582 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM blandumn. 
Fair-flowered Tig-Marygold. 
, ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYNL4. 
Nat. ord. Fico1ipem. Jussieu gen. 315. Div. I. Germen inferum., 
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM. Supra vol. 3. fol. 260. 
Div. Conspicua. Ramis fruticosis numerosis adscendentibus, foliis confertis 
longis triquetris angustis subacutis levibus glaucis v. viridibus, petalis 
magnis latis multiseriatis, albis v. rubicundis. Haworth MSS. 
M. blandum, foliis solido-triquetris subtrientalibus glaucescentibus; floribus 
-candidis planis, anté anthesin dilutissimé erubescentibus. Haworth MSS. 
Suffrutex pedalis v. ulird. Rami erectiores atque distantiores quam in 
conspicuo proximé affint ; folia quoque laxiora quam in eo, et sepe in ramis 
floriferis longitudine tantummodo internodiorum: plerumque subglauces- 
centia. Flores numerost, speciost, sepé ternatim terminales, sudo ccelo 
mané expandentes, denuoque explicatim emorientes. Reliqua feré ut in con- 
spicuo e¢ spectabili. Haworth MSS. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope, where the plant was 
originally observed by Mr. Burchell, and introduced into 
this country on returning from his expedition into South 
Africa. 
The drawing was made from a sample which flowered 
with Mr. Haworth, to whom we are obliged for the above 
description, and indeed for all we have to say on the sub- 
ject. 
The species belongs to the same section as spectabile and 
conspicuum, and in Mr. Haworth’s opinion is the more de- 
sirable of the three: blossoming abundantly; and if fre- 
quently renewed from cuttings at almost all times of the 
year; a circumstance by which it differs from the other 
two, which flower principally in the spring. ints 
Mr. Haworth has seen samples in bloom, both in Mr. 
Burchell’s collection at Fulham, and with Dr. Hooker, at 
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