Contents:
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Acknowledgements ..............................   6

Introduction ..................................   7

Magic of Mesembs ..............................   8

Distribution and Ecology ......................  10

Conservation by Craig Hilton-Taylor ...........  12

Uses of Mesembs ...............................  14

Cultivation ...................................  16

How to Identify the Mesemb Groups .............  20

Guide to the Groups ...........................  24

Genera of Mesembs

Group  1. Weedy Mesembs .......................  27

Group  2. Flat-Leaved Mesembs .................  57

Group  3. Flowering Stones ....................  81

Group  4. Tongue-Leaved Mesembs ............... 133

Group  5. Rough-Leaved Mesembs ................ 155

Group  6. Tooth-Leaved Mesembs ................ 177

Group  7. Tufted Mesembs ...................... 201

Group  8. Bead-Leaved Mesembs ................. 233

Group  9. Mat-Forming Mesembs ................. 245

Group 10. Dwarf Shrubby Mesembs ............... 275

Group 11. Glittering Shrubby Mesembs .......... 291

Group 12. Lampranthus-Like Shrubby Mesembs .... 315

Group 13. Ruschia-Like Shrubby Mesembs ........ 345

Group 14. Leipoldtia-Like Shrubby Mesembs ..... 369

Further Reading ............................... 380

Key to Genera ................................. 381

Index ......................................... 395