106 DODECANDRIA. 



IV. DODECAGYNIA, 



146. SEMPERVIVUM. 



1. S. tectorum, leaves fringed ; offsets spreading ; edges of the 

 petals hairy, entire. Common flmiseleek. 



Hal. Cottage roofs, frequent. July. 11 



" It is common in the North to plant the herb Houseleek 

 upon the tops of cottage-houses. The learned author of 

 the ' Vulgar Errors ' informs us, that it was an ancient 

 superstition, and the herb was planted on the tops of 

 houses as a defensative against lightning and thunder,"--; 

 BRANDE'S Pop. Antiq. p. 241. 



