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Cotyledon Orbiculata. Round-Leaved 



Navel-Wort. 



Clqfs and Order. 

 Decandria Pentagynia. 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 5-Ftdus. Cor. l-petala. Squama neftariferae 5 ad bafrn 

 germinis. Cap/. 5. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



COTYLEDON orbiculata foliis orbicularis carnofis planis 



integerrimis, caule fruticofo. Linn. Syjl. Veg. 



ed. 14. Murr. p. 428. Ait. Kew. var. 2 



v. 2. p. 106. 

 COTYLEDON africanum frutefcens incanum orbiculatis 



foliis. Herm. Lugd. 349. /. 551. Morif. Hift> 



3.^.474./. 12. /. 7./. 39. 



The Cotyledon orbiculata is one of our oldeft fucculents, being 

 introduced as long fince as 1690, by Mr. Bentick*: it ftill 

 retains a place in moft collections, defervedly indeed, for it has 

 every claim to our notice ; its appearance is magnificent, the 

 glaucous colour of its foliage highly pleafing, its flowers large 

 and of long duration ; it blows freely, grows rapidly, is eafily 

 increafed by cuttings, and will fucceed in a houfe or window, 

 with the common treatment of an African Geranium. 



When fufYered to grow, it will become a fhrub of considerable 

 fize ; but this is not neceflary for its flowering, as young and 

 ftnall plants are difpofed to throw out bloffoms, which is not 

 the cafe with a plant extremely fimilar to, and often con- 

 founded with it, viz. the Crajfula Cotyledon, whofe foliage 

 indeed fcarcely differs from our plant but in being finely 

 dotted. 



It is a native of the Cape, and flowers from June or 

 July to September. 



In the Hort. Kew. of Mr. Aiton, four varieties are enu- 

 merated, differing chiefly in the form of their foliage. 



* Ait. Kew, 



