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SepuM sEMPERVIVoIDES. HoUSsELEEK-LIKE 
SEDUM. 
Class and Order. 
DecanpriA Penracynia. 
Generic Character. 
Cal. 5-fidus. Cor. 5-petala. Squame nectarifere 5, ad 
basin germinis. Caps. 5. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Sepum sempervivoides ; planifolium, foliis spathulato-ova- 
tis acutis integerrimis pubescentibus, corymbo hemi- 
spherico. Fl. taurico-caucas. 3. p. 313. 
Sepum sempervivoides. Fischer in Herb. Gorenk. 
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f This species has entirely the habit of a Sempervivum, 
but in the number of stamens and capsules agrees with 
Sepum. Modern botanists, who pay less regard to number, 
May choose to consider it to belong to the former genus 
-Tather than to the latter; but as we have hitherto ered 
to the Linnean systematic arrangement, we, without hesi- 
lation, continue it under Sepum. : 
the stem is about a span high, thickly covered with 
alternate, ovate, concave, acute, fleshy, purplish leaves, 
Covered, as is the whole plant, with a close short pubes- 
ence. The Rosule are green, only tinged slightly with 
purple. Flowers in a compound, panicled corymb, of a 
Pwplish deep red colour. Stamens somewhat shorter than 
Se — 
2 A y succulent, we believe never before figured. 
Native of Iberia, a country to the south of Mount Cau- 
Communicated by Mr. Anperson from the Chelsea 
Sarden, where it was introduced by Dr. Fiscner, superin- 
Frevcant of the Royal Botanic garden at Petersburgh. 
lowers in June, July, and August. 
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