STONECROPS 203 
_ golden yellow tint in spring; var. elegans has silvery leaves and tips of 
the shoots; var. majus, larger in all respects than the type. 
S. A1zoon (Aizoon-like). Stems, several, 1 foot high, erect, un- 
branched, somewhat angular. Leaves oblong-lance-shaped, coarsely 
toothed, with prominent midrib. Flowers yellow, }-inch diam., in loose 
panicled cymes ; July to September. Hardy perennial. 
S. ALBUM (white). Stems, barren ones prostrate, flowering ones 
pinkish, erect, 6 to 10 inches. Leaves narrowly oblong, blunt, narrowed at 
base, spreading, alternate. Flowers white, nearly 3-inch diam., in corym- 
bose cymes; July and August. Native perennial, rare in the wild state. 
S. ANGLIcUM (English). Flowering stems, glaucous or reddish, 
leafy, 1 to 2 inches. Leaves alternate, crowded, ovoid oblong, humped 
at the base. Flowers white or pink, }-inch diam., crowded at top of 
stem; petals lance-shaped, keeled, carpels pink; May to August. 
Native perennial. ; 
S. CERULEUM (bright blue). Stems 2 to 3 inches, branched from 
_the base. Leaves oblong, blunt, tufted; pale green dotted with red. 
Flowers pale blue, }-inch in diam., in many-flowered cymes; July. A 
bright little annual, introduced from the Mediterranean region (1822). 
S. Ewersu (Ewers’). Rootstock thick, giving off many trailing and 
ascending branches. Leaves opposite, almost round, }-inch across, with 
heart-shaped, stem-clasping base. Flowers numerous, pink or violet, 
with darker spots; in dense globose cymes; August and September. 
Tender perennial. 
_ §.GLaucum (glaucous). Barren stems, branched, 2 inches long ; 
_ flowering stems 3 to 4 inches, reddish. Leaves very slender, greenish grey 
_ becoming reddish, }-inch long ; densely crowded. Flowers pinkish, in um- 
bellate cymes, many flowered; July. Hardy perennial; native of Europe. 
S. JAPONICUM (Japanese). Stems diffuse. Leaves spreading, slightly 
reflexed, oblong, pointed, upper side channelled, lower convex. Flowers 
_ yellow, in many-flowered, loose panicled cymes; June to August. 
Native of Japan (1866). Perennial. 
S. Lyprum (Lydian). Barren stems purplish, erect, 2 to 3 inches ; 
flowering stems 4 to 5 inches. Leaves very slender, half-round, eared 
at base, raised dots at tip. Flowers minute, pinkish, in many-flowered 
corymbose cymes; July and August. A very neat little perennial 
introduced from Asia Minor in 1867. 
: S. MAXIMUM (largest). Stems erect, 1 to 2 feet high, sometimes 
purple. Leaves opposite, oval, somewhat heart-shaped, clasping the 
Stem. Flowers whitish, spotted with red, in panicled cymes; August 
and September. Europe. There are a number of varieties of this fine 
