Ra at AR rare 
Plate This is a Plant very common in our Green- 
XXII. houfes, and very well deferving its Place there, - 
‘Fig.6. even if it never flower’d, for the Beauty and 
regular Difpofition of its Leaves: 
alfo in a Manner fufficiently fingular. 
Moft of the Botanical Writers treat of ih 
naming it after CLusius, Sedum majus legiti- 
mum; others Sedum Arborefcens: and Caspar 
Baunine by a Title that might miflead a young 
Botanift, Sedum majus Arborefcens flofeulis cands- 
dis; the Flowers indeed are yellow. 
Linnvus, who has happily divided the old 
Genus Sedum into two principal Kinds, retains 
this Plant among the Sempervivums, ranking it 
with the common great Houfelick. He adds, 
for the Diftinétion of the Species, Caule Arbo- 
recente levi ramofo: 
fmooth branched Stem. 
_ The Root is thick and fibrous : 
Branches.. 
The Leaves grow in very beautiful, regular and 
round Series at the Extremities of all the Branches ; 
but it flowers | 
on TCe Sempervivum with a 
7 the main | 
ae is of a pale brown, foft, and divided in- | 
to many ftrageling and altogéther irregular | 
6 TREE HOUSELICK. 
they are oblong, fhaped fomewhat like a Tongue, 
and of a fine freth green. ‘They reprefent in fome 
degree fo many green Rofes from their regular 
Growth, 
The Flowers are inconfiderable in Size, but very: 
‘numerous ; they are of a pale yellow Colour, and 
| of a ftarry Form, and they ftand upon divi ided 
flender Branches. 
_ Each Flower has its little Cup Broke at the 
Edge into twelve Segments: the Petals which 
compofe its Body are alfo twelve ; oblong and 
pointed, the Filaments are twelve, naturally, but 
they fometimes much exceed that Number; and 
the Styles from the Rudiment of the Fruit are 
naturally of the fame Account. 
The Student will hence know the Plant to ee 
one of the Dodecandria Polyginia. 
Culture of this Trax Hovuseticx. 
This is a Native of the Greek Iflands, and 
with us a common Green-houfe Plant. The Cut: 
ings grow freely, and it requires only the ufual 
2 of others in the fame Place. 
CHAP. CIT. 
The M. anagement of the Flower- Garden 
'. ET our Gardener continue, throughout his 
: whole Ground, the Care we have a ge 
the preceding Weeks. | 
For Fear of Accidents among his Seedlings, let 
him fow this Week frefh Quantities. ) 
The Polyanthus and the Auricula Seed will yet 
grow very well, and he may venture either upon 
a well chofen Spot of common Ground ; managing 
the young Plants when they rife, as. directed for 
tie others. |: | | —s 
er thofe Seeds which are fown upon the open 
Ground, we would advife only the lighteft Co- 
vering of common Garden Mould: half a Straw’s 
Breadth is fufficient ; 
kills the firft Fibres. 
Let the Coverings he yet kept i in Reales for 
fheltering the fenderett Flower Beds in cold Wea- 
ther; but let them have Air and Sun, when any 
can be given them, for all their Beauty will de- : 
pend upon it. 
When the due Care is taken here, let the Gar- 
dener work upon his Borders in general. We 
direted him to have them clean and hand- 
fome at the Approach of Winter; but in the 
wortt Seafons fome Weeds will {pring up: thefe 
N°? 22. 
for if it covered to any | 
= Depth they fhoot flowly, and the paper Fleat 
muft be now ee and the Surface left.clean 
for the fucceeding Shoots. 
It is very ferviceable alfo to break the Top 
of the Mould to promote that welcome Growth ; 
but this muft be done with the greateft Care, left 
the Shoots of thofe Plants which are moft for- 
ward be broke by the Inftruments. — 
No Perfon fhould be entruited to hoe the 
Borders at this Seafon, but he wha planted the 
‘Roots in them: he will know where they are, | 
and how to fpare them, and by his careful Ope- 
ration, both Purpofes will be anfwered at once, 
the Weeds deftroyed, and the Surface broken, . 
When there is a new Gardener, who cannot 
know the Places of the Roots, let this hoeing . 
be defer’d: let the Plants rife, tho’ the Weeds 
rife with them, before any Attempt is made ta 
deftroy them; and then let them be cleared 
away by Hand. 
As foon as the Ground is clean’d, and itirred 
at the Surface, let a fmall Quantity of very rich 
Mould be fitted over the Roots, and thus let 
them be left to make their Shoot. 
Wherever Rofes, Honeyfuckles, or other fuch 
{mall flowering Shrubs as are ufed to have their 
Place in Borders, are wanting, let them be now 
ASK brough: 
