. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1656 SEMPEBVIVUM SENECIO ren rosettes 1-lX in. across, the new ones on stalks 1-2 in. long: Ivs pale green and pubescent all over, only the very tip red-brown: lis. IVi-Wz in. across, yellow. Eastern Eu., Asia Minor. 507 and 2115 (as /S. ijlo- 6ifer»»t).—The showiest of all the hardy species. 11. HeiiJfeli
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1656 SEMPEBVIVUM SENECIO ren rosettes 1-lX in. across, the new ones on stalks 1-2 in. long: Ivs pale green and pubescent all over, only the very tip red-brown: lis. IVi-Wz in. across, yellow. Eastern Eu., Asia Minor. 507 and 2115 (as /S. ijlo- 6ifer»»t).—The showiest of all the hardy species. 11. HeiiJfelii, Schott. Height G-8 in.: barren rosettes 1^-2 in. across, not peduncled: Ivs. 30—10 in a rosette, obovate - cuneate, the upper third or even half tinted bright red-brown : panicle dense, many-fid., 2%-'S in. across : fls. an inch or less across, pale straw-yellow; petals with 3 small cusps, not fimbriate. Aug. Mts. of Transylvania and Greece, 5,000-6,000 ft.— One of the latest in flower. 12. globiJerum, Linn. (S. soboliferum, Sims). Hen- AND-CHICKENS. HousELEEK. Height 6-9 in.: barren rosettes globose, 1-lK in. thick, the numerous young ones attached to the parent only by a slender thread and easily becoming detached from it and rolling about: Ivs. 60-80 in a rosette, obovate-cuneate, the outer ones tipped red-brown, especially on the back: fls. 1 in. across, pale yellow; petals obscurely tricuspidate, con- spicuously fimbriated at the edge and on the prominent keel. Mts. of Austria. 1457. —Unless the young rosettes are thinned out the plants are not so likely to flower. Under the name of S. glohiferum, Linn^us seems to have confused all the yellow-fld. hardy species which he knew. arenarium, Koch. Very close to S. glohiferum, having the same height, the same globular deciduous rosette, etc., but with narrower Ivs. and the petals larger and more strongly fimbriated: Ivs. oblanceolate: fls. \-\% in. across; petals pale yellow, distinctly tri- cuspidate, wit
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