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The Garden Magazine, June, 192 , 
S. arenarium’s close ar- 
rangement of its small ro- 
settes is similar to that of 
S. fimbriatum, and so is 
that of the Cobweb House- 
leek, S. arachnoideum, 
which spins a filmy web 
over its own rosettes. This 
wonder is enough to make 
the neatest housekeeper 
forget the disgrace attend- 
ing cobweb bed rooms, 
when, as a garden-keeper, 
she finds this web-like sub- 
stance on her Houseleeks, 
and guards it from all 
harm as a decoration of 
almost unbelievably deli- 
cate plant weaving. 
Unknown to me by 
name is an interesting kind 
that has not lived in my 
garden long enough to 
show its bloom. But it is 
itself so flower-like in form 
as to remind one, by its 
round, closely imbricated 
head, of an incurved 
Chrysanthemum, the deli- 
cate texture of the brown- 
tipped scales being more 
like petals than leafage. 
What its manner of flower- 
ing is remains a question 
for next year to answer. 
I have wondered if the 
blossoms may not spring 
from the centre of the head 
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SEDUMS AND SEMPERVIVUMS 
Peaceful co-inhabitants of 
Miss Rathbone's garden 
SEMPERVIVUM FAUCONNETI 
METTENIANUM 
A serviceable little plant that sturd- 
ily refuses to be handicapped by its 
unwieldy title 
after the way of French Artichokes. 
Happily 1 have no key to help in 
solving this pretty problem. Again 
the bliss of ignorance is mine! 
Contrast to this soft - looking, 
daintily formed, nameless Houseleek 
is found in S. cornutum, made after 
quite a different pattern, and colored a 
light, bright green. It attracts atten- 
tion by the small, fleshy horns, or blunt 
spikes that roughen the rosettes almost 
as if a carving tool had been used 
upon them. 
S EMPERVIVUMS arouse quick in- 
terest in garden visitors, whether 
these odd plants be familiar or not. 
One to whom they were a new order 
of growth thought Cactus was being 
used so freely in the edgings. Another 
likened, at first sight, the form of a 
large Houseleek to that of a Water-lily. 
