SEDUM 



17. hybridum, Linn. Creeping, glabrous or glandular: 

 Ivs. alternate, stalked, spatulate, coarsely toothed in the 

 upper half : tis. yellow, in umbellate cymes 2-3 in. 

 across; petals linear. Summer. Siberia. 



18. Japdnicum, Siebold. Diffuse : Ivs. scattered or 

 opposite, spatulate, acute, entiro : Hs. yi-Uuw, ^ in. 



■icross, in tcnnin:,! mikI lateral 

 -\w^ : |Htals lanceo- 

 variegatum, Hort. 

 has h s. with t;olduu blotches, 

 according to John Saul. "S. 

 macrophyllum aureo - margin- 



SEDUM 



1639 



citmn," Hort., is probably 

 a variegated form of this 

 species. 



19. stoloniferum, Gmelin {S. spuriiim, Bieb.). Bar- 

 ren stems trailing, marked with annular sears, rooting 

 at nodes: fl.-stems ascending 6 in. high: Its. opposite, 

 spatulate, coarsely toothed above, the margins studded 

 with hyaline papillsB : fls. pink (or wtiite), % in. 

 across, in cymes 2 in. across; anthers reddish. Julv, 

 Aug. Asia 'Minor, Persia. B.M. 2370. Gn. 27, p. 315. 

 R.H. 18!n, p. 523. — Commoner in cult, abroad. "It has 

 the disadvantage of affording cover for snails," but "one 

 always knows where to look for the snails." 



20. oppositifdlium, Sims. Very close to S. stolonife- 

 rum, but the Ivs. are brighter green, more regularly 

 decussate, and as they are broader at the base they 

 overlap one another a little and produce a neater ap- 

 pearance than in S. stoloniferum. Pis. white or whitish. 

 Anthers orange, according to Masters, but yellow in 

 B.M. 1807. Aug. Caucasus, Persia. 



21. fiwersii, Ledeb. (S. azureum, Royle, not Desf.). 

 Stock thick, giving off many trailing or ascending slen- 

 der branches: Ivs. opposite, sessile, cordate, clasping, 

 entire or slightly wavy : lis. ]iink or pale violet, in dense 

 globose cymes. Aug., S.pt. Himalayas, Siberia. — Mas- 

 ters says it is rather t.-mlrr in cult., but well worth pot 

 culture. Var. Turkestanicum, H..rt., according to J. W. 

 Manning, grows 4 in. high, has deep violet fls. in Sept. 

 and Oct., and is hardy in Mass. 



22. Anaoimpseros, Linn. Glaucous, barren branches 

 rooting at nodes: fl.-stems erect, reddish: Ivs. bluish_ 

 green, orbicular or obovate-obtuse, cordate, auricled,' 

 greenish with reddish margins: fls. violet, 34 in. across, 

 in dense, globose cymes. Central Eu. B.M. I18.-Suit- 

 able for rockeries and edgings. The fls. are compara- 

 tively rarely produced. 



23. Si^boldii, Sweet. Glaucous, 9 in. high: branches 

 purplish, erect, afterwards decurved: Ivs. in whorls of 

 3, sessile, sinuate, bluish green, pinkish at margins: 

 fls. pinkish, K in. across. Aug. Japan. B.M. 5358.— 

 Very useful for rockeries and borders. Var. variegitum, 

 Hort. {S. tiaWes<}(Mm, Hort., not Wats.), has Ivs. marked 

 with white. I.H. 10:373 (green at margin, yellow down 

 center). 



24. re!16xum, Linn. Glabrous, barren stems trailing: 

 fl.-stems 8-10 in. high: Ivs. in 6-7 rows, crowded on the 

 barren stems into a conical mass, K-% in. long, linear: 

 inflorescence decurved or erect before flowering: fls. 

 Yi in. across, yellow, floral parts in4's to8's. England. 

 Var. cristitum, Mast. (S. monstrosum and rohustum, 

 Hort.), has fasciated stems forming a crest like a cocks- 

 comb. 



25. stenopdtalum, Pursh. Glabrous: stems 3-6 in. 

 high, erect from a decumbent base: Ivs. crowded on 

 barren shoots, sessile, fleshy, lanceolate, yi in. long: 

 fls. bright yellow, in scorpioid cymes, floral parts in 5's. 

 Rocky Mts. -Offered by Gillett in 1881. Rare in cult. 



26. sarmentdsum, Bunge. Glabrous: Ivs. opposite or 

 whorled. linear: Hs. vi-lluw, % in. across, in a flat-topped, 

 umbellate, ;i-5-forki-<l cyme. China.-Var. cdrneum (S. 

 cdrneuiii (■in-icyuluni . Hort. |, has pink stems: Ivs. 

 marked with marginal stripe of white or cream-color. 

 This variety is grown in greenhouses and for carpet 

 beds and edgings. 



27. pulcWUum, Michx. Glabrous trailer, 

 3-6 in. high: Ivs. linear, terete-pointed, 

 gibbous at base, scarcely Kin. long: fls. 

 rosy purple, K in. across: inflorescence 

 a 3-i-branched cyme, with erect fls. 

 ciowded in 2 rows along the upper sur- 

 f iM null ach provided with a leafy bract. 



1iiii.-\uj: U. S. B.M. 6223. Gn. 27, 

 ). I I 1. (Ml. 10:685. -The minute foli- 



1^1 issumes rich tints of red, brown and 



pui pit The branches of the inflorescence 

 ar( 3-4 in. long and gracefully arched. 



28. acre, Lmn. Stonecrop. Wall 

 Pepper. Lo\e Entangle. Fig. 2285. 

 Barren stems creeping, branched, about 2 

 in. long: fl.-stems 2-3 in. high: Ivs. mi- 

 nute, M in. long or less, crowded, thick, ovoid or nearly 

 globular: fls. % in. across, in 1-sided cymes having 2-5 

 forks. June, July. Eu., E. Asia. Gn. 27, p. 316.-This 

 is the commonest species native to England and one of 

 the commonest in cultivation. It is much used for 

 edging and carpeting bare spots, especially in cemeteries. 

 Thrives best in poor soil. The Ivs. have an acrid taste. 

 Masters says it may often be seen on the window-sills 

 of London alleys, and adds: "It is one of the com- 

 monest, least considered of all plants, but very few 

 have really higher claim ' . • .. — 

 Mast., has Ivs. and tips 

 of shoots bright golden 

 yellow in spring. This is 

 cult, for spring bedding. 

 It gives a bit of color at 

 a dull season. It loses 

 the yellow tint in sum- 

 mer and is 



bust as the green form. 

 Var. 61egans, Mast., has 

 the tips and young Ivs. 

 pale silvery colored. Not 

 as effective or hardy as 

 var. aurcum. Var. m4- 

 jus, Mast. Larger and 

 more robust than the 

 type: Ivs. in 7 rows in- 

 stead of 5: fls. % in. 

 across, in a 2-parted 

 cyme. Morocco. 



29. Bexangul^re, Linn. 

 Very close to S. 

 acre but the Ivs. 

 not so bitter to the 

 taste,morp slender. 



Sedum cxruleum. 

 Natural size. 



several times as long as thick, and in 

 6-7 rows, rather than 5. Europe, rarer. 

 In American gardens it is said to grow 

 6 in. high, and flower in .June and 

 July. — Mostly used for carpel beds. 



30. dasyphj'lluin, Linn. Glaucous, glabrous or glandu- 

 lar: Ivs. oblong or roundish, studded with crystalline 

 pimples: buds oblong, obtuse: fls. pinkish; anthers 

 black. Eu., S.Afr. .B.M. 6027. -Woolson says it grows 

 3-6 in. high, and is suitable for edgings. 



31. Hisp&mcum, Linn. Glaucous: fl.-stems 3-4 in. 

 high, reddish: Ivs. 34 in. long, linear, greenish gray, 

 becoming reddish, studded with fine hyaline pimples at 



