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Ivcaves somewhat narrowed downward but with a 

 broad base. 53. jS. fulgens. 



I<eaves obtuse. 



lyeaves rounded on the face. 54. E. campanulata. 



I^eaves concave or flat on the face. 55. E. gihbiflora. 



2. Sepals orbicular to oblong:, very small^ obtuse. 



Iveaves green, not glaucous. 56. E. pulchella. 



I^eaves distinctly glaucous. 



Sepals oblong. 51. E. expatriaia. 



Sepals orbicular. 



Nearly acaulescent or short-caulescent ; sepals appressed ; corolla 



coral-red, twice as long as thick. 58. E. amoena. 



Caulescent ; sepals not appressed ; corolla yellow-pink, little 

 longer than thick. 59. E. Purpusi. 



1. Echeveria mucronata Schlecht. lyinnaea 13: 411. 1839. 



Cotyledon mucronata Baker, in Saund. Ref. Bot. 1 : svih pi. 5S, no. 4. 1869. 



Acaulescent, glabrous throughout. Basal leaves in a dense rosette, obovate, spatulate, 

 7-10 cm. long, acute ; flowering branches 3-4 dm. long, bracteate ; flowers sessile, axillary, 

 scattered ; sepals ovate, acute, one-third the length of the corolla ; corolla 15 mm. long, 

 5-angled, reddish, tinged with yellow. 



Type locality : Mineral del Monte, Omitlan, Cuesta blanca, Mexico. 

 Distribution : Central Mexico. 

 Illustration : Schlecht. Hort. Hal. pi. 10. 



2. Echeveria sessiliflora Rose, sp. nov. 



Acaulescent. Leaves numerous in dense flat rosettes, 1 cm. broad, pale-blue, some- 

 what glaucous, lanceolate, acute; flowering stem 15-30 cm. high, with many ascending lan- 

 ceolate leaves ; inflorescence a very open spike with 12 flowers or more ; sepals unequal, 



acute, much shorter than the corolla; corolla about 8 mm. long, 5-angled. 



Collected by B. A. Goldman 20 miles southeast of Teopisca, Chiapas, Mexico, May 24, 1904 

 («o. 978). 



3. Echeveria pubescens Schlecht. I^innaea 13: 411. 1839. 



Cotyledon pubescens Baker, in Saund. Ref. Bot. 1 : mb pi. SS, no. 1. 1869. 



Caulescent, 3-6 dm. high, velvety gray-pubescent throughout. Leaves obovate, spatu- 

 late, the largest 7 cm, long ; inflorescence a spike of 15-25 flowers ; bracts linear, the lower 

 ones longer than the flowers ; sepals linear, unequal, spreading, about as long as the 

 corolla ; corolla bright-red without, 15 mm. long. (Description drawn from Schlechtendal's 

 illustration and Baker's description.) 



Type locality : Mineral del Monte and Regla, Hidalgo. 



Distribution : Kastern Mexico. 



Illustrations : Schlecht. Hort. Hal. pi. 9 ; Baker, in Saund. Ref. Bot. 3 : pi, 197. 



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4. Echeveria coccinea (Cav.) DC. Prodr. 3: 401. 1828. 



Cotyledon coccinea Cav. Ic. 2 : 54. 1793. 



Caulescent, 3-6 dm. high, finely gray-pubescent. Leaves oblanceolate, spatulate, the 

 largest 10 cm. long ; inflorescence a spike of 15-25 flowers similar to those of the last species. 



Type locality : Cultivated in the royal garden, Madrid. 



Distribution ; Mexico. 



Illustrations : Cav. loc. cit. pi. 170; Bot. Mag. pi. 2572; Lodd. Bot. Cab. pi. 832. 



5. Echeveria linguaefolia I^emaire, 111. Hortic. 10: Misc. 81. 1863. 



Talinum linguaeforme Lemaire, /. c, as syn. 1863. 



Anacampseros linguaefolia Ivemaire, /. t., as syn. 1863. 



Cotyledon lingua^olia lyemaire, /. c, as syn. 1863. — Baker in Saund. Ref. Bot. 1 : pi. 58. 1869. 



Stems 3-4 dm. high. Leaves thick, fleshy, green, narrowed below and nearly terete 

 at base ; flowering branches long and drooping, each consisting of a simple raceme or some- 

 what branched at base ; pedicels generally reflexed ; sepals free nearly to the base, linear- 

 lanceolate, fleshy, unequal, erect or appressed to corolla ; buds pointed, somewhat 5-angled ; 

 corolla cream-colored, 8-10 mm. long, a little longer than the calyx, its lobes ovate-oblong, 



