SBMPEEVIVUM 



STONEGBOP OBDEB 



SEMPBBVIVUM 443- 



downy, with reddish-brown leaves J-1 in. 

 long. 



Culture Ac. as above. 



S. Lamottei. — A native of Central 

 France. Bosettes 3-4 in. in diameter, 

 smooth, ciliated, faintly tipped with 

 reddish-brown. Flowers in summer, 1 in. 

 across, pale pink, with bright purple fila- 

 ments, on stems 1 ft. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. raettenianura. — An Alpine House- 

 leek with medium-sized rosettes of ciUated 

 tapering leaves which assume a reddish 

 tint, especially on the upper surface, in 

 autumn. The flower stems are 4-6 in. 

 high with rosy-white blossoms produced 

 during the greater portion of the summer 

 and autumn months. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. Moggridgei. — Native of the Alps. 

 Rosettes 2 in. across, green, smooth, with 

 minutely ciliated margins, the stem 

 leaves pale green and reddish. Flowers 

 in September, f in. across, red, on stout 

 leafy stems 9 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. montanum. — A Pyrenean species 

 with dense rosettes over I5 in. in dia- 

 meter. Leaves downy and glandular, 

 ciUated, dark green. Flowers in June, 

 bright mauve-purple, about 1 in. across, 

 on leafy stems 6 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S, Pittoni. — A native of the Alps with 

 medium-sized rosettes of velvety downy 

 leaves fringed with hairs, and having a 

 purple blotch at the tips. The yellowish 

 flowers are borne on stalks 3-6 in. high 

 during the summer months. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. Pomelli. — A native of the Alps. 

 Kosettes 1^2 in. in diameter. Leaves 

 hairy on both surfaces, the outer ones 

 tinged with red. Flowers in Jidy, bright 



rosy-red, about 1 in. across, on densely 

 hairy and leafy stems, 6-9 in. high. 

 Cultu/re dc. as above. 



S. ruthenicum. — A free-flowering Cau- 

 casian Houseleek with large rosettes of 

 velvety downy leaves often fringed with 

 silvery white hairs, and assuming a red- 

 dish hue in autumn. The rosy-white 

 flowers are freely produced during the 

 summer months on stems 6-9 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. soboliferum {Sen and Chichens 

 Houseleelc) . — An Austrian species with 

 globose rosettes 1-1^ in. across, with 

 numerous new ones attached by a thread- 

 like stalk. Leaves minutely ciliated, the 

 outer ones tinted with bright red-brown. 

 Flowers in summer, pale yellow, about 

 1 in. across, on strong stems 6-9 in. 

 long, quite hidden by the leaves. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. tectorum {BuUocVs Eye; Com- 

 mon Houseleelc ; Jupiter's Bea/rd ; Sea- 

 green). — A well-known plant natura- 

 lised in but not a native of Britain. 

 Bosettes 3-4 in. in diameter, pale green, 

 ciliated, distinctly tipped with reddish- 

 brown. Flowers in summer, J-1 in. 

 across, pale red, keeled with deep red ; 

 filaments bright purple. Flower stems 

 about 1 ft. high, densely hairy. The 

 variety rusticum (also known as S. Be- 

 quieni) is distinguished from the type by 

 its broad rosettes of blue-green leaves. 



Culture dc. as above. 



S. Wulfeni. — A native of Central 

 Europe. Bosettes 1^2 in. in diameter. 

 Leaves somewhat glaucous, tipped with 

 reddish-brown, with hairy edges. Flowers 

 in summer, pale yellow, about 1 in. 

 across, with bright mauve-purple 

 filaments. Flower stems 6-9 in. long, 

 densely hairy and leafy. 



Culture dc. as above. 



XLII. DROSERACEiE— Sundew Order 



A curiously interesting order containing about 110 species of annual or 

 perennial glandular herbs, chiefly remarkable for their fly-catching 

 propensities. The flowers are hermaphrodite. Calyx 4-8- (rarely 8-) parted 

 or with free sepals. Petals 5, usually hypogynous, free or united at the base. 

 Stamens 4-20, hypogynous or perigynous. 



Except in botanic gardens, plants of this order are rarely cultivated, and 

 even then they are not always seen in a happy condition. Where there is a 



