COT 



C R A 



II belongs to the class ancl ortk-r Dtcandria 

 Ventagtjniu, ami ranks in the natural order of 

 Succukntcc. 



The characters are : tliat the calyx is a one- 

 Icafcd, (Ive-clcl't pcriaiuh, acute very small : the 

 corolla is a five-cleft bell-shaped petal : nectary 

 ciMisiJting of a concave scale, seated at the ex- 

 terior base of each germ : the >tamina consist 

 of ten tiianients, subulate, straight, the length of 

 the corolla : amhers erect, four-furrowed : the 

 pistilluni has five genus, oblong, thickish, end- 

 ing in subulate slvies, wliich are longer than the 

 stamens : stigmas simple : the pericarpium con- 

 sists of five capsules, obl'iig, bellied, acuminate, 

 onc-valvcd ; titl'ine: longitiuiiMally inwards : the 

 seeds ver\ niaiiv and small. 



The species ate i 1 . C. orikulnln. Round-le.nv- 

 ed Navel wort ; 2. C. spuria, Narro%v leaved Navel - 

 wort; 3. C. hninspherkul. Knife-leaved Navel- 

 wort ; 4. C. Luciiiiala, Cut-kaved Navelwort. 



The first rises with a short thick succulent pcr- 

 cnniaUialk, which rarely exceed' a foot in height, 

 branching out on every side, so as to spread over 

 the pots in which it is planted. The branches be- 

 come woody bv age, and are closely beset by 

 thick round leaves of a grayish colour, with pur- 

 ple borders, plane on Their upper side, convex 

 on the under, and very fleshy; of an herbaceous 

 colour within, and full of moisture. There are 

 clusters of pale yellow flowers at the ends of the 

 branches. It is a native of the Cape ; flowering 

 from .Kily to the beginning of autumn. 



The second species has a short greenish suc- 

 culent stalk, seldom more than a span high, di- 

 vidinsr into several irregular branches : the leaves 

 ihick^ succulent, four inches long, half an inch 

 broad, and as much in thickness, having a bmad 

 concave furrow on their upper side, anii convex 

 on the under ; bright green, with a purple tip : 

 the peduncles terminating, near a loot high : 

 the flowers on short pedicels, yellow : tubes long, 

 brims reflex, tipped with purple. 



The third has a thick succulent stalk, rarely 

 inore than a span high, dividing into many 

 branches : the leaves are short, thick, suc- 

 culent, not more than h.df an inch long, and a 

 quarter of an inch broad, grayish, with green 

 spots, sessile: the peduncles terminating, six 

 inches long, naked, supporting five or six flow ers, 

 alternate, sessile, greenish, with purple tips. 



The fourth has the stem upright, about a foot 

 high,jointedandsucculent: the leaves broad, deep- 

 ly cut on their edges, of a grayish colour, opposite 

 almost embracing: peduncles terminating, about 

 six inches long, sustaining seven or eight small 

 flowers of a deep vellow colour. It is a native of 

 Egypt, Sec. flowering in July and August. 



Culture. — All these sorts are easily increased 

 bv cuttings of their voung succulent branches 



planted out in the spring or summer luoitihs, 

 after being exposed for a wtel< or ten days to heal 

 over the cut parts, in pots of dry sand or com- 

 post ; placing them tuber in the gieen-bouse, 

 or a frame, to have sheltir from wet, and occa- 

 sional shade; but it is of great advantage to plunge 

 them III a bark -bid, or other hoi-bed, in lorward- 

 ini;: their striking roota, giving oce;isional shade, 

 and water once a week; thev .-huuld lie hardened 

 to the lull air during the summer nionths. 



Thev -.ifibrd ornament and variety among other 

 trreen-li'iu.H- plant';. 

 ~ COVKNTIiV HL:LL.S. See C.nmpanula. 



CHAMliK, a genus aflording plants of the 

 esculent and ^brubbv exotic kinds. 



It belongs to the class and order Tclradi/numla 

 Sili(ju()sa, and ranks in the natural order of 5/- 

 lujuoue. 



Thecharactersare: that ihccalyx isalbur-leav- 

 ed perianth : leatiels ovate, channelled, somewhat 

 spreading, deciduous : the corolla ibur-petalled, 

 cruciloiin : petals large, obtuse, broad, spreading : 

 claws erect-spreading, lentrtb of the cuiyx : the 

 stamina have six filaments, two the length of the 

 calvx, four longer, with a iwo-cleft lip : anthers 

 simple, on the exterior branch of the filaments : 

 a melliferous gland between the corolla and the 

 longer stamens on each side: the pistillum is 

 an oblong gen.n : stvle iv.)ne: stigma thickish : 

 the pericarpium is a dry berry, globose, one- 

 celled, deciduous: the seed single and roundisli. 



The species are: 1. C. maritima. Sea Cab- 

 bage, or Colewort; 2. C.frulkosu, Shrubby Sea 

 Cabbage, or Colewort ; 3. C. strigosa, Kough- 

 leaved Shrubby Sea Colwort. 



The first has roots creeping under ground, by 

 which it propagttcs fast : the whole plant is 

 smooth: the lower leaves are petioled, very large, 

 and spreading on the ground, variously waved, 

 ja2i;cd and iiidtnted ; smooth, glaucous, some- 

 times tinged with purple : many stalks arise 

 among these, two feet high, spreadin<i ami much 

 branched bearing similar but sessile Te.rvcs : the 

 flowers oh long peduncles, white. It is a native 

 of the beachv coasts of Sweden, &c. 



The second species is a stiff shrub, with leafy 

 branches: leaves alternate, peiioIcd,<li i ply tooth- 

 ed, pinnatified, or pinnate, with the divisions ser- 

 rate ; iionrv : the braiiehleis lermhiate in a large, 

 diflused panicle, with ailernale, divaricate, ra- 

 cemed branchleis;. the racemes short. It is a na- 

 tive of Madeira ; flowering most part of the year. 



The third is a rugged shrub: the stem erect, 

 round, loosely branched, ash-coloured, the height 

 of a man : the leaves alternate, oblong ovale, 

 either undivided or eared, obliijuely subcordatc 

 acuminate, uiie(iually toothed, wrinkled, nerved, 

 bright green on both sides, spreading, reclined, 

 ancTfour times as large as those of the second.: 



