ACCOUNT OF GENUS SEDUM AS FOUND IN CULTIVATION. l6l 



Var. minus, var. nov.* (fig. 86). 



Much smaller in all its parts ; stem 2-3 inches long, leaves | inch 

 to I inch long ; flowers | inch diameter. The plant retains its relatively 

 small size under varying conditions. 



Fig. 86. — S. ternaium var. minus nov. 



Origin not known, but it is probably an indigenous American 

 form. 



67. Sedum Nevii A. Gray (fig. Sy). 



S. Nevii A. Gray, " Manual Botany Northern U.S.," ed. 5, 172, 1867. 

 Masters in Gard. Chron., 1878, ii. 376. " N. Amer. Flora," 22, 72. 



Illustrations. — Meehan, " Native Fl. and Ferns of U.S.," ser. 1, 1, pi. 22. 

 Britten and Brown, " lUustr. Flora Northern U.S.," 2, 168. 



A distinct little American plant, preferring, like its compatriot 

 S. ternaium, a more sheltered and damper spot than is required by 

 most Sedums. It is well distinguished by the pale-green rosettes 

 of its barren shoots and its white five-parted flowers. Not uncommon 

 in cultivation, and constant in character. I find no variation in 



* Quam typo multo minus, caule 5-8 cm. (nee 8-15 cm.) longo, foliis 10-13 mm • 

 (nee 25 mm.) longis, floribus 10 mm. (nee 13 mm.) diametro. 



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