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SEMPERVIVUM GLUTINOSUM: CLAMMY 
HovusELEgEK. 
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Class and thier. 
DopEcanpRiA DopeEcacyrnia. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 8—-12-partitus. Petala 8—12. Caps. 8—12, poly- 
sperma, 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Semrervivum glutinosum ; foliis cuneiformibus viscidis ci- 
liatis: ciliis cartilagineis adpressis. Hort. Kew. ed. 1. 2. 
p. \47.—~—ed. alt. 3. p. 172. Willd. Sp. Pl. 2. p. 931. 
Martyn Mill. Dict. n. 3.— = 
Descr. Stem shrubby. Leaves collected together at the 
extremities of the branches, fleshy, wedge-shaped, acuminate, 
very convex underneath, flattish above, edged with cartila- 
ginous teeth, slightly clammy. Inflorescence, a spreadi 
panicle: branches alternate, very divaricate, rounded, an 
extremely clammy. Bractes fleshy, ovate, convex under- 
neath, flattish above. Pedicles shorter than the flower. 
Calyx 8—9-cleft. Petals yellow, equal in number to and 
alternating with the segments of the calyx. Stamens double 
the number of the petals, opposed to and alternating with 
them. Germens 8—9, but not always corresponding in 
number with the petals. Nectaries as many, very small, 
emarginate. 
__. Native of Madeira. Found by Mr. Fr. Masson. Intro- 
duced in 1777. Flowers in July, August, and September. 
Pewsines to be kept from frost and damp air. Propagated 
easily by cuttings, which should be suffered to lie in a dry 
place, after their separation, some weeks before they are 
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