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Mesembryanthemum edule, Linn. Fig. 2365. St. angular: lvs. opposite, 3-4 in. long, triquetrous, curved, the keel serrate: fls. large, yellow or purple, the stamens 8: fr. edible, being one of the Hottentot figs.—Grows well on the sea-cliffs in S. England, making long hanging masses (Gn. 55, p. 235, with picture); also used in Calif, and elsewhere to hold sand and to provide ground-cover. Gn. 71, p. 600.
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Mesembryanthemum edule, Linn. Fig. 2365. St. angular: lvs. opposite, 3-4 in. long, triquetrous, curved, the keel serrate: fls. large, yellow or purple, the stamens 8: fr. edible, being one of the Hottentot figs.—Grows well on the sea-cliffs in S. England, making long hanging masses (Gn. 55, p. 235, with picture); also used in Calif, and elsewhere to hold sand and to provide ground-cover. Gn. 71, p. 600.
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