FICOIDE^E. I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



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with 1 obsolete tooth on one side, and another stronger one on 

 the other; flowers on short pedicels ; calyx 4-cleft. l/.D. H. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Pluk. mant. t. 325. f. 4. 

 Flowers yellow, size of those of M. linguceforme. Styles 8. 



Semi-cylindrical-]eaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Mar. Nov. Clt. 

 1 732. PI. | foot. 



9. Dolabriformia (from dolabra, an axe or hatchet, and 

 forma, form ; shape of leaves). Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 19. Dola- 

 briformia and Carindntia, Han. rev. p. 90. Plants stemless, or 

 on short stems. Leaves decussate, with a keeled gibbous angle. 

 Flowers yellow. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. Capsule 5-celled. 



69 M. DOLABRIFORME (Lin. spec. p. 699.) young plant stem- 

 less, but as it grows old it becomes caulescent and erect ; leaves 

 glaucous, dotted, exactly dolabriform, i. e. depressed at the base, 

 and compressed at the apex, obtuse, and somewhat emarginate ; 

 flowers on short pedicels. Ij . D. G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Dill. hort. elth. f. 237. D. C. pi. grass, t. 6. 

 Curt. bot. mag. t. 32. Haw. obs. p. 366. misc. p. 37. syn. 1. 

 p. 219. Flowers yellow, opening in the evening. Styles 5, 

 filiform, longer than the stamens. 



Far. ft, minus (Haw. I.e.). M. dolabriformoides, Haw. obs. 168. 

 Hatchet-form-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Nov. Clt. 

 1705. PL | foot. 



70 M. CARI'NANS (Haw. rev. p. 90.) plant nearly stemless ; 

 leaves elongated, somewhat incurved and spreading, semiterete 

 at the base, compressed at the apex, and dilated into a keel, 

 whitish and dotted. Tj.. D. G. Native country and flowers un- 

 known. M. canum, Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 20. but not of Haw. 

 Flowers by threes, yellow, expanding in the evening. Very 

 like M. dolabriforme. 



Keeling Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1818. PI. | ft. 



71 M. SCA PIOER (Haw. in phil. mag. dec. 1824. p. 423.) plant 

 almost stemless ; leaves carinately triquetrous, green, roughish 

 and dotted on the margins ; scape strong, 2-edged, bracteate, 

 rather panicled. If. . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flower middle-sized, yellow. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 

 5, slender. 



Scape-bearing Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1823. 

 PI. foot. 



10. Gibbosa (from gibbosus, crooked-backed or bunched ; 

 back of some of the leaves). Ham. rev. p. 104. Abbreviata, 

 Haw. misc. \. p. 36. Incequifdlia gibbdsa, Salm-Dyck. obs. p. 

 18. Plants nearly stemless. Leaves diffbrmed, connate a great 

 may at the base, large, unequal, one of which is short and gib- 

 bous, the other usually oblique. Flowers sessile, or on short pedi- 

 cels, small, reddish. Calyx 6-cleft. Stigmas 6. 



72 M. GIBBOSUM (Haw. obs. p. 137. misc. p. 36. rev. p. 104.) 

 plant nearly stemless ; leaves connate, difformed, of a yellowish 

 green colour, spreading, ovate, semi-cylindrical, very rarely 

 keeled at the apex ; peduncles short, 2-edged. 7 . D. G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. Petals reddish, with paler 

 edges. Stigmas 6, very short. Calyx 6-lobed ; lobes unequal. 



Gibbous -leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. Apr. Clt. 1780. Pl.| ft. 



73 M. LU'TEO-VIRIDE (Haw. syn. p. 226. rev. p. 104.) stem 

 short, prostrate, weak ; leaves connate, oblong, semi-cylindrical, 

 triquetrous at the apex, greenish-yellow ; flowers sessile. 1. 

 D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. perviride ft, Haw. 

 misc. p. 37. Stem 1-2 inches. Calyx 6-cleft. Styles 6, very 

 short, at length spreading. Petals reddish, marked by a deeper 

 line each. Perhaps only a variety of M. perviride. 



Yellowish-green Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. Clt. 1795. PI. ft. 



74 M. PERVI'RIDE (Haw. obs. p. 136. misc. p. 37. exclusive 

 of var. /3, syn. p. 227. rev. 104.) stem weak, prostrate ; leaves 

 connate, semi-cylindrically triquetrous, or somewhat ovate, very 

 green; pedicels very short, 2-edged. If.. D. G. Native of 



the Cape of Good Hope. Calyx small, 6-cleft. Petals reddish, 

 paler than those of M. gibbosum. Styles 6, much spreading, 

 length of filaments. Stem 2-3 inches long. Leaves shorter 

 and broader than in M. luteo-viride. 



Very-green Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. Aug. Clt. 1792. PI. pr. 



75 M. PUBE'SCENS (Haw. obs. p. 138. misc. 137. syn. 227. 

 rev. p. 104.) plant almost stemless ; leaves pubescent, hoary, 

 or silky, smooth, semi-cylindrical, oblique at the apex. I/ . D. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown. The 

 form of the plant agrees with the 2 preceding species, but differs 

 in being silkv or downy. 



Pubescent Fig-marigold. Fl. Jan. May. Clt. 1792. PI. i ft. 



11. Calamiformia (from calamus, a reed, and forma, form ; 

 long taper leaves). Haw. rev. p. 104. Plants almost stemless. 

 Leaves numerous, nearly terete, greenish, dotted. Flowers on short 

 peduncles, of a dirty white colour. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 8. 



76 M. CALAMIFORME (Lin. spec. 690.) stemless ; leaves su- 

 bulate, nearly terete, glaucescent, dotted, flat above ; flowers on 

 short peduncles. Tf.. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Bradl. succ. f. 19. Dill. elth. f. 228. D. C. pi. grass. 

 t. 5. Haw. obs. p. 140. misc. p. 26. syn. 208. rev. 105. Ca- 

 lyx 5-cleft, with 3 of the lobes fleshy, and 2 of them membra- 

 nous. Petals whitish. Stigmas 8, acute. Capsule 8-celled. 



Reed-shaped-\ea\ed Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1717. 

 PI. $ foot. 



77 M. OBSUBULA'TUM (Haw. misc. 26. syn. 208. rev. p. 105.) 

 stemless ; leaves inversely subulate, or gradually thickening 

 towards the apex, thick, obtuse, greenish. I/ . D. G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers unknown. Very like M. 

 calamiforme. 



Obsubulate-]eaved Fig-marigold. Clt. 1796. PI. foot. 



12. Teretifblia (from teres, cylindrical, and folium, a leaf). 

 Haw, rev. p. 105. Plants stemless or subcaulescent. Leaves 

 nearly terete, greenish, dotted. Flowers pedunculate, showy, very 

 pale red. Calyx ^-cleft. Stigmas 12. 



78 M. CYLI'NDRICUM (Haw* obs. p. 411. misc. 27. syn. p. 

 209. rev. p. 102.) plant almost stemless ; leaves triquetrously 

 terete, rather glaucous, dotted, but when young more glaucous 

 and more triquetrous ; peduncles compressed at the base, bi- 

 bracteate. 7. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Leaves 3 inches long. Peduncles 1-2 inches long. Bracteas 

 filiform. Old stems 2 inches long, crowdedly branched. 

 Flowers red. 



Cylindrical-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Feb. Sept. Clt. 1792. 

 PI. i foot. 



79 M. TERETIFOLICM (Haw. syn. p. 210. rev. p. 105.) plant 

 subcaulescent ; leaves nearly terete or cylindrical, greenish, ra- 

 ther dotted : but when young polished, very green, and semi- 

 terete ; peduncle nearly terete, bibracteate. i;. D. G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. M. cylindricum /3, Haw. misc. p. 

 37. Branches procumbent. Bracteas filiform. Leaves 4 inches 

 long. Flowers red. 



Terete-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. Feb. Sept. Clt. 1794. PI. 

 I foot. 



80 M. TERETIU'SCUIUM (Haw. obs. 410. misc. 27. exclusive 

 of the synonymes) plant stemless ; leaves triquetrously terete, 

 firm, thick, green, dotted. If.. D. G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Leaves 2 inches long. Flowers unknown, but 

 probably red. 



Nearly terete-leaved Fig-marigold. Clt. 1794. PI. -^ foot. 



13. Bellidijlbra (from bellis, a daisy, and flos, a flower; 

 the flowers bear some resemblance to those of the daisy). Haw. 

 rev. p. 106. Plants stemless or caulescent. Leaves triquetrous, 



