SECAMONE 



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SEDUM 



SECAMO'NE. (Altered from squamona, the Arabic 

 name. Nat. ord. Asclepiads [Asclepiadaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, 2-Digynia.) 



Stove, white-flowered, evergreen twiners. Cuttings of 

 firm side-shoots when about 3 inches in length ; fibrous 

 loam, two parts ; fibrous peat and very rotten dung, or 

 leaf-mould, dried, one part ; silver sand and charcoal, 

 to keep it open. Winter temp., 50" to 60 ; summer, 

 60 to 85. 



5. &gypti'aca (Egyptian). See OXYSTELMA ESCULENTUM. 

 clli'ptica (oval-leaved). 6. Australia. 1824. 

 ,, eme'tica (emetic). 6. India. 1816. 



SE'CHIUM. Choko. (From sekos, a pen or fold ; hogs 

 are fed on the fruit in Jamaica. Nat. ord. Cucurbits 

 [Cucurbitaceae], Linn. zi-Moncecia, lo-Monadelphia.) 



A cucumber-like, yellow-flowered annual ; seeds in a 

 hotbed, and either cultivated in houses or pits ; or, 

 after June, in the open air ; light, rich soil. 

 S. edu'le (eatable). 6. June. W. Ind. 1816. 

 palma'tum (hand-leaved). See MICROSECHIUM PAL- 

 MATUM. 



SECURIDA'CA. (From securis, a hatchet ; form of 

 the wing-like process at the end of the pod. Nat. ord. 

 Milkworts [Polygalacese]. Linn. ly-Diadelphia, 3-Octan- 

 dria.) 



Stove evergreen twiners, from the West Indies. Cut- 

 tings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a bell-glass, 

 and in bottom- heat. Winter temp., 50 to 60 ; summer, 

 60' to 80. Sandy loam and sandy, fibrous peat. 

 S. Brow'nii (Brown's). 8. , White. 



ere'cta (upright). Purple. July. 1824. 



panicula'ta (panicled). Yellow. July. 1820. 



virga'ta (twiggy). 10. White. 1739. 



volu'bilis (twining). 10. White. S. Amer. 1739. 



SECURI NEGA. (From securis, a hatchet, and nego, 

 to deny or refuse ; the wood is extremely hard. Nat. 

 ord. Euphorbiacea?.) 



Hardy and stove shrubs or small trees Cuttings of 

 half-ripe wood in sand, in a frame for the hardy one, and 

 a stove for the other. Fibrous loam, peat, and sand. 

 S. Commerso'nii (Commerson's) . See S DURISSIMA. 

 duri'ssima (hardest). 35. White. Mauritius. 1793. 



" Otaheite Myrtle." 



ramiflo'ra (branch-flowered). Yellow, red. August. 

 Eastern Asia. 1785. Hardy. 



SE'DUM. Stonecrop. (From seder e, to sit ; they 

 grow as if sitting on stones, rocks, walls, &c. Nat. ord. 

 Houseleeks [Crassulaceae], Linn. lo-Decandria, ^-Penta- 

 gynia.) 



Annuals, by seeds, o# raised dry places, such as banks 

 and rock-works ; perennials, by divisions and cuttings, 

 which root most readily, and all of which prefer dry, 

 sandy, loamy soil ; the more tender of these may be 

 grown in well-drained pots, in sandy loam and brick- 

 rubbish, and treated as alpines. The greenhouse kinds 

 require similar treatment, only a higher temperature, 

 and to be kept even drier in winter. 



HARDY ANNUALS, &c. 



S. andegave'nse (Andegavenny). J. Yellow. July. 

 Andegavenny. 1835. 



Anderso'nii (Anderson's). See S. HISPANICUM. 



atra'tum (dark-annual). . Purple. August. Italy. 

 1795- 



azu'reum (azure). See S. C^RULEUM. 



Cepiz'a (purslane-leaved), i. White. July. Europe. 

 1640. Biennial. 



cceru'leum (pale-blue). J. Pale blue. July. Medi- 

 terranean region. 1822. 



cizspito'sum (tufted). . White. Mediterranean 

 region. 1800. 



cala'bricum (Calabrian). i. Whitish. July. Cala- 

 bria. 1835. 



deltoi'deum (triangular-leaved). See S. STELLATUM. 



glandulo'sum (glandular). J. Rose. June. Sardoa. 

 i87r. 



magelle'nse (Magellan). Yellow. July. Italy; 

 Greece ; Asia Minor. 1816. 



mi' serum (miserable). Green. July. Mexico. 1837. 

 Greenhouse. 



pa'llens (pale), i. White. July. S. Europe. 1816. 

 Biennial. 



5. pa'llidum (pale-red-ftowered). J. Pale red. July. 



Caucasus. 1817. 

 semperuwoi' des (Sempervivum-like). ^-f. Bright 



red. July. Asia Minor. r8i6. Biennial. 

 ,, Sempervi'vum (Sempervivum-like). See S. SEMPER- 



VIVOIDES. 



spathula'tum (spatulate). See S. CEP^A. 

 Stella' turn (starred), i. Pink. July. S. Europe. 



1640. 



tctraphy'llum (four-leaved). See S. CEP^A. 

 villo'sum (shaggy). J-J. White or purplish. June, 



July. Europe (Britain). Biennial. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



S. a'cre (acrid). J. Yellow. June. Europe (Britain). 



" Biting Stonecrop," " Wall Pepper." 

 au'reum (golden). J. Yellow. June. Leaves at 



top golden in spring. 



diminu'tum (less). J. Yellow. June. England. 

 elonga'tum (long-shooted) . . Yellow. June. 



England. 



sartoria'num (Sartorian). 

 Aizo'on (ever-living), i. Yellow. August. Siberia. 



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Albe'rtii (Albert's). White. July, August. Turkes- 

 tan. 1879. 

 albe'scens (whiiish-leaved) . See S. REFLEXUM ALBE- 



SCENS. 



,, a'lbicans (great- white) . See S. TELEPHIUM. 

 a'lbo-ro'seum (white-rosy). i. White, shaded with 



rose. Japan. 1860. 



a'lbum( white). J. White. June. Europe (England). 

 brevifo'lium (short-leaved). Leaves short, thick. 

 micra'nihum (small-flowered). \. White. June. 



England. 

 teretifo'lium (terete-leaved). Leaves narrow, 



flattened above. England. 



alpe'stre (alpine), . Red. June. Pyrenees. 1826. 

 alta'icum (Altaic). i. Yellow. June. Altaic 



Mountains. 1831. 

 ,, alti'ssimum (tallest), i. Yellow. July. S. Europe. 



1769. 

 amplexicau'le (stem-clasping). %-\. Golden- yellow. 



Summer. Mediterranean region. 

 Anaca'mpseros (Anacampseros-like). . Purple. 



July. France. 1596. " Evergreen Orpine." 

 a'nglicum (English). J. WTiite. July. Britain. 

 hibe'rnicum (Irish). J. White. July. Ireland. 

 microphy'llum (small-leaved). J. White. July. 



Britain. 

 ., anope'talum (upward-petaled. Green). J. Pale yellow. 



July. S. Europe. 1818. 

 auranti'acum (orange), i. Orange. June. France. 



1820. 

 arbo'reum (tree-like). %-\. WTiite. July. Country 



unknown. 

 asia'ticum (Asiatic), i. Yellow. July, August. 



Himalaya. 

 beyrichia'num (Beyrichian). J. White. July. Origin 



doubtful. 

 brevifo'lium (short-leaved). \. White, with- pink 



midrib. July. Western Mediterranean region. 

 ,, ccerule'scens (bluish-leaved). See S. STENOPETALUM. 

 ca'rneum (fleshy). See S. SARMENTOSUM. 

 Coope'ri (Cooper's), i. White. July. 1868. 

 cordifo'lium (heart-leaved), i-ii. White, flushed 



purple. 1860. 

 co'rsicum (Corsican). See S. DASYPHYLLUM GLANDULI- 



FERUM. 



cra'ssipes (thick-stalked). See S. ASIATICUM. 

 cya'neum (blue). J. Purplish. Siberia. 1879. 

 dasyphy'llum (thick-leaved). i. White. June. 



Europe (England). 

 glanduli'ferum (gland-bearing). White, tinted 



rose. Leaves glandular. N. Africa. 1873. 

 denta'tum (toothed). See S. SPURIUM. 

 Dougla'sii (Douglas's). North-western Amer. 

 e'legans (elegant). See S. RUPESTRE. 

 elonga'tum (lengthened). See S. ROSEUM of Scop. 

 engleria'num (Englerian). White. Pyrenees. 1896. 

 erythrosti ctum (red-tinted). See S. TELEPHIUM. 

 euphorbioi' des (Euphorbia-like). Siberia. 

 Ewe'rsii (Ewer's), i. June. Siberia. 1829. 

 Faba'ria (Fabaria). i-ij. Rosy- white. July. 



Europe (England). 



