Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

figure 25 . lithops comptonii l. bol.
Ceres Karroo: Karroo Poort op die hange van kleiagtige heuwels, die
oppervlakte waarvan hedek is met ’n ligte rooierige waaisand.
Hierdie soort is uiters moeilik om in sy natuurlike woonplek te vind
want soms is die effens rooi gekleurde plante en vernaamlik as hulle droog
is barn effens hedek met die rooierige sand en dan lyk hulle soos die grond.
Hierdie soort kom op verskillende plekke in die omgewing van Karroo Poort
voor.
Fig. 23 is ’n portret van ’n aantal plante van hierdie soort net kort na
hulle uit die veld aangekom het. Die andere drie Fig. 24 26 is portrette om
die plante in hulle natuurlike woonplekke aan te toon.
✱Lithops Comptonii. In March the 3 olive green purple tinged bodies flow
ered, the flowers 2.5 cm. in diameter, the peduncle completely enclosed and
the tips of the 6 sepals scarcely reaching the level of the body, so that the
spreading golden petals rested on the windows. This species is closely allied
to L. terricolor, but differs in having the window clear except for the lacer
ated pattern surrounding the outer margin, the lobes widely diverging and the
stigmas scarcely reaching the apex of the stamens.
Ceres Karroo: Karroo Poort, in clayey soil on sides of hillock.
The above description is the original one by L. Bolus.
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7. LITHOPS DENDRITICA
Lithops Dendritica. (Plate 6.) Growths forming clumps of 2 or single; leaves
subequal, convex or plane; sides violaceous grey; window opaque, buff col