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Show 38 l OE SBaRSET Tes at. thofe of » aad are of a beautiful yellow colour. Each is compofed of fix leaves, and in the centre there are many fhort threads furrounding feveral rudiments ofcapfules. Theie ripen when the flowers are fallen, and are full of {mall feeds. It is common on old walls and the tops of fes, and flowers in July. e calls it S, auhine, ts are flender, and edged with a few From thefe rife numerous ftalks, furnithed with abundance of es, which lie in a clufter about the root, but neverrife up to Howers. Thefe are two or three inches aves in every but parti ut the to Among thefe rife th ks which fupport the 7 lick, and compofed of a y outfide, with a fticky core: Theyare ten high, of a pale colour, andfull of leaves > but thefe turn red, and foon after drop about the roots, They are oblong, thick, flefhy, and pointed ; ave no foorftalks; andtill they loofe their S growin clufters on the top of the ftalk, and ate large, and yellow ; they ftand on little branches, which, before they open, turn roundinwardlike a {co pion’s tail. The feeds are containedin capfules, feveral of whichfollowevery flower. It is commononold walls, and flowers in the middle of fummer. >. Bauhine calls it Sed; been accounted by many but a variety he common yellowkind, but it is a diftine& ies, the flowers are larger ; and the leaves 3. White blunt-leaved Stonecrop. “furnifhed with es. that firft rife from it are fhort, branched: thefe Iie ranched : thefe lie upon the ground, number of oblong, flethy, Pp m. flowers rife among ander, upright, and afoot high , ularly on thefe, and in a fiderable number: they are larg er than thofe he firft thoots that lie upon tne grou nd, othersethem. Theyare of a pale gree n, round1@, andblunt at the ends. owers ftand at the tops of the ftalks in but ‘not fo numerous or thic k fet togein the yellow kind: they conf ift of five h, andare moderatelylarge , and whi feeds are contained in {mal l capfules, feveral of which fucceed every flower It is not uncommon onthe tops of old houf d flowers in autumn. ©. Bauhine calls it Sedum. minus leretifolium bum. Others, Sedum minus album, “A SH Thisis cooling and aftringent. Its juice with plantain water makes a good gargle for a fore mouth ; fpitting it out when ufed. The two pre 1 ceding fpecies have the fame virtues, but in a lefs degree. 4. Clufter-leaved Stonec rop. Sedum fi The roots are fibrous and fmall, Thererife from thefe numerous fhort branched flalks, that lie upon the ground, and are very thick covered with flefhy, oblong leav Among thefe rife lender ftalks, which upright, redith, four inches high, and not branched : thefe fuftain the fowers. ‘The leaves are oblong, flethy, and end inapoint. Theyftandina very confufed and thick cluftered manner upon thefe, and often become red. The flowers growat the tops in {mall tufts, and are little, and of a bright yellow The feed-veffels are narrowcapfules, feveralcome after every flower, and they are full offmall feeds, It is common on the mountains in Wales, and has been found onSaint Vincent’s rock near Briftol. It flowers in July. Pitivercalls it § ret, Sedum minus erupe divi Vincentit. The roots are fmall and fibrous. The leaves ftand very clofe upon the § fhoots, which lie upon the ground, and ate thick, fhort, flefhy, andof a pale green. weak, at bear the flow> and four or five on thefe are numerous, fhort, an oval form; fometimes divided do not ftand in tufts as in the pre- ceding, but feparately on different parts of the ftalk ; and they are large andwhite, Thefe are followed by feveral capfules full of very {mall feeds. Its leaves grow very irregularly onthe ftalks, fometimes two, fometimes four from the fame {pot ; and thofe on the thort fhoots that rife from the root and fpread upon the groundare often difpofed in a rounded manner at their ends. It is found in Yorkthire and fome other of the northern parts of England. C. Bauhine calls it & Others, ai: he 6. Shatp yellow Stonecrop. Sedum minus acre florelut The root is lone > flender, < manyfibres, d wit! The firft fhootsare fhort, nched, andcluftered with leaves. They lie upon the furface andare of afreth and beauti ful green. : The largerftalks which bear the flowers among thefe, and are perfedlly like th o of aninfufion. A decoétion of it is goodin fore mouths arifing from feorbutick habi The freth leaves bruifed and applied to the fkin raife blift rs, and are excellent in paralytick contraétions or weaknefs of the limbs. y. Little white Stonecr Sedum parvum mite flore albido. 5. Rounded-leaved Stonecrop. Sedum minuscir o folio. ers: they are inches long. The leaves blunt, and of at the end. The flowers naked, and whitifh toward the botror the upper part are altogether covered cluftered leaves; fo that they have a fcaly appearance. Thefeleaves are fhort, thick, fle fhy, broadat the bottom, fharp at the point, and of ab ight green. At the tops of the branches ftand numerous large and beautiful yellow flowers, each compofed offive pointed petals. The feeds are contained in {mall capfules, feveral of which follow everyflower. It is very common onwalls; a chalky foils will fometimes growuj I have obferved on the chalk hills near Grave fend in great abundance. It flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Sempervivum minus vermicuJatum acre. ). Bauhine, Sedum parvum acre flore are flender, andtheir w and thicknefs of thele. not ftand upright, but Ji others. They are five or inches long. commonlyare divided into branc he Theyare ay naked, The root is long, flender, and fibrous. The flalks that firft rife have clufters of little leaves on them, and they are half uprigh t half drooping. Among thefe rife others more robuft, erect, andintendedto bear the flowers. hefe are two or three inches high, round, thick, upright, and of a pale green, fometimes ofa redith colour. The leaves are very fmall : they fland irregularly, but at diftances, not cluftered, but having fpaces between them. Theyare fhort, broadith at the bottom, andpointed at the ends. Toward the top the ftalk commonly divides into two or three branches, and on the fummit of thefe ftand the flowers. DAVIS FON “it i. Branched Stonecrop. Sedum ramofum. The root is long, flender, and’ has many fibres, The firft leaves are numerous, fhort, flefhy, and not unlike thofe of purflane: they are ofa pale green, and as they fade grow yellow ith. The ftalks are numerous, round, weak, and eight or ten slong. They lie in part upon the ground, and in part ftand up. They are thick fet with leaves, and divide dinto numerous branches. The leaves ftand irregular] y, and are oblong, flefhy, of a green, blunt at the points, and without footftalks, The flowers are very numer i white. They ftand at the tops of thefta of the numerous branch Each conf 9 little, pointed Petals, and has in its centre ten threads furrounding the rudiment s offive capfules, 2 HER Sa. crenreeeeree eh Theyare large, white, wit ha mixture off re red. ifh, and very beautiful. Each confitts of five narrow, fharp pointed petals; and has fo threads and rudiments of capfules in the cer The flower being fallen thefe capfules ripen, and eachcontains many {mall feeds, It is frequent in the north of England sai on old walls and houfes, and on the groundin barrea places. It flowers in April. Pitiver calls it ecebra alba mitis. Merr inimum flore mixto ex albo & rubro, 8. Purple Marth Stonecrop. Sedum purpureum pi This is a fingular and extreamly pretty plant. The root is compofed of numerous fibres, fhort and veryflender, rifing from a{mall head. The firft fhoots from this are fhort, fl andthick fet with narrow laves, which ftand in a kindof clufters or buttons at their tops Among thefe rifes ufually a fingle fta tain the flowers. This is feven or¢ high, tender, juicy, round, and uf The leaves are numerous, fi flethy : they are alittle hairy, and have much the nce of thofe of the common fionecrop, but are flatter. Toward the top the ftalk divides irregularly into four or five branches, on the fummits of which, and oftheir fubdivifions, ftand the flowers. Thefe are very beautiful, of a pale purple colour, moderately large, and compofed of five fkarp pointed petals, with a fewthreads and the rudiments of fome capfules in the centre. Whenthe flower is fallen thefe ripen. They are five in number, and they become pale. The feed is very fmall. It is frequent in the northern parts of England, where it grows on the wet parts of hills. It flowers in April and May, C.Bauhine calls it Sedum pratenfe fu purpureum. J.Bauhine, Sedun tenfe. OREIGN SPECIES, When the flowers are fallen thefe ripen, and contain fmall feeds. It is frequent in the fouth of France, and flowers in May. seh : 1, 4), Morifon calls it 2 annuum album ob ongo ortulace minoris Soli C, Bauhine, and others, after Mithiolus, C 2. Large-flowered Stonecrop, Sedum pumilumfloribus majoribus flavis. This is a {mall but very prettyplant, The reotis lender, white, and has feveral fibres. Thefirft thoots fromthis fpread about the furface, and often take frefh root as they lie; fo that the plant is enerally feen in very large tuf thefe are thi: < fet with leaves, efpecially to their extren es ; and thefe are {mall, flefhy, obinted, ftalks that bear the flo rife among € round, fmall, fefhy, and ufually edifh redifh: |