NOVITATES AFRICANAE 
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M. leucantherum, L. Bolus. Humile, caudice lignoso crassoque, ramulis brevis- 
simis, saepius 2-foliatis, axillis gemmiferis; folia adscendentia connata, 
vagina circa 0-3 cm. longa, sat turgide 3-quetra, subacuta glauca, punctis 
atro-viridibus inter jectis, laevissima, fere velutina tactu, interdum minute 
ciliolata, sine vagina saepius 1 cm. longa, fere ad 0-4 cm. lata diametroque; 
flores solitarii 5-meri, meridie expansi, 1-4 — 2 cm. diam., pedunculo basi 
bracteato, bracteis 0-9 — 1-2 cm. longis; calyx clavatus, segmentis inter se 
subaequilongis, lanceolatis vel ovato-lanceolatis, acutis, tribus anguste 
membranaceo-marginatis, 0-4 — 0-6 cm. longis; petala 1 — 2-seriata linearia 
acuta vel subacuta, ad basin baud, vel vix, attenuata, roseo-purpurea, ad 
0-8 cm. longa, 0-1 cm. lata; stamina conferta, apice 0-2 — 0-4 cm. diam. 
metientia, staminodiis filiformibus circumdata, filamentis medio barbatis, 
inferne pallidis, superne purpureis, antheris pollineque albis; discus 
annularis crenulatus, ovarium supra convexum, stigmatibus subulatis 
setaceo-acuminatis, 0-2 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: Karroo Region; Prince Albert, fl. July, A. M. Tugwell 
(Bolus Herbarium, No. 17108). Matjesfontein, R. S. K. Russell, flowered 
at Kirstenbosch in May (National Botanic Gardens, No. ^). 
M. Yictoris, L. Bolus. Minute lepidotum, pallide glaucum, dense ramosum, 
ramis paten tibus vel decumbentibus, crassis, 0-6 cm. diam. vel ultra, 
floriferis ad 8 cm. longis ; folia adscendentia vel interdum alterum paris 
incurvum, alterum recurvum, demum patentia, connata, vagina ad 0-5 cm. 
longa, superne acute triquetra, carina subobliqua, lateribusle viter convexis, 
supra concava vel plana, obtusa vel juniora acuta, tactu velutina, 2 — 4 cm., 
rarius ad 6-5 cm., longa, 0-6 cm. lata diametroque; flores 3-nati 5-meri, 
meridie expansi, 1-5 cm. diam., pedunculis compressis saepius ad 2 cm., 
rarius ad 6-5 cm., longis, omnibus supra medium bracteatis; calyx tur- 
binatus, segmentis inter se inaequalibus, lanceolatis acutis, tribus mem- 
branaceo-marginatis, 0-4 — 0-7 cm. longis; petala 1-seriata linearia obtusa, 
inferne attenuata, rosea purpureo-vittata, 0-6 cm. longa, 0-1 cm. lata; 
stamina conico-collecta 0-2 cm. diam., filamentis barbatis purpureis, 
inferne albis, antheris pollineque albidis; discus annularis crenulatus; 
ovarium supra convexum, stigmatibus subulatis acuminatis, 0-2 cm. longis. 
Cape Province: South-Western Region; Graafwater, Victor Peers 
(National Botanic Gardens, No. : 4r fi )- 
Described from living specimens which flowered freely at Kirstenbosch 
during February and March. Mr Victor Peers, after whom this species 
and M. Peersii, L. Bolus, are named, has collected and grown many 
interesting succulents. 
M. calandrum, L. Bolus. Glabrum decumbens, ramulis floriferis erectis 2 — -4- 
foliatis, cum pedunculo ad 11 cm. altis; folia adscendentia, demum 
patentia, vagina circa 0-2 cm. longa, triquetra, carina basi leviter decur- 
