CKASSULACK/K. XVf. UMIHI.K :.;H. XVII. K..m.vi:i,u. XVIII. Sri,, M. 



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Flower* yellow, 5-parted, on short pcdiccli, collected into a 

 cylindrical spike. 



far. ft, /////./;- //;/. 'Led. fl. alt. 2. p. 200.) spikes numerous, 

 rising from the axil* of the radical or cauline leave*, somewhat 

 fattigiate. 



A//my Navel-wort. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1810. PI. 1 foot. 



15 U. MAI.AUIOI-HY'U.UI (D. C. prod. 8. p. 400.) leaven lan- 

 ceolate, acutiitli, unarmed, quite entire ; radical one* rostilatc 

 before flowering ; mem spicate, simple. $ . H. Native of 

 Dahuria, among mountain rock*. Cotyledon malachophylla, 

 I'.ill. itin. .'!. apitend. t. O. f. 1. ed. gall. 8vo. 8. p. 312. t. 70. 

 f. 1. Orostachys malachophylla, Finch, cat. gor. Flower* 

 white, 5-parted, crowded into a define cylindrical npike. 



Snft-leuved Navel-wort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1815. PI. \ ft. 



1 ' U. TimiHm.oKUs (D. C. I. c.} leaven oblong, quite entire, 

 ending each in a noft npinc ; radical one* ronulate ; stem spicatc, 

 simple. $ . H. Native of the mountain* of Siberia, at Aga. 

 Si -ilniri riitvledoni* facie floribus carricin, Amm. ruth. p. 72. 

 no. (H. Orontacbyn thyrnifliira, Finch, cat. gor. Flower* 

 white and flesh-coloured (ex Fitch), //-parted. Allied to U. 



Tkyne-JUiwered Navel-wort. PI. \ to * foot. 



1 7 U. J.KUCA'NTHA ; leave* terminated by a spine ; radical 

 one* ronulate, spatulate, convex beneath toward* the apex : cau- 

 line ones teretely trigonal ; corolla thrice the length of the calyx : 

 peduncles all 1 -flowered; anther* discoloured. $ . 11. Native 

 of Altaia, in very ntcrile field* in the Soongarian desert, between 

 the mountains of Arkat and Kar-karaly ; and among stone* in 

 the tract of tin.' river Katunja. Root funiform, or a little 

 branched. Corolla white. Cotyledon leucantha, Led. fl. ro*. 

 all. ill. t. 395. fl. all. 2. p. 108. 



While -flowered Navel-wort. Fl. Aug. PI. 4 to J foot. 



Cull, The hardy perennial species of this genus thrive well 

 on rock-work, or on old wall*; they will also grow freely in 

 pot*, in a soil composed of loam, peat, and sand, which should 



lie placed Jimoiif/ oilier ;ilpine |il:int.H ; tin-He are propagated liy 



offset* from the roots or by seed*. The seeds of annual and 

 tin imial kinds* should be sown on rock-work, or in the open 

 border, in a sandy or gravelly soil. 



XVII. ECHEVE'RIA (thisgenu* i* named after M. Eche- 

 vcri, author of the fine drawing* of the Flora Mcxicana, com> 

 mcnced under the direction of MM. Sesse, Mocino, and Cer- 

 vantes). D. C. prod. 3. p. 401. mem. crass, p. 28. Cotyledon 

 specie* of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Decdndria, Pentatftfnia. Calyx 5-partcd ; sepal* 

 erect, rcferriblc to leaves, united at the very bane (f. 27. .). 

 Petal* 5 (f. 27. 6.), alno united at the base, erect, thick, 

 stiflish, thickest at the middle nerve, and nearly trigonal at 

 the bane, acute. Stamenn 10 (f. 27. c.), shorter than the pctaln, 

 and adnate to them at the bane. . . ( 



Scale* 5, short, obtuc. Carpel* ' ' ' 



5, ending each in a subulate style. 

 Meshy shrubs, native* of Mex- 

 ico. Leave* alternate, cauline, 

 or ronulate, and nearly opposite, 

 nerveless. Flower* sessile, dis- 

 posed along the rachinor branches 

 of the cyme, scarlet or yellow. 



* Slirubt. rionen panic led 

 or tjiiuate, icarlet. 



1 E. ORAMDirouA (Haw. in 



phil. mag. sept. 1828. p. 261.) 



leaves orbicularly cmieated ; pe- 



tiolcs thick ; flower* in picate 



VOL. in. 



panicle*, tj . D. O. Native of Mexico, Sweet, fl. gard. 275- 

 Lower leave* rosulatc, all white or glaucou*. Corolla of a 

 reddish orange-colour, with a tinge of purple. Stamens white. 



Great-leaved Echeveria. Fl. Oct. Clt. 1828. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



2 E. oiRBiru>RA (D. C. prod. 8. p. 401. mem. eras*, p. 20. 

 t. 5.) leave* flat, cuneiform, acutely mucronate, crowded at the 

 top* of the branches ; panicle spreading ; flowers on short 

 pedicel* along the branches of the panicle. Ij . D. O. Native 

 of Mexico. Moc. et SCSKC. fl. mex. icon. incd. Petal* gib- 

 bous at the bane, between the lobes of the calyx, straight, acute, 

 white at the bane, and rather scarlet at the apex. 



Gibbout-fltjwered Echeveria. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1826. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



8 E. COCCINKA (D. C. prod. 8. p. 401.) plant soft, pubescent ; 

 leaven spat u lately lanceolate; spikes of flowers axillary, elon- 

 gated, leafy. Fj . D. O. Native of Mexico. Cotyledon coc- 

 cfnea, Cav. icon. 2. p. 54. t. 170. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 832. 

 Sedum spicatum, Moc. et Sesse, fl. mcx. icon. incd. Corolla 

 scarlet on the outside, and yellow on the inside, or paler. Sta- 

 men* yellowish. 



,S'car/e<-ilowcrcd Echeveria. Fl. Oct. Dec. Clt. 1810. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



4 E. RACEMOIA (Hchlecht. ct Cham, in Linna-a 2. p. 554.) 

 plant quite glabrous ; radical leaves thickish, elliptic, acute, 

 awnles*, ronulate ; scapes simple, naked ; scales of scape alter- 

 nate, and bractcas scale-formed and caducous ; raceme* spike- 

 formed and elongated ; flowers alternate, erect, on short pe- 

 dicel*, it. I). G. Native of Mexico, on wall* at Jalapa. 

 Leaves an inch or 2 inches long. Flowers scarlet, and are in 

 every respect like those of E. coccinea, as well as every other 

 part of the plant ; but the sepal* are *horter and mucronate, 

 not acuminated, and the petal* arc narrower. 



ttacemote-ttowered Kcheveria. PI. \ to l foot. 



6 E. TF.KETIFOMA (D. C. prod. 1. c. mem. era**, p. 29. pi. 1. 

 f. 1 .) leave* terete, acute, scattered, almost loose at the bane ; 

 spikes secund, few-flowered, fj . D. G. Native of Mexico. 

 Sedum teretifolium, Moc. et Ses*c, fl. mcx. icon. incd. Very 

 nearly allied to E. coccinea. 



Terete-leaved Echeveria. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



6 E. LU'HIDA (Maw. in phil. mag. 1831. p. 410.) plant rather 

 tufted ; lower leave* lanceolate-cuneated, of a livid colour : 

 superior one* lanceolate ; flower* di*poncd in racemose spike*. 

 \l . I). G. Native of Mexico. Corolla as in E, grandifMia, 



but more scarlet. 



/,/ "/-leaver! Kcheveria. Fl. Jul. Clt. 1830. PI. 1 I-.,-. 



* * Plant rubber tiaceoui. FUmen tubcymote, yi-Mun. 



7 E. /I'.HiTiosA (D. C. prod. 3. p. 401.) leaves ronulate, nar- 

 row, tongue-formed, obcuneatcd at the apex, and rather mucro- 

 nate ; flowers cymose. 1. D. G. Native of California. 

 Cotyledon caespitosa, Haw. misc. p. 180. Coty. linguiformi*, 

 Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 109. Sedum Cotyledon, Jacq. fil. eelog. 

 1. f. 17. Cotyl. reflfcxa, Willd. enum. suppl. p. 24. Flowers 

 yellow. 



Tufted Echeveria. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1796. PI. 1 foot. 



Cult. Fine glaucous, succulent plant*, which deserve to be 

 cultivated in every collection. Their culture, propagation, and 

 treatment arc the name as that recommended for Globidea, p. IOC. 



XVIII. SE'DUM (from tedeo, to sit ; manner of growth, upon 

 stones, rock*, walls, and roofs of houses). D. C. m bull. phil. 

 no. 49. mem. crass, t. 1. f. 1. Sedum and Khodlola, Lin. spec. 

 Sedum and Anacampseros, Tourn. Haw. Anacampseros, 

 Adans. fam. 2. p. 248. 



I/IN. *VT. I)ec6ndria, Pentagynia, Calyx 5-parted(f. 29. a.);. 

 wpals ovate, usually turgid, leaf-formed. Petal* 5 (f. 29. b.), 

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