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Sempervivum—continued. 
S. ix variegatum (variegated). l. green, margined with creamy- 
white. 
S. arenarium (sand-loving).* Jl. six-parted, many in a dense 
head, 2in. to 3in. in diameter; petals pale yellow, fin. to gin. 
long, distinctly tricuspidate. Summer. Jl. sixty to eighty to a 
rosette, oblanceolate, acute, not cus, idate, minutely ciliated on 
the edges ; outer ones a little tinted with red-brown, in. to fin. 
long. Flowering stem 6in. to Yin, long, finely pubescent, the 
crowded leaves strongly ciliated on the margins. Rosettes (and 
general habit) as in S. soboliferum. Tyrol, 1879. SYN. S. cor- 
nutum, 
S. arvernense (Auvergne). fl., petals pale pink, jin. to šin. 
long; filaments and anthers red; panicle 2in. to din. long and 
broad, the lower flowers distinctly pedicellate. Summer. 
l. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, bright pale green, the outer 
ones lin. to l}in. long, the edges regularly ciliated. Flowering 
stem 6in. to 8in. long, the lower leaves about lin. long. Barren 
rosettes 14in. to 24in, in diameter. Central France. 
S. assimile (similar). ñ. gin. in diameter; calyx densely pubes- 
cent; petals pale rose, linear. July. J. sixty to eighty to a 
rosette, obovate-cuneate, cuspidate, pale glaucous-green, not red- 
tipped, shortly ciliated on the margins, minutely pubescent on 
the face, the outer ones jin. to lin. long. Flowering stem about 
6in. long. Barren rosettes 1lsin. to 2in. broad. Tyrol. 
S. atlanticum (Atlantic).* fi. pale red, lin. in diameter, twelve- 
arted ; calyx segments twice as long as the tube; panicle short, 
Fin. to 4in. in diameter. Summer. J. oblanceolate-cuneate, 
cuspidate, pale green, Bone aay when mature, scarcely tipped 
with red-brown, ciliated on the margins, the outer ones lin. to 
l}in. long. Flowering stem nearly lft. long, its leaves much 
: ted with red-brown. Barren rosettes 2in. to 3in. in diameter. 
Greater Atlas, 1873, (B. M. 6055, under name of S. tectorum 
atlanticum.) 
Fic. 474. SEMPERVIVUM ARACHNOIDEUM LAGGERI. 
S. aureum (golden).* fl. yellow; petals twenty, linear ; stamens 
also twenty; panicle dichotomously-branched, many-flowered. 
July and August. l. obovate-spathulate, with membranously 
cartilaginous, quite entire et glaucous. Stem erect, gla- 
brous. kh. 1ft. Teneriffe, 181 Greenhouse, herbaceous sub- 
shrub. SYNS. S. Bollii, S. calyciforme (B. R. 892), Greenovia 
aureum (B. M. 4087). 
S. barbatulum (slightly bearded). fl. nine to twelve-parted ; 
petals rose-red, żin. long; panicle compact, few-flowered, densely 
pilose. l. oblanceolate, densely pubescent, ciliated on the margins, 
and furnished with a dense tuft of hairs at the tip, the outer 
ones about jin. long. Flowering stem Zin. to 4in. high, its red- 
tinted, pubescent leaves żin. to ip long. Barren rosettes about 
żin. in diameter. Alps. A well-marked, dwarf-habited plant. 
S. Boissieri (Boissier’s).* fl. lin. in diameter, twelve to fourteen- 
parted ; petals pale red, very hairy ; filaments bright red ; panicle 
about Zin. broad each way, the lower flowers sub-sessile. July. 
l. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, b t near the middle, with 
rather long, brown cilia, hardly at all brown-tinted at top, lin. to 
jin. long. Flowering stem ĝin. to Sin. long, the leaves red- 
tinted, closely imbricated. Barren rosettes very dense, 2in. to 
2sin. in diameter. 1878. A garden species. 
S. Bollii (Boll’s). A synonym of S. aureum. 
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Sempervivum—continued. 
S. Boutignyanum (Boutigny’s). fl. gin. in diameter, twelve to 
fourteen-parted ; paes — rose, gin. long, densely gland- 
ciliated ; panicle Zin. to Šin. long and broad, simply branched, 
many-flowered. Summer. J/. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, 
with a green, glabrous face and a distinct, decurrent, red-brown 
tip, the outer ones lin. to 1łin. long. Flowering stem 6in. to 8in. 
long, its leaves lin. or more long. Barren rosettes 2in. to 3in. 
broad, Pyrenees, 1878. 
S. Braunii (Braun’s).* /. ten to twelve-parted, Zin. to lin. in 
diameter; petals dull yellow, unspotted, with a green keel; 
filaments greenish, obscurely tinted with purple; panicle com- 
pact, many-flowered, 2in. to 4in. in diameter, July. J. thirty 
to forty to a rosette, obovate-cuneate, obscurely cuspidate, 
glandular-pubescent ; outer ones obscurely purple-tipped, Jin. 
to lin. long. Flowering stem 6in. to Yin. long, the upper part 
shortly pubescent, its leaves lin. to 14in. long. Barren rosettes 
Ijin. to 2in. in diameter. Tyrol, 1874. f 
S. cæspitosum (tufted). /l. yellow, disposed in cymose, dichoto- 
mously-branched corymbs; petals seven or eight, spreading. 
April to September. l. oblong-linear, glabrous, stiffly ciliated, 
marked with brown lines on both surfaces, crowded in a rosu- 
late manner ; cauline ones scattered. Stem very short, at length 
a little branched, leafy at the apex. h. 6in. Grand Canary 
Island, 1815. Greenhouse, evergreen shrub. This plant has been 
known to remain alive in an herbarium for eighteen months, 
and to grow when subsequently planted. Syn. S. ciliatum 
(B. M. 1978). 
S. calcaratum (spurred).* fl. lin. in diameter; petals dull red- 
dish white, 4in. long; panicle 6in. to 8in.-long and broad, the 
lower branches deeply forked. Summer. J. 4in. long, fin. to lin. 
broad, rather glaucous, with a distinct red-brown tip, the edges 
bordered with stiff cilia. Flowering stem above 1ft. long. Barren 
rosettes 3in. to 4in. in diameter. 1874. A common form in 
English gardens, where it is variously known as S. Caimollei, 
S. italicum, S. juratum, S. Royeni, S. rusticanum, and sS. 
Seguieri. : 
S. calcareum (chalk-loving).* fl. ten to twelve-parted ; corolla 
jin. in diameter; petals pale red, greenish down the keel, densely 
ciliated ; panicle Sin. to 4in. long and broad, eight to twelve- 
branched. Summer. J. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, very 
glaucous, with very distinct red-brown tips, stiffly ciliated on the 
margins, the outer ones lin. to ljin. long. Flowering stem less 
than 1ft. long, with densely imbricated leaves, lin. .» 14in. long. 
Barren rosettes about 2in. in diameter. Caleareous Alps of 
Dauphiné. SYN. S. californicum (of gardens). 
S. californicum (Californian). A garden synonym of S. cal- 
careum. 
S. calyciforme (calyx-formed). A synonym of S. aureum. 
S. Camollei (Camolle’s). A garden synonym of S. calcaratum. 
S. canariense (Canary Islands).* fl. white, pedicellate ; petals 
nine or ten, linear; branches of panicle expanded. June and 
July. l, radical ones expanded, rosulate, obovate-spathulate, 
villous, large; cauline ones scattered, ovate. h. 1}ft. Canary 
Islands, 1699, A strong-growing, greenhouse, evergreen shrub. 
S. ciliatum (ciliated). A synonym of S. cespitoswm. 
S. cornutum (horned). A synonym of S. arenarium. 
S. cruentum (bloody). f. yellow, small, six to eight-parted. 
May. l. < te-spathulate, highly glabrous, thick, attenuated 
into the petiole, papillose on the margins, green and somewhat 
channelled above, slightly convex beneath. A. 1ft. to 2ft. Canary 
Islands, 1824. Greenhouse, evergreen shrub, (B. R. xxvii. 61, 
under name of Moniwm eruentum.) : 
S. Doellianum (Doell’s). jl. nine or ten-parted ; calyx densely 
aaa waged tals bright red, lanceolate, šin, long; filaments. 
right purple: panicle compact, few-flowered, the larger flowers — 
distinctly pedicellate. June. l. forty to fifty to a rosette, ob- 
lanceolate, obscurely cuspidate, slightly hairy above, the edges 
minutely ciliated, the tips of the inner leaves connected by a 
few cobwebby threads ; outer leaves jin. to Zin. long, red-tinted 
at back. Flowering stem 4in. to 6in. long, its leaves having only 
an obscure tuft of hairs at the tip. Barren rosettes Jin. to fin. in 
diameter. Bernese Oberland, Syn. S. heterotrichum. 
S. Fauconneti (Fauconnet’s). fi. nine to twelve-parted, nearly 
lin. in diameter ; petals bright red, lanceolate, glandular on the 
back and edges; filaments bright purple. Summer. J. about 
fifty to a rosette, oblanceolate, obscurely cuspidate, the ss 
with a few glandular papille and streaks of purple, the edges 
ciliated with defiexed hairs, the oufer leaves tinged with red, 
about fin. long. Flowering stem 6in. to 8in. long, clothed with _ 
long hairs. Barren rosettes lżin. in diameter. Jura Mountains. 
Rare in English gardens. : ; 
S. fimbriatum (fringed).* fl. about twelve-parted, lin. in dia- 
meter; petals bright red, lanceolate, glandular on the back and 
edges ; panicle open, the few branches bearing each six to ten 
flowers. July. L fifty to sixty to a rosette, oblanceolate, 
obscurely cuspidate, all green, the edges crowded with defiexed 
hairs, the outer leaves turning red, and reaching ŝin. to Zin. long 
Flowering stem 6in. to Sin. high, densely glandular-pilose, the 
lower of the red-tinted leaves lin. to 1}in. long. Barren rosettes 
lin. to 1łin. in diameter. Alps of Dauphiné, 
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