Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

light dove grey with a slight violaceous tint ion the sides and margin of the
top, and the dendritic markings of a bright rust brown colour. making a very
pleasing contrast. Flowers not seen. (Fig. 38).
Kenhardt Division; near Kenhardt, Fuller.
This very distinct species was very kindly sent to me by Professor H.
H. Compton, Director of Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, with the informa
tion that it was discovered near Kenhardt by H. E. Fuller to whom I have
much pleasure in dedicating this very pretty species, which is, perhaps, more
nearly allied to L. karasmontana N.E. Br. than any other known to me, but is
readily distinguished from that species by its more crowded dendritic mark
ings, rougher top, and different colouration, and probably when flowers of
it are known, they also will differ, for in my opinion it is certainly not a
mere variety of that plant.
15. LITHOPS FULVICEPS
Lithops Fulviceps. (Plate 14, 14a.) Growths solitary or 2–4 in a clump; top
of lobe nearly flat or slightly convex; sides coloured purple with a reddish
tinge; colour of top varies from bright fulvous to dingy pinkish brown, thickly
sprinkled with rather large, round, dark green transparent watery dots (minia
ture window), which are slightly raised in the moist condition, but sometimes
almost even with the surface of the lobe and scattered among the dots are few
or several inconspicuous slender dark red or orange red irregular distributed
lines or dots, usually placed in the slight depressions of the surface, so that
figure 41 . lithops geyeri nel
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