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as the species portulacea, telephioides, cor data, and spatku- 

 lata; arbor escens has purple flowers. C. concinna, liguli- 

 folia, conspicua, and corymbosula now belong to the genus 

 Purgosea, of which division there are other species also. 

 Kalosanthes, now a favourite genus, contains C. coccinea, 

 the scarlet- flowered, which has also a white variety, versi- 

 color, capitata, odoratissima, and jasminea, besides media, 

 bicolor, flava, cymosa, and biconvexa ; these are all from the 

 Cape, and are useful additions to the greenhouse, for they 

 require but little care, and are easily raised from cuttings, if 

 laid for a few days to dry before planting. They grow best 

 in sandy loam and brick-rubbish. 



The genera Globulea and Cyrtogyne have also many of 

 the characteristics of Crassula, and afford some species for 

 the greenhouse, all bearing white flowers. 



The species Kalosanthes coccinea and its varieties make a 

 very pretty bed in the garden in the summer, for they will 

 at that period bear the open air very well, and their fine 

 heads of brilliant flowers make a great show. To produce 

 them in great perfection, it is advisable to take cuttings in 

 March, and after leaving them to dry for a few days, to pot 

 them in small pots, plunge them in a hotbed frame, and 

 to give no water till they begin to grow ; when they are 



