Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

Great Namaqualand, Great Karasberg Range, on sandy plains at
South Narudas, 4300 ft. above sea level, Pearson 7812.
Described from living plants sent to England by Prof. H. H. W. Pearson.
In my original description I stated that this plant is smooth on the top.
That statement was based upon a single specimen which probably was nearly
smooth, but numbers of others examined since then were as described above.
N. E. Brown.
Top of the lobes entirely without tubercles or slight furrows or raised
dots when in a plump growing condition, smooth except sometimes in L.
Lesliei.
16. LITHOPS GEYERI
Lithops Geyeri. (Plate 15.) Growth .5–1 cm. high, .8–1.2 cm. broad, fis
sure .5–1 cm. long; upper surface slightly oblique convex; window large, open,
transparent, of a green violaceous colour: in the window a large number of
whitish isolated irregularly shaped islands. Inner margin more or less straight;
outer margin laciniated or minutely denticulated. Flower yellow. (Fig. 41).
Namaqualand: Katberg.
figure 42 . lithops geyeri nel
This species is related to L. marmorata and L. Herrei, but it is charac
terised by the relatively small body and the large flower, and in this respect
differs from the above named species. Fig. 42 shows a few plants in flower
and somewhat magnified.
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