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Crassula indica Decaisne ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 413. A glabrous, 
fleshy herb ; stem erect, 4-12 in. Leaves thick, entire, acute : 
radical rosulate, spathulate, |-1 in. ; stem-leaves alternate, sessile, 
oblong, J-l in. Flowers dull pink, J 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. BRYOPHYLLUM. From the Greek bruein , to sprout, and 
jphyllon , 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 calycinum, Salisb. ; FI. Br. Ind. ii. 413. A peren- 
nial, 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, cylin- 
dric, 2 in. long, in a large, terminaljpanicle. Calyx tubular, inflated, 
green, tinged with red and spotted with white, 4-toothed. Corolla 
