Crassula, foliis ovatis obliquis integerrimis acutis distinctis, margine cartilagineis. Willd. Sp. Pl. 1. 1553.—Ait. Hort. Kew. 1. 395.
Crassula, with leaves egg-shaped oblique very entire acute distinct, and cartilaginous on the margin.
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1. A flower with its empalement.
2.The seed-bud and pointals.
3. A detached pointal magnified
Although the genus Crassula is a very extensive one, and possesses many species which are remarkable either for beauty, singularity, or fragrance; the one which we have here the satisfaction of illustrating is, we think, by far the most ornamental; and is at the same time both a stately and a singular plant. It is very succulent, and requires the heat of the hot-house to make it bloom; but prospers best, like all other succulent plants of the more tender kind, on the shelves of a dry stove. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and is propagated with facility by cuttings; prefers a light loamy soil, and a dry treatment; and produces its large bunches of flowers late in the year; which are very showy and of considerable duration, particularly if removed into the green-house while in bloom, and at that time more liberally watered.
The oblique-leaved Crassula is an old inhabitant of our gardens, but not a frequent one. Our drawing was made from a fine specimen obligingly sent us by Thomas Evans, esq. from his fine collection at Stepney, last August.[Pg 109]
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CANTUA CORONOPIFOLIA.