12t Mr. Haworth's Description of new Succulent Plants. 



Classis et Ordo. Dodecandria Monogynia. 



Phacosperma. Genus novum. 

 Calyx diphyllus. 

 Corolla 5-petala. 

 Stamina; filamenta 13. 

 Capsula 1-locularis poly sperm a. 

 Scmifia lenticularia minuta. 



peruviana. P. (Peruvian.) Habitat m Peru? 



5. Floret Jun. Jul. &c. G. H. ©. s. S- 



Obs. Herba radice subfiisiformi fibrose. Caulis pe- 

 dalis erectiusculus debilis flexuosus obsolete hexagonus. 

 Folia alterna linear! -1 an ceolata, carinulata subcar- 

 nosula viridia internodiis longiora, ad margines his- 

 pidiuscula, obsolete decurrentula, inde caulis angu- 

 losus. Flores spicati pedunculati mane aperti. SpicdS 

 terminales longae. Pedunculi solitarii erecti, bractea 

 foliiformi breviores ; imi geminati plusve, filiformes ; 

 superiores confertiores sensim breviores subangulati 

 clavati. Calyx diphyllus amplus toliolis 4-angularibus 

 rhombeisve erectis crispis, apice carinatis, acumine 

 producto, florem et capsulam amplectentibus. Petala 

 5, obovato-cuneata saturate purpurea sive rubicunda, 

 basi imbricantia, calyce fere duplo elatiora. Stamina 

 {Jilamenta) brevia lente ramentacea. Anthera; (in- 

 nuptas) utraque obtusae aurantiacae petalis 3 — 4-plo 

 humiliores. Stylus 1, validus brevissimus atropur- 

 pureus, staminibus humilior, stigmate sexlobulato mag- 

 no concolore. Capsula oblonga subacuta obtuse subtri- 

 quetra (rarius tetraquetra) unilocularis polysperma; 

 seminibus minutis lenticularibus nitentibus, e fundo 

 capsulee pedicellatis. Semina vix perfecta, solum vidi. 



Obs. I found this plant in flower in Chelsea garden 

 in June 1825, under the name oi Tetragonia pieruviana ; 

 but find no published description of it. It is distinct 

 as a genus from Tetragonia, as sufficiently appears 

 above : and other genera will probably recede from 

 Tetragonia, as soon as I can procure and re-examine 

 living specimens of the different species in a proper 

 state of fructification. 



Classis et Ordo. Dodecandria Dodecagynia. 

 Sempervivum Auctorum. 



Sectio, Gran Di FOLIA Nob. Caules frutescentes suc- 



culenti 



