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stonecrops (Sedum), among the more showy and e 

 being: the great purple stonecrop, the great stonecrop, the 

 white stonecrop, and the mossy stonecrop, all natives of 

 Europe and northern Asia; the wild stonecrop and Nevius' 

 stonecrop, both from our own country; the Siberian stone- 

 crop and the poplar-leaved stonecrop, both from Siberia ; and 

 a Japanese species, Siebold's stonecrop; also belonging to 

 this family are the houseleeks (Sempervivum) , of which there 

 are many representatives, all from the Old World, however, 

 as these plants are not indigenous to the New World. Many 

 other species of this family, not hardy in this latitude, may be 

 found in the conservatories. Across the path from the orpine 

 family may be found the three beds devoted to the saxifrage 

 family. The heart-leaved saxifrage, with its large, thick 

 leaves, from Siberia, is one of the showiest plants here, send- 

 ing up its large masses of pink flowers early in the spring, so 

 early sometimes that they are nipped by the frost. Among 

 other plants here may be mentioned : the alum-root, from the 

 eastern United States; the two-leaved bishop's-cap, from the 

 northern United States; the Japanese plant, Rodgersia; and 

 the shield-leaf saxifrage, from the western United States. 

 Menzies' saxifrage, from western North America, is interest- 

 ing from the fact that in late summer and fall it produces 

 small plants at the base of the leaf-blades. 



To the herbaceous members of the rose family are allotted 

 five beds, located to"the left of the saxifrage family. Many 

 species of cinquefoils and agrimonies may be found here ; of 

 the strawberry (Fragaria) there are several species repre- 

 sented; the lady's-mantle, from north temperate regions, the 

 various species of avens, the goat's-beard, the burnets and 

 many others, are of decorative value or of interest for other 

 reasons. The roses, blackberries and raspberries, also 

 members of this family, are shrubs, and may be found at the 

 fruticetum. The mimosa family has relatively but few rep- 

 resentatives in temperate regions, most of its numerous mem- 

 bers being confined to warm temperate regions and to the 

 tropics; many of these may be found in the conservatories. 



