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naked, and whitifh toward the bottom, but on 
the upper part are altogether covered by thick 
cluftered leaves; fo that they have a kind of 
fcaly appearance. 
Thefe leaves are fhort, thick, flefhy, broad at the 
bottom, fharp at the point, and of a bright green. 
At, the tops of the branches ftand numerous 
large and beautiful yellow flowers, each compofed 
of five pointed petals. 
The feeds are contained in fmall capfules, feve- 
ral of which follow every flower. 
It is very common on walls; and in barren 
chalky foils will fometimes grow upon the ground. 
T have obferved on the chalk hills near Grave 
fend in great abundance. It flowers in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Sempervivum minus vermicu- 
Tatum acre. J. Bauhine, Sedum parvum acre flore 
luteo. : t 
It is an excellent antifcorbutick, and is beft 
given in form of an infufion. Se 
A decoétion of it is good in fore mouths arif- 
ing from fcorbutick habits. The frefh leaves 
bruifed and applied to the fkin raife blifters, and 
are excellent in paralytick contractions or weak- 
nefs of the limbs. 
7. Little white Stonecrop. 
Sedum parvum mite flore albido. 
The root is long, flender, and fibrous. 
The flalks that firft rife have clufters of little’ 
leaves on them, and they are half upright half 
drooping. 
Among thefe rife others more robuift, ere&, 
and intended to bear the flowers. 
Thefe are two or three inches high, round, 
thick, upright, and of a pale green, fometimes 
of a redith colour. 
The leaves are very fmall: they ftand irregu- 
larly, but at diftances, not cluftered, but having 
fpaces between them. They are fhort, broadith 
at the bottom, and pointed at the ends. 
Toward the top the ftalk commonly divides 
into two or three branches, and on the fummit of 
thefe ftand the flowers, 
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1. Branched Stonecrop. 
Sedum ramofum. 
The root is long, flender, and has many fibres, 
The firft leaves are numerous, fhort, flefhy,:and 
not unlike thofe of purflane: they are of a pale 
green, and as they fade grow yellowifh. 
The ftalks are numerous, round, weak, and 
eight or ten inches long. They lie in part upon 
the ground, and in part ftand up. They are 
shick fet with leaves, and divided into numerous 
branches. 
The leaves ftand irregularly, 
flethy, of a pale green, 
without footttalks, 
The flowers are very numerous, fmall, and 
white. They ftand at the tops of the ftalks, and 
of the numerous branches. Each confifts of five, 
little, pointed petals, and has in its centre ten 
threads furrounding the rudiments of five capfules, 
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and are oblong, 
blunt at the points, and 
They are large, white, with a mixture of ted- 
ith, and very beautiful. Each confifts of five 
narrow, fharp pointed petals; and has\ fome - 
threads and rudiments of capfules in the centre.’ 
The flower being fallen thefe capfules ripen, 
and each contains many {mall feeds. ? 
It is frequent in the north of England on old 
walls and houfes, and on the ground in barren 
places. It flowers in April. 
Pitiver calls it MWecebra alba mitis. Merret, 
Sedum minimum flore mixto ex albo &8 rubro. 
8. Purple Marfh Stonecrop. 
Sedum purpureum pratenfe. 
This is a fingular and extreamly pretty plant. 
The root is compofed of numerous fibres, fhort 
and very flender, rifing from a fma'] head. 
The firft fhoots from this are fhort, flender, 
and thick fet with narrow leaves, which ftand in 
a kind of clufters or buttons at their tops. 
Among thefe rifes ufually a fingle ftalk to fuf- 
tain the flowers. This is feven or eight inches 
high, tender, juicy, round, and ufually redifh. 
The leaves are numerous, fmall, thick, and 
flefhy : they are a little hairy, and have much the | 
refemblance of thofe of the common Jtonecrop, but 
that they are fatter. 
Toward the top the ftalk divides irregularly 
into four or five branches, on the fummits of 
which, and of their fubdivifions, ftand the flowers. 
Thefe are very beautiful,’ of a pale purple co- 
lour, moderately large, and compoted of five fharp 
pointed petals, with a few threads and the rudi-’ 
ments of fome capfules in the centre, 
When the flower is fallen thefe ripen. They 
are five in number, and they become pale, The — 
feed is very fmall. ' 
It is frequent in the northern parts of England, 
where it grows on the wet parts of hills. It 
flowers in April and May. 
C.Bauhine calls it Sedum pratenfe Jubbirfutum 
purpuream. J.Bauhine, Sedum porpureum pra- 
tenfe. 
Rema G?N = SeP By ienas: 
When the flowers are fallen thefe ripen, and 
contain fmall feeds. 
It is frequent in the fouth of France, and 
flowers in May. 
Morifon calls it Sedum annuum album oblonga 
portulace minoris folio. C. Bauhine, and others, 
after Mithiolus, Cepea. 
2. Large- flowered Stonecrop. 
Sedum pumilum floribus majeribus flavis, 
~ This is a fmall but very pretty plant. 
The rootis flender, white, and has feveral fibres, 
The firft thoots from this fpread about the fur- 
face, and often take freth root as they lie; fo that 
the plant is generally feen in very large tufts: 
thefe are thick fet with leaves, efpecially toward 
their extremities ; and thefe are fmal], flefhy, ob- 
long, and tharp pointed, : 
The ftalks that bear the flowers rife among 
thefe.. They are round, fimall, fefhy, and ufually 
redifh, 
