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15. SE'DUM. STONECROP. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, deeply divided into five acute, per- 

 manent segments. Petals five, lance-shaped, spreading. Nec- 

 taries a minute notched scale at the base of each germen. Fila- 

 ments awl-shaped, spreading, as long as the petals ; anthers 

 roundish. Germens five, oblong, each tapering into a short style. 

 Stigmas bluntish. Capsules five, compressed, pointed. Seeds 

 numerous, minute. Named from sedo, to sit, the plant sitting as 

 it were on the rocks. 235. 



* Leaves flat. 



1. S. Telephium. Orpine, or Live-long. Leaves egg-shaped, flattish, 



serrate ; corymbs leafy ; stem erect. Stems two feet high : leaves 



fleshy : flowers deep-red. Perennial : flowers in August : grows in the 

 borders of fields, in hedges, and among rubbish : frequent. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xix. pi. 1319. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 316. 692. 



** Leaves rounded, attached by the base. 



2. S. dasyphy'llum. Thick-leaved White Slonecrop. Leaves egg-shaped, 



obtuse, fleshy; stems weak; panicles clammy. Root fibrous, small: 



stems three or four inches high, rooting at the lower part : lower leaves 

 crowded, opposite ; upper scattered : petals white, with a red line in the 

 middle. Perennial: flowers in June: grows on walls and rocks: not 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. x. pi. 656. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 317. 693. 



3. S. Album. White Stonecrop. Leaves oblong, cylindrical, obtuse, 



spreading, smooth ; panicle much branched, cymose. Root fibrous, 



creeping : stems erect, four or five inches high, round, purplish : flowers 

 numerous, with white petals. Perennial : flowers in July : grows on 

 rocks, walls and roofs: not common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxii. pi. 1578. 

 Eng. FL vol. ii. p. 320. 694. 



4. S. vill6$um. Hairy Stonecrcp. Leaves oblong, flattened, slightly 



hairy, as well as the flower-stalks ; stem erect. Hoot fibrous, small : 



stem from three to six inches high, spotted with red : leaves scattered : 

 flowers rose-coloured, or white, with a red central line. Perennial : 

 flowers in June and July: grows in most pastures in Scotland and the 

 north of England : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. vi. pi. 394. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 319. 695. 



*** Leaves rounded ; spumed at the base. 



5. S. Angliaim. White English Stonecrop. Leaves egg-shaped, thick, 



alternate ; cyme of two branches. Root fibrous : stems from two to 



four inches high : flowers white, spotted with red. Annual : flowers in 

 July : grows in dry sterile places and on rocks; common in Scotland and 

 Ireland. . Eng. B'ot. vol. iii. pi. 171. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 317. 696. 



6. S. Acre. Biting Stonecrop. Wall Pepper. Leaves egg-shaped, 



thick, tumid, alternate; cyme of the branches leafy. Root fibrous : 



stems much branched, two or three inches high : flowers greenish-yellow. 

 The whole plant is intensely acrid, but the acrimony is not perceived 

 until it has been chewed for a little while : it is said to be useful in 

 scrofula. Perennial : flowers in June : grows on rocks and walls : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. xii. pi. 839. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 318. 697. 



7. S. seianguldre. Insipid Yellow Stonecrop. Leaves nearly cylindri- 

 cal, obtuse, fleshy in six or seven rows ; cyme of three branches. 



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