ACCOUNT OF GENUS SEDUM AS FOUND IN CULTIVATION. i6l 
Var. minus, var. nov.* (fig. 86). 
Much smaller in all its parts ; stem 2-3 inches long, leaves | inch 
to i inch long ; flowers | inch diameter. The plant retains its relatively 
small size under varying conditions. 
Fig. 86. — 5. ternaium var. minus nov. 
Origin not known, but it is probably an indigenous American 
form. 
67. Sedum Nevii A. Gray (fig. 87). 
S. Nevii A. Gray, " Manual Botany Northern U.S.," ed. 5, 172, 1867. 
Masters in Card. Chron., 1878, ii. 376. " N. Amer. Flora," 22, 72. 
Illustrations. — Meehan, " Native Fl. and Ferns of U.S.," ser. I, 1, pi. 22. 
Britten and Brown, " Illustr. Flora Northern U.S.," 2, 168. 
A distinct little American plant, preferring, like its compatriot 
5. ternatum, a more sheltered and damper spot than is required by 
most Sedums. It is well distinguished by the pale-green rosettes 
of its barren shoots and its white five-parted flowers. Not uncommon 
in cultivation, and constant in character. I find no variation in 
* Quam typo multo minus, caule 5-8 cm. (nec 8-15 cm.) longo, foliis 10-13 ^^ii . 
(nec 25 mm.) longis, floribus 10 mm. (nec 13 mm.) diametro. 
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