FICOIDE.iE. I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



137 



rev. 128.) stem and branches erect, subtetragonal ; leaves 

 connate and sheathing at the base, glaucous, remote, smooth, 

 dotted, rather compressed, triquetrous ; calyx turbinate, much 

 attenuated at the base. ^ . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Peduncles bracteate even to the calyx. Corolla white, 

 nearly an inch in diameter. Leaves nearly an inch long. 



Far. ft, majus (Haw. syn. 285.) leaves green, an inch and a 

 half long. 



Jmbricated-\eaved Fig-marigold. Fl. July. Clt. 1792. Shrub 



2 to 3 feet. 



146 M. MULTIFLORUM (Haw. obs. p. 318. misc. 96. syn. 285. 

 rev. p. 128.) stem and branches erect; leaves connate and 

 sheathing at the base, remote, glaucous, somewhat compressed, 

 triquetrous, smooth, dotted ; calyx cylindrical, hardly attenuated 

 at the base. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Peduncles bracteate even at the calyx. Flowers white, larger 

 than those of M. imbricatum. Pluk. phyt. t. 117. f. 1. 



Var. ft, rubrum (Haw. suppl. 95.) flowers reddish ; leaves 

 greenish. Perhaps a proper species. 



Var. y, minus (Haw. rev. p. 128.) leaves glaucous ; calyx tur- 

 binate, much attenuated at the base. Perhaps a variety of M. 

 imbricatum. 



Var. S, patens (Haw. 1. c.) stem spreading ; flowers solitary. 

 M. patens, Willd. enum. suppl. p. 37. 



Var. e, miens (Haw. 1. c.) smooth ; branches spreading ; leaves 

 green. Perhaps a proper species. 



Many-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1792. 

 Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



147 M. RIGIDUM (Haw. misc. 95. syn. 283. rev. 127.) stem 

 erect ; branches very stiff, spreading a little ; leaves connate, and 

 sheathing at the base, horizontal, and are, as well as the sheaths, 

 glabrous, but with the keel scabrous at the apex. T? . D. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Allied to M. tenellum. 

 Leaves 3 lines long. Peduncles bracteate nearly to the apex. 

 Petals snow white, shining. 



Stiff Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1793. Shrub 1 foot. 



148 M. TENELLUM (Haw. obs. 315. misc. 94. syn. 283. rev. 

 127.) stem erect, bushy; branches filiform, decumbent ; leaves 

 connate and sheathing at the base, rather spreading, slender, 

 and are, as well as the sheaths, scabrous at the margins. >j . D. 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers panicled, 

 snow white. Calyx 4-5-cleft. Stigmas 5, erect, subulate. Leaves 



3 lines long, glaucous. 



Pliant Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub 1 foot. 



149 M. CU'KTUM (Haw. syn. p. 334. rev. 126.) stem erect, 

 bushy ; leaves connate and sheathing at the base, usually ap- 

 proximate, incurved, smooth, green, with the angles rough at the 

 top. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 unknown, but probably white. 



Var. ft, poltium (Haw. rev. p. 126.) less smooth, and leaves 

 shorter. M. vaginatum ft, Haw. syn. p. 284. Perhaps a pro- 

 per species according to Haw. in phil. mag. 64. p. 424. 



Var. y, minus (D. C. prod. 3. p. 432.) smaller in all its parts. 

 M. hamatum, Willd. ex Haw. Perhaps a proper species. 



Short- sheathed Fig-marigold. Shrub 1 to 1-J foot. 



150 M. ACUTA'NGULUM (Haw. in phil. mag. 64. p. 424.) stem 

 erect, bushy ; leaves connate and sheathing at the base, forming 

 a kind of rectangle, triquetrous, acuminated, incurved, green, 

 with roughish margins, tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Allied to M. curium, but much more dwarf. 

 Flowers unknown. 



Acute-angled Fig-marigold. Clt. 1821. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



151 M. VAGINA'TUM (Haw. misc. 95. syn. 284. exclusive of 

 var. ft, rev. 127. but not of Lam.) stem erect, bushy ; leaves 

 spreading, straight, remote, triquetrous, rather recurved at the 

 apex, and are, as well as the sheaths, green and glabrous, but 



VOL. III. 



with the angles rough near the top. t? . D. G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Flowers panicled, white, small, numerous. 

 Leaves an inch long. 



Sheathed Fig-marigold. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1802. Shrub 

 1| foot. 



152 M. PARVIFLORUM (Haw. misc. 95. syn. 284. rev. 127. 

 but not of Jacq.) stems and branches erect; leaves connate and 

 sheathing at the base, glabrous, erectish ; keel finely serrulated. 



*?. D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Peduncles 

 bracteate even to the calyx. Corolla -white, small. Leaves half 

 an inch long. 



Small-flowered Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



153 M. LINEOLA'TUM (Haw, rev. p. 130.) stem short, depres- 

 sed ; branches spreading ; leaves connate, incurved and a little re- 

 curved, obtuse, triquetrous, with nearly equal sides, and having 

 the keel roughish at the apex ; sheaths with a short impressed 

 line, fy . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers 

 small, terminal at the tops of the branches, solitary. Pe- 

 duncles an inch long, compressed, smooth, bibracteate at the 

 base. Calyx 5-cleft, wrinkled. Petals in one series, ob- 

 tuse, reddish, with a deeper coloured middle line, expanded, 

 rather incurved. Stamens collected ; filaments white at the 

 base, and reddish at the apex ; anthers pale yellow. Styles 5, 

 subulate, diverging in a stellate manner. This is rather an ano- 

 malous species, but it approaches nearest to the section Uncinata. 



Var. ft, minus (Haw. 1. c.) margins of leaves roughish. 



Var. y, nitens (Haw. 1. c.) leaves shining, greener. 



Lined- sheathed Fig-marigold. Fl.Jul.Sep. Clt.1819. Sh.^ft. 



SUBDIVISION V. TRIQUE'TRA (from triquetrus, triangular ; 

 triangular leaves). Haw. rev. 135. Subshrubs. Leaves oppo- 

 site, distinct more or less, triquetrous. Flowers usually soli- 

 tary, terminal. Calyx 5-cleft. Stigmas 5. 



28. Deltoidea (in reference to the leaves having the out- 

 line of a Greek A). Salm-Dyck, obs. 32. Muricata, Han. 

 rev. 133. Carinalia, Han. syn. 292. exclusive of some species. 

 Stems shrubby, branched, erect. Leaves opposite, nearly dis- 

 tinct, glaucous, deltoid, that is, short, thick, and triquetrous : with 

 the angles muricately toothed. Flowers numerous, aggregate, 

 rose-coloured, small, and sweet-scented. 



154 M. CAULE'SCENS (Mill. diet. ed. 8. p. 12.) stem erect, 

 branched ; leaves much crowded, glaucous, rather long, trique- 

 trously deltoid, with the sides hardly toothed, and the keel en- 

 tire. Tj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Dill, 

 elth. f. 243, 244. M. caulescens, Haw. obs. 367. misc. 74. 

 syn. 296. rev. 133. M. deltoides ft simplex, D. C. pi. grass. 

 no. 53. Flowers red, sweet-scented. Stigmas 5, short, thick, 

 erect. 



Caulescent Fig-marigold. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1731. Shrub 

 14 foot. 



155 M. DELTOIDES (Mill. diet. ed. 8. p. 13.) stem erect, 

 branched ; leaves crowded, very glaucous, triquetrous, deltoid, 

 trifariously toothed ; keel of the bracteas and the lobes of the 

 calyx entire. Jj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 D. C. pi. grass, t. 53. Dill. elth. f. 245. and 247. M. deltoides 

 a, Lin. spec. 690. Haw. misc. 74. syn. 296. rev. 133. Flowers 

 red. Very like M. caulescens. 



Devoid-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. May. Clt. 1731. Sh. 1 ft. 



156 M. MURICA'TUM (Haw. obs. p. 364. misc. 75. syn. 297. 

 rev. 133.) stem erect, branched ; leaves crowded, deltoid, glau- 

 cous, and are, as well as the bracteas, and lobes of calyx trifa- 

 riously denticulated. lj . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope Dill. elth. f. 246. Flowers red. Very like the two 



