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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Sedum—continued. 
(English).* fl. pure white or rosy-tinted, gin. across ; 
sepals less than f the length of the lanceolate petals ; cymes 
dichotomous, few-flowered ; 
flower-stems 2in. long. July. 
l. crowded, alternate, sub-opposite, less crowded on the flower- 
stems, erect or spreading, din. to jin. long. Barren shoots trail- 
ing or erect, lin. to 2in. long, forming dense, cushion-like masses. 
Western Europe (Britain). A neat and pretty, glabrous, ever- 
green species, suitable for rockeries. It is rather difficult to 
cultivate. (Sy. En. B. 531.) 
S. anopetalum (erect -petaled). fl. pale greenish-yellow, 4in. 
across ; sepals five to seven, deltoid, grooved ; petals erecto-patent,~ 
somewhat folded and keeled; cymes dense, flat or concave, 
umbellate, about lin. in diameter. July and August. J. in eight 
ranks, approximate, sessile, spreading (or on the flowering shoots 
ascending), gin. long, terete, awl-shaped, spine-tipped, greyish- 
green, red at the oe Branches — or ascending, 4in. 
to bin. long. South Europe, 1818. Plant more or less glaucous, 
evergreen. 
S. arboreum (tree-like). /l. white, 4in. across, five-parted ; petals 
lanceolate, keeled, twice or more longer than the linear-oblong 
ls; cymes terminal, many-flowered. July. Z. on older shoots 
deltoid, subulate, terete, or somewhat four-sided, in. long, 
horizontally spreading ; those on the young shoots more or less 
crowded, linear, terete, pimpled. h. 4in. to 6in. Native place 
unknown. Plant glabrous, suffrutescent, evergreen, with no 
separate barren shoots, branching from near the base, the 
branches spreading. 
S. asiaticum (Asiatic). 1. greenish-yellow, in compact, terminal, 
globose cymes, numerous, five-parted ; petals twice the length 
of the sepals; anthers orange-brown. Summer. 1. Sy Maa 
decussate, spreading, sessile, jin. to lin. by fin. or more, linear- 
oblong, coarsely and irregularly toothed. Stems annual, 6in. to 
12in. h, erect, unbranched, slender, glabrous. Himalayas. 
Half-hardy or greenhouse. 
S. Beyrichianum (Beyrich’s). fl. white, Jin. across; sepals as 
noy the petals ; forked ; Tertib stema aroot, Siin. Digi, 
= with numerous crowded, v leaves. a oe y 
4in., spathulate, obtuse, tapering to stalks, red-dotted. 
place unknown. Ever Mn. 
1 (short-leaved).* fl. jin. across ; sepals whitish, 
ith a pink midrib, oblong-lanceolate ; petals having a 
pink oblong, acute ; cyme umbellate, two or three-forked, 
cellate flower irag on n Fauni 
. long, ovoid, pinkish, densely 
e, &c. A beautiful little, densely tufted, 
i , everg es, with much the habit of 
S, carneum variegatum (fiesh-coloured, variegated). A form 
of S. sarmentos 
S. am (blue).* fl. pale blue, five to seven-parted, }in. in 
er in the centre of each fork. 
S. corsicanum (Corsican). A corruption of ecorsicum, a name’ 
which has been applied to forms of S. dasyphyllum and S. mazi- 
mum, 
S. corsicum (Corsican), of Duby. 
glanduliferum. 
S. dasyphyllum (thick-leaved). jl. pinkish, jin. across; petals 
lanceolate, three or four times the len of the fleshy aie : 
cymes corymbose, loose, few-flowered. July. Z. crowded, sessile, 
ading, thick, Jin..to tin. long, oblong, acute, or sub-orbicular, 
impled. Stems tufted, slender, 2in. to 3in. long, branching. 
jurope (Britain). Plant ssa glabrous, or glandular, ever- 
green. (Sy. En. B. 630.) The form uliferum (B. M. 6027), 
often met with in cultivation, is densely glandular-pubescent 
nha S. corsicum, of Duby); while oblongifoliwm has oblong 
ves. 
S. dentatum (toothed). A garden synonym of S. stoloniferum. 
 *§. denticulatum 
em oma (slightly-toothed), A garden synonym of 
eee eani). 
A synonym of S. dasyphylium 
s synonym of S. pruinatum. 
(blush-tinted).* fl. greenish, nearly 4in. 
ACTOSS ; is spreading, lanceolate, flushed with pink, pa AE the 
length of the sepals; cymes terminal, corymbose., September. 
l. opposite or alternate, ascending, 24in. by lin., concave, oblong, 
sinuate, obscurely toothed, entire and sub-cuneate or rounded at 
base, tapering into short petioles or quite sessile. Stem erect, 
ET A E se 
à 5 a - 109, under name of S. albo-r x% 
form variesatum has leaves blotched with yellow. I A 
S. Ewersii (Ewers’).* ji. pink or pale violet, numerous; petal 
twice the length of the : , dark-spotted; cymes | eae 
Fen August and September. Z. opposite, sessile, about din. 
: tek meter, sub-orbicular, cordate-amplexicaul, entire or slightly 
nae _ Stock thick, fae off many trailing or ascending, 
peery vering ote m kooma &c., 1829. A rather tender evergreen, 
S. farinosum (mealy), of gardens. 
S. glandulosum (glandular).* fl. pale reddish-purple, 1in, in 
ative 
S. Liebmannianum (Liebmann’s). 
5. m, assurgens (increasing). fl. 
loose. 
Sedum—continued. 
S. farinosum (mealy), jl. white, crowded, five to seven-parted ; 
sepals pink- tipped, linear- oblong, obtuse; petals lanceolate, 
acute, Eolas: cyme two or three-parted. July. l. crowded in 
four to six rows, deciduous, sin. by jin., scarcely forming a 
rosette, oblong, obtuse. Stems tufted, cylindrical, much- 
branched. Madeira. Plant glabrous, glaucous, pruinose or 
mealy, rather tender, evergreen. Probably an outlying insular 
form of S. album. 
A synonym of S. album. 
diameter, usually alternate on short, recurved, simple or forked, 
terminal cymes; petals twice or thrice as long as the calyx. 
June. l. scattered, sessile, }in. to żin. long, linear-oblong, obtuse, 
cylindric. Stems simple or forked, Zin. to 6in. long, sub-erect, 
decumbent or ascending. Spain, 1871. Whole plant glandular- 
hairy. Annual. (B. M. 5924.) 
S. glaucum (glaucous).* fl. pinkish-white, Jin. across, six-parted ; 
sepals deltoid, acute; petals oblong, sharp-pointed at apex ; 
stamens twelve; cymes three to seven-branched, umbellate, the 
branches spreading, slightly pilose ; flower-stems šin. to 4in. long, 
reddish. July. ¢. densely crowded, about jin. long, linear, 
greenish - grey, becoming reddish, studded with fine hyaline 
pimples at the tips. Barren shoots 2in. long, branched. Central 
and Southern Europe. A very pretty, glaucous, evergreen species, 
much used for carpet bedding and other purposes. The form 
polypetalum has seven to nine petals. 
S. Hildebrandi (Hildebrand’s). fl. bright yellow, Zin. across; 
sepals lancedlate ; ag lanceolate, acute; cyme branches 4in. 
long. July. J. sin. long, densely packed, linear, turgid, subulate, 
erecto-patent, longer and narrower than in S. acre. Hungary. 
Plant glaucous, evergreen. ‘ 
S. um (hybrid). fi. yellow, numerous ; sepals linear, obtuse, 
terminal, much- 
es 
Summer. 
as long as the apiculate petals; cymes 
the teeth red-ti De Stems creeping, glabrous or glandular- 
hairy. Siberia, 1776. Evergreen. ae 
S. ibericum (Iberian). A garden form of S. stoloniferum. 
Pponicum (Japanese).* fl. yellow, sin. in diameter; sepals 
oblong ; petals lanceolate, acute, twice the mg of the sepals ; 
cymes. loose, terminal and lateral, panicled, many - flowered. 
Summer. i. scattered or opposite, sub-refiexed, spreading, 
spathulate, oblong, acute, entire, convex below, channelled 
above, bright green. Stems diffuse. Japan, 1866. Evergreen. 
(R. G. 513, f. 3, 4.) 
S. kamtschaticum (Kamtschatkan).* fl. yellow, numerous, łin. 
across ; sepals deltoid, less than half as long as the spreading, 
apiculate, keeled petals; cymes terminal, umbellate, inversely 
poranio lin. to din. in diameter ; peduncles radiating, with 
arge bracts at base ; flower-stems erect, 4in. to 6in. high. Late 
autumn. Jl. alternate or —— lłin. by żin., oblong-obovate, 
deep green, toothed above the middle, gradually tapering to the 
petioles ; edges minutely papillose. Branches 6in. to 8in. long, 
greenish or purplish. Stems prostrate. Kamtschatka, 1829. 
Evergreen. Syn. S. Selskyanwm (of gardens), 
i . f. whitish-pink, small, 
sessile; cymes terminal, three to five-flowered. Summer. 
l. sessile, clustered, fleshy, shining, spreading, conical, one to 
two lines long, scarcely acute. Branches red, ascending. h. 3in. 
to tin. Mexico, 1880. Greenhouse perennial. 
S. lividum (livid). A garden synonym of S. lydium. 
S. lydium (Lydian).* fl. pinkish, 3 in. across; petals twice as 
long as the sepals ; cyme corymbose, many-flowered ; flowering 
shoots 4in. to Sin. long. Late summer. l. crowded, jin. long, 
linear, sub-terete, greenish or red-tipped, auricled at base, tip 
with numerous very minute pimples. Barren shoots 2in. be ig 
oe erect, TE Se mr ys 1867. A charming little, 
abrous evergreen for rockwor ings or carpet ing. 
Syn. S. lividum (of gardens). ico sae vein 
5S. Maximowiczii (Maximowicz’s). fl., yellow, numerous, in a 
dense, flat, spreading cyme; sepals unequal, protracted into a 
long, slender point; petals half as long again as the sepals, 
Late summer.. l. sub-opposite or alternate, sub-sessile, lin. to 
lin. long, oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes obtuse, 
ly toothed, the midrib channelled ; upper ones longer and 
narrower. Stems erect, about lft. high, terete or somewhat four- 
sided, greenish. Japan, Amur. 
maximum 
length of the lanceolate, whitish petals, whose tips are spotted 
with red; cymes terminal and lateral, on 
sp ing, stem-clasping, 2łin. long, ovate, acute, more or less 
cordate, crenate-toothed. -Stems lft to oft. high, erect, green or 
purple. Europe and Asia. 
merateđ by Dr. Masters : 
{ pinkish ; . cymes corymbose ; 
inflorescence . dl. ascending, opposite, green, oblo g 
obtuse, sinuate. Stem weak, ascending, green. s ee 
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