SEDUM sexangulare.
Insipid Stonecrop.
DECANDRIA Pentagynia.
Gen. Char. Cal. 5-cleft. P e ta ls 5, with 5 nectariferous
scales at the base of the germen. Capsules
5, superior.
Spec. Char. L e av es in six or seven rows, somewhat
cylindrical, obtuse, fleshy, spreading, fixed to the
stem b y their inner side above the base. C ym e
three-cleft, leafy.
Syn. Sedum sexangulare. Linn. Sp. PI. 620. Sm.
Fl. B r it. 488. Huds. ed. 1. 171. W ith . 428.
Hull. 99. Relh. 174. Curt. Lond. f a s c . 4. t. S3.
S. acre (3. Huds. 196.
I t c a n n o t b u t e x c ite w on d e r th a t an y sy s tem a tic b o tan is t
sh o u ld c o n fo u n d th is w ith Sedum acre, t. 8 3 9 . M r , C u rtis
h a s g iv e n th e first figure o f th e plan t before u s , (L o b e l’s Ic.
3 7 9 - f - l j b e in g to o u n lik e and u n c e r ta in to be relied o n ,)
h a v in g ga the r ed it o n G r e enw ich park w a ll near tlie s o u th w
e s t corn e r . I t w a s fou n d in several parts o f K en t b y M r .
H u d s o n , and in C am b r idg e sh ir e b y M r . R e lh a n . O u r sp e c im e n
w a s b rou gh t b y M r . T u rn e r from th e fam o u s rotten w a lls
o f O ld S a rum , and b lo ssom ed in a garden ab ou t th e en d o f
J u ly , b e in g 2 or 3 w e ek s later than th e acre.
I t differs m o r eo v e r in b e in g , th o u g h u n p le a sa n tly au ste r e ,
d e stitu te o f all acrid p u n g en c y o f flavour , b u t e sp e c ia lly in th e
fo rm and d isp o s itio n o f its le a v e s , w h ic h are pretty a c cu ra te ly
c y lin d r ic a l, b y n o m e an s o v a te , and stand 3 or 4 to g e th e r in
a lte rn a te w h o r ls , so as to spread 6 or 7 different w a y s , p r o d
u c in g in th e w h o le lea fy stem or branch 6 or 7 an g le s or
r ow s . T h e c ym e s are te rm in a l, o f 2 larger b ranches and a
sm a ll o n e . F low e r s y e llo w , m u c h lik e th o s e o f S. acre, or
rather p a le r . T h e fo lia g e o f th e p lan t o fte n turns red.