Refugium Botanicum. | [August, 1868. 
TAB. 34. 
Natural Order CRASSULACE®. 
Genus Srpum, Linn. 
S. CORDIFOLIUM, n.sp. Foliis sparsis oblongis subpatulis obtusis den- 
ticulatis prasino-viridibus castaneo-tinctis basi late rotundato-cor- 
datis, corymbis amplis densis ramis primariis alternis, pedicellis 
floribus multo brevioribus, sepalis lanceolato-deltoideis pallide viri- 
dibus maculatis petalis triplo brevioribus, petalis albis paullulum 
roseo-tinctis lanceolatis patulis, staminibus petalis paulo longioribus, 
carpellis albis rostratis petalis sequantibus. 
Native country not known. 
Stems as long as in the two preceding, but not so thick and 
succulent, more or less deeply tinged with reddish brown. Leaves 
scattered, cordate-oblong, the lower ones spreading, the upper ones 
ascending and rather convex, the largest about three inches long 
by half as broad, the point bluntish, the edge denticulate, the 
base broadly cordate with rounded lobes which clasp the stem 
slightly, the colour a deeper green than in the other two and more 
or less tinged with reddish brown about the edge and centre. 
Corymbs four or five inches broad, the separate divisions nearly 
flat-topped, not arising nearly from the same point, and the outer 
ones falling considerably short of the central ones. Ultimate 
pedicels about two lines long, pale green. Calyx a line deep, the 
divisions lanceolate-deltoid, pale green spotted with reddish 
brown. Petals three times as long as the calyx, white with a 
sheght reddish tinge, lanceolate, spreading from two-thirds of the 
way down when the flower is expanded, so that it is just the same 
size as that of the preceding. Stamens equal, slightly exceeding 
the petals, the inner row inserted near the base; the anthers 
tinged with pink. Carpels equalling the petals, pure white. 
This also has been grown for some time in this country, but 
does not appear to be described. MM. Jordan and Fourreau 
have lately figured about twenty forms of this group of Sedum 
(which, following Haworth, they define as a genus under the 
name of Anacampseros), which, with the exception of S. spectabile, 
are from Central or Southern Europe, but this is not amongst 
them.—J. G. B. 
Another tall-growing Sedum, useful as a border or rock-work 
plant, quite hardy, and growing freely in any good garden soil. 
Both this and Sedum albo-rosewm are easily propagated by diyi- 
sions of the root or by the leaves inserted in sand.—W. W. S. 
