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sma\lglandular-pubescent.—E. B. 656.— Pet. white. Sep., pet., 

 and carp, often in sixes. L. very short and thick, glaucous, 

 often tinged with red, opposite on the baiTen shoots. Flowering 

 St. 3 — 4 in. long.— Rocks and walls, rare. P. YI. VII. 



7. S. anglicum (Huds.); St. procumbent at the base ascending, 

 I. ovoid fleshy gibbous spurred at the base, pet. lanceolate acute, 

 sep. ovate bluntish, cyme bifid smooth.— E. B. 171. — Pet. white 

 spotted with red. L. mostly alternate. Flowering st. 3 — 6 in. 

 long. — Sandy and rocky places. A. VII. VIII. 



ft Flowers yellow. 



8. S. acre (L.) ; 1. ovoid thick tumid spurred at the base, pet. 

 lanceolate acute, sep. ovate obtuse gibbous at the base, cyme trifid 

 smooth. — E. B. 839. — L. closely imbricated on the barren shoots, 

 very acrid. — Walls and dry places. P. VI. VII. Wall Pepper. 



[9. S. sexangulare (L.) ; I. linear obtuse terete spurred at the 

 base, pet. lanceolate acute, sep. lanceolate acute not gibbous, 

 cyme trifid smooth. — E. B. 1946. — I have seen no British spe- 

 cimens. — Old walls : a doubtful native. P. VII.] E. 



10. S. reflexum (L.) ; I. subulate scattered spurred at the base 

 convex on both sides the lowermost recurved, fl. cymose, sep. ovate 

 rather acute, pet. lanceolate obtuse. — E. B. 695. — Barren st.long. 

 L. many, patent or reflexed. Cyme nearly level-topped, its 

 outer branches spreading or recurved. — 0. S. glaucum (Sm.) ; 1. 

 more slender glaucous not recurved. E. B. 2477. — Walls and 

 rocks, common. /3. Dry hills, rare. P. VII. VIII. 



11. S. rupestre (L. ?); I. linear-lanceolate spurred at the base 

 flattened, fl. imperfectly cymose, sep. eUiptical, pet. lanceolate. — 



E. B. 170. S. elegans Lej., Koch. — Barren st. short with densely 

 imbricated adpressed glaucous leaves. Fl. corymbose rather than 

 cymose. — On Umestone rocks. Bristol. Cheddar. Orme's 

 Head, &c. P. VI. VII. 



12. S. Forsterianum (Sm.) ; 1. lanceolate spurred at the base 

 flattened, cyme round-topped compact, sep. elliptical, pet. lan- 

 ceolate. — E. B. 1802. — Barren st. short, erect, densely leafy. 

 L. forming small roselike tufts, bright green. Fl. truly cymose. 

 Very dififerent from the last in appearance. — Rocks in Wales, 

 Shropshii-e and West Somerset. P. VI. VII. E. 



3. Sempervivum Linn. Houseleek. 



[1. S. tectorum (L.) ; 1. glabrous ciliated, pet. 12 or more en- 

 tire at the margins, hypogynous scales short convex resembling 

 glands. — E. B. 1320. — L. succulent, forming large roselike tufts. 

 —Walls and roofs (planted). P. VII.] 



