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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



horizontally spreading ; those on the young shoots more or less 

 crowded, linear, terete, pimpled, h. 4in. to 6in. Native 



Sedum continued. 



8. anglicum (English).* /. pure white or rosy-tinted, fin. across ; 

 sepals less than half the length of the lanceolate petals ; cymes 

 dichotomous, few-flowered ; flower-stems 2in. long. July. 

 I. crowded, alternate, sub-opposite, less crowded on the flower- 

 stems, erect or spreading, iin. to Jin. long. Barren shoots trail- 

 ing or erect, Iin. to 2in. long, forming dense, cushion-like masses. 

 Western Europe (Britain). A neat and pretty, glabrous, ever- 

 green species, suitable for rockeries. It is rather difficult to 

 cultivate. (Sy. En. B. 531.) 



S. anopetalnm (erect - petaled). /. pale greenish-yellow, iin. 

 across ; sepals five to seven, deltoid, grooved ; petals erecto-patent, 

 somewhat folded and keeled; cymes dense, flat or concave, 

 umbellate, about Iin. in diameter. July and August. I. in eight 

 ranks, approximate, sessile, spreading (or on the flowering shoots 

 ascending), fin. long, terete, awl-shaped, spine-tipped, greyish- 

 green, red at the tips. Branches prostrate or ascending, 4m. 

 to 6in. long. South Europe, 1818. Plant more or less glaucous, 

 evergreen. 



S. arborcum (tree-like), fl. white, Jin. across, five-parted ; petals 

 lanceolate, keeled, twice or more longer than the linear-oblong 

 sepals ; cymes terminal, many-flowered. July. I. on older shoots 

 deltoid, subulate, terete, or somewhat four-sided, iin. long, 



re or less 

 ive place 



unknown. Plant glabrous, suffrutescent, evergreen, with no 

 separate barren shoots, branching from near the base, the 

 branches spreading. 



S. asiaticum (Asiatic). /. greenish-yellow, in compact, terminal, 

 globose cymes, numerous, five-parted ; petals twice the length 

 of the sepals ; anthers orange-brown. Summer. I. opposite, 

 decussate, spreading, sessile, fin. to Iin. by iin. or more, linear- 

 oblong, coarsely and irregularly toothed. Stems annual, 6in. to 

 12in. high, erect, unbranched, slender, glabrous. Himalayas. 

 Half-hardy or greenhouse. 



8. Bcyrichianum (Beyrich's). fl. white, iin. across ; sepals as 

 long as the petals ; cyme forked ; fertile stems erect, 2iin. high, 

 with numerous crowded, ascending leaves. L in rosettes, iin. by 

 iin., spathulate, obtuse, tapering to stalks, red-dotted. Native 

 place unknown. Evergreen. 



S. brevifolium (short-leaved).* fl. iin. across ; sepals whitish, 

 with a pink midrib, oblong-lanceolate; petals also having a 

 pink midribj oblong, acute ; cyme umbellate, two or three-forked, 

 with a pedicellate flower in the centre of each fork. July. 

 I. crowded, in four rows, ,' n in. long, ovoid, pinkish, densely 

 mealy-pubescent. France, &c. A beautiful little, densely tufted, 

 glaucous, pruinose, evergreen species, with much the habit of 

 S. dast/phylhim. 

 S. carncum varicgatum (flesh-coloured, variegated). A form 



of S. sarmentosum. 



S. cceruleum (blue).* /. pale blue, five to seven-parted, Iin. in 



diameter ; sepals half the length of the petals, both oblong, 



obtuse ; cyme loose, many-flowered, Iin. in diameter, with re- 



curved branches. July. I. tufted, Jin. long, oblong, obtuse, pale 



green, spotted with red. Stems 2in. to Sin. high, branched from 



the base. Mediterranean region, 1822. Plant glabrous or the 



inflorescence pilose. A charming little annual. 



S. collinum (hill-loving). A garden synonym S. reflexum. 



S. corsicanum (Corsican). A corruption of eorsicum, a name 



which has been applied to forms of S. dasyphyllum and S. maxi- 



S. corsicum (Corsican), of Duby. A synonym of S. dasyphyllum 

 nlanduliferum. 



S. dasyphyllum (thick-leaved), ft. pinkish, |in. across ; petals 

 Lanceolate, three or four times the length of the fleshy sepals ; 

 cymes corymbose, loose, few-flowered. July. I. crowded, sessile, 

 spreading, thick, iin. tojtin. long, oblong, acute, or sub-orbicular 

 pimpled. Stems tufted, slender, 2in. to Sin. long, branching. 

 Europe (Britain). Plant glaucous, glabrous, or glandular, ever- 

 green. (Sy. En. B. 530.) The form fllandulifcrum (B. M. 6027), 

 often met with in cultivation, is densely 'glandular-pubescent 

 (SYN. S. cornicum, of Duby); while oblongifolium has oblong 

 leaves. 



S. dentatum (toothed). A garden synonym of S. stoloniferum. 



5. dentlculatum (slightly-toothed). A garden synonym of 

 S. stoloniferum. 



S. elegans (elegant). A synonym of S.' pruinatum. 



S. crythrostictum (blush-tinted).* fl. greenish, nearly Jin. 

 across ; petals spreading, lanceolate, flushed with pink, twice the 

 length of the sepals ; cymes terminal, corymbose. September. 

 1. opposite or alternate, ascending, 2iin. by Iin., concave, oblong, 

 sinuate, obscurely toothed, entire and sub-cuneate or rounded at 

 base, tapering into short petioles or quite sessile. Stem erect, 

 greenish 1ft. to 14ft. high. Japan. A handsome species! 

 (Bef. B. 33 and B. G. 709, under name of S. albo-roseum.) The 

 form varieyatum has leaves blotched with yellow. 



S. Ewersii (Ewers').*/? pink or pale violet, numerous; petals 

 twice the length of the sepals, dark-spotted; cymes dense 

 August and September. 



Sedum continued. 



S. farinosum (mealy). /. white, crowded, five to seven-parted ; 

 sepals pink -tipped, linear oblong, obtuse; petals lanceolate, 

 acute, keeled ; cyme two or three-parted. July. I. crowded in 

 four to six rows, deciduous, Jin. by iin., scarcely forming a 

 rosette, oblong, obtuse. Stems tufted, cylindrical, much- 

 branched. Madeira. Plant glabrous, glaucous, pruinose or 

 mealy, rather tender, evergreen. Probably an outlying insular 

 form of S. album. 



S. farinosum (mealy), of gardens. A synonym of S. album. 



S. glandulosum (glandular).* fl. pale reddish-purple, ^in. in 

 diameter, usually alternate on short, recurved, simple or forked, 

 terminal cymes ; petals twice or thrice as long as the calyx. 

 June. I. scattered, sessile, Jin. to ^in. long, linear-oblong, obtuse, 

 cylindric. Stems simple or forked, 2in. to 6in. long, sub-erect, 

 decumbent or ascending. Spain, 1871. Whole plant glandular- 

 hairy. Annual. (B. M. 5924.) 



S. glaucum (glaucous).* fl. pinkish-white, iin. across, six-parted ; 

 sepals deltoid, acute ; petals oblong, sharp-pointed at apex ; 

 stamens twelve ; cymes three to seven-branched, umbellate, the 

 branches spreading, slightly pilose ; flower-stems 3iu. to 4in. long, 

 reddish. July. L. densely crowded, about iin. long, linear, 

 greenish - grey, becoming reddish, studded with flne hyaline 

 pimples at the tips. Barren shoots 2in. long, branched. Central 

 and Southern Europe. A very pretty, glaucous, evergreen species, 

 much used for carpet bedding and other purposes. The form 

 polypetalum has seven to nine petals. 



S. Hildebrandl (Hildebrand's). fl. bright yellow, Iin. across ; 

 sepals lanceolate ; petals lanceolate, acute ; cyme branches iin. 

 long. July. I. iin. long, densely packed, linear, turgid, subulate, 

 erecto-patent, longer and narrower than in S. acre. Hungary. 

 Plant glaucous, evergreen. 



S. hybridum (hybrid), fl. yellow, numerous ; sepals linear, obtuse, 

 half as long as the apiculate petals ; cymes terminal, much- 

 branched, inversely pyramidal, 2in. to 3in. in diameter ; peduncles 

 horizontal or deflexed, with large, spreading bracts. Summer. 

 I. alternate, stalked, about Iin. by liin., spathulate, coarsely 

 toothed in the upper half, entire and tapering in the lower part, 

 the teeth red-tipped. Stems creeping, glabrous or glandular- 

 hairy. Siberia, 17/6. Evergreen. 



S. ibcricum (Iberian). A garden form of S. stoloniferum. 



S. japonicum (Japanese).* fl. yellow, iin. in diameter ; sepals 

 oblong ; petals lanceolate, acute, twice the length of the sepals ; 

 cymes loose, terminal and lateral, panicled, many - flowered. 

 Summer. I. scattered or opposite, sub-reflexed, spreading. 

 spathulate, oblong, acute, entire, convex below, channelled 

 above, bright green. Stems diffuse. Japan, 1866. Evergreen. 

 (R. G. 513, f. 3, 4.) 



S. kamtsonaticum (Kamtschatkan).* /. yellow, numerous, Jin. 

 across ; sepals deltoid, less than half as long as the spreading, 

 apiculate, keeled petals ; cymes terminal, umbellate, inversely 

 pyramidal, Iin. to Sin. in diameter ; peduncles radiating, with 

 large bracts at base ; flower-stems erect, 4in. to 6in. high. Late 

 autumn. 1. alternate or opposite, IJin. by iin., oblong-obovate, 

 deep green, toothed above the middle, gradually tapering to the 

 petioles ; edges minutely papillose. Branches 6in. to 8in. long, 

 greenish or purplish. Stems prostrate. Kamtschatka, 1829. 

 Evergreen SYN. S. SeUtojanum (of gardens). 



S. Iiebmannianum (Liebmann's). /. whitish-pink, small, 

 sessile ; cymes terminal, three to flve-flowered. Summer. 

 I. sessile, clustered, fleshy, shining, spreading, conical, one to 

 two lines long, scarcely acute. Branches red, ascending. A. 3in. 

 to 4in. Mexico, 1880. Greenhouse perennial. 



S. lividum (livid). A garden synonym of S. lydium. 



S. lydium (Lydian).* fl. pinkish, J fi in. across ; petals twice as 

 long as the sepals ; cyme corymbose, many-flowered ; flowering 

 shoots 4in. to 5in. long. Late summer. I. crowded, iin. long, 



linear, sub-terete, greenish or red-tipped, auricled at base, tipped 

 with numerous very minute pimples. Barren shoots 2in. to Sin. 

 high, erect, purplish. 



ith numerous very minute pimples. Barren shoots 2in 

 igh, erect, purplish. Asia Minor, 1867. A charming little, 

 glabrous evergreen for rockwork edgings or carpet bedding. 

 SYN. S. lividum (of gardens). 



S. Maximowiczii (Maximowicz's). fl., yellow, numerous, in a 

 dense, flat, spreading cyme ; sepals unequal, protracted into a 

 long, slender point ; petals half as long again as the sepals. 

 Late summer. I. sub-opposite or alternate, sub-sessile, Iin. to 

 Uin. long, oblong-ovate or oblong-lanceolate, sometimes obtuse, 

 regularly toothed, the midrib channelled ; upper ones longer and 

 narrower. Stems erect, about 1ft. high, terete or somewhat four- 

 sided, greenish. Japan, Amur. 



S. maximum (largest).* fl., sepals deltoid-lanceolate, half the 

 length of the lanceolate, whitish petals, whose tips are spotted 

 with red; cymes terminal and lateral, on long stalks, forming a 

 loose panicle, sub-globose, many-flowered, the lowest stalks 

 usually longest. August and September. I. opposite, sessile, 

 spreading, stem-clasping, 2|in. Ion?, ovate, acute, more or less 

 cordate, crenate-toothed. Stems 1ft. to 2ft. high, erect, green or 

 purple. Europe and Asia. The following varieties are enu- 

 merated by Dr. Masters : 



S. m. assurgcns (increasing). /. pinkish ; cymes corymbose ; 

 inflorescence loose. I. ascending, opposite, green, oblong, 

 obtuse, sinuate. Stem weak, ascending, green. 



