SEMPER VI VUM 



SEMPERVI\TM 



3147 



hairy, lowest about lin.long: fl.-st. 3-4 in. high including 

 the infl.: fls. about 12-merous, about 1 in. across, bright 

 red, about &-8 in a dense head, sessile, or nearly so; 

 calyx densely pilose, segms. lanceolate; petals linear, 

 acuminate, densely glandular-pilose outside. Siberia (?). 



30. Schnittspahnii, Lagg. (S. Funkii, Lej.). Rosette 

 medium-sized, open, the young ones on straight pedun- 

 cles VT-\ m. long: Ivs. of rosette ovate-lanceolate, with a 

 short hair point, glabrous, margin white-ciliate, dark 

 green, tip red-brown, keeled beneath; cauline Ivs. 

 lanceolate: fl.-st. erect, furrowed, at top slightly winged, 

 white-hairy : fls. brown-rose, later rose, more than 6- 

 merous; petals broadly lanceolate. Switzerland. 



31. Mettenianum, Schnittsp. & Lehm. (S. pom- 

 florum, Lehm. & Schnittsp.). Rosettes flat, 1^-2 in. 

 diam.. the young ones on peduncles 3-4 in. long, which 

 are commonly Ivd. below: Ivs. ovate-lanceolate, cuspi- 

 date, base narrowed, glabrous, margin ciliate, gray- 

 green marbled with grass-green, tip red-brown; cauline 

 Ivs. long, straight-acuminate, appressed: fl.-st. spread- 

 ing, white-hairy, bearing a racemose panicle: fls. rose; 

 petals linear-lanceolate. Cent. Eu. G.M. 57:847. 

 Allied to 5. teciarum. 



32. blandum, Schott (5. rubicundum, Schvir). Sts. 

 7-10 in. high, they and the branches of the propagations 

 densely puberulent : rosettes 1 } -y-2 in. diam. : Ivs. of the 

 rosettes obovate-spatulate, short-cuspidate, margin 

 ciliate, glaucous; cauline Ivs. spreading, linear-oblong, 

 apiculate-cuspidate, both surfaces softly-puberulent: 

 infl. puberulent and pilose: fls. 12-merous, pale rose; 

 sepals lanceolate, acute; petals lanceolate, acuminate, 

 midnerve deeper colored. Transylvania. 



33. Lam6ttei, Bor. Barren rosettes 34 in. diam., 

 the copious young rosettes sessile : Ivs. obpvate-cuneate, 

 cuspidate, glabrous, marginal cilia stiff, outer Ivs. 

 1^-1 H x y<r^/\an., green or faintly glaucous, with only 

 the faintest tint of red-brown at the tip: fl.-st. including 

 infl. often more than 1 ft. high, densely glandular-pilose: 

 fls. 12-16-merous, 1 in. across, pale pink, in a panicle 

 with the main branches often bifid; calyx densely pilose, 

 segms. linear-lanceolate ; petals narrow. France. Has 

 been referred to S. tectorum by some authors. 



34. tectSrum, Linn. (S. robustum, Jord. & Fourr. S. 

 purpurdscens, Schott). HOUSELEEK. OLD-MAN-ANT>- 

 WOMAX. Fig. 3602. Developed barren rosettes 34 in. 

 diam., abundantly stoloniferous, the new rosettes 

 crowded and sessile: Ivs. 50-60 to a rosette, obovate- 

 cuneate, cuspidate, 1 %-2 or finally 3 x ^j-%in., pale 

 green, with a distinct red-brown tip; cauline Ivs. oblong- 

 lanceolate, acute: fl.-st. including infl. about 1 ft. high, 

 densely pilose: fls. 11-15- mostly 12-merous, %-l in. 

 across, pale red, in a scorpioid, 10-12-branched panicle 

 5-6x3-4 in.; calyx densely pilose, segms. lanceolate; 

 petals linear, keeled, the keel deeper red. Eu. and 

 Orient. C.L.A. 25. March, p. 54. Variable. Var. 

 cupreum, Hort., is said to have large rosettes which are 

 glaucous and rose-colored; it flowers rarely. Var. 

 expansion, Hort.. is said to have broader Ivs. and more 

 open rosettes than the type. Var. pyrenaicum, Hort., is 

 offered in the trade. Var. rilbrum, Hort., has been 

 grown in botanic gardens. Var. violaceum, Hort., has 

 been grown in botanic gardens. 



35. Funckii, F. Braun; also spelled Funkii. Barren 

 rosettes 1 H-2 in. diam. surrounded by a dense circle of 

 young ones on bright red decumbent peduncles, which 

 are 1 in. or more long and densely rosulate at their tip: 

 Ivs. 80-100 to a rosette, oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, 

 green and glabrous or slightly pilose when young, outer 

 Ivs. Yr-% x Kin., lower cauline Ivs. about 1 in. long: 

 fl.-st. including infl. 6^-9 in. high, densely pilose: fls. 

 11-12-merous, about 1 in. across, bright red-purple, in a 

 panicle 2-3 in. diam.; calyx-segms. lanceolate; petals 



36. gla&cum, Tenore (S. Comollii, Rota. S. acwnina- 

 tum, Schott, not Jacquem. S. Schdttii, Baker, not 

 Schnittsp. & Lehm. S. Schlehanii, Schott). Barren 

 rosettes 2-3 in. diam., the copious young ones sessile or 

 nearly so: Ivs. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, gla- 

 brous, glaucous, with a slight red-brown tip, outer Ivs. 

 1-1J4 x 2^6-^in.; cauline Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, red- 

 tinted, lowest 1-2 in. long: fl.-st. including the infl. 6-12 

 in. high, densely pilose, at least above: fls. 12-14- 

 merous, about 1 in. across, pale or bright red, in a short 

 compact panicle, 2-3 in. diam.; calyx densely pilose to 

 glandular-pilose, segms. lanceolate; petals somewhat 

 keeled. Cent. Eu. The synonymy is much involved 

 and by some authorities S. Comottii is said to be a 

 hybrid, S. acuminatum and S. Schottii synonymous and 

 distinct, and S. Schlehanii also distinct, but the differ- 

 ences seem extremely weak. 



37. Verl6ttii, Lamotte. Barren rosettes 1^-2 in. 

 diam., the new ones nearly sessile: Ivs. about 50 to a 

 rosette, oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, glabrous, pale 

 green, faintly glaucous, only the very tip tinged with 

 red-brown, margin stiff -ciliate, outer Ivs. %-l x J4-H m -i 

 cauline Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, lowest about 

 1 in. long: fl.-st. including the infl. 6-9 in. high: fls. 

 12-14-merous, %-%in. across, rose-red, in a panicle 

 34 in. diam., simple glandular-pilose branched, each 

 branch with 8-12 fls.; calyx densely glandular-pilose; 

 petals densely ciliated on the back. Alps of Dauphine. 



38. atlanticum, Baker (S. tectorum var. atldnticum, 

 Ball). Barren rosettes 2-3 in. diam., the young rosettes 

 nearly sessile: Ivs. oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, pale 

 green, glabrous when mature, hardly at all tipped with 

 red-brown, outer Ivs. 1-1 K . long, >in. broad above 

 the middle; cauline Ivs. oblong-lanceolate, noticeably 

 claret-red-tipped: fls.-st. including infl. nearly 1 ft. high: 

 fls. 12-merous, pale red, 1 in. across, in a short panicle, 

 3-4 in. diam.; calyx densely pilose; petals linear, acumi- 

 nate. Morocco. B.M. 6055. 



3602. Rosette and offsets of a hooseleefe. Sempervivnm 



tectomm. 



glandular-pubescent outside. 

 montanum. 



S. Eu. Allied to S. 



39. triste, Hort. Barren rosettes 2-3 in. diam.: Ivs. 

 oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, glabrous, margin short- 

 ciljate, lower part dull drab-green, the whole upper part 

 bright red-brown; cauline Ivs. red-brown throughout, 

 lower ones 2-3 in. long: fl.-st. robust as in S. tectorum: 

 fls. about 1 in. across, bright red, in a panicle 6 x 34 in. ; 

 calyx moderately hairy, deeply tinted with red-brown. 

 Hab.(?).-~- A rare form allied to S. tectorum. Var. 

 bicolor, Hort., is offered in the trade. 



40. Greenii, Baker. Barren rosette about 1J^ in. 

 diam., the new ones nearly sessile: Ivs. 40-50 to a 

 rosette, oblanceolate-cuneate, cuspidate, glabrous, glau- 

 cous with a distinct red-brown tip ^-J^in. long, mar- 

 gins decurved ciliate, outer Ivs. %-l x }in., cauline lys. 

 much imbricated, lanceolate, hairy, red-tinted, %-l in. 

 long: fl.-st. including infl. 6 in. high: fls. 11-12-merous, 



