. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. 246 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 117. Sedum acre Linn. (fig. 143). 5. acre Linn., "Species Plantarum," 432, 1753. Masters in Card. Chron. 1878, ii. 684. Illustrations.—Sowerby, " English ; (ed. 3), pi. 532 ; Reichenbach, " Flor. German.," 23,tab. 51 ; DeCandolle, " PlantesGrasses," tab. 117 ; "Flora. Fig. 143.—S. acre Linn. Danica," tab. 1457 ; Curtis, " Flor. Londin.," 1,114; Cusin and Ansberque, " Herb. Flore fran9aise, Crassul.,&qu
. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. 246 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 117. Sedum acre Linn. (fig. 143). 5. acre Linn., "Species Plantarum," 432, 1753. Masters in Card. Chron. 1878, ii. 684. Illustrations.—Sowerby, " English ; (ed. 3), pi. 532 ; Reichenbach, " Flor. German.," 23,tab. 51 ; DeCandolle, " PlantesGrasses," tab. 117 ; "Flora. Fig. 143.—S. acre Linn. Danica," tab. 1457 ; Curtis, " Flor. Londin.," 1,114; Cusin and Ansberque, " Herb. Flore fran9aise, Crassul.," tab. 27; Tenore, "Flor. ; tab. 229; Plenck, " Icones Plant. Medicalium," tab. 351. S. acre when in flower cannot be confounded with any other of the cultivated species, its large yellow blossoms and flattish triangular leaves, very broad at the base, easily distinguishing it. 5. sexangulare, which it resembles in size and colour, has linear leaves and smaller flowers; 5. anglicum, which it somewhat resembles when out of bloom, has leaves broadest near the middle, not broadest at the base. Description.—A small creeping evergreen forming a mat. Stem creeping and rooting, much branched. Barren branches erect, ^ to 2 inches high. Leaves alternate, imbricate, green, smooth, ascending, ovoid-triangular, blunt, slightly spurred, y^ ^o T^a i^^h long by Jg wide at base, having an acrid taste. Inflorescence a short cyme of 2 to 3 branches each with 2 to 3 flowers, and a flower in the fork. Buds conical. Flowers \ inch across. Sepals leaf-like, green, fleshy, lanceolate, blunt. Petals bright yellow, lanceolate, acute, wide-spreading, twice the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Praeger, R. Lloyd (Robert Lloyd), 1865-1953. Lehre [Ger. ] J. Cramer; New York, Stecher
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