N. E. Br. (n. sp.); ramis fere ut in S. variegata ; 
edicellis subsolitaris 15-25 poll. longis; corolla 23-3 poll. diam., 
intus rugosissi lobis ovatis acutis viridi-luteis apice maculatis 
basique carers ’fascopurpureo lineatis, annulo pentagono depresso- 
Convexo, qua bis pallidiore, fascopurpureo maculato; corone 
terioris segmentis Asbo pallide luteis fuscopurpureo punctatis, 
e exteriore subulata, apice subclavato fere ar ietnig, song patente, 
© interiore erecta apice recurvo-clavato granuloso. 
Has.? Barkly (No. 4). 
_ Very similar to S. variegata in the stems, but the eee a little 
‘More acutely toothed. Pedicels usually solitary i Pk inches long. 
al 5 lines long, broadly ovate, acute. “Gor oo to 8 inches. 
1 diameter, the lobes broadly ovate, rede flat or recurving, annulus 
s rather dull greenish-yellow, capped with small spots and often a 
tral line on the apical half, irregular transverse lines on the basal 
, and a series of contiguous spots around the margin, all of a dark 
ple-brown; annulus much paler, with numerous small round spots, 
nd slender lines between the rugosities, of a dark purple-brown. 
ments of the outer corona oblong, bifid “ about 4 the way down, 
mon-yellow with some dots on the apical half, tha central ones of 
c 
ach side of the central spots. aig of the inner corona with two 
the inner arm erect, with a recurved, 
Se late apex; the colour is "Teton: yellow dotted all over ‘with 
‘This is a very marked species, vale from all the others of this 
roup by the peculiar flattened appearance of the annulus, and the 
rly horizontally spreading (not ascending) outer arm of the inner 
onal segments. It is difficult to describe the distinctive c' 
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