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CRASSULA* turrita. 

 Turretted Crassula. 



PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Crassulace^. 



CRASSULA Linn. ~ Calyx 5-partitus corolla multo brevior, sepalis 

 planiusculis. Petala 5, stellatim patentia, libera. Stamina 5, filamentis 



subulatis, Squamce 5, ovatse, breves. CarpeZZa 5, polysperma. Frutices 



aut herbse, scepissime Capenses. Folia opposita, integerrima aut subcrenata. 

 Flores albi, aut rai'ius rosei.—rDec. prodr. 3. 383. 



§ 8. Turgosese ; herbacecB submidce, foliis plerisque radicalibus, in- 



fiorescentid spicato-thyrsoided, fioribus nempt verticillato-subsessilibus. 



Species omnes verosimiliter biennes. Dec. 1. c. 

 C. turrita; foliis radicalibus oppositis connatis quadrifariam imbricatis 



ovato-oblongis acutis villosis ciliatis, caule subnudo, fioribus verticillatis. 



Dec. I. c. 

 Crassula turrita. Thunb. prodr. 55. Jacq. hort. schonhr. 1 . t. 52. Haworth 



suppl. 17. 

 Turo^osea turrita. Haworth revision 16. 



This remarkable succulent plant is a native of the Karro, 

 at the Cape of Good Hope, where it was originally found 

 by Thunberg. It is still rare in our collections, although 

 it was described eleven years since by Mr. Haworth from 

 the Kew Garden. 



For our drawing we are indebted to C. Law, Esq., of 

 4, Nelson Terrace, Stoke Newington Road, by whom a 

 specimen was communicated in May last, from his very 

 rich collection of succulent plants. We regret to learn, 

 that Mr. Law is induced by ill health to wish to discon- 

 tinue the cultivation of this curious tribe, and to desire to 



* From crassus, thick ; in allusion to its succulent habit. 



