444 DODECANDRIA. DODECAGYNIA. Sempervivum. 



DODECAGYNIA. 



SEMPERVI'VUM. Calyx 12-clefu petals 1, 6, 



12, to 24 : caps. 12, many-seeded, like a 

 legumen. 



tecto'ruim S. Leaves fringed : off-sets expanding. 



Schmid. 53-Curt. lGO-JA dan. 601-MiIL Ul.-Sheldr. 59- 

 Trag. 376-Fuchs. 3°-J. B. iii. 687-5/aci-u;. 366-Clut. 

 ii. 63. 1-Matth. 1117-ZW. 127. 2-Ger. «r;». 510. 1- 

 Park. 731. 3-G<?r. 411-i/. ox. xii. 7. 41. 



Flowering branches bowed back. Bloss. pale red. St. Leaves 

 fleshy CWy* not half as long as the blossom; teeth Jl or 12. 

 Petals 12, smooth within, fringed with pellucid hairs at the 

 edges, and on the outside. Stamens 6 to 25. Pistils 12, placed 

 in an oval or triangular form. 



Cypheh Common Houseleek. Roofs and old walls. P. July.* 





* The juice, either applied by itself, or mixed with cream, gives pre- 

 sent relief in burns, and other external inflammations. Mixed with honey t 

 u is a useful application in apt nous cases. Sheep and goats eat it. 



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