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angulatis lo- 

 Tvith angular 



vif- 



Iwo fhort (lamina, and the "feeds being included in a 



capfule. 



The Species are, 



1. Craniolaria {Annua) fohis cordatis, 

 bacis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 862. Craniolaria 

 hcart-jhaped leaves^ Martynia annua, villofa, &: 

 cofa, aceris folio, flore albo, tubo longiffimo. Houft. 



■ MSS. ^^ ^ ■ ■ 



2. Craniolaria (irw/zVc/'^) foliis lanceolatls dentatis. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 618. Craniolaria "joith fpear-Jhaped in- 

 dented leaves. Gefnera arborefcens ampio flore fimbri- 

 ato& maculofo. Plum. Nov. Gen. 27. 

 The firft fort was difcovered in the neighbourhood 

 of Carthagena in New Spain, by the late Dr. William 

 Houftoun, who fent the feeds to England: This is 

 an annual plant, which rifes with a branching ftalk 



the branches come out oppofite, 

 which are hair/ and vifcous ; the leaves alfo are placed 

 oppofue, upon very long foot-ftalks ; thefeare of dif- 

 ferent Ihapes, fome of them are divided into five 

 lobes, others into three, and fome are almoft heart- 

 Ihaped, ending in acute points •, they are hairy and 

 clammy. The flowers are produced from the fide, : 

 and alfo at tho end of the branches, ftanding on Ihort 

 foot-ftalks, having an inflated fheath or cover, 'out 

 of which the tube of the flower arifes, which is feven 

 or eight inches long, and very flender; but at the 

 top is divided into two lips,, the under being large, 

 divided into three broad fegments, the middle being 

 larger than the other tv/o \ the upper lip is roundifli 

 and entire : the flowers are fncceeded by oblong fruit, 



Thi 



about two feet high 



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ter, and may be treated in the fame manner as other 

 tender plants ^from thofe countries. The plants 

 feldom flower In England till the third year; and as 

 they do not produce feeds here, it is wi:h difficulty 

 the fort is preferved in rlie European garden:?, as 

 there is no other method of propagating the plants 

 but by feeds. 



CRAS'SULA. Dillen. Hort. Elth. 114. Lin. Gen. 

 Plant. 352. Lefler Orpine, or Live-ever. ■ 

 name was formerly applied to the Anacampferos, or 

 Orpine. 



The Characters are, 

 "l^he flower hath a five-leaved empakment, The ccfolla 

 confljis of five narrozv petals^ which are joined at their 

 bafe^ are ^ reflexed^ and fpread open at the brim. ' In 

 the bottom of the tube are fituated five ncElarii^ dftd there 

 are five fiamina fituated round thefe^ which arife frcra ibe 

 bottom of the tube^ and extend to the brim. At the bot- 

 tom of the tube are placed five oblong pointed germi>ia ; 

 after the flower is paft-^ thefe become five capfuks^ opeliin^ 

 lengthways^ and f died with fmall feeds. 

 This genus of plants is By Dr. LinnreXis ranged in 

 his fifth clafs of plants, and in the fifth divifion, in- 

 titled Pentandria Pentagynia, which includes thofc 

 plants whole flowers have five ilamina and fiveftyles. 

 The Species are, 



I. Crassula {Coccinea) foliis planis cartilagineo-ciliati$, 



bafi connato vap-inantibus. Vir. Cliff. 26. LeTer Or- 



pine with plain leaves,, having ftiff edges fet with 



filver hairs^ and their bcfe furronnding the flalk like 



fheaths. Cotyledon Africana frutefcens, flore umSel- 



having a thick dry'fkin, which opens lengthways, in- I ^ lato Coccineo. Com. Ran 24. 



clofinor a hard furrowed nut, with two recurved horns. 

 This is an annual plant, whofe feeds muft be fown on 

 a hot-bed in the fpring ; and when the plants are fit to 



l. C^Ai^\jhK {PerfoUata) foliis lanceolatc-fubulatis fef- 



^-filibus cormatis, canaliculatis, fubtus convexis. Hort, 



''".'^Clifi-'. CitT Leffer 'Orpine with fpear-fhaped awl-fafhioyi- 



remove, they rnouldbeeachplantedinafeparatefmall I ^. e4 leaves j fur rounding tbt Jialks with their bafe^ cban- 



pot, filled with light frefli earth, and plunged into a 

 moderate hot-bed, carefully fhadine them from the 

 fun till they have taken 'new 'i6oi\ after which they 

 fhould have free air adniitted to them in proportion 

 to the warmth of the feafon, to prevent their drawing 

 up weaTc,' and' afterwards treated in the fame manner as 

 other tender exotic plants, being too tender to thrive in 

 the open air in England ; fo that when they are grown 

 too large to remain under the frames, they fliould be 

 removed into the bark-ftove, and plunged into the 

 tan-bed, where they will flower in July, and with 

 good manageri:ient they often perfed their feeds in 

 autumn. But the feeds of this plant fliould remain 

 on till they drop, otherwife they will not grow, for 

 the outer covers of thefe feeds fplit open and drop 

 ofi-Tike thofe of the Almond, before the feeds are 

 fully ripened. 



The fecond fort grows naturally at the Havannah, 

 and in fome of the other iflands in America. This 

 rifes with a fhrubby ftalk to the height of ten or 

 twelve fttt^ dividing upward into a few branches, 

 which are garniflied with fpear-fliaped leaves, cut on 

 their edges ; thefe are foft and hairy. The flowers 

 are produced from the fide of the branches, growing- 

 feveral together on the fame foot-ftalk; they are 

 fhaped like thofe of the Foxglove, of a greenifli yel- 

 low colour, with brown fpots on the infide; the 

 flowers have a fwelling tube, which is recurved, and 

 the brim is flightly divided into five unequal feg- 

 ments. ■ Thefe appear in July, butarenot fuccceded 

 by feeds in England- 



This fort is propagated by feeds, which muft be pro- 

 cured from the countries where it grows naturally, 

 and fliould be fown on a hot-bed in the fprino- ; when 

 the plants are fit to remove, they ftiould be each 

 planted into a feparate fmall pot, filled with light 

 kitchen-garden earth, and plunged into a frefli hot- 

 bed, where they muft be fliaded from the fun till 

 they have taken frefli root; then they muft have air 

 admitted to them, according to tl:e warmth of the 

 feafon, and frequently watered during the heat of funi- 

 mer. In autumn they muft be removed into the bark- 

 ftove, and plunged into the tan-bed. During the 

 winter feafon, the plants fhould not have much wa- 



[nelle^ on their ujpper fide^ and convex on their undif. 

 CraflTula altifTima perfoliata^ pill. l4ort. Elth. 114. 



3. Crassui^a {Cultrata) foliis oppofitis, obtuse ovatis, 

 integerrimis, hinc anguftioribus. Hort. CJiff. 496. 

 Lefler Orpine with oval blunt leaves placea oppofite^wUch 

 are entire^ and narrow at their bafe, CrafTula Ana- 

 campferotis folio. Hort. Elth. 115. tab. 6^, ' 



4. Crassula {Ciliata) foliis oppofitis, ovallbus, pjani- 

 ufculis, diftinftis, ciliatis, corymbis terminaliBus. 

 Hort. Cliffy. 496. Lefler Orpine with oblong plain leivcs 



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placed oppofite, which .are bordered tvith filver hairs, and 

 fialks terminated by a corymbus of flowers. Crafiiila cau- 

 lefcens, fohis fempervivi cruciatis. Ploit. Elth. 116. 

 tab. 98. 

 . Crassula (Scabra) foliis oppofitis, patentibus, con-' 

 natis fcabris ciliatis, corymbis terminalibus. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 283. Lefler Orpine with rough fpreading leaves 

 growing oppofite. Cotyledon Africana frutefcens, fo- 

 liis afperis, anguftis, acuminatis, flore virefcenre. 

 Mart. Cent. 24. 



6. Crassula {Nudicaulis) foliis fubulatis, radicatis, 

 caule nudo. Hort. Cfift-'. 116. Lefler Orpine with a^xl- 

 fhaped leaves which put out roots^ and a naked fidk, 

 CraflulaCa:fpitofa longifolia, Hort. Elth. 116. tab. 98. 



7. Crassula {Fim5f-ata) caule flaccido, foliis conn^tis, 

 cordatis, fucculcntis, floribus confertis terminali- 

 bus. Lefl'cr Orpine with a weak ftalk growing through the 

 leaves^ %vhich are heart-fljaped and fucculenty ' andf.Q''MTi 



grovoing in cluflers at the end of the branches, 

 S. Crassula {Friiticofa) foliis longis, teretibus, alterms 

 caule fruticofo, ramofo. Lefler Orpine with long taper 

 leaves placed alieryiate^ and -a branching fljrubby ftalk, 

 9. Crassula {Sediodes) caule flaccido, prolifero, de- 

 terminate-foliofo, foliis patcntlflimis, imbricatis. 

 Hort. Clift'496. Le^ffer Orpine with a proUfei'ous tved 

 ftalk, which is leafy ^ and leaves placed in the manner of 

 tiles, and fpreading open, Sedum Afrum, faxatile, fo- 

 liis fedi vulgaris, in rofam vere compofitis, Bocrb- 



Ind. alt. I. 287. 



foliis 



10. Crassula (Pelucida) caule flaccido repcnte, f 

 oppofitis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 2S3. Lefler Orpine with a 

 weak creeping ftalk, leaves placed oppofite, andaftrubly 

 fucculent ftalk, Craffulaportulaca: facie rcpens. Hort- 

 Elth.'iig, 



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II, Crassula 



