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EcHEVERIA RACEMOSA. RacemeD Ecue- 
VERIA. 
KKK EKER EEE EREEKEEES 
Class and Order. 
Decanpria PEenTaGynNiA. 
( Nat. Ord.—CrassuLacea. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx 5-partitus, sepalis folia referentibus erectis ima 
basi subconcretis. Petala 5, inferne coalita erecta crassa 
rigidula ad nervum medium crassiora et fere basi trigona 
acuta. Stamina 10 petalis breviora basi cum petalis con- 
ereta. Sguame 5 breves obtuse. Carpella 5 in stylos 
subulatos abeuntia.—Frutices carnosi Mexicani. Folia 
alterna caulina aut rosulata subopposita integerrima enervia. 
Flores secus rachin aut secus cyme ramos sessiles, coccinet 
aut flavi. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Ecueveria * racemosa ; foliis rosulatis densis lingueformi- 
lanceolatis acutiusculis cartilagineo-marginatis, supra 
convexiusculis subtus convexo-carinatis, caule sparsim 
folioso simplici vel ramoso racemoso, laciniis calycinis 
equalibus acutissimis patenti-reflexis. 
Ecueverta racemosa. Hort. Claremont. 
Four species of this handsome Genus are. described by 
Dr Canpottze, all natives of Mexico or California, and a 
fifth (Mexican one) is described by Haworrn: from all 
these our plant differs in the inflorescence, and still ae! " 
e 
——— i 
So named by M. De CanpoLuE in honor of ECHEVERA, @ Mexican 
tanical painter, 
VOL. XI. FE 
