8lO SEDUM. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



SELAGINEI.LA. 



Erroneously called Umbilicus Semper- 

 vivum, this being quite a distinct plant. 

 Asia Minor and the Caucasus. 



S. Sieboldi. A well-known kind 

 frequently grown in pots. Its roundish 

 leaves are glaucous, and in late autumn 

 often assume a lovely rosy-coral hue. 

 They are in whorls of three on numerous 

 stems, which in autumn bear soft rosy 

 flowers which look pretty in pots, small 

 baskets, or vases. The plant is hardy, 

 and merits a place in the rock-garden, 

 especially where its branches may fall 

 without touching the earth and its graceful 

 habit may be well seen ; but, except in 

 favoured places, it does not make strong 

 growth. There is a variegated variety, 



autumn, makes a bright display, and is 

 suited for edgings, the margins of mixed 

 borders, and for the rock-garden. Other 

 species are S. oppositifolium, S. trifidum, S. 

 dentatum, and S. ibericum, the last-named 

 kind having white flowers. Caucasus. 



S. Telephium. This is the most 

 variable Stonecrop. N o fewer than twenty 

 forms have received names either as sub- 

 species or as varieties, but our native form 

 is as showy as any. It is i to 2 ft. high, 

 the stout erect stems furnished with fleshy 

 leaves, and in late summer and autumn 

 bearing dense broad clusters of bright 

 rosy-purple, but sometimes white, flowers. 

 S. Telephium is distributed about the 

 country, usually in hedgerows and thickets. 



Sedum kamtschaticum. 



more tender than the ordinary form. 

 Japan. Division. 



S. spectabile. This is distinct and 

 beautiful, erect, and with broad glaucous 

 leaves. Its rosy-purple flowers appear in 

 dense broad corymbs about the middle of 

 August, and remain in perfection for two 

 months or more. The glaucous foliage, 

 even before the flowers come, is a pleasant 

 relief to any high-coloured plant that may 

 be near it. It withstands extreme cold, 

 heat, or wet, and unlike most plants will 

 grow and flower to perfection in shaded 

 places, thriving in any soil. Japan. 



S. stoloniferum (Purple Stonecrop}. 

 The best of the Sedums with large flat 

 leaves is the Purple Stonecrop. It flowers 

 late in summer, and often through the 



Like all other kinds about the same size, 

 it is useful for dry borders and the rough 

 parts of the rock-garden, but when well 

 grown will flower the more vigorously. 

 Cut blooms last a long time ; hence are 

 often called Everlasting Livelongs. 



The Sedums mentioned are the most 

 distinct. The pretty S. cceruleum is an 

 annual ; and S. carneum variegatum is 

 not hardy enough for our winters. The 

 Orange Stonecrop (S. kamtschaticum) 

 has dark orange-yellow flowers in summer, 

 and is hardy in almost any soil, but is 

 best in warm rich loam. There are in cul- 

 tivation many kinds of the easiest culture. 



SELAGINELLA. A few hardy kinds 

 of this large family of Lycopods are valu- 

 able for carpeting the fernery, or clothing 



