No. 1033. 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM COCCINEUM. 
Class. Order. 
ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
This splendid plant, as well as most of 
the extensive genus to which it belongs, is 
a native of South Africa, and according to 
Mr. Haworth, was cultivated in England 
before 1793: the same author informs us 
he has had this species remain a winter 
(probably a very mild one) in the open air. 
н is usual, however, to preserve it in an 
y greenhouse, when it should be watered, 
pit moderately, during the winter. In 
summer it must be placed out of doors, in 
the full sun, which is needful for the ex- 
pansion of the flowers: these, when per- 
fectly open, are of a dazzling brightness. 
It increases readily by cuttings: the soil 
should be sandy loam. 
