CRASSULACEiE. 



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9. soboliferum. L. of rosettes oblongo- 

 cuneate, acute; those of the stem obloug, 

 acuminate ; uppermost ovate : all smooth and 

 ciliate. p. 7, 8. Mountain rocks. G. 



10. arenariuin. L. of rosettes lanceolate ; 

 lower L. of stem ovato-oljloug ; u])per trian- 

 gular : all ciliate, but smooth on both sides. M. 

 yellowish, p. 7, 8. }Foods. Tyrol. 



XLIV. FICOIDEJl. 



Calyx 5-8-partite, colom-ed within when there are no Petals, otherwise green. Stamens in- 

 serted on Calyx. Anthers oblong, incumbent. Stigmas several. Emit of many cells, opening 

 stellately at the summit. Seeds fixed at the inner angle of the ceUs. L. fleshy. 



262. MESEMBRYANTHBMUM. 



1. nodiflorum. Herbaceous, branched, 

 nearly erect. L. papillose, opposite and alter- 

 nate, terete, obtuse, ciliate at base. El. axil- 

 lary, nearly sessile. Divisions of Cal. very 

 unequal, exceeding the very small petals, a. 

 6, 7. Dry barren coasts. Nettuno. K. Nap. 

 Sic. Cors. 



2. crystallmuin. Branched, procumbent, 

 everywhere covered with transparent papfflee. 

 L. flat, ovate, alternate, amplexicaul, undidate. 

 El. axillary, nearly sessile, a. (b. ?) 5. Ma- 

 ritime rocks. Gallipoli. Tarentum. Sic. Cult. 

 in Sicily with Salsola Soda. 



263. AIZOON. 

 1. hispanicum. Papillose, hairless. Stem 



erect. Branches dichotomous. L. lanceolate. 

 El. solitary in the forks, on short stalks, a. 



4, 5, Between Capes Capo d'Armi and Spar- 

 tivento in Calabria. 



264. GLINUS. 



1. lotoides. Herbaceous, tomentose. Stem 

 prostrate. L. obovate, unequal, on long stalks. 

 El. crowded, axillary. Stalks 1-flowered. a. 

 9, 10. Moist. Cat. Sard. 



265. REAUMURIA. 



1. vermiculata. L. semiterete, full of 

 pores, shoi'ter on the branches, and crowded. 

 El. soKtary, terminal. Beard of Seed bristly. 



5. 7, 8. Agrigentum. 



XLV. CACTE^. 



Calyx superior. Sepals in many series, gradually passing into petals. Stamens numerous, in- 

 serted on a disc which covers the top of the germen. Style 1. Stigmas many. Eruit fleshy, of 

 1 cell. Seeds attached to parietal placentas. Plant shrubby, fleshy. Stem jointed. 



266. OPUNTIA. 



1. vulgaris. Creeping, diffuse. Joints 

 elliptic. Prickles uniform, short, numerous, 

 setaceous. Fl. yellow, w. 7- Warm open 

 rocks. It. VaU. 



2. amyclsea. "Erect. Joints elliptic, 

 very broad, flat. Pr. stout, diverging, nearly 

 terete. Wool obsolete, ■w. Calc. rocks. Por- 



tella, near Monticelli. K. Nap." — Ten. Sicily, 

 if O. maxima of Oussone he, as I suppose, the 



same. 



3. Picus-indica. Erect. Joints ovato- 

 obloug. Pr. short, setaceous, as long as the 

 wool. S. 5, 6.' Calc. rocks of coast. Sic, 

 south of K. Nap. Looking wild, but I believe 

 really planted. 



