Cutyledon. ( IRASSULACMvE. 211 



besides tlioHC of Cnlifoiiiia, wliicli iiic still iiniKTfcctiy known. These American forms l)elong to 

 llie gciius KcJieveria, \)(',. (now nieigeil in Voljilrdtm), (listingiiislnHl by tin; larger often foliaccous 

 calyx, and the terete or sulcato i>itcher-8haixjil corolla more (lefj)ly parted. 



* Leaves terete : petals yellotvish, spreadiiKj : carpels divergent above the united base. 



1. C. edulis, Ihewcr. Glaucous, nearly acaulovscent, tlio stem very short, thick, 

 and covered with the bases of dead leaves : rosulate leaves numerous, terete or 

 somewhat triangular, acute, dilated at base, the outer ones 3 to 5 inches long : 

 llowcring sttiuis a ibut high or more, with similar scattered It>avcH an inch or two 

 long, the upper and iloral ones very small : inflorescence paniculate, the scattered 

 sjireading brandies 2 to 6 inches long : flowers nearly sessile : sepals ovate, acutish, 

 1| to 2 lines long : petals united at base, narrowly oblong, 3 or 4 lines long, acute or 

 acuminate, widely spreading : carpels ovate-oblong, united above the base, divei'gent 

 above, 3 lines long : seeds rather few, linear-oblong, very acute at both ends, half a 

 line long. — Sednm editte, Nutt. in Torr. & Gray, Fl. i. .560. 



On dry banks near the sea at San Diego, Nutlall, Parry, Coojynr, &c. The young leaves are 

 eaten by the Indians. A very peculiar species. 



* * Leaves flattened : carpels nearlif distinct, erect. 



-f- Pc/als united to the middle, red : carpels linear : pedicels mostly horizontal. 



2. C. pulverulenta, Beath. & Hook. More or less whiti!-i)ulverident through- 

 out : stem short and very stout : leaves rather thin and flaccid, in a flattened rosette 

 often a foot or more in diameter, broadly spatulate and very abruptly acute, becom- 

 ing 2 to 4 inches broad and at length glabrate, the younger heaves very mealy and 

 nu)re gradually acuminate: flowering sterna 1.^ feet high or more, stout, with very 

 broadly cordatt^ often approximate acute leaves, or the lower ovalci and acuminate; 

 floral bracts small : inflorescence of 2 to G elongated ascending simple racemes, usually 

 G to 1 2 inches long ; pedicels mostly horizontal, slender, 3 to 8 lines long : flowers 

 erect or ascending : calyx-lobes ovate, acute, 2 or 3 lines long : corolla narrow, sul- 

 cate, red ("pale-scarlet or coral-color"); lobes oblong, acute: carpels 6 lines long: 

 seeds very numerous, smaller than in the last. — Echeveria pulverulenta, Nutt. in 

 Torr. Si (iray, Fl. i. 560. 



Fre(|U(M)t in rocky ravines from the Sierra Santa Monica (Brcurr) southward to San Diego, 

 Nittlitll, C/rrrfanit, Palmrr. Kiitcii by the Indians. The figure of C. pnlrcriihnta, Hnkcr, 1. c, 

 t. (i(5, cannot b(\ cited na a roiirescnlation of the tyoicul form of the specioi." It is uncertain to 

 what it should bo referred. 'V\w Krhcvrria ptdm-vJcula n.\\A E. /auivo/irfn of Hot. Mox. IJound., 

 from the Coiinados Islands near San Diego (T/iurher), are not satisfactorily dcteniiinable. 



+- +- Petals united only near the base, yelloio more or less tinged ivith red : carpels 

 ovate- to linear-oblong : pedicels ascending. 



3. C. lanceolata, Iknth. Sc Tlook. Cilaucous, the leaves more or less densely 

 white-puberulent : stem very short, more slender than in the last : rosulate leaves 

 less spreading, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, the outer ones 2 to 4 inche^s 

 long: flowering branches II") inches higli or more, slender, the lower leaves lanceo- 

 late, becoming above broadly triaugular-ovate, clasping, iicute ; the Iloral bract^s 

 nnich shorter than the ]K>(licels : inflorescence in a com]>ouud cyme or often of 2 or 

 3 short simple racemes ; pedicels 2 to 4 lines long : sepals triangular-ovate, acute, 2 

 lines long : petals oblong, acute, 4 to 6 lines long, erect, reddish yellow : carpels 

 liiiear-oblong, 5 lines long inclmling the style : .seeds oblong, acutish at each end, 

 a third of a line long. — Ech^reria lanceolata, Nutt. in Torr. A- (Jray, Fl. i. r)61 ; 

 Torrey, Hot. Mex. Hound, t. 24. 



Southern Cnlifoinin, near the sea ; San Diego, Nuftnll, Parry, Cleveland, Pabner. 



4. C. farinosa, Benth. Sc, Tlook. Acaulescent, more or less mcaly-pulverulent : 

 rosulate Ifuves ratlier flaccid, ascemling, lanceolate, acumiuafe, the larger ones 2 to 



