Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

figure 78 . lithops nelii schwant.
lyne of kolle, of duike; venster ondeursigtig, wit, gryswit tot ’n geel grys, met
soms ’n effens rooi tint. Blomme geel. (Fig. 78, 79).
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Suidwes Afrika; In die omgewing van Swakopmund.
Lithops Nelii, Schwantes Mss. Corpuscularia turbinata, convexa vel rotunda,
vel apicis lobis convexis, glabra, alba, albo griseo, vel griseo lutea, fenestra
opaca, fissura minuta. Sepala linearia, acuta, ectus pellucida; petala linear
ia, rotunda, 1 seriata, lutea; antherae luteae, filamenta alba; discus convexus;
capsula quinquelocularis. (Fig. 78, 79.)
South West Africa: near Swakopmund.
This species is obviously related to L. Ruschiorum, but it differs from
it in its size, and also there are no markings on the upper surface, which are
a common feature of L. Ruschiorum.
35. LITHOPS OLIVACEA
Lithops olivacea. (Plate 30.) Growths usually forming clumps of 2 or more;
top of surface flat or in the older stage convex; window usually large, olive
green, transparent, sometimes light green with few white islands in it; the
outer margin usually denticulate or rarely quite plain; the inner margin
straight and plain; in the older stage a number of blue green dots appear on
the margins of the window. Flowers yellow.
Kenhardt, near Kakamas.