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sparsely producing somewhat inconspicuous flowers. The very 

 neat habit of the plant has caused it to become quite popular in 

 our gardens of late years as a minute edging or surfacing plant ; 

 for edging purposes it is perhaps better divided every spring ; 

 thin but regular lines planted at that season forming neat, 

 swelling, chubby-looking edgings four or five inches across in 

 autumn. On the rockwork it may be used in any spot that is to 

 spare, either to form a turf under other plants or for its own 

 sake. Various other Sedums are very nearly allied to this, and 

 all are probably but forms of one kind. A native of Hungary. 



SEDUM KAMTSCHATICUM.— Ora«g-« Stonecrop. 



A BROAD-LEAVED species, not unlike Sedtim spurium in habit, 

 but at once distinguished by its dark orange-yellow flowers. It 

 is a prostrate plant, quite hardy, succeeding in almost any soil, 

 but best in a warm rich loam, and flowering profusely in sum- 

 mer. Highly suitable for the rougher parts of the rock-garden, 

 where it will take care of itself, and is a capital plant for the 

 margin of the mixed border. It and .S". spurium axe much more 

 worthy of being employed as edging-plants than the dull-coloured 

 .S*. denticulatum and S. oppositifolium, frequently grown for that 

 purpose. 



SEDUM VO'S'UlsrsO'LTaM..— Shrubby Stonecrop. 



Distinct from all its race, and forming a small, much-branched 

 shrub, from six to ten inches high, with flat coarsely toothed 

 leaves, and whitish flowers with red anthers. Not an ornamental 

 plant, but being so different in habit to the other members 

 of the family, it is worthy of a place in large and botanical col- 

 lections. It grows in any soil, blooms rather late in summer, 

 and comes from Siberia. 



SEDUM PULCHELLUM. — Purple American Stonecrop. 



A VERY neat species, at once distinguished by its purplish 

 flowers arranged in several spreading and recurved branchlets, 

 bird's-foot fashion, with numerous spreading stems densely 

 clothed with alternate obtuse leaves. It is abundant in North 

 America, and at present very rarely seen in our gardens, though 

 far more worthy of cultivation than many commonly grown. In 



