Succulent Plants
Amongst these are included numerous genera of plants which are extremely varied in habit, but mostly all have leaves of a soft, succulent nature. Very few are hardy subjects compared with those which need glass protection: still, a large number require but little artificial warmth. The natural order Cacteae includes a large proportion of Succulent Plants, many being exceedingly curious, and others very beautiful. The following are representative genera amongst Succulents: Agave, Aloe, Cereus, Cotyledon, Crassula, Echinocactus, Epiphyllum, Gasteria, Haworthia, Mammillaria, Mesembryanthemum, Opuntia, Phyllocactus, Sedum, Sempervivum. For carpet-bedding purposes, some of the dwarf Succulents are invaluable--as, for example, Sedums, &c.