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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



gated, and the other with dark purple leaves ; there are also 

 the species Californicum and retusum, which are very curious. 



EOCHEA. 



Gen. Char. (Pentandria Pentagynia.) Flowers inferior; calyx 

 five-parted ; corolla funnel-shaped, five-cleft ; scales five at the 

 base of the ovary ; capsules five. 



Named after M. de la Eoche. A succulent genus with 

 handsome flowers, requiring a dry greenhouse ; they have 

 been separated from Crassula, which they greatly resemble ; 

 the species falcata has orange flowers and sickle-shaped 

 leaves ; there is a smaller variety with scarlet flowers ; per- 

 foliate has the leaves sessile, and joined together in twos 

 at the base, the flowers are varied, but there is a variety with 

 scarlet, and another with white flowers ; albiflora has white 

 flowers. This genus is easily grown in sandy loam kept 

 rather dry ; when cuttings are taken, they should be laid to 

 dry a few days before being potted. 



