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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
having been collected on the Table Mountain. From the lofty situations in which this species grows, it is more 
hardy than most of the Cape plants ; and as it flowers freely, it is well deserving of cultivation. The flowers are 
said in some specimens to give out a delightful fragrance at night. In old plants the stem becomes woody at the 
base. 
3.— KALOSANTHES ODORATISSIMA Haw. 
Synonymes. — Crassula odoratissima ; Larochea odoratissima 
Pers, ; Dietrichia odoratissima Trait. ; Rochea odoratissima J)cc. 
Engravings. — Bot. Rep., t. 26; Lodd. Bot. Cab., t. 1029. 
THE SWEET-SCENTED KALOSANTHES. 
Specific Character. — Leaves linear-lanceolate, gradually acumi- 
nated, connately stem-clasping. Flowers in umbellate heads. Segments 
of the corolla oblong, acutish. ((?. Don^ 
Description, &c. — A very handsome species with yellow flowers, which have the scent of those of the Tuberose. 
The species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was introduced in 1793. There is a variety with 
white flowers, and another, the flowers of which are partly white and partly red. 
OTHER SPECIES OF KALOSANTHES. Ii 
There are numerous other species of this genus, but they are very seldom seen in British greenhouses. j[ 
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GENUS III. 
COTYLEDON Dec. THE COTYLEDON. 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx five-parted, much shorter than the 
tube of the corolla. Corolla gamopetalous ; tube ovate-cylindrical ; 
limb fi ve-lobed, spreadingly refiexed or revolute ; lobes obtuse. Stamens 
Description, &c. — The plants belonging to this genus 
ten, adnate to the base of the tube of the corolla ; the upper part free, 
exserted or almost inclosed. Scales oval. Carpels five, continuous 
with the styles, which are subulate. ((?. Don.) 
are all fleshy shrubs, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, 
vith ornamental flowers, which are generally bell-shaped and produced in drooping panicles. The name of Cotyledon 
is derived from the Greek word Kotyle, which signifies a cavity, in allusion to the cup-like shape of the leaves of 
some of the species. The species are numerous, hut many of them are only very imperfectly known. 
1.— COTYLEDON ORBICULATA Lin. THE ROUND-LEAVED COTYLEDON. 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag., t. 321. I obtuse, with an acumen, glaucous and mealy, margined with red. 
Specific Character. — Leaves opposite, flat, obovately spatulatc, | Flowers panicled. Caudex erect, branched. ((?. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This is a very singular-looking plant from its white leaves, which have a narrow' margin of 
red, and its pink flowers, which in their shape resemble the bells of a Hyacinth, though they are produced on a 
drooping stem instead of on one growing decidedly erect. This species is one of the oldest succulent plants in 
British greenhouses, having been introduced in 1090. It will flower when young and of a small size, and in this 
respect it differs essentially from Crassula Cotyledon, a plant to which in other respects it bears considerable 
resemblance. It is now very seldom seen in British greenhouses, though it well deserves a place in them, as it 
flowers freely, grows rapidly, and is easily increased by cuttings. It is also well suited for a window plant, as, hke 
other succulents, it does not appear to suffer from being exposed to the dry confined air of a living-room. There 
are several varieties mentioned in books, but the principal difference is in the form of the leaves. 
