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Chapter 05

Infrastructures: Sustainable Technologies

True / False Questions

1. MIS infrastructure is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and
establishing a standard methodology for communication.

True False

2. Every company, regardless of size, relies on some form of MIS infrastructure, whether it is a
few personal computers networked together or many interconnected around the world.

True False

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3. Hardware consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system, where
software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

True False

4. Software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

True False

5. Software consists of the physical devices associated with a computer system, where
software is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

True False

6. Hardware is the set of instructions the hardware executes to carry out specific tasks.

True False

7. A network is a communications system created by linking two or more devices and

establishing a standard methodology in which they can communicate.

True False

8. A client is a computer designed to request information from a server.

True False

9. A server is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

True False

10. A server is a computer designed to request information from a server.

True False

11. A client is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

True False

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12. A good way to understand the client server relationship is when someone uses a Web
browser (this would be the client) to access a website (this would be a server that would
respond with the Web page being requested by the client).

True False

13. There are three primary areas where enterprise architects focus when maintaining a firm's
MIS infrastructure including information MIS infrastructure, agile MIS infrastructure, and
sustainable MIS infrastructures.

True False

14. If you want to support business operations you will focus on building a strong information
MIS infrastructure, which identifies where and how important information, such as customer
records, is maintained and secured.

True False

15. If you want to support organization change you will focus on building a strong information
MIS infrastructure, which identifies where and how important information, such as customer
records, is maintained and secured.

True False

16. If you want to support the environment you will focus on building a strong sustainable MIS
infrastructure, which identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of computing
resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and energy
consumption.

True False

17. Software is a computer designed to request information from a server.

True False

18. Hardware is a computer dedicated to providing information in response to requests.

True False

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19. An enterprise architect is a person grounded in technology, fluent in business, and able to
provide the important bridge between MIS and the business.

True False

20. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure that
includes restoring the company information is called a failover.

True False

21. Failback occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over
from the secondary server.

True False

22. Fault tolerance is an exact copy of a system's information.

True False

23. The three primary areas of support provided by information infrastructure are backup and
recovery, disaster recovery plan, and the business continuity plan.

True False

24. Failover backs up an exact copy of a system's information.

True False

25. A backup is an exact copy of a system's information.

True False

26. Recovery is the ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or
failure that includes restoring the information backup.

True False

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27. Failover is a specific type of fault tolerance, occurs when a redundant storage server offers
an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are
automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server. This is a high-speed and
high-cost method of backup and recovery.

True False

28. Failover occurs when the primary machine recovers and resumes operations, taking over from
the secondary server.

True False

29. Failback is a specific type of fault tolerance, occurs when a redundant storage server offers
an exact replica of the real-time data, and if the primary server crashes, the users are
automatically directed to the secondary server or backup server.

True False

30. Disasters such as power outages, fires, floods, hurricanes, and even malicious activities such
as hackers and viruses strike companies every day. Disasters can have effects on disrupting
communications, damaging physical infrastructures, halting transportation, and blocking
utilities.

True False

31. A hot site is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move immediately
after a disaster and resume business.

True False

32. A cold site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place
where employees can move after a disaster.

True False

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33. A warm site is a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and
configuration.

True False

34. A warm site is a separate and fully equipped facility where the company can move
immediately after a disaster and resume business.

True False

35. A warm site is a separate facility that does not have any computer equipment but is a place
where employees can move after a disaster.

True False

36. A cold site is a separate facility with computer equipment that requires installation and
configuration.

True False

37. An emergency is a sudden, unexpected event requiring immediate action due to potential
threat to health and safety, the environment, or property.

True False

38. Emergency preparedness ensures a company is ready to respond to an emergency in an

organized, timely, and effective manner.

True False

39. Business impact analysis details how a company recovers and restores critical business
operations and systems after a disaster or extended disruption.

True False

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40. A business impact analysis identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a
specific disaster may have upon them.

True False

41. A business continuity planning identifies all critical business functions and the effect that a
specific disaster may have upon them.

True False

42. A business impact analysis occurs when the ability of a company to operate is impaired
because of a hardware, software, or data outage.

True False

43. A cold site can destroy large amounts of vital data, often causing incidents, unplanned
interruption of a service.

True False

44. An emergency contains all of the details of an incident.

True False

45. Incident management is the process responsible for managing how incidents are identified
and corrected.

True False

46. Technology recovery strategies focus specifically on prioritizing the order for restoring
hardware, software, and data across the organization that best meets business recovery
requirements.

True False

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47. Accessibility refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform
when operating a system.

True False

48. Top-level MIS employees require administrator access, or unrestricted access to the entire
system. Administrator access can perform functions such as resetting passwords, deleting
accounts, and shutting down entire systems.

True False

49. High availability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

True False

50. Availability refers to the time frames when the system is operational.

True False

51. A system is called unavailable when it is not operating and can't be used.

True False

52. Portability refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software
platforms, such as different operating systems.

True False

53. Scalability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of
growth. If a company grows faster than anticipated, it might experience a variety of problems,
from running out of storage space to taking more time to complete transactions. Anticipating
expected, and unexpected, growth is key to building scalable systems that can support that
development.

True False

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54. Reliability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

True False

55. Usability is the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying to use.

True False

56. Maintainability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

True False

57. Performance measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction.

True False

58. Capacity planning determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure

high-quality system performance.

True False

59. Vulnerability is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat.

True False

60. Serviceability is how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets
user needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability,
maintainability or availability.

True False

61. Capacity represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity
of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

True False

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62. Web accessibility means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical,
speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the Web.

True False

63. The Web accessibility initiative (WAI) brings together people from industry, disability
organizations, government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines
and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory,
cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities.

True False

64. Availability refers to the varying levels that define what a user can access, view, or perform
when operating a system.

True False

65. Unavailability occurs when a system is continuously operational at all times.

True False

66. Accessibility refers to the time frames when the system is operational.

True False

67. A system is called available when it is not operating and can't be used.

True False

68. Scalability refers to the ability of an application to operate on different devices or software
platforms, such as different operating systems.

True False

69. Portability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of
growth.

True False

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70. Maintainability means the system functions correctly and provides accurate information.

True False

71. Web accessibility is the degree to which a system is easy to learn and efficient and satisfying
to use.

True False

72. Serviceability means the system quickly transforms to support environmental changes.

True False

73. Scalability measures how quickly a system performs a process or transaction.

True False

74. Maintainability determines future environmental infrastructure requirements to ensure high-

quality system performance.

True False

75. Reliability is a system weakness that can be exploited by a threat.

True False

76. Usability is how quickly a third-party or vendor can change a system to ensure it meets user
needs and the terms of any contracts including agreed levels of reliability, maintainability or
availability.

True False

77. Flexibility represents the maximum throughput a system can deliver, for example the capacity
of a hard drive represents the size or volume.

True False

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78. Availability means that people with disabilities including visual, auditory, physical, speech,
cognitive, and neurological disabilities can use the Web.

True False

79. Administrator access initiative brings together people from industry, disability organizations,
government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to
help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory, cognitive,
neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities.

True False

80. Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel, observed in 1965 that continued advances in
technological innovation made it possible to reduce the size of a computer chip while
doubling its capacity approximately every two years.

True False

81. Tim Burners-Lee, co-founder of Intel, observed in 1965 that continued advances in
technological innovation made it possible to reduce the size of a computer chip while
doubling its capacity approximately every two years.

True False

82. Unsustainable, or green, MIS describes the production, management, use, and disposal of
technology in a way that maximizes damage to the environment.

True False

83. Sustainable, or green, MIS describes the production, management, use, and disposal of
technology in a way that minimizes damage to the environment.

True False

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84. Ewaste is discarded electronics and is growing with the growth of innovation, for example, a
personal computer has a life expectancy of only three to five years and a cell phone is less
than two years.

True False

85. Upcycle refers to discarded electronics and is growing with the growth of innovation, for
example, a personal computer has a life expectancy of only three to five years and a cell
phone is less than two years.

True False

86. Large increases in technology use, by both consumers and businesses, have greatly amplified
energy consumption.

True False

87. Sustainable MIS disposal refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life
cycle.

True False

88. Unsustainable MIS disposal refers to the safe disposal of MIS assets at the end of their life
cycle.

True False

89. Clean computing is a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally responsible
use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer equipment.

True False

90. A green personal computer (green PC) is built using environment friendly materials and
designed to save energy.

True False

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91. An upcycle reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product.

True False

92. Corporate social responsibility is a subset of sustainable MIS, refers to the environmentally
responsible use, manufacture, and disposal of technology products and computer
equipment.

True False

93. A black personal computer (black PC) is built using environment friendly materials and
designed to save energy.

True False

94. Ewaste reuses or refurbishes ewaste and creates a new product.

True False

95. Corporate social responsibility is a companies' acknowledged responsibility to society.

True False

96. Energy consumption is the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems.

True False

97. Carbon emissions include the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere,
produced by business processes and systems.

True False

98. Carbon emission is the amount of energy consumed by business processes and systems.

True False

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99. Energy consumption includes the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere,
produced by business processes and systems.

True False

100.A sustainable MIS infrastructure identifies ways that a company can grow in terms of
computing resources while simultaneously becoming less dependent on hardware and
energy consumption.

True False

101.A smart grid delivers electricity using two-way digital technology and is meant to solve the
problem of outdated electrical grids.

True False

102.Grid computing is a collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are

coordinated to solve a common problem.

True False

103.Cloud computing delivers electricity using two-way digital technology and is meant to solve
the problem of outdated electrical grids.

True False

104.Virtualization is a collection of computers, often geographically dispersed, that are

coordinated to solve a common problem.

True False

105.Virtualization creates multiple virtual machines on a single computing device. A good analogy
is a computer printer. In the past you had to purchase a fax machine, copy machine,
answering machine, and computer printer separately. This was expensive, required enough
energy to run four machines, and created additional amounts of ewaste.

True False

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 ERICA pyramidalis.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; floribus umbellatis, sub-quaternis; corolla

pyramidata, carnea, laciniis maximis, erectis; foliis sub-quaternis, linearibus,
pilosis, obtusis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis fruticosus, ramosus, flexilis; ramuli frequentissimi, verticillati,

sub-quaterni, brevi, cernui.
Folia sub-quaterna, linearia, pilosa, tenuia, subtus sulcata; petiolis
brevissimis, adpressis.
Flores in apicibus ramulorum umbellati, sub-quaterni; pedunculi recti,
colorati, bracteis minutis, remotis.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis, subulatis, adpressis.
Corolla campanulato-infundibuliformis, carnea; laciniis limbi acutis,
maximis, semiovatis, apicibus parum patulis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen sub-globosum, apice octo-partitum, compressum.
Stylus filiformis, erectus, subexsertus. Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Septembris, in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.
2. Calyx, lente auctus.
3. Corolla.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.
 5. Anthera una lente aucta.
6. Pistillum, lente auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom; flowers grow in umbels
mostly of four; blossom pyramid-shaped and flesh coloured, the segments
very large, and upright; leaves grow generally by fours, linear, hairy and
blunt ended.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem shrubby, branching and flexible; small branches are numerous,

grow in whorls, mostly by fours, short and hanging down.
Leaves grow most frequently by fours, are linear, hairy, thin and furrowed
beneath; foot-stalks very short and pressed to the stem.
Flowers grow at the ends of the small branches in bunches, generally of
four; the foot-stalks grow straight, are coloured, having the floral leaves at a
distance from the blossom.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, and pressed to the
blossom.
Blossom between bell and funnel-shaped, and flesh-coloured; the
segments of the border are pointed, very large, half egg-shaped, with the
ends a little spreading.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, and within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud nearly globular, eight divisions at the top and
flattened. Shaft thread-shaped, upright and just without the blossom. Summit
four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from September, till December.

REFERENCE.
1. The Empalement, and Blossom.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Blossom.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal.
5. A Tip, magnified.
6. The Pointal and Seed-bud, magnified.
 ERICA radiata.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; stylo exserto; floribus horizontaliter-

verticillatis, terminalibus; corollis sub-cylindricis, pollicaribus, laciniis
revolutis; foliis quaternis, glabris, patentibus.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis fruticosus, erectus, sub-pedalis, ramosus; rami sub-simplices,

patento-erecti, glabri.
Folia quaterna, linearia, patentia, subtus sulcata, supra plana, glabra;
petiolis adpressis.
Flores in ramulorum apice verticillati, horizontaliter siti; pedunculi
foliorum longitudine, bracteis tribus, subulatis, instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, adpressis.
Corolla subcylindrica, calyce triplo longior; oris laciniis revolutis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria. Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ.
Pistillum. Germen clavatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis, exfertus.
Stigma tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mensi Augusti, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Flos.
2. Calyx, lente auctus.
3. Stamina, et Pistillum.
4. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.
 SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom; shaft without; flowers
terminate the branches in horizontal whorls; blossoms nearly cylindrical, an
inch long, with the segments of the border rolled back; leaves grow by fours,
smooth and spreading.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem shrubby, upright, grows near a foot high, and branching; the
branches nearly simple, spreading upright and smooth.
Leaves grow by fours, linear, spreading, furrowed on the under part, flat
on the upper part and smooth; the foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
Flowers grow in whorls at the ends of the smaller branches, standing
horizontally; the foot-stalks the length of the leaves, having three awl-shaped
floral leaves.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, the leaflets are awl-shaped, and pressed to
the blossom.
Blossom almost cylinder-shaped, thrice the length of the cup; the
segments of the mouth are rolled back.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads. Tips beardless, and within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-bud club-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped and
without the blossom. Summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August, till November.

REFERENCE.

1. The Flower.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Chives, and Pointal.
4. The Shaft and Summit, magnified.
 ERICA ramentacea.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris cristatis, inclusis; corollis globosis, umbellis confertis, rubro-

purpureis, pedunculis longissimis, coloratis; foliis quaternis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis erectus, spithamæus, ramosissimus, rami et ramuli filiformes,

divaricato-patentes.
Folia quaterna, linearia, subtus sulcata, glabra, acuminata.
Flores plures, terminales, umbellati, conferti; pedunculi purpurei,
longissimi, capillares, bracteis tribus instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis subulatis, coloratis.
Corolla globosa, rubro-purpurea, ore contracto, laciniis minutis,
reflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta; Antheris cristatis,
inclusis.
Pistillum. Germen globosum, sulcatum; Stylus filiformis sub-exsertus.
Stigma tetragonum, pubescens.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Augusti in Decembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx, et Corolla.
2. Calyx lente auctus.
3. Stamina, et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta, anthera una lente aucta.
5. Stylus, et Stigma, lente aucta.
 SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, whose tips are crested, and within the blossoms, which are globe-
shaped, growing in close bunches, of a reddish-purple colour, having very
long foot-stalks coloured; the leaves grow by fours.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem upright, a span high, very much branched; the larger and smaller
branches are thread-shaped, and spread into various directions.
Leaves grow by fours, are linear, furrowed, underneath, smooth, and
pointed.
The Flowers are numerous, terminating the branches in close bunches;
the foot-stalks are purple, very long, hair-like, and have three floral leaves.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, which are awl-shaped, and coloured.
Blossom globe-shaped, of a reddish purple, the mouth contracted, the
segments of which are very small, and bent back.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads fixed into the receptacle; the tips crested,
and within the blossom.
Pointal. Seed-vessel globe-shaped, and furrowed. Shaft thread-shaped,
just without the blossom. Summit four-cornered, and downy.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from August till December.

REFERENCE.

1. The Empalement, and Blossom.

2. The Empalement magnified.
3. The Chives, and Pointal.
4. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.
5. The Shaft, and its Summit, magnified.
 ERICA retorta.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris muticis, inclusis; foliis quaternis, retortis, apice setaceis,

margine ciliatis; floribus umbellatis, viscosis, carneis, ampullaceis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis fruticosus, pedalis, erectus, ramosus; rami flexuosi, filiformes.

Folia quaterna, retorta, seta terminali aristata, margine ciliata, glabra,
supra plana, subtus sulcata; petioli brevissimi, adpressi.
Flores plures, subterminales, sæpe quatuor, verticillati, viscosi;
pedunculi longi, bracteis tribus instructi.
Calyx. Perianthium tetraphyllum, foliolis aristatis, apice ciliatis,
subovatis, viscosis, adpressis.
Corolla, basi inflata, apice attenuata, ima parte carnea, summa saturate
purpurea, ore arctata, laciniis ovatis, reflexis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo capillaria, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ inclusæ,
villoso-muticæ.
Pistillum. Germen clavatum; stylus exsertus, purpureus; stigma
tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii, in Octobrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Folium unum lente auctum.

2. Calyx, et Corolla.
3. Calyx, lente auctus.
4. Stamina, et Pistillum.
 5. Stamina a Pistillo diducta; anthera una lente aucta.
6. Stylus, et Stigma lente aucta.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with beardless tips, within the blossom; the leaves grow by fours, are
rolled back, having bristles at their points, and fringed at their edges; the
flowers grow in bunches, are clammy, flesh coloured, and flask-shaped.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem shrubby, grows about a foot high, and upright; the branches are
crooked, and thread-shaped.
The Leaves grow by fours, are rolled back, terminating with an awn-like
bristle, fringed at the edges, smooth, flat on the upper and furrowed on the
under part, having short foot-stalks pressed to the branches.
The Flowers are numerous, nearly terminal, mostly by fours, in whorls,
and clammy; the foot-stalks are long, having three floral leaves.
Empalement. Cup four-leaved, which are each terminated by a bristle, the
ends fringed, nearly oval, clammy, and pressed to the blossom.
The Blossom is swelled out at the base, and tapers to the point, the lower
part is of a flesh colour, the upper deep purple, straightened at the mouth,
whose segments are egg-shaped, and bent back.
Chives. Eight hair-like threads fixed into the receptacle. The tips are
within the blossom, beardless, and covered with hairs.
Pointal. Seed-vessel club-shaped; shaft without the blossom, and purple;
summit four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Flowers from July, till October.

REFERENCE.

1. One leaf magnified.

2. The Empalement, and Blossom.
3. The Empalement magnified.
4. The Chives and Pointal.
5. The Chives detached from the Pointal; one tip magnified.
6. The Shaft and its Summit magnified.
 ERICA Sebana aurantia.

CHARACTER SPECIFICUS.

Erica, antheris muticis, exsertis, longissimis; corolla clavata, incurvata,

aurantia; laciniis obtusis, incurvis; floribus ternis, terminalibus; calyx
duplex, imbricatus; foliis ternis, arcuatis, reflexis; rami toti tecti ramulis
brevissimis.

DESCRIPTIO.

Caulis robustus, erectus, pedalis; rami pauci, tecti ramulis confertis,

brevissimis.
Folia terna, linearia, arcuata, conferta, subtrigona, reflexa, apice acuta,
brevissime petiolata.
Flores terni in apice ramulorum dependenti; pedunculi brevissimi, nudi.
Calyx. Perianthium duplex, exterius triphyllum, foliolis, lato-ovatis,
membranaceis, adpressis, imbricatis; interius tetraphyllum, foliolis
majoribus.
Corolla clavata, incurvata, aurea, calyce duplo longior; laciniis limbi
obtusis, incurvis.
Stamina. Filamenta octo linearia, plana. Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ,
longissimæ, lineares, attenuata in filamenta.
Pistillum. Germen ovale, apice truncatum, sulcatum. Stylus filiformis,
staminibus paulo longior. Stigma obsolete tetragonum.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Floret a mense Julii, in Novembrem.

REFERENTIA.

1. Calyx auctus.
 2. Flos.
3. Stamina, et Pistillum.
4. Stamina a Pistillo diducta.
5. Anthera una, lente aucta.
6. Stigma, auctum.
7. Germen, auctum.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Heath, with beardless tips, without the blossom, and very long; blossom
club-shaped, turned inwards and orange coloured; segments blunt, turned
inwards; flowers grow by threes at the ends of the branches; cup double,
tiled; leaves grow by threes, are curved, and reflexed; the branches are quite
covered with little branches.

DESCRIPTION.

Stem sturdy, upright, grows a foot high; branches few, covered by little
branches which are crowded together.
Leaves grow by threes, linear, arched, crowded, nearly three-sided,
reflexed, sharp-pointed, very small foot-stalks.
Flowers grow by threes at the end of the small branches, hanging down;
very short, naked, foot-stalks.
Empalement. Cup double, the outer three-leaved, leaflets broad egg-
shaped and skinny, pressed to the stem, tiled; the inner four-leaved, with
larger leaflets.
Blossom club-shaped, turned inwards, orange colour, and twice the
length of the cup; the segments of the mouth blunt and turned inwards.
Chives. Eight linear, flat threads; tips beardless, without the blossom,
very long, linear, and tapered into the threads.
Pointal. Seed-bud oval, appearing cut off at the end and furrowed. Shaft
thread-shaped, a little longer than the chives. Summit slightly four-cornered.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.