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Crassula indica, Decaisne ; FI. Br. Bid. ii. 413. A glabrous, 
fleshy herb; stem erect, 4-12 in. Leaves thick, entile, acute: 
radical rosulate, spathulate, \-l in. ; stem-leaves alternate, sessile, 
oblong, \-l in. Flowers dull pink, ^ in. long, in a terminal 
panicle. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 5, much longer than the sepals. 
Stamens 5. Carpels 5. Follicles 5, many-seeded. 
Simla, Theog, on rocks ; August, September. — Himalaya, Simla to Bhotan, 
3000-8000 ft. 
3. BRY0PHYLLUM. From the Greek bruein, to sprout, and 
phyllon, a leaf ; detached leaves lying on damp earth produce buds 
in their marginal notches. — Tropical Africa, and now generally 
spread in tropical and subtropical countries. 
Bryophyllum calyciimm, Salisb . ; FI. Br. Bid. ii. 413. A perennial, 
glabrous herb ; stem erect, hollow, 1-4 ft. Leaves usually simple, 
rarely compound with 3 leaflets, opposite, stalked, fleshy, ovate 
or oblong, 3-6 in., crenate, obtuse. Flowers pendulous, cylindric, 
2 in. long, in a large, terminal panicle. Calyx tubular, inflated, 
green, tinged with red and spotted with white, 4-toothed. Corolla 
