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CRASSULA JASMINEA, eo) ASMINE-FLOWERED 
CRASSULA. 
sessed sess sea seas seek 
Class and Order. 
PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generze Character. 
Cal. 5-phyllus. Petala 5. Squame 5 nectarifere ad basin 
germinis. Caps. 5. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Crassuta jasminea; caule suffruticoso decumbente, foliis 
ovatis cruciatis, capitulo terminali bifloro, unguibus pe- 
talorum superne connatis. | 
CrassuLa jasminiflora. Haworth Mss. 
Descr. Stem herbaceous, decumbent, branched, flowering 
part assurgent. Leaves opposite-crosswise, fleshy, oblong- 
oval, margins cartilaginous-denticulate. Flowers terminal, 
generally two, sessile, not scented. Calyx 5-cleft: Segments 
erect, acute, and, as well as the leaves, of a dull red colour at the 
tips. Tube of the corolla more than an inch long, formed 
by the claws which are united at the upper part, but distinct 
below: Limb spreading, scarcely a third part so long as the 
tube, white, tipped with crimson. Stamens 5, inclosed within 
the tube. Germens 5, oblong: Styles approximated: Steg- 
mas pubescent. CIP es ee 
Mr. Haworru had given it the name of jasminiflora ; 
which, not’ having been published, we have by the advice of 
Sir James Smrtu altered it to jasminea, as more elegant. 
Native of the Cape of Good-Hope, raised from seeds 
imported from that country, in the Chelsea garden by 
r. ANperson. Flowers in June. Requires the protection 
of the greenhouse in the winter months. 7 
