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branches in close umbels, of a fine scarlet colour. It flowers in July 

 and the following month. 



The second species rises with an upright stem ten or twelve feet 

 high, if it be not broken or injured, but requires support; the stems 

 being slender, and the leaves very weighty: the latter are about three 

 inches long, thick, succulent, pale green, acute, hollowed above, and 

 having a convex ridge beneath: the flowers terminating in large clus- 

 ters, of a whitish herbaceous colour, with short tubes, and the brim 

 cut into five parts. The flower-stalk is lliick and succulent, gxmc- 

 rally turning first downwards, then upwards again, somewhat in the 

 form of a syphon. It flowers in July, but does not produce seeds in 

 this climate. 



The third has a weak succulent stalk, about two feet high, send- 

 ing out many irregular branches: the leaves thick, plain above, con- 

 vex beneath, deep green, the borders set with a few silvery hairs: the 

 stalk which supports the flowers rises from the top of the branches, 

 and is from four to six inches long, putting out several side branches, 

 which grow erect; these are terminated by large clusters of small 

 greenish flowers, whicli ajjpear in June and the ibllowing month, i)ut 

 the flower never fully expands. 



In the fourth species, the stems are very slender, full of joints, 

 and trailing: the leaves thick, succulent, heart-shaped, connate, 

 grayish, in a double row, hollow dotted: the stems arc divided, grow 

 about eight or nine inches long, and are terminated by clustcis of 

 small while flowers, sitting very close to the top: these appear in 

 spring, and again in the latter part of sunnner. 



The fifth never rises with a stalk, but the leaves come out close to 

 the ground, forming a sort of head; they are smooth, somewhat 

 hairy, set with excavated dots, succulent, taper, ending in [)oinls, 

 and frequently put out roots. Out of the cenlre of these arises the 

 flouer-slalk, branching iiUo two or three shoots at lop, each tciiiii- 

 nated by clusters of greenish flowers, which do not open. Il llowers 

 in May, and sometimes again towards the latter part of summer. 



The sixth species is a low perennial plant, having open spreading 

 heads, very like those of some sorts of Ilouseleek, growing on ihc 



