S. r. virescens nish). This only differs from albescens in 
having pale sulphur-yellow fiowers. 
S. retusum (retuse-leaved). jf. white, with a rosy centre, }in. 
to 3in. in diameter, arranged in small, dense, terminal clusters. 
June. 1. green, shining, obovate-oblong, retuse, in. to jin. 
long. Branches grey, mealy when young, leafy only at the 
tips. Mexico, 1880. .Greenhouse. 
S. rhodanthum (rose-fiowered). rose-coloured, numerous, in 
a dense, terminal cyme 4in. to Šin, long, mostly four-parted ; 
sepals linear ; petals lanceolate, acuminate, twice as long as the 
sepals. End of June. l. alternate, lanceolate, entire, channelled, 
lin. to 2in. long. Stems tufted, lit. to 1}ft. high, erect. Rocky 
Mountains of Utah and Colorado. 
oe š S. Rhodiola (Rhodiola).* fl. greenish or reddish-purple, in a 
oP terminal, flat-topped, sub-globose cyme, about lin. in diameter ; 
petals four; pedicels short. Summer. l. scattered, glaucous, 
spreading or erect, lin. by }in., sessile, oblong, obtuse, rounded 
at base, obscurely one-nerved, slightly toothed at apex. Stems 
annual, several from the same stock, 6in. to 8in. high, erect, 
unbranched. Europe (Britain), &c. The reots exhale a perfume 
of rose-water. (Sy. En. B. 525.) Syn. Rhodiola rosea. linifolia 
(R. G. 1080) is a Turkestan form, with narrow leaves and brightly- 
coloured flowers. minor is a small form. 
— (rock-loving). fl. clear yellow, numerous, barely 
sin. in. diameter, tive to seven-parted; sepals ovate - oblong, 
obtuse; petals similar, concave, not keeled; cymes umbellate, 
three to five-forked, ultimately hollow-topped; stalks 8in. to 
12in. long. July. 4 4in. long, in very numerous rows, linear- 
subulate, incurved, convex below, fiattish above, forming dense, 
obconical a cia ‘wai. to Ha: in i her "a pee of the 
sterile branches. W rn Europe (Britain t glaucous, 
evergreen, but reddening with age and drought. EA 
S. r. Forsterianum (Forster’s) A synonym of S. inatum 
bay X; ) ym pru 
gibbous at base; those of the 
r-stem scattered, . China. Greenhouse ever- 
There is a variety of this with pink stems, and having 
marked with a marginal stripe of white or cream-colour ; 
1 in greenhouses and for carpet beds under the name 
mg; u ones lżin. long, less than }in. k 
a road baad, ciliated ; midrib very prominent on 
face; margin serrated in its distal third. Stems 
diameter, 
3 s reddish, longer than 
June. J. in six rows, erecto- 
tems annual, from a many-headed rhizome, 
glabrous, about 1ft. high. fa a 
“panicled, 2in. to 4in. in diameter: ped 
clasping, greenish-red, 
(six-angled). fl. yellow, te. across; petals 
sub-orbicular, sinuate, cuneate at base, 
P 4 terete, 3, ES 
Jium (spathulate-leaved). 
sepals half the length of 
. yellow, numerous, 
acuminate, keeled 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
te, or whorled, in, to jin. long, linear, terete or slightly - 
ania deltoid, one-third the Jength of the 
Cs ie ag 2 ep ae gape S : 
(Sem n-like).* /l. bright red; sepals ALONE, ONG EDIE SHO of the erecto- 
petals in. long, lanceolate, acute; cyme rminal 
S. T. 
A remarkably hand- 
5. T. Jullianum, 
gatus (variegated-centred). This differs from 
a central blotch of creamy-white on each leaf, : 
terminal, forked, the branches p in. long. May 
Sedum—continued. 
„and June. l, o oipe on the barren shoots about fifteen in a 
terminal rosette, l4in. in diameter ; lower ones and those of the 
flower-stem scattered, spreading, jin. by ĝin.; those of the 
flower-stem club-shaped. Branches creeping or ascending, Sin. 
to 4in. long. North-west America, 1873. Evergreen. (G. C. n. 8s., 
v. 146; R. G. 741.) 
S. spectabile (remarkable).* /l. pink, numerous, iin. across ; 
sepals whitish ; petals twice the length of the sepals, slightly 
concave; cymes large, flat-topped, inversely pyramidal, leafy, 
umbellate. September. l. opposite, decussate, or in horizontally- 
spreading whorls of three, Sin. by 2in., flat, scarcely petiolate or 
the upper ones quite sessile, ovate, obtuse, or spathnlate, entire 
or obscurely toothed, slightly cuneate at base. Stem lift. to 
2ft. high. Probably Japan. A robust and noble species. (Ref. 
B. 32; R. G. 709; I. H. viii. 271, under name of S. Fabaria.) 
S. spurium (spurious). A synonym of S. stoloniferum. 
S. steno 
talum (narrow-petaled). jl. bright yellow, five-parted ; 
petals linear-lanceolate, acuminate, twice longer than the awl- 
shaped sepals ; cymes much-branched, scorpioid. l. numerous, 
crowded on the barren shoots, sessile, fleshy, lanceolate, żin. long. 
Stems šin. to 6in. long, erect from a decumbent base, simple or 
somewhat branched. Rocky Mountains, 1877. Plant glabrous, 
evergreen, 
telephioides (Telephium-tike). fl. small, numerous; petals 
falcate, hooded at the tip; cymes small, dense, lin. to lin. in 
diameter. June. J. scattered, Zin. by lin., oblong-obovate, 
obtuse, nearly entire or sparingly toothed, cuneate at base. Stem 
6in. to 12in. high. North America, 1810. Plant glabrous. 
S. Telephium (Telephinm). /. pink, white-spotted, or some- 
times pure white, numerous, in dense, terminal or lateral, sub- 
high. Europe (Britain). S. T. Fabaria is a sub-species, having 
flowers : 
er, appearing earlier ; petals less recurved ; peduncles 
its sub-species. refi e 
constant forms, of which the following are vasa a! g 
. Masters : a ‘ 
T. affine (related). /l. pink, gin. across; sepals one-third the 
(Ardennes). fi. whitish, ĝin. 
a ears 
cymes numerous, forming a loose, te! 
ninal panicle. August. 
L, cauline ones alternate, appressed, sey Hini hy 2sin., ovate- 
igh, ; 
oblong, obtuse. Stems purplish, 8in. to 
Borderi (Border’s). f. pink; cymes corymbose, flat- 
topped. Z. distinctly aki E oblong, obtuse, tapering to the 
base, irregularly and coarsely toothed. Stems reddish. 
elsii (Brunfels’). fl. pink, Zin. across; sepals one- 
S. T. Brunf 
third the length of the spreading, oblong-lanceolate petals; 
cymes terminal, rounded. August. Z. glaucous appressed. 
sessile, oblong-obovate, 3in. by 4in., irregularly tooth lish 
along the midrib. Stem bin. to Igin. high, 7 oe 
ji. greenish, ultimately pinkish, 4i Â 
sepals one-third the length of the Spari a petals : eiie tor. 
minal and lateral, compact, forming a large, terminal panicle, 
August. 2. alternate, appressed, 3in. by 14in., obovate, irregularly 
pyme in the upper half. Stems lft. to Lift. high, finely 
S. T. lugdunensis (Lyons). fi. rose-pink; cymes numerous, 
af corymbose, Pros long A £ in whorls of three 
reading or ascending, rounded % 7 
eie na g, d at se, coarsely toothed. 
occidentale (Western). fl. pinkish, Zin. across; sepals 
S. T. 
_ deltoid-linear; petals spreading, lanceolate ; cymes numerous, 
many-flowered, leafy. August and September. J. alte 
OR E A ohovate-oblong, obtuse, tapering ee 
ase, toothed in the upper two-thirds ; S -cordate 
Stems reddish, Dane vigae a e 3 
y (dense-flowered). fl. greenish ; cymes glo! 
the lower ones on long stalks; inflorescence oyi anes 
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