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small glandular-pubescent. E. E. 656. Pet. white. Sep., pet., 

 and carp, often in sixes. L. very short and thick, glaucous, 

 often tinged with red, opposite on the barren shoots. Flowering 

 st. 3 4 in. long. Rocks and walls, rare. P. VI. VII. 



7. S. anglicum(Ruds.}', st. procumbent at the base ascending, 

 I. ovoid fleshy gibbous spurred at the base, pet. lanceolate acute, 

 sep. ovate bluntish, cyme bifid smooth. E. B. 171. Pet. white 

 spotted with red. L. mostly alternate. Flowering st. 3 6 in. 

 long. Sandy and rocky places. A. VII. VIII. 



ft Flowers yellow. 



8. S. acre (L.) ; 1. ovoid thick tumid spurred at the base, pet. 

 lanceolate acute, sep. ovate obtuse gibbous at the base, cyme trifid 

 smooth. E. B. 839. L. closely imbricated on the barren shoots, 

 very acrid. Walls and dry places. P. VI. VII. Watt Pepper. 



[9. S. sexangulare (L.) ; I. linear obtuse terete spurred at the 

 base, pet. lanceolate acute, sep. lanceolate acute not gibbous, 

 cyme trifid smooth. E. B. 1946. I have seen no British spe- 

 cimens. Old walls : a doubtful native. P. VII.] E. 



10. S. reflexum (L.) ; I. subulate scattered spurred at the base 

 convex on both sides the lowermost recurved, fl. cymose, sep. ovate 

 rather acute, pet. lanceolate obtuse. E. B. 695. Barren st.long. 

 L. many, patent or reflexed. Cyme nearly level-topped, its 

 outer branches spreading or recurved. ft. S. glaucum (Sm.) ; 1^ 

 more slender glaucous not recurved. E. B. 2477. Walls and 

 rocks, common, ft. Dry hills, rare. P. VII. VIII. 



11. S. rupestre (L.?); L linear-lanceolate spurred at the base 

 flattened, fl. imperfectly cymose, sep. elliptical, pet. lanceolate. 

 E. B. 170. S. elegans Lej., Koch. Barren st. short with densely 

 imbricated adpressed glaucous leaves. FL corymbose rather than 

 cymose. On limestone rocks. Bristol. Cheddar. Orme's 

 Head, &c. P. VI. VII. 



12. S. Forsterianum (Sm.) ; 1. lanceolate spurred at the base 

 flattened, cyme round-topped compact, sep. elliptical, pet. lan- 

 ceolate. E. B. 1802. Barren st. short, erect, densely leafy. 

 L. forming small roselike tufts, bright green. Fl. truly cymose. 

 Very different from the last in appearance. Rocks in Wales, 

 Shropshire and West Somerset. P. VI. VII. E. 



3. SEMPERVIVUM Linn. Houseleek. 



[1. S. tectorum (L.) ; 1. glabrous ciliated, pet. 12 or more en- 

 tire at the margins, hypogynous scales short convex resembling 

 glands. E. B. 1320. L. succulent, forming large roselike tufts. 

 Walls and roofs (planted). P. VII.] 



