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fas in having a Flower of one Leaf; 

 %nd from the latter of 'which it only 

 iiffcrs in having a Jhort tubulous 

 mrwer, confifing of one Leaf. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Crassula alrijfima perfoliata. 

 Hort. Elth. Ta'left Craiiula, with 

 Leaves furrounding the Stalks, com- 

 nonly called Aioe perfoliata. 



2. Crassula anacampferotis folio. 

 Hort. Elth. Craffula with an Orpine- 

 eaf. 



3. Crassula portulac<v facie, ar- 

 mrefcens. Hort. Elth. Tree-like Craf- 

 ula, with the Face of Purflain, com- 

 nonly called the Purllain-tree. 



4. Crassula crpofa longi folia. 

 Hort. Elth. Onion-like CrafTula with 

 . long Leaf. 



5. Crassula ca "hfcens, foliis fem- 

 ifavrvi cruciatis. Hort. Elth. Stalky 

 }raffula, with Houfleek leaves. 



6. Crassula mefembrianthemi fa- 

 'e, foliis iongioribus afperis. Hort. 

 Ith. CrafTula with the Face of Fi- 

 pides, and long rough Leaves. 



' 7. Crassula orbicularis repens, 

 Miis femper<vi<vi . Hort. Elth. Creep- 

 >ig orbicular CrafTula, withHoufleek- 

 [aves. 



8. Crassula portulacte facie, re- 

 ins. Hort. Elth. Creeping Craf- 

 jla, with the Appearance of Pur- 

 lin. 



9. Crassula foliis fubulatis ob- 

 hte tetragonis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 

 pright branching CralTula, with 

 eaves almoft fquare. 



Thefe Plants have been ranged 

 ider different Genera, by former 

 otanifts, till Dr. Dillenius conftitu- 

 d this Genus, and brought them to- 

 ther. The firft Sort was put un- 

 r the Aloe; the fecond under the 

 Dtyledon; the third, fourth, fifth, 

 /enth, and eighth Sorts under the 

 dum ; the fixth and ninth Sorts 

 ire ranged under Ficoides : the 

 ;afon of this was, that the Flants 

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had not then produced Flowers in 

 Europe; fo they had claffed them 

 by the outward Face of the Plants. 



Thefe P'ant< are Natives of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, from whence they 

 were brought into the European Gar- 

 dens. The firft, third, and fifth Sorts 

 will grow to be fhrubby : the firft 

 doth not fend forth any Side- 

 branches, unlefs the Top be cut off, 

 or fome way injured ; but it may be 

 trained up fix or eight Feet high, , if 

 it is fupported with a Stake. The 

 third Sort grows almoft in a pyrami- 

 dal Form, and the Stalks and Leaves 

 have the Appearance of Purflain. 

 The ninth Sort grows very bufhy, 

 and the Stalks are very full of Joints, 

 and fo brittle, that on the Touch 

 they break, and the Pieces which 

 fall on the Ground will take Root, 

 fo that it is eafily propagated. The 

 other Sorts are of lower Growth, 

 moft of them trailing on the Ground. 

 The eighth Sort doth not continue 

 above two Years ; but it frequently 

 ripens Seed, which, if permitted to 

 fcatter upon the Earth in the Pots, 

 and they are fheltered in Winter, 

 will produce young Plant?, where- 

 by the Kind may be eafily pre- 

 ferved. 



The third Sort has not produced 

 any Flowers in this Country, that I 

 could ever hear ; but, from the Ap- 

 pearance of the Plant, it is ranged 

 under this Genus. 



All thefe Sorts may be eafily pro- 

 pagated, by planting their Cuttings, 

 in any of the Summer-months, on 

 a fhady Border, where they will foon 

 take Root, and may be then potted 

 in a fandy rubbifhing Earth ; and 

 muft be treated in the fame manner 

 as the Ficoideb's, to which I mall 

 refer the Reader, to avoid Repe- 

 tition. 



CRATAEGUS, The Wild -fer- 

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