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SEDUM 



2282- Live-forever— Sedum 

 Telephium (X }o}. 



sonii'tinies pure white, in dense, terminal and latnai 

 su)>Kl'>'"->>^e cymes. July, Au^^ Eu., N.Asia. Un. 27, 

 1>. ;-il(;.— Naturalized in America, where it spreads nuudi 

 l.nt. blooms little. Vars. hybridum, purpureum and 

 riibrum are live American trade names representing 

 forms wilh dark purple foli- 

 a^T'-, the hist-nanied variety 

 iM-iiig saiil to retain its pur- 

 ple color all summer. All 

 the forms are suitable for 

 t)ie front rows of borders 

 and for rockeries. The 

 young shoots in spring' are 

 pretty ol'jects and ditt'er 

 with the different varieties. 

 The larc'ev forms with liright 

 Us. are^prrforalde. ,S'. pur- 

 /ninnoti and j'ln-pnrasrois, 

 Knell, are "\'arietie.s of .S. 

 Tvlrpli i II III. Subspecies 

 Fab^ria, Wasters (^'. -AVa- 

 h<)ria, Koch, not Hort.). 

 This is regarded liy Masters 

 as a subspecies of .S. Teh-- 

 ph ill III, with Ivs. narrower 

 than in the type, the cymes 

 always terminal and shorter 

 peduncled: lis. sinaller and 

 earlier; petals less recurved. 

 It is doubtful whether this 

 is really in the trade. See 

 >S'. sjn'ctabUe. 



8. telepholdes, Michx. Height 6-12 in.: Ivs. scattered, 

 2x1 in., oblong -obovate, nearly entire or sparingly 

 toothed; fls. flesh-colored, in small dense cymes 1-1^ 

 in. across. June. Alleghanies fromMd. south.— Offered 

 1891-02 by H. P. Kelsey. 



9. rndximiini, Suter. A stout, bushy plant 2 ft. or less 

 high, with either green or purple stems: Ivs. opposite, 

 ovate -acute, more or less cordate, crenate- dentate: 

 cymes terminal and lateral on long peduncles, forming a 

 loose panicle: petals whitish, spotted red towards tip. 

 Aug.-Oct. Eu., (.iancasus, northwestern Asia. Gn. 27, 

 p. 310. — Var. variegatum, Hort., has gold and green 

 foliage, according to J. W. Manning. P.S. 16:1669 (as 

 Y&..V. vrslcoIo7-) shows a form with rosy purple stems: 

 Ivs. green, yellow and white, margined rosy purple. 

 This species has many forms, the stems 

 green or purple, fls. green or reddish, Ivs. 

 cordate or tapering at the base, spreading or 

 recurved, variegated or not. It is the best for 

 borders, but in the autumn is apt to get too 

 straggly and needs support. 



Var. hsematddes, Mast. Stems 2-2}4 ft. 

 high, deep purple: Ivs. 5x3 in., oblong-ovate, 

 obtuse, coarsely and irregularly toothed, pur- 

 plish: petals whitish, tipped red. September. 

 Here belongs S. atropin-purenni, Hort., ac- 

 cording to Masters, but the plant or plants 

 passing as such in America are very different. 

 S. atropyrpHreuiii., Turcz,.. which appe:irs as 

 a good species in Index Kewensis, is ]>rol)a,bly 

 a synonym of ;S'. rosfum. 



10. spectabile, Bor. {S. F-ih<)ria, Hort.. not Koch). 

 Sr[OWY Sedum. Fig. 228.''.. This is the most popular of 

 all Sedums and is used for the greatest variety of pur- 

 poses Robust gliufous 1^ 2~2 ft high hs opposite 



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spectabile. y.ii._ purpiireum and 



Clusters 4 hicbrs .-mtoss. roseum are trade 



SEDUM 



namrs. Also a fitrm with variegated foliage has been 

 advertised. This speeies reimiins in bloom a long while 

 and is very attractive to liutterflies. ]\lasters declares 

 that it thrives in stilt chiy, and does not do so well in 

 lighter soils. 



Sei'TIOX n. EVEKOREEN PEKEXNIALS (SpccieS 11-.35). 



11. spatbuliiolium, Hook. Barren .stems creejijug, 

 with terminal rosettes of obovate Ivs.: flowering 

 branches erect, and bearing scattered club-shaped Ivs.: 

 fls. yellow, % in. across, in terminal cymes; sepals ob- 

 long-obtuse. May, June. N. W. Amer. U.C. II. 10:377. 

 Gn. 24:415.-Olfered in 3881 by Gillett, but is prob- 

 ably not cult, in eastern states, and probably requires 

 pot culture indoors. Here may belong Francesehi's -6'. 

 spathul'ifiim, a California species, which he calls a 

 "giant among Sedums, growing several ft. high." Mas- 

 ters' plant is not over 1 ft. high. 



12. obtusatum, Gray. Barren stems prostrate, with 

 rosettes of spatulate Ivs.: tl. -stems erect, ultimately 

 leafless and tlien scarred: fls. yellow, in terminal, um- 

 bellate cymes lK-2 in. across ; sepals oblong-acute. 

 June, July. Calif. — Once olffTLMl in America, but prob- 

 ably not now in cult. 



13. tern^tum, Wichx. Fig. 2284. Barren stems pros- 

 trate, with terminal rosettes of spatulate Ivs. : Ivs. of 

 the flowering branches scattered, oblong, acute, all the 

 Ivs. in whorls of 3: fls. white, 3-2 in. across, in terminal, 

 leafy, 1-sided, .3-o-parted cymes ; floral parts in 4's. 

 July, Aug. Pa. to 111. and south. B.M. 1977. B.R. 2:142. 



14. N6vii, Gray. Barren stems prostrate, with termi- 

 nal rosettes of obovate-spatulate Ivs., ta.pering into a 

 short stalk auricled at the base, sprinkled with pink 

 dots : fl. -stems erect, with appressed, scattered Ivs. 

 similar to, but smaller than those of the barren stems: 

 fls. wbite, M in. across, in forked cymes whose branches 



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2284. Sedum ternatum (X ^a)- 



are altout PJ in. long and recurved; antlu-rs brownish 

 purple. July. Mts. of Va. and Ala.— Hardy in Mass. 

 and desirable for edgings or rockeries, according to Ed- 

 ward Gillett. 



15. populiiolium, Pall. A very distinct species by rea- 

 son i>f its shrubby base, stalked, poplar-sliaped Ivs. and 

 cory]nl)s of whitish fls. which have the scent of haw- 

 thorn. Roots fibrous: stems 6-10 in. high, branched: 

 Ivs. alternate, ovate, acute, coarsely and irregularly 

 toothed: fls. nearly % in. across, whitish or pinkish, in 

 corvinl)-.s(.> evmos; stamens jilnkish; anthers purple. 

 Aug. SilM.Tia. l-'..3r. 211. (In. 27. p. MG. R.H. 1857, p. 

 15(1. — K'are in cull., but desirable for borders and rock- 

 erii.'S and makes a. charming pot-])lant. 



m. KamtscMticum, Fistdi. & Mey. Height 4-6 in.: 

 Ivs. alieniate or opposite, (ibovate, coarsely, but regu- 

 larly titothed above themiildle: tls. yellow, % in. across, 

 in umbrilate cymes 1-3 in. across ; petals lanceolate. 

 Late summer. " E. Asia. Gn. 25, p. 531; 27, p. 317. 



