SE'DUM EWERSII. 
EWERSS STONECROP. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA. PENTAGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
CRASSULACEiE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Siberia. 
4 inches. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1829. 
No. 513. 
As many species of Sedum grow low and closely 
upon rocks and walls, they have their name from 
the Latin sedeo, signifying to sit. 
This is a rare and beautiful plant. Its peculiarly 
glaucous or whitish foliage, gives it a very distinct 
feature in a collection. We were first introduced to 
this species in the Birmingham Botanic Garden, 
an establishment which, under the direction of its 
experienced curator, Mr. Cameron, is already rank- 
ing amongst the most important in Great Britain. 
Its collection of rare ornamental plants, both arbo- 
reus and herbaceous, is scarcely excelled ; and in 
the cryptogamic department, in the order Alices, it 
is, perhaps, second to none. 
The increase and culture of the Sedum Ewersii 
is not difficult. Like most others of this succulent 
family, which inhabit rocks and dry arid places, it 
succeeds best in sandy loam, mixed with a small 
portion of lime rubbish from old buildings. It is 
very important that these succulent plants should be 
well drained, and when cultivated in pots, such should 
be chosen as are soft, to admit the escape of super- 
abundant moisture. Cuttings readily strike root. 
129 Don’s Syst. Bot. v. 3, 116. 
