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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



81230 to 81265 — Continued. 



81248. Faucaria tigrixa (Haw.) Schwan- 

 tes {Mesembryanthemum tigrinum 

 Haw.). Aizoaceae. Figmarigold. 



An almost stemless perennial with 

 ovate cordate white-marbled glaucous 

 green leaves having upturning edges with 

 long soft ciliated teeth. The large yellow 

 flowers are nearly sessile. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 78226. 



81249. Gladiolus tristis L. Iridaceae. 



A bulbous perennial with three to five 

 strongly ribbed terete leaves a foot long 

 and a lax spike. 2 feet high, of vellowish 

 white, purplish pencilled flowers. This 

 species is said to exhale a delightful 

 lemon perfume at night. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77224. 



81250 to 81265. Mesembryanthemum spp. 

 Aizoaceae. Figmarigold. 



81250. Mesembryanthemum aurantia- 

 cum Haw. 



A low fleshy plant about a foot 

 high, with smooth leaves an inch or 

 less long, and orange flowers about iy 2 

 inches wide. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 66813. 



81251. Mesembryanthemum blandum 

 Haw. 



An erect perennial succulent, 2 feet 

 high, with numerous branches, com- 

 pressed-triangular leaves 2 inches or 

 less long, with minute dots and pale- 

 rose or white flowers 2 inches across. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79481. 



81252. Mesembryanthemum boulusii 

 Hook. f. 



A dwarf stemless succulent plant 

 consisting at maturity of two fully 

 formed dull-gray leaves at right angles 

 to a pair of small withered ones, with 

 one or two sessile yellow and dull-red 

 flowers between them. The hemispher- 

 ical-trigonal leaves are 2 inches in 

 diameter, and the flowers are 2 to 3 

 inches across. 



81253. Mesembryanthemum calami- 

 forme L. 



A succulent plant 1 to 2 inches 

 high, with glaucescent-dotted nearly 

 terete subulate leaves about 2 inches 

 long, and dirty white flowers on pe- 

 duncles an inch long. 



81254. Mesembryanthemum con- 

 spicuum Haw. 



A shrubby succulent 1 to 2 feet 

 high, with rigid ascending tortuous 

 branches, crowded incurved triquetrous 

 green leaves, and red flowers on pe- 

 duncles about 3 inches long. 



81255. Mesembryanthemum emargina- 



TIJM L. 



A shrubby succulent about 2 feet 

 high, with spreading flexuose branches, 

 scattered semiterete linear leaves, and 

 long-stemmed reddish flowers, in threes, 

 having bidentate petals. 



81230 to 81265 — Continued. 



81256. Mesembryanthemum eilamen- 

 tosum L. 



A semishrubby succulent with angled 

 reddish stems and decumbent branches, 

 crowded dotted scimitar-shaped leaves 



1 to 2 inches long, and purplish 

 flowers. 



81257. Mesembryanthemum granula- 

 tum N. E. Brown. 



A low fleshy plant, stemless or nearly 

 so, branching at the base and forming 

 a clump half an inch high. The six 

 to eight dull-green leaves are cruciately 

 opposite, crowded, connate, thick at the 

 base, flat above, with obtuse side 

 angles, and acute points. The light- 

 yellow flowers are about an inch across 

 on a terminal peduncle. 



81258. Mesembryanthemum hetero- 

 petalum Haw. 



A low succulent with erect-spread- 

 ing stem and branches and glaucous 

 subfalcate leaves. The pale-red or 

 whitish flowers are solitary. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 79487. 



81259. Mesembryanthemum integrum 

 Hort. 



A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion or description has not been found. 



81260. Mesembryanthemum no bile 

 Haw. 



A nearly stemless succulent with 

 four to six triquetrously clavate leaves 



2 to 3 inches long, marked by large 

 elevated tubercles, and nearly sessile 

 yellow flowers 2 inches in diameter. 



81261. Mesembryanthemum pillansii 

 Kensit. 



A shrubby plant about 2 feet high, 

 with reddish flattened branches, trian- 

 gular-compressed leaves up to an inch 

 long, and terminal whitish flowers 

 about 1% inches across. 



Mesembryanthemum propuc- 

 tum Haw. 



A dwarf succulent with erect stems 

 1 to 2 inches high, with crowded in- 

 curved semicylindrical leaves 1 to 2 

 inches long, and pale rose-colored 

 flowers in twos or threes on peduncles 

 about an inch long. 



81263. Mesembryanthemum rigidi- 

 caule Haw. 



A shrubby succulent with angular 

 stems. opposite triquetrous dotted 

 leaves 2 to 3 inches long, and white 

 or rosy flowers about an inch across. 



81264. Mesembryanthemum ktbri- 

 caule Haw. 



A perennial with erect reddish stems 

 and branches, flat triangular incurved 

 leaves 1 to 2 inches long, and purplish 

 flowers with lanceolate petals. 



For previous introduction see No. 

 77236. 



81265. Mesembryanthemum simpsonii 

 Hort. 



A name for which a place of publica- 

 tion or description has not been found. 



