206 FLOWERS OF GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE 
: from 
the remarkable Hen and Chickens Houseleek, was ner The 
Austria; and in 1731 §. globiferum was imported from hence’ i al 
well-known S. tabuleforme is a native of rome ria six years 
first brought in 1817 ; and 8. flagelliforme came from Si i nent 
later. Among the more recent introductions may ther-namel ae 
8. Royeni (1874), known in gardens by half a dozen c troduced from 
whose native country is unknown, and JS. arenarium, intr 
ogee SEMPERVIVUM ARACHNOIDEUM (cobwebby). ee 
— stem4 to 6incheshigh. Leaves Real aieres: oe tips 
with minute glandular down; about fifty leaves in a ae bh hee on 
connected by long white hairs, and the outer oot er: crimson, 
the outer side; Stem-leaves with tuft of hairs at tip. ae otal 
three-quarters of an inch across, in dense cymes, panicled ; mee va : 
lance-shaped, nine to twelve in number; June. Plate 99. | | 
ert is a larger form, : 6 
ae secu (tree-like), Stem smooth, tree-like, ce 
feet high. Leaves smooth, wedge-shaped, forming rosettes - ck 
of the branches, Flowers golden yellow in a loose panicle ; Ma 
t in a sunny 
December. The var. atropurpureum, when planted ou ata 
Position, becomes purple-black in colour; the var. variegatu 
the green leaves edged with white, 
S. ARENARIUM (sand-lovin 
Leaves lance-shaped, the 
rosette. Flowers 1} to 1s 
August. 
"S CANARIENSE (native of the Canaries). Stem 18 inches. ane 
Spoon-shaped, hairy, forming a rosette; stem-leaves oval, gr July. 
Owers white, with nine or ten slender petals; panicled; June an 
S. FLAGELLIFORME (whip-like), 
closely covered with red-tj 
g). Flowering stem 6 to 9 inches, ee 
edges finely fringed, about sixty — 
inch across ; petals six, pale yellow; Jun 
across, in large panicles ; petals dull reddish; June to August. cok 
S. SOBOLIFERUy (bearing offshoots). Hen and Chickens House — 
Flowering stem robust, 6 to 9 inches, closely invested by leav 
Leaves wedge-shaped-ova] 
Small rosettes produ 
