FICOIDE/E. I. MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. 



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154. Corolla purple, 2 inches in diameter. Bark of branches 

 rufous or castaneous. Leaves distinct (ex Haw.), connate (ex 

 Willd.), therefore perhaps there are 2 species confused. 



Hamorlh's Fig-marigold. Fl.Ju. Jul. Clt. 1793. Sh. 1 ft. 



222 'M. LE'PIDUM (Haw. in phil. mag. 1826. p. 130.) leaves 

 recurved at the apex, rather mucronate ; segments of calyx acu- 

 minated, spreading, marcescent after flowering. Pj . D. G. Na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope. An erect, slender shrub. 

 Leaves nearly as in M. production. Flowers large, white, showy, 

 opening before meridian, longer than the peduncles. 



Pretty Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1823. Sh. 1 ft. 



223 M. LJE'VE (Haw. misc. 64. syn. 302. rev. 154. but not of 

 Thunb.) stem suffruticose, erect ; leaves crowded, cylindrical, 

 obtuse, arched, very glaucous, smooth. J? . D. G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. M. lacVe, Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 187.? 

 Flowers unknown (ex Haw.), purple (ex Willd. and Salm- Dyck.). 



Smooth Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1774. Sh. l|ft. 



224 M. CORA'LLINUM (Haw. rev. 154. but not of Thunb.) 

 stem straight, much branched ; leaves nearly terete, incurved, 

 smooth, rather thicker in the middle, glaucous. Tj . D. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Very nearly allied to M. 

 Haworthii, but the stems are one half taller and the flowers 

 smaller (ex Salm-Dyck. in litt.). Bark dark and bay-coloured 

 (ex Haw.). 



CoraZ-stemmed Fig-marigold. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



42. Spinosa (from spinosus, full of thorns ; the branches 

 become hard and spinose at the tips after flowering). Salm- 

 Dyck. obs. 25. Ham. rev. 153. Teretiuscula species, Haw. 

 syn. Stems shrubby, erect ; branches stiff, hard, Jloriferous, 

 usually spinescent after flowering. Leaves teretely triquetrous, 

 distinct. Flowers reddish. 



225 M. SPINOSUM (Lin. spec. 693.) stem shrubby, erect ; 

 branches hard, dichotomous, spinose after flowering ; leaves 

 nearly distinct, teretely triquetrous, dotted. J? . D. G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Dill. elth. f. 265. Bradl. succ. t. 

 39. Haw. obs. 338. misc. 66. syn. 303. rev. 153. Flowers 

 small, purple. 



Spinose Fig-marigold. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 1714. Sh. 1 ft. 



226 M. MUCRONIFERUM (Haw. in phil. mag. 1823. p. 381.) 

 stem shrubby, erect, straight ; leaves glaucescent, dotted, spread- 

 ing, bluntly triquetrous, mucronulate ; flowers reddish, disposed 

 by threes ; peduncles permanent after flowering and spinose. 



1? . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. pulveru- 

 lentum, Willd. enum. 583. ex ill. Pr. Salm-Dyck. 



Mucrone-bearing Fig-marigold. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1821. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



SUBDIVISION VII. PAPULOSA (from papulosus, full of blis- 

 ters ; leaves beset with papulae). D. C. prod. 3. p. 440. 

 Papuldsa-teretifolia, Haw. rev. p. 79. Shrubs, subshrubs or 

 herbs. Leaves opposite, very rarely alternate, distinct, nearly 

 terete, or thick at one end, channelled above, narrow, more or 

 less beset with glittering papillae. Calyx 4-6, but usually 5- 

 cleft. Stigmas just so many. 



43. Barbata (from barbatus, bearded; points of leaves). 

 Salm-Dyck. obs. 27. Hani. rev. 190. Barbifolia, Haw. syn. 

 277. Stems suffruticose, branched. Leaves nearly terete, distinct, 

 rather papulose, thick, bearded at the apex by 5 pale hairs, 

 which are 5-10, rayed at the apex. Flowers flesh-coloured, rarely 

 white, expanding in the sun. Calyx 5-S-cleft, with as many 

 dark green tubercles on the torus. Stigmas 5-8. 



227 M. BARBA TUM (Curt. bot. mag. t. 70.) stem erect ; 



branches effusely procumbent ; leaves rather remote, spreading, 

 ending in 5-6 radiating hairs at the apex ; base of calyx gla- 

 brous ; lobes 5, nearly equal. ^ . D. G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope. Dill. elth. f. 234. D. C. pi. grass, t. 28. M. 

 barbatum a, Lin. spec. 691. M. stelligerum, Haw. syn. 278. 

 rev. 190. but not of phil. mag. M. barbatum, Haw. phil. mag. 

 1824. p. 61. Tubercles 5, dark green within the flower. Stig- 

 mas 5. Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Bearded-leaved Fig-marigold. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1705. 

 Shrub ! to | foot. 



228 M. STELLI'GERUM (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 61. but 

 not of his syn.) branches procumbent, elongated ; leaves re- 

 mote, half erect, terminating in 5 radiating hairs at the apex ; 

 calyx glabrous at the base ; lobes very unequal. (7 . D. G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. M. barbatum, Haw. syn. 

 277. rev. 190. but not of phil. mag. Bradl. succ. t. 5. Curt, 

 bot. mag. 70. Perhaps merely a variety of M. barbatum. 



Star-bearing Fig-marigold. Fl. May,. Oct. Clt. 1793. Sh. 

 | to | foot. 



229 M. INTONSUM (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 62.) branches 

 erectly decumbent, effuse, hispid ; leaves terminating in 10 ra- 

 diating hairs at the apex ; calyx girded by a black beard. >j . 

 D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers reddish. 



far. ft, album (Haw. 1. c.) flowers at first white, but at length 

 becoming reddish as they fade. 



Unshav ed Fig-marigold. Fl. July. Clt. 1824. Shrub | ft. 



230 M. BULBOSUM (Haw. in phil. mag. 1824. p. 428.) root 

 tuberous ; branches rather villous ; leaves horizontal, crowded, 

 terminating in 10 radiating hairs. fj . D. G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Root referrible to that of M. tuberosum; 

 the rest of the plant comes nearest to M. intonsum. Flowers 

 middle-sized, reddish. 



Bulbous-rooted Fig-marigold. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 1 ft. 



231 M. STELLA'TUM (Mill. diet. no. 14.) branches short, 

 thick ; leaves tufted, hoary, thick, scabrous from papulae, ter- 

 minating in many radiating hairs at the apex, and ciliated at the 

 base, greenish ; peduncles very hairy ; calyx hairy at the base, 

 6-8-lobed. T? . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 D. C. pi. grass, t. 29. Dill. elth. f. 235. M. barbatum /3, Lin. 

 spec. 691. M. hirsutum, Haw. misc. 105. syn. 279. M. stella- 

 tum, Haw. rev. 191. phil. mag. 1824. p. 62. but not of his syn. 

 Flowers pale red. 



Starry-haired Fig-marigold. Fl. Sept. Oct. . Clt. 1716. 

 Shrub -| foot. 



232 M. DE'NSUM (Haw. obs. p. 302. misc. 105. syn. 279. rev. 

 191. phil. mag. 1824. p. 62.) plant densely tufted ; leaves semi- 

 terete, scabrous from papulee, terminating in many radiating 

 hairs, rather ciliated at the base, greenish ; peduncles very hairy 

 as well as the calyx, which is 6-cleft. Tj . D. G. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Dill. elth. f. 236. without a flower. 

 Sims, bot. mag. t. 1220. Old stem thick, branched, very short. 

 Flowers expanding in the heat of the sun, purple, larger than 

 those of M. stellatum. 



Dense Fig-marigold. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1732. Sh.ift. 



44. Echinala (from echinalus, set with prickles ; leaves). 

 Salm-Dyck, obs. 27. Haw. rev. 189. Hispifolia, Han. syn. 

 275. Stems suffruticose, much branched. Leaves nearly terete, 

 distinct, more or less hispid all over, as well as the branches. 

 Lobes of calyx 5, leaf-formed. Corolla white or pale yellow. 

 Stigmas 5. 



233 M. ECHINA'TUM (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 194.) stem erect, 

 branched ; leaves oblong-ovate, rilled, rather triquetrous, gib- 

 bous, ramentaceously-echinated ; lobes of calyx leaf-formed, 

 unequal. 1? . D. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



