the species, however, of the Genus Echeveria with which we are ac- 
quainted are natives of Mexico. This species grows on Monte Serata, 
and is called Talapulacajhata, by the aboriginal inhabitants; among 
whom it serves, like the Myosotis palustris, or Forget-me-not among 
the European nations, as an emblem of remembrance. The wish to 
be remembered by those we love, is as strong in the breast of an Indi- 
an savage, as in the most refined member of civilized society, and at 
parting, the one presents as fondly as the other, some token by which 
he desires to be recalled to the recollection of his friends. Flowers are 
often used for this purpose, and no gift can be more pure or appropri- 
ate, the value arising not from any intrinsic worth in the present, but 
from the intention of the giver. A flower, under these circumstances, 
is invested with new charms; for it is then 
ffection’s tribute, friendship’s =! 
Whose silent eloquence, more rich than 
Tells of the giver’s faith and truth in 5 er 
And says, “ Forcet-ME-Nort.” 
The epidermis of succulents possess very few of the minute pores or 
organs termed stomata, through which moisture is constantly exhaling 
in other plants when they are exposed to the influence of light. Hence 
most of the plants of the present Order are pre-eminently fitted to live 
in the arid spots where they usually grow; thus affording one among 
the many examples which Botany offers to our notice of that wisdom 
with which natural objects are distributed over the surface of the earth, 
each in a position best adapted to its peculiar nature. May we not 
rather say that each has been so constructed in order that it might be- 
come fitted to occupy a specific station, and add one more illustration 
to the truth “And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold 
it was very good.” Gen. 1, 31. 
There are few natural Orders where the species are so liable to vary 
than six Classes o Linnean Artificial System. 
INTRODUCTION; WHERE GRowN; CuLturE. The plant from which 
our drawing was taken, flowered in the Liverpool Botanic Garden in 
October, 1836. It should be potted in light sandy soil, and kept in 
the stove, or a sunny part of the Green-house. 
DeERIvaTIoN OF THE NaMEs. 
HEVERIA,in honour of M. Echever, a Botanical Painter, who executed 
Ecu 
a ar of the finest designs for the Mexican Flora, begun by M. M. Sessé, Mocino. 
ervantez. _Racemosa, Tacemose, from Racemvs, a raceme, the flowers be- 
