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two fhort ftamina, and the feeds being included in a 
capfule. - ^ 
The Species are, 
i. Craniolaria {Annua) foliis cordatis, angulatis lo- 
batis. -Lin. Sp. Plant. 862. Craniolaria with angular 
heart-fhaped leaves. Martynia annua, villofa, & vif- 
cofa, aceris folio, flore albo, tubo longiffimo. Houft. 
MSS. 0 
1 . Craniolaria ( Fruticofa ) foliis lanceolatis dentatis. 
Lin. Sp. Plant. 618. Craniolaria with fpear-Jhaped. in- 
dented leaves. Gefnera arborefcens amplo flore fimbri- 
ato& maculofo. Plum. Nov. Gen. 27. 
The firft fort was difcovered in the neighbourhood 
of Carthagena in New Spain, by the late Dr. William 
Houftoun, who fent the feeds to England. This is 
an annual plant, which riles with a branching ftalk 
about two feet high ; the branches come out oppofite, 
which are hairy and vifcous ; the leaves alfo are placed 
oppofite, upon very long foot-ftalks ; thefe are of dif- 
ferent fli apes, fome of them are divided into five 
lobes, others into three, and fome are almoft heart- 
fhaped, ending in acute points ; they are hairy and 
clammy. The flowers are produced from the fide, 
and alfo at the end of the branches, Handing on fhort 
foot-ftalks, having an inflated fheath or cover, out 
of which the tube of the flower arifes, which is feven 
or eight inches long, and very flender; but at the 
top is divided into two lips., the under being large, 
divided into three broad fegments, the middle being 
larger than the other two ; the upper lip is roundifh 
and entire : the flowers are fiacceeded by oblong fruit, 
having a thick dry fkin, which opens lengthways, in- 
cloflng a hard furrowed nut, with two recurved horns. 
• This is an annual plant, whofe feeds muft be fown on 
a hot-bed in the fpring ; and when the plants are fit to 
remove, they fhould be each planted in a feparate fmall 
' pot, filled with light frefli earth, and plunged into a 
moderate hot-bed, carefully Ihading them from the 
fun till they have' taken new root ; after which they 
ihould have free air admitted to them in proportion 
to the warmth of the feafon, to prevent their drawing 
up weak, and afterwards treated in the fame manner as 
other tender exotic plants, being too tender to thrive in 
the open air in England •, fo that when they are grown 
too large to remain under the frames, they fhould be 
removed into the bark-ftove, and plunged into the 
tan-bed, where they will flower in July, and with 
good management, they often perfed their feeds in 
autumn. But the feeds of this plant fhould remain 
on till they drop, otherwife they will not grow, for 
the outer covers of thefe feeds fplit open and drop 
off like thofe of the Almond, before the feeds are 
fully ripened. 
The fecond fort grows naturally at the Havannah, 
and in fome of the other iflands in America. This 
rifes with a fhrubby ftalk to the height of ten or 
twelve feet, dividing upward into a few branches, 
which are garnifhed with fpear-fhaped leaves, cut on 
their edges ; thefe are foft and hairy. The flowers 
are produced from the fide of the branches, growing 
feveral together on the fame foot-ftalk; they are 
fhaped like thofe of the Foxglove, of a greenifh yel- 
low colour, with brown fpots on the infide ; the 
flowers have a fwelling tube, which is recurved, and 
the brim is flightly divided into five unequal feg- 
ments. Thefe appear in July, but are not fucceeded 
by feeds in England. 
This fort is propagated by feeds, which muft be pro- 
cured from the countries where it grows naturally, 
and fhould be fown on a hot-bed in the fpring ; when 
the plants are fit to remove, they fhould be each 
planted into a feparate fmall pot, filled with light 
kitchen-garden earth, and plunged into a frefli hot- 
bed, where they muft be fhaded from the fun till 
they have taken frefh root ; then they muft have air 
admitted to them, according to the warmth of the 
feafon, and frequently watered during the heat of fum- 
mer. In autumn they muft be removed into the bark- 
ftove, and plunged into the tan-bed. During the 
winter feafon, the plants fhould not have much wa- 
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tel, and may oe treated in the fame manner as other 
tender plants from thofe countries. The plants 
feldom flower in England till the third year ; and as 
they do not produce feeds here, it is with difficulty 
the fort is preserved in the European gardens, as 
there is no other method of propagating the plants 
but by feeds. ° 
CR AS SUL A. Dillen. Hort. Elth. 114. Lin. Gen. 
Plant. 352. Leffer Orpine, or Live-ever. This 
name was formerly applied to the Anacampferos, or 
Orpine. 
The Characters are, 
The flown hath a jive-leaved empalement . The corolla 
confifts ofl five narrow petals , which are joined at their 
hafle , are reflexed, and flpread open at the brim. In 
the bottom of the tube are jituated jive neftarii , and there 
are jve ftamina fituated round thefe, which arife from the 
bottom of the tube, and extend to the brim. At the bot- 
tom of the tube are placed five oblong pointed germina ; 
after the flower is pafi, thefe. become five cap files, opening 
lengthways, and filled with fmall feeds. 
i his genus of plants is by Dr. Linnaeus ranged in 
his fifth clafs of plants, and in the fifth divifion, in- 
titled Pentandria Pentagynia, which includes thofe 
plants whofe flowers have five ftamina and five ftyles. 
The Species are, 
1. Crassula ( Coccinea ) foliis planis cartilagineo-ciliatis, 
bafi connato vaginantibus. Vir. Cliff. 26. • Lefier Or- 
pine with plain leaves, having ft iff edges jet with 
ftlver hairs, and their bafe furrounding the Jlalk like ■ 
J heaths . Cotyledon Africana frutefcens, flore umbel- 
late Coccineo. Com. Rar. 24. 
2. Crassula ( Perfoliata ) foliis lanceo! ato-fubulatis fef- 
fllibus connatis, canaliculatis, fubtus convexis. Hort. 
Cliff. 1 1 6. Lefjer Orpine with fpear-fhaped awl-fafhion- 
ed leaves, furrounding the /talks with their bafe, chan- 
nelled on their upper fide, and convex on their under. 
Crafliila altiffima perfoliata. Dill. Hort. Elth. 1 14. 
3. Crassula ( Cultrata ) foliis oppofltis, obtuse ovatis, 
integerrimis, hinc anguftioribus. Hort. Cliff. 496. 
Lejfler Orpine with oval blunt leaves placed oppofite, which 
are entire, and narrow at their bafe. Craffula Ana- 
campferotis folio. Hort. Elth. 1 1 5. tab. 65. 
4. Crassula ( Qiliata ) foliis oppofltis, ovalibus, plani- 
ufculis, diftinitis, ciliatis, corymbis terminal! bus. 
Hort. Cliff. 496. Lejfler Orpine with oblong plain leaves 
placed oppofite, which are bordered with f liver hairs, and 
ft alks terminated by a corymbus of flowers. Craffula cau- 
lefcens, foliis fempervivi cruciatis. Plort. Elth. 1 16. 
tab. 98. 
5. Crassula ( Scabra ) foliis oppofltis, patentibus, con- 
natis fcabris ciliatis, corymbis termiiialibus. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 283. Lejfler Orpine with rough flpr ending leaves 
growing oppofite. Cotyledon Africana frutefcens, fo- 
liis afperis, anguftis, acuminatis, flore virefcente. 
Mart. Cent. 24. 
6 . Crassula ( Nudicaulis ) foliis fubulatis, radicatis, 
caule nudo. Hort. Cliff. 116. Lejfler Orpine with awi- 
Jhaped leaves which put out roots, and a naked ftalk. 
Craffula Csefpitofa longifolia. Hort. Elth. 1 16. tab. 98. 
7. Crassula ( Punbiata ) caule fiaccido, foliis connatis, 
cordatis, fucculentis, floribus confertis terminak- 
bus. Lejfler Orpine with a weak ftalk growing through the. 
leaves , which areheartkjhaped and flucculent , and flowers, 
growing in clufcers at the end ofl the branches. 
8. Crassula ( Fruticofa ) foliis longis, teretibus, alternis,. 
caule fruticofo, ramofo. Lejfler Orpine with long taper 
leaves placed alternate , and a branching ftorubby ftalk. 
9. Crassula ( Sediodes ) caule fiaccido, prolifero, de- 
terminate-foliofo, foliis patentiflimis, imbricatis. 
Hort. Cliff. 496. Lejfler Orpine, with a proliferous weak 
ftalk, which is leafy , ■ and leaves placed in the manner ofl 
tiles, and flp reading open. Sedurrf Afrum, faxatile, fo- 
liis fedi vulgaris, in rofam vere compo litis. Boerb. 
Ind. alt. 1. 287. 
10. Crassula {Pelucida) caule flaccid© repente, foliis 
oppofltis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 283. Leffer Orpine with a 
weak creeping ftalk, leaves placed oppofite, and. a fhrubby 
feculent ftalk. Craffula .p&rtu-lacae facie repens. Hart. 
Elth. 1 19. 
11. Crassula 
