. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. 284 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL .SOCIETY, A very variable plant, inconstant as regards size, hairiness, colour, and the shape of its leaves, and to a less degree all parts of its flowers ; but always recognizable by its biennial duration, Sempervivum-like leaf-rosettes, large, paniculate inflorescence, and numerous small flowers with five stamens and erect petals having refleJced tips. It comes nearest the Sempervivoides group of Sedum from the Caucasus. Fig. 166.—S. pilosum M. B. region, and is best placed th
. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. 284 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL .SOCIETY, A very variable plant, inconstant as regards size, hairiness, colour, and the shape of its leaves, and to a less degree all parts of its flowers ; but always recognizable by its biennial duration, Sempervivum-like leaf-rosettes, large, paniculate inflorescence, and numerous small flowers with five stamens and erect petals having refleJced tips. It comes nearest the Sempervivoides group of Sedum from the Caucasus. Fig. 166.—S. pilosum M. B. region, and is best placed there, though the flowers are different, especially as regards the number of stamens. I have discussed some of its forms in Journ. oj Bot., 57, 55,1919. Description.—Biennial, usually glabrous. Roots fibrous. Stem in first year extremely short, densely leafy, in second year elongate (6 to 12 inches), erect, more or less distantly leafy, round, smooth, usually unbranched below, emitting above alternate, sub-erect or spreading, simple or once or twice forked branches with a few small bracts resembhng the leaves, each ultimate branch bearing a simple raceme of flowers without bracts, and lengthening more or less as flower- ing proceeds. Branches all attaining about the same level, their upper parts smooth or finely papillose. Pedicels i to J inch long, erecto-patent, rarely patent, often papillose. Inflorescence 2 to 4 inches broad, 2 to 4 inches long from the lowest branching. Leaves alternate, in first year forming a rather lax rosette about as long as broad, the outer ones patent, the inner erect; very fleshy, | to-^ inch thick,. 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, Stechert-Hafner Service Agency
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