. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. ACCOUNT OF GENUS SEDUM AS FOUND IN CULTIVATION. 281 A rather small group of wide range, its most remarkable members being a few striking biennials from the Caucasus region. The A a b Fig. i6.\.—Leaves of the rupestre group, a, reflexum ; b, rupestre ; c, ano- petalum ; d, altissimum ; e, stenopetalum ; f, pruinatum ; g, amplexicaule. All X 2. at least those in cultivation, divide themselves into two well-marked sub-groups, A. Sempervivoides sensu restricto. Rosettes Sempervivum- like, inflorescence dense, l
. An account of the genus Sedum as found in cultivation. Sedum; Crassulaceae. ACCOUNT OF GENUS SEDUM AS FOUND IN CULTIVATION. 281 A rather small group of wide range, its most remarkable members being a few striking biennials from the Caucasus region. The A a b Fig. i6.\.—Leaves of the rupestre group, a, reflexum ; b, rupestre ; c, ano- petalum ; d, altissimum ; e, stenopetalum ; f, pruinatum ; g, amplexicaule. All X 2. at least those in cultivation, divide themselves into two well-marked sub-groups, A. Sempervivoides sensu restricto. Rosettes Sempervivum- like, inflorescence dense, leaves sessile, flowers red or reddish:— sempervivoides Fischer indicum Hamet pilosum M. Bieb. B. Cepaea sensu restricto. Rosettes lax, inflorescence very lax, leaves stalked, flowers white or yellow. Cepaea L. viscosum Praeger. While the Sempervivoides group is almost confined to the Asia Minor area, the Cepaea group is mainly Chinese amd includes several well-marked plants in both the white-flowered and the yellow-flowered sections. A. Sempervivoides 137. Sedum sempervivoides Fischer (fig. 165). 5. sempervivoides Fischer ex M. von Bieberstein, "Flora Tauriqo- Caucas.," 3, 313, 1819. Masters in Ga^(?. Chron. 1878, ii. 750. Hamet in Trd. Bat. Sada (Tiflis), 8, pt. iii. 26. Synonym.—5. sempervivum Ledebour ex Sprengel " Systema," 2, 434. Boissier, " Flor. Orient.," 2, 786. Illustrations.—Gard. Chron. 1898, i. fig. 7. Bot. Mag. pi. 2174. Garden, Kegel, "Gartenflora,"tab. 551,1155. Link " Icones," 1,57. Revue Horticole, s6r. 2, 6, 5. A beautiful and remarkable Sedum, allied to the equally remark- able S. pilosum, from which it differs in its much laxer leaf-rosette,. 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 (Robe
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