168 Dodecandria Dodecag.. Sempervivum., - 
: spread close. upon'tbe ground ; they are much 
smaller.than those of the common Houseleck . 
The leaves have white edges, which are in- 
dented like the teeth of a saw; they spread 
open flat; the. flowers are produced in loose 
panicles upon naked footstalks ; they are small 
and white, so make but little appearance. 
** This is propagated by offsets, which are put 
ou: in plenty from the sides of the heads ; this 
ust be planted in pots, sheltered from the 
DI in winter, and in summer placed in.the 
open air with other hardy succulent plants." 
Ons. I have never seen this plant, but taken the 
above account of it from the eighth edition of 
Miller's celebrated Dictionary ; and had he not 
likewise therein enumerated Cotyledon serrata, 
should have almost supposed he had meant 
that plant by the above description. 
kirtum, S. (Hairy) foliis caule pstonumque apicibus 
s hirtis... Linn. amen. academ. v. 4. p. 97 
p. i Do. ior cantab. ed. 3, 4, 5, €$ 6. 
Và seg at petalis Loquo sobole patula. 
hmid. 68. t4 
HazZirrAT in Tauro RSRET UE CMM 
FLonET Jun. Jul. 
Curr. ante 1804... Donn. l. c 
** Folia radicalia acuminata, ciliste. Caulis sub- 
hirsutus, we€ ciliatis villosis. Petala valde 
et margine subtus hirta," Linn. 
vede l. c.—** Petala 6 ; Stamina 12; 
Pistilla 6. Di rond. " Wild. l.c 
sololife- S. (Hen and Chicken) pro TE globosis 
rum. | Pes lud , petalis Pune cu fi mbriatis, 
tait — 1j fes éxitinis imbricatis. Bot. Ls dis ax. 1457. 
tg 
