SEDUM 



SEDUM 



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17. hjbridum, Linn. Creeping, glabrous or glandular: 

 Ivs. alternate, stalked, spatulate, coarsely toothed in the 

 upper half : tls. yellow, in umbellate cymes 2-3 in. 

 across; petals linear. Summer. Siberia. 



18. Jap6iiicum, Siebold. Diffuse : Ivs. scattered or 

 opposite, spatulate, acute, entire : fls. yellow, Yi in. 



across, in terminal and lateral 

 panicled cymes; petals lanceo- 

 late. Var. varieg^tum, Hort. 

 has Ivs. with golden blotches, 

 according to John Saul. "/S. 

 macrophyllnni atireo - margin- 



Stonecrop. or Wall Pepper 

 Sedum acre (X %). 



atum," Hort., is probably 

 a variegated form of this 

 species. 



19. stoloniferum, Gmelin {S. spurium, Bieb.). Bar- 

 ren stems trailing, marked with annular scars, rooting 

 at nodes: fl. -stems ascending 6 in. high: Ivs. opposite, 

 spatulate, coarsely toothed above, the margins studded 

 ■with hyaline papillae : fls. pink (or white), % in. 

 across, in cymes 2 in. across; anthers reddish. July, 

 Aug. Asia Minor, Persia. B.M. 2370. Gn. 27, p. 315. 

 R.H. 1891, p. 523. — Commoner in cult, abroad. "It has 

 the disadvantage of affording cover for snails," but "one 

 always knows where to look for the snails." 



20. oppositifdlium, Sims. Very close to S. stolonife- 

 rum, but the Ivs. are brighter green, more regularly 

 decussate, and as they are broader at the base they 

 overlap one another a little and produce a neater ap- 

 pearance than in S. stoloniferum. Fls. white or whitish. 

 Anthers orange, according to Masters, but yellow in 

 B.M. 1807. Aug. Caucasus, Persia. 



21. fiwersii, Ledeb. {S. azureum, Royle, not Desf. ). 

 Stock thick, giving off many trailing or ascending slen- 

 der branches: Ivs. opposite, sessile, cordate, clasping, 

 entire or slightly wavy: fls. pink or pale violet, in dense 

 globose cymes. Aug., Sept. Himalayas, Siberia.— Mas- 

 ters says it is rather tender in cult., but well worth pot 

 culture. Var. Turkestinicum, Hort., according to J. W. 

 Manning, grows 4 in. high, has deep violet fls. in Sept. 

 and Oct., and is hardy in Mass. 



22. AnacAmpseros, Linn. Glaucous, barren branches 

 rooting at nodes: fl. -stems erect, reddish: Ivs. bluish, 

 green, orbicular or obovate-obtuse, cordate, auricled, 

 greenish with reddish margins : fls. violet, 34 in. across, 

 in dense, globose cymes. Central Eu. B.M. 118. — Suit- 

 able for rockeries and edgings. The fls. are compara- 

 tively rarely produced. 



23. Si^boldii, Sweet. Glaucous, 9 in. high: branches 

 purplish, erect, afterwards decurved: Ivs. in whorls of 

 3, sessile, sinuate, bluish green, pinkish at margins: 

 fls. pinkish, % in. across. Aug. Japan. B.M. 5358.— 

 Very useful for rockeries and borders. Var. variegatum, 

 Hort. {S. t'arjVfifd^Mm, Hort., not Wats.), has Ivs. marked 

 with white. I.H. 10:373 (green at margin, yellow down 

 center). 



24. refl6xum, Linn. Glabrous, barren stems trailing: 

 fl. -stems 8-10 in, high: Ivs. in 6-7 rows, crowded on the 

 barren stems into a conical mass, yi-% in. long, linear: 

 inflorescence decurved or erect before flowering: fls. 

 % in. across, yellow, floral parts in4's to8's. England. 

 Var. cristAtum, Mast. (S. monstrosum and rohustum, 

 Hort.), has fasciated stems forming a crest like a cocks- 

 comb. 



25. 8tenop§talum, Pursh. Glabrous: stems 3-6 in. 

 high, erect from a decumbent base: Ivs. crowded on 

 barren shoots, sessile, fleshy, lanceolate, 3^ in. long: 

 fls. bright yellow, in scorpioid cymes, floral parts in 5's. 

 Rocky Mts.- Offered by Gillett in 1881. Rare in cult. 



26. sarmentdsum, Bunge. Glabrous: Ivs. opposite or 

 whorled, linear: fls. yellow, 34 in. across, in a flat-topped, 

 umbellate, 3-5-forked cyme. China. — Var. c^rneum {S. 

 cdrneum variegatum, Hort.), has pink stems: Ivs. 

 marked with marginal stripe of white or cream-color. 

 This variety is grown in greenhouses and for carpet 

 beds and edgings. 



27. pulch61Ium, Michx. Glabrous trailer, 

 3-6 in. high: Ivs. linear, terete-pointed, 

 gibbous at base, scarcely }4 in. long: fls. 

 rosy purple, 3^ in. across: inflorescence 

 a 3-4-branched cyme, with erect fls. 

 crowded in 2 rows along the upper sur- 

 face and each provided with a leafv bract. 

 June-Aug. U. S. B.M. 0223. Gn. 27, 

 p. 315. G.C. II. 10:685. -The minute foli- 

 age assumes rich tints of red, brown and 

 purple. The branches of the inflorescence 

 are 3-4 in. long and gracefully arched. 



28. ^cre, Linn. Stonecrop. Wall 

 Pepper. Love Entangle. Fig. 2285. 

 Barren stems creeping, branched, about 2 

 in. long: fl. -stems 2-3 in. high: Ivs. mi- 

 nute, 34 in. long or less, crowded, thick, ovoid or nearly 

 globular: fls. % in. across, in 1-sided cymes having 2-5 

 forks. June, July. Eu.. E. Asia. Gn. 27, p. 316. -This 

 is the commonest species native to England and one of 

 the commonest in cultivation. It is much used for 

 edging and carpeting bare spots, especially in cemeteries. 

 Thrives best in poor soil. The Ivs. have an acrid taste. 

 Masters says it may often be seen on the window-sills 

 of London alleys, and adds: "It is one of the com- 

 monest, least considered of all plants, but very few 

 have really higher claims to notice." Var. atireum, 

 Mast., has Ivs. and tips 

 of shoots bright golden 

 yellow in spring. This is 

 cult, for spring bedding. 

 It gives a bit of color at 

 a dull season. It loses 

 the yellow tint in sum- 

 mer and is never so ro- 

 bust as the green form. 

 Var. 61egans, Mast., has 

 the tips and young Ivs. 

 pale silvery colored. Not 

 as effective or hardy as 

 var. aureum. Var. mS.- 

 jus, Mast. Larger and 

 more robust than the 

 type: Ivs. in 7 rows in- 

 stead of 5: fls 

 across, in a 2-parted 

 cyme. Morocco. 



29. Bexangul&,re, Linn. 

 Very close to <S'. 

 acre but the Ivs. 

 not so bitter to the 

 taste, more slender. 



2286. 

 Sedum caeruleum. 



Natural size. 



several times as long as thick, and in 

 6-7 rows, ratlierthan 5. Europe, rarer. 

 In American gardens it is said to grow 

 6 in. high, and flower in .June and 

 July. — Mostly used for carpet beds. 



30. dasyphyllum, Linn. Glaucous, glabrous or glandu- 

 lar: Ivs. oblong or roundish, studded with crystalline 

 pimples: buds oblong, obtuse: fls. pinkish; anthers 

 black. Eu., S. Afr. B.M. 6027. — Woolson says it grow-s 

 3-6 in. high, and is suitable for edgings. 



31. Hisp&nicum, Linn. Glaucous: fl. -stems 3-4 in. 

 high, reddish: Ivs. 34 in. long, linear, greenish gray, 

 becoming reddish, studded with fine hyaline pimples at 



