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stonecrop family, where there will be found many of the 
stonecrops (Sedum), among the more showy and attractive 
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. any 
other species of this family, not hardy in this latitude, will be 
found in the conservatories. Across the path from the orpine 
family will 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, Rodgersza; 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 will be found here; of 
the strawberry (/ragarza) 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 will 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 
