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I do not find many incidental references to Lady Anne Monson in 

 contemporary literature : one, however, occurs in Andrews's Botanists' 

 Repositori/, t. 1276 (1.803), where it is said that her "enthusiasm in 

 pursuing the study of natural history knew no bounds ; and whose 

 liberal and fostering hand contributed more, perhaps, than any of 

 her contemporaries, by her encouragement and example, to the then 

 incipient, but now so prevailing taste for the study of botany." 



James Bbitten. 



NOTES OF SEDUM.— II. 

 Br R. Lloyd Peaegee. 



(Continued from Journ. Bot. 1917, p. 215.) 



Sedum (ser. Aizooxta) floriferum, sp. nov. 



Species sinensis S. hi/brido L. et *S'. Jcauitscliatico Fisch. & Meyer 

 valde atfinis. Sepalis linearibus aut oblanceolatis (nee basi latis ut in 

 speciebus sectionis A/zooutis pluribus) foliisque subsimilibus cum 

 priore concordat ; caulibus annuis autvimno surgentibus (nee perrenni- 

 bus nee radicantibus) carpellisque ab ilia specie difEert et ad S. kamt- 

 schaticum appropinquat ; ab ambolus caulibus ramos multos breves 

 ex parte superiore edentibus aspectum distinctum conferentibus 

 differt. 



Herba perennis glabra, caules steriles non edens. Caudex brevis, 

 ramosis, lignosus. Itadices lignosie. Caules annul, satis numerosi, 

 diffusi vel adscendentes, supra leviter scabrosi, circ. 15 cm. longi, 

 foliosi, in parte superiore ramos multos breves floriferos edentes. 

 Folia alterna, coarctata, sessilia, spathulato-oblanceolata, basi cuneata, 

 supra medium dentata, apice obtusa, 2 •5-4 cm. longa, "8-1 cm. lata ; 

 ea ramorum consimilia, sed multum minora. Gymce tenninales et 

 laterales, satis densaj, plante, 2'5-5 cm. diametro. Flores o-meri, 

 1'5 cm. diametro. Sepala insequalia, valde carnosa, lineai'ia aut 

 oblanceolata, obtusa, prope ad imum fissa, vii'idia. Petala patentia, 

 lanceolata, acuta, lutea, 7 mm. longa, 2 mm. lata, pone apicem api- 

 culum ferentia. Stamina 10, petalis breviora, 5 mm. longa, lilamentis 

 viridescentibus, antheris mbro-aureis. Squamce minuta?, quadratie, 

 integraj, viridescentes, translucentes. Garpella erecta, demum satis 

 recurvata, patentia eis 8. liamtschatici persimilia sed triente minora 

 ut in »S'. hybrido, staminibus ajqualia aut eis paullo breviora, gracilia, 

 viridescenti-aurea, stylis longis gracilibus capitulatis coronata. 



Seed collected at or near Wei-hai-Wei was sent to Kew by 

 Mr. Liardet in 1911, and by the kindness of the Director I have had 

 the opportunity of stud^'ing the plant throughout the year in my own 

 garden. 



An abnormal and curious specimen in the British Museum may 

 be referred to S.Jloriforum. It is from Hance's herbarium, and is 

 labelled " Chifu, a.'st. 1872 (F. B. Forl)es)." It has a straight fasciate 

 stem, which divides twice into two, and fuses again, bearing many 

 short (3-5 incliesj, straight, small-leaved branches, some of whicli 



