Norma, you are close, you put me on the trail...this is an original Cotyledon undulata Haw., which I got from farm owners in its growing region...I am now extremely pleased! Thanks for the lead, they are also called "silver crown" or "silver ruffles"! Thanks again.

Thanks for all the comments and information! I've been overwhelmed with other business the last few days, but I got to look around for some information last night and found some very similar pieces through ARTFACT.com. Tomorrow I hope to get to the library. TrueGrits -- It's interesting that you say you have an almost identical secretary, as we spied one very similar at our neighbor's home down the street. It's very odd to come face to face with something so similar to something that you know (Or thought!) is in limited supply in this world. Although I guess this was a very popular style, given all the examples I've seen. Also, interestingly enough, last night on Ebay, I found an auction from January for the exact same book we have that dates to 1695. It sold for only $1500 or so. :( It's actually the one peice we've considered selling, but not at that kind of price! It's truly an amazing book by Otavio Scarlatini; here's just a portion of the description: "describing and depicting the human body in its details and in its entirety in every aspect conceivable, from the anatomical, rational, moral, mystical, political, legal, etc. point of view, and furtherrmore as used in emblems, morals, mystics, proverbs, language symbols, prognostications, pictures, statues, history, rites, reflections, customs, numismatics, dedications, signatures, literary allegories, epitaphs, fables, wonders, medicine, dreams, etc." Can you imagine? We got our copy from DH's brother who got it from his father who was a well-known editor in NYC in the 70's. He apparently got it from a writer friend in lieu of payment for something (?)...don't remember the details, but as I recall, there's a typed letter in the book. Or maybe that's to the writer from whomever he got it from? Dunno... Anyway, here's a link if anyone's interested: Susan Here is a link that might be useful: Homo et ejus partes figuratus & symbolicus, anatomicus....

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Thank you. I fertilize spring, summer, fall with a good granular citrus food and water once or twice a week in that time depending on the temperature. I water in the winter every other week if we don't get rain. It's on a slight slope which helps with drainage as we have gritty clay soil, a mix of clay, silt and decomposing granite. And I leave all the leaves that fall under the tree as mulch. I lost the two avocados I planted last year. I think they had issues when I got them, they were on clearance. (for a reason obviously, lol) But even though they didn't last, they did bloom a lot and this tree in the pic had a ton of fruit because of it. So I've been wanting to id this tree so to know if it's A or B flowers. I just want to get one more avocado tree for the other's replacement, so I need to know which to get, A or B.