SEDUM 



STONECBOP OBDEB 



SEDUM 439 



is a robust one with flowers '■{ in. across. 

 Maweanv/m is another form. 

 Culture So. as above. 



S. Aizoon. — A Siberian species 1 ft. or 

 more high with smooth, rather angular 

 stems. Leaves staUtless, alternate, 2| in. 

 long, oblong lance-shaped, coarsely and 

 irregularly toothed, with a prominent rriid- 

 rib. Flowers late in summer, yellow, i in. 

 across, numerous. 



Culture Sc. as above. 



S. album (S. formosum ; S. neglec- 

 tum). — A pretty British evergreen with 

 alternate, spreading, linear-oblong, blunt 

 leaves 5 in. long. Flowers in summer, 

 white, nearly 1 in. across, on pinkish 

 stems 4-6 in. high. The variety hrevi- 

 folium has shorter and thicker leaves ; 

 micranthum, smaller flowers, and flattened 

 leaves ; and teretifolium, with blunt (in- 

 stead of lance-shaped) petals and sepals 

 and leaves rather rounded. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. Anacampseros. — A glaucous ever- 

 green native of Central Europe. Leaves 

 roundish or obovate, blunt, apioulate, 

 lobed at the base, and margined with red. 

 Flowers in July, violet, numerous, about 

 J in. across, rarely produced. 



Culture do. as above. 



S. anglicum.— A pretty little evergreen 

 species, native of Britain, and seen best in 

 a wild state in rocks and banks by the 

 sea. Leaves ovoid oblong, ^-j in. long, 

 swollen at the base. Flowers from June 

 to August, pure white or rose-tinted, 5 in. 

 across, on stems 2 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. caeruleum. — A charming little annual 

 or biennial from the Mediterranean region. 

 Leaves tufted, j in. long, oblong, blunt, 

 pale green dotted with red. Flowers in 

 July, pale blue, j in. across, on stalks 2-3 

 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. erythrostictum. — A handsome 

 Japanese species, with erect greenish 

 stems 1-li ft. high. Leaves 2^ in. long, 

 concave, oblong, sinuate, obscin'ely 

 toothed, tapering into short stalks, or ses- 

 sile. Flowers in autumn, greenish flushed 

 with pink, nearly | in. across. 

 Cultu/re dc. as above. 

 S. Ewers i. — A somewhat tender 

 Siberian evergreen. Leaves opposite, 

 stalkless, roundish, about J in. wide. 



entire or slightly sinuate. Flowers late 

 in summer, pink or pale violet, numerous ; 

 petals dark spotted. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. glandulosum. — A glandular hairy 

 annual native of Spain, with simple or 

 forked stems 2-6 in. high. Leaves 

 scattered, sessile, i to f in. long, linear 

 oblong, blunt, cylindric. Flowers in June, 

 pale reddish-purple, j in. across. 



Culture dc. as as above. 



S. glaucum. — A pretty glaucous ever- 

 green species, native of Central Europe. 

 Leaves densely crowded, \ in. long, 

 linear, glaucous, becoming reddish, tipped 

 with translucent dots. Flowers in 

 summer, pinkish - white, i in. across, 

 6-parted. This species is also known as 

 8. dasypjiyll/wm. The variety platy- 

 petalum has 7-9 petals. 



S. japonicum. — A pretty Japanese 

 evergreen. Leaves scattered or opposite, 

 rather reflexed, oblong spoon-shaped acute, 

 channelled above, bright green. Flowers 

 in summer, yellow, ^ in. across. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. kamtschaticum {S. selsTcyanum). 

 An evergreen species native of Kamts- 

 chatka, with green or purple branches 6-8 

 in. long. Leaves about 2 in. long, oblong 

 obovate, deep green, toothed towards the 

 apex, with minute warts on the edges. 

 Flowers late in autumn, yellow, j in. 

 across, on stalks 4-6 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. Lydium {8. Uvidrnm). — A pretty 

 little species from Asia Minor. Leaves 

 crowded, j in. long, linear, roundish, 

 greenish or tipped with red, lobed at the 

 base, with minute pimples at the apex. 

 Flowers late in summer, pinkish, less 

 than ^ in. across, on shoots 4-5 in. long. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 excellent for edging slopes, footpaths &c., 

 or for carpet-bedding. 



S. Maximovfficzi. — A Siberian Stone- 

 crop with strong erect stems 1^-2 it. high, 

 furnished with alternate oval lance-shaped 

 deep green leaves, the upper whorls of 

 which have crenulate margins. The bril- 

 liant yellow blossoms appear in July in 

 large flattish heads well above the f ohage. 



Culture dc. as above. An excellent 

 plant for the rookery or border where it 

 will flourish in rather dry sunny places for 

 several years without much attention. 



