fidis glabris, petalis integris, arillis glabris. _Linn. Suppl.
Pl._

GERANIUM _incarnatum_ foliis incisis quinquelobis punctatis;
petiolis longissimis, pedunculis trifloris. _Cavanill. diff. 4. p.
223. n. 314. t. 97. f. 3._

In the 80th number of this work we gave a figure of the _Pelargonium
tricolor_, a plant very generally regarded as the most beautiful of the
genus; we now present our readers with the representation of an
_Erodium_, which has to boast nearly an equal share of admiration.

This species, as we learn from the _Hortus Kewensis_, is a native of the
Cape, and was introduced by Mr. MASSON in the year 1787.

Its usual time of flowering is July and August; in this point it is
inferior to the _Pelargonium tricolor_, which blossoms through the
spring as well as summer months.

It produces seeds but sparingly; cuttings of the plant are struck with
less difficulty than those of the _Pelargonium_ above mentioned, the
same treatment is applicable to both plants, they must be regarded as
green-house plants of the more tender kind, which are liable to be
destroyed in the winter season by a moist cold atmosphere.

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MESEMBRYANTHEMUM AUREUM. GOLDEN FIG-MARIGOLD.

_Class and Order._

ICOSANDRIA PENTAGYNIA.

_Generic Character._

_Cal._ 5-fidus. _Petala_ numerosa linearia. _Caps._ carnosa infera
polysperma.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

MESEMBRYANTHEMUM _aureum_ foliis cylindrico-triquetris punctatis
distinctis, pistillis atro purpurascentibus. _Linn. Syst. Nat. ed.
10. p. 1060._ _Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 190._

This Mesembryanthemum is one of the taller and more upright species, as
well as the earliest in point of flowering, producing its blossoms from
February to May; these are large and of a bright orange hue, the
pistilla in the centre are purple, and serve at once to distinguish and
embellish them.

It was first described in the _10th ed._ of _Linn. Syst. Nat._ and
afterwards inserted in the _Hort. Kew._ of Mr. AITON, who informs us
that it is a native of the Cape, and was cultivated by Mr. MILLER, in
the year 1750. Prof. MURRAY omits it in his _12th ed._ of the _Syst.
Vegetab._ of LINNAEUS, as does Prof. GMELIN in the last edition of _Linn.
Syst. Nat._

The facility with which this tribe in general is increased by cuttings
is well known; this is raised as readily as the others.

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