Lithops - Au Cactus Francophone

Fig. 80 is a photo of a group of plants fresh from the field, whereas
Fig. 81 shows plants which have been in cultivation for some time.
Lithops olivacea. (Plaat 30.) Plante vorm klompe van 2 of meer; boonste
vlak plat of in die ouere stadia effens konveks; venster gewoonlik groot, deur
sigtig, olyfgroen soms liggroen met ’n paar eilande; buitenste soom gewoonlik
fyn getand of selde reguit; die binneste soom reguit en eenvoudig; in die
ouere stadia ’n aantal blou groen kolle op die grens tussen die soom en die
venster. Blomme geel.
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Kenhardt, naby Kakamas.
Die groep plante in Fig. 80, is vars van die veld en die in Fig. 81 is
alreeds ’n tydlank in tuin gekweek.
✱Lithops olivacea. Corpuscula olivacea, 1.5 cm. longa, 1.1 cm. lata, 1.8 cm.
diam., fissura ad 8 mm. alta, apice convexa levissima, “fenestra” sordide satu
rateque olivaceo viridis, pallide olivaceo marginata, notataque, margine inte
riore linea integerrima, sat conspicua, onusta, margine exteriore irre gulariter
incisa cincta, notis intus margines sparsis, varie formatis, nullis, tamen punc
tiformibus; fibres haud visi.
Peduncle much compressed and up to 1.1 cm. in diameter, sometimes
nearly equalling the width of the leaf. The 5 sepals (sometimes partly the
receptacle as well) rise beyond the top of the body. They are nearly equal and
up to 6 mm. long and 5 mm. broad, inconspicuously tuberculate and reddish
figure 81 . lithops olivacea l. bol.