fHE BRITISH HERBAL. 
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thofe of orpine, aad are of a beauciiul yellow co- 
Jour. Each is compofed of fix leaves, and in 
the centre there are many fhort threads fur- 
rounding feveral rudiments of capfulcs. 
Thefe ripen when the flowers are iallen, and 
are full of fmail feeds. 
It is common on o'd walls and the tops of 
houfes. and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Sedum minus luleum folio 
acuta. J. Bauhine, Sedum minus ficre luteo.. 
2, Scorpion Stonecrop. 
Sedum minus fccrpioides. 
The roots are flender, and edged with a few 
Sbres. 
From thefe rife numerous flalks, furnifhed with 
abundance of leaves, which he in a clutter about 
the root, but never rife up to flowers. Thefe are 
two or three inches long, full of leaves in every 
part, but particularly about the tops. 
Among thefe rife the ftaiks which fupport the 
flowers. They are thick, and compofed of a 
flefliy outfide, with a fticky core. They are ten 
inches high, of a pale colour, and full of leaves 
at firft, but thefe turn red, and foon after drop 
off about the r ots. 
They are obfong, thick, fleQiy, and pointed ; 
they have no footflalks ; and till they loofe their 
firft colour are of a beautiful green, 
The flowers grow in clL. iers on the top of the , 
fl:alk, and are large, and yellow ; they ftand on ' 
little branches, which, before they open, turn ' 
round inward like a Icorpion's tail. 
The fe.ds are contained in capfules, feveral of 
which follow every flower. 
It IS common on old walls, and flowers in the 
middle of fummer. 
C Bauhine calls it Sedum minus luteum ramuHs 
reficxis. Others, Sedum fcorfioides. 
It has been accounted by many but a variety 
of the common yellow kind, but it is a difl:ini5t 
foL-cies, the flowers are larger ; and the leaves 
longer. 
3. White blunt-leaved Stonecrop. 
Sedum album foliis obtufis. 
The root is fmall, flender, and furnirtied with 
numerous fibres. 
The ftaiks that firfl: rife from it are fhort, 
thick, and branched : thefe lie upon the ground, 
and have a great numl^r of oblong, flefhy, pale 
green leaves on them. 
The ftaiks which bear the flowers rife among 
thefe : they are flender, upright, and a foot high. 
I'he leaves ftand irregularly on thefe, and in a 
confiderable number : they are larger than thofe 
on the firfl: fhoots that lie upon tne ground, other- 
wife like them. They are of a pale green, round- 
ed, oblong, and blunt at the ends. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftaiks in 
bunches, but not fo numerous or thick fet toge- 
ther as in the yellow kind : they confift of five 
leaves each, and are moderately large, and white. 
The feeds are contained in fmall capfules, 
veral of which fuccecd every flower. 
It is not uncommon on the tops of old houfes, 
and Piowers in autum^. 
C. Bauhine calls it -Sedum minus terstifoUum 
album. Others, Sedum minus album. 
This is cooling and aiiringent. Irs juice with 
plantain water makes a good gargle for a fore 
mouth 1 fpitcing it out when ufed. The two pre- 
ceding fpecies have the fame virtues, but in a 
!efs degree. 
4. Clufter-Ieaved Stonecrop. 
Sedum foliis Jlipaiis. 
The roots are flbrous and fmall. 
There rife from theic numerous fhort branched 
ftaiks, that He upon the ground, and are very 
thick covered with flefhy, oblong leaves. 
Among thefe rife flender (talks, which are up- 
right, redifli, four inches high, and not branched : 
thefe fufl:ain the flowers. '1 he leaves are oblong, 
flefhy, and end in a point. They ftand in a very 
confuted and thick cluftered manner upon thcfc, 
and often become red. 
The flowers grow at the tops in fmall tufts, and 
are liale, and of a bright yellow. 
The feed- velTels are narrow capfules, fevcralcome 
after every flower, and they are full of fmall feeds. 
It is common on the mountains in Wales, and 
has been found on Saint Vincent's rock near Brif- 
tol. It flowers in July, 
Pitiver calls \t Sedum miuus VincentH-t and Mer- 
ret, Sedmn minus e rupe divi Vincentii. 
i^. Rounded-leaved Stonecrop. 
Sedum minus cirmmato folio. 
The roots are fmall and fibrous. 
The leaves fland very clofe upon the firfl 
fhoots, which lie upon the ground, and are thick, 
fhort, flefliy, and of a pale green. 
Among rhefe rife the ftaiks that bear the flow- 
ers : they are weak, flender, and four or five 
inches long. 
The leaves on thefe arc numerous, fhort, 
blunt, and of an oval form ; fometimes divided 
at the end. 
The flowers do not ftand in tufcs as in the pre- 
ceding, but feparatcly on difTcrent parts of the 
ftalk ; and they are large and white. 
Thefe are followed by feveral capfules full of 
very fmall feeds. 
Its leaves grow very irregularly on the ftaiks, 
fometimes twc, fometimes four from the fame 
fpot i and thofe on the fhort flioots that rife from 
the root and fpread upon the ground are often 
difpofed in a rounded manner at their ends. 
It is found in Yorkfhlre and fome other of the 
northern parts of England, 
C. Bauhine calls it Sedum minus cirannato folia. 
Others, aizoon dnfyphyllon. 
6. Sharp yellow Stonecrop. 
Sedum minus acre flore luteo. 
The root is long, flender, and furniflied with 
many fibres. 
The firft fhoots are fhort, branched, and cluf- 
tered with leaves. They lie upon the furfacc, 
and are of a frefli and beautiful green. 
The larger ftaiks which bear the flowers rife 
among thefe, and are perfectly like them. They 
are flender, and their weight, from the number 
and thicknefs of the leaves, is fuch that they can- 
not ftand upright, but lie on the ground like the 
others. They are five or fix inches long, and 
commonly are divided into branches. They are 
naked, 
