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lance-shaped, acute, erect, smooth, 

 fringed, tinged in autumn with red 

 on the ends, and also on the lower 

 side. European Alps. The rock- 

 garden and borders, in fully exposed 

 positions, and in ordinary sandy soil. 

 Division. 



Sempervivum barbulatum (Bearded 

 Houseleek). A. profusely - flowering 

 kind, 34 to 6 in. high. Flowers, in 

 summer ; bright rose-colour. Leaves, 

 in small rosettes, velvety, glandular, 

 terminating in a small pencil of white 



cobwebby hairs. European Alps. 



The rock-garden and borders, in 

 fully exposed positions and in ordi- 

 nary sandy soil. Division. 



Sempervivura Boutignianum (Boutig- 

 ni's Houseleek). A medium-sized kind, 

 6 to 8 in. high. Flowers, in summer ; 

 of a very pale rose-colour, marked with 

 a few darker lines, especially at the 

 base. Leaves, in rather compact 

 rosettes, often more fully developed 

 on one side, smooth, of a very pale 

 glaucous green, often marked on the 

 outside with reddish lines, brownish- 

 red at the top, and pale rose at the 

 base. The rosettes emit a large num- 

 ber of short runners terminated by 

 young rosettes, globular in form and 

 with smooth leaves. Alps of Dau- 

 phiny. The rock-garden and bor- 

 ders, in ordinary soil. Division. 



Sempervivum calcareum (Purple- 

 tipped H.) S. calij "ornicum, Hort. A 

 large and handsome species now becom- 

 ing very popular. Flowers, in summer ; 

 pale rose-colour, in panicled cymes, 

 smaller than those of the Common 

 Houseleek, on stems 6 to 10 in. high. 

 Leaves, in dense rosettes, glaucous at 

 the base, and marked on the upper 

 part with a purplish spot. Alps of 

 Dauphiny. This is the plant often 

 grown under the name of S. californicum 

 in gardens. A variety of the Common 

 Houseleek is also grown under that 

 name.. The rock - garden* borders, 



edgings, lines and panels in the 

 flower - garden, and naturalized on 

 walls, ruins, or any position where the 

 Common Houseleek thrives. Division. 



Sempervivum fimbriatum (Fringed 

 Houseleek). One of the most prof us ely- 

 flowering kinds. Flowers, in summer ; 

 dark rose-colour, on stems 6 to 10 in. 

 high. Leaves, in small rosettes, smooth 

 on both sides, strongly fringed on the 

 edges, and marked with a large purple 

 spot on the end which terminates in a 



long point. European Alps. The 



rock-garden or borders, in any sandy 

 soil. Division. 



Sempervivum flagelliforme (Long- 

 runnered If.) Allied to S. mon- 

 tanum, but larger, and readily dis- 

 tinguished from that species by its 

 rosettes being produced at the ends of 

 long runners. Flowers, in summer, 

 purple, on stems 8 or 9 in. high. 

 Leaves, ovate, finely pointed ; stem- 

 leaves narrower ; those of the offsets 

 terminated by a stiff brown point. 

 Siberia. Borders and the rock- 

 garden, in ordinary soil. Division. 



Sempervivum Funckii (Funck's House > 

 leek). A medium-sized kind, light- 

 green in colour. Flowers, in summer ; 

 rose-coloured, on stems 3 to 6 in. 

 high. Leaves, numerous, somewhat 

 glandular on both sides, and strongly 

 fringed, pointed, and of a light-green 

 colour even in autumn, in small com- 

 pact rosettes. Tyrolese Alps. The 



rock-garden and borders, in sandy soil. 

 Division. 



Sempervivum glaucum (Glaucous 

 Houseleek) . A large and vigorous kind. 

 Flowers, in summer ; nectaries clawed, 

 acute ; stamens 12 to 18 ; pistils the same 

 number. Leaves, broadly obovate- 

 wedge-shaped, glaucous, ciliated ; run- 

 ners spreading. Mount Simplon. 



Margins of borders, the rougher parts 

 of the rock-garden, and as an edging or 

 panel plant. Division. 



Sempervivum globiferma (Proliferous 



