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or anything of the kind. Their flowers are almost 

 inconspicuous, but the habit is neat, and the tone 

 refreshing. 



Then we come to the Roseroot (Sedum Rhodiola) 

 and the tribe of neat, pretty, and interesting 

 Sedums, every one of which is worthy of a place on 

 the rockwork or rocky bed in the "garden of 

 British wild flowers" — from the common stonecrop, 

 which grows on the thatch of cottages and abun- 

 dantly in many parts of Britain, on walls and rocky 

 places, to that little gem for a wall or rockwork, the 

 thick-leaved Sedum dasyphyllum of the south of 

 England. This last is perhaps not truly native in 

 Britain, but can be readily had wherever collections 

 of these plants are grown. The Roseroot is so 

 called from the drying root-stock smelling like 

 roses. The Orpine or Livelong (Sedum Tele- 

 phium) is also a fine old plant of this order. 



Grow the British sedums on a little slightly rocky 

 or elevated bed, but they will do quite well on the 

 fully exposed level ground ; only keep them free 

 from weeds, or, from their diminutive size, they 

 may become exterminated by these, or even by the 

 common stonecrop, which usually makes a vigorous 

 attempt to grow through and choke up the smaller 

 members of its family. If you have any old 



