. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. l8o JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Description.—A minute evergreen perennial, creeping, mealy, 1-2 inches high. Stems wiry, bare, branched, branches many, ascending, very leafy. Leaves opposite, ovoid or sub-globose, | inch long, white-mealy, flushed red or purple, arranged in four close rows, alternate and usually not larger on the flowering shoots. Inflorescence small, few-flowered. Buds ovate, blunt. Flowers tV inch across, pedicels very slender, equalling>the flowers. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, acut
. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. l8o JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Description.—A minute evergreen perennial, creeping, mealy, 1-2 inches high. Stems wiry, bare, branched, branches many, ascending, very leafy. Leaves opposite, ovoid or sub-globose, | inch long, white-mealy, flushed red or purple, arranged in four close rows, alternate and usually not larger on the flowering shoots. Inflorescence small, few-flowered. Buds ovate, blunt. Flowers tV inch across, pedicels very slender, equalling>the flowers. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, fleshy, mealy, flushed red. Petals white, ovate, apiculate, 3 times the sepals, with a strong red nerve on back. Stamens shorter than the. Fig. 100.—5. brevifolium var. quinquefarium var. nov. petals, filaments white, anthers purple. Scales quadrate, yellow. Carpels white, erect, shorter than the stamens, erect also in fruit. Flowers July. Hardy if kept dry. Habitat.—South-west Europe, Morocco. , Var. quinquefarium var. nov.* (fig. 100). Description.—Stem twice as thick and twice as long as in tj^e. Leaves much larger, arranged in five spiral rows, ^^ inch long on the barren stems, up to ^ inch long on the flowering stems. Flowers as in the type. A very distinct-looking plant which, in the absence of floral differences, must be placed under brevifolium. In its larger 5-ranked * Caules quam in typo duplo crassiores et duplo longiores. Folia in quinque ordines spirales disposita, ea surculorum sterilium ad 5 mm. longa, ea surculorum floriferorum ad 8 mm. 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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