S E D U M album.
White Stonecrop.
DECANDRIA Penlagynia.
G e n . C h a r . Cal. 5 -cleft. P e ta ls 5, with 5 nectariferous
scales at the base o f the germen. Capsules 5 .
S p e c . C h a r . Le av es oblong, cylindrical, obtuse, spreading',
smooth. Panicle O7 much branched.
S y n . Sedum album. Linn. Sp. PI. 6 1 9 . Sm. FI.
B r it. 4 8 9 . Huds. 1 9 6 . W ith . 4 2 7 . Hull. 9 9 .
Relh. 174. Abbot. 9 9 . Curt. L on d .fa sc . 1 . 1. 31,
S . minus teretifolium album. R a il Sy?i. 2 7 1 -
O n w a lls about L o n d o n in several p la c e s , a lso in som e othe r
parts o f E n g la n d eith er o n w a lls or r o ck s , flow e r in g in J u ly ,
b u t it is n o t fr eq u en t.
Root fibrous, perennial. Stems 4 or 5 inches high, branched
and weak at the bottom, round, leafy, smooth, often reddish.
Leaves scattered, spreading, sessile, cylindrical, obtuse,
smooth, extremely juicy, of a pale green inclining to glaucous,
often tinged with red. Panicle cymose, terminal, much
branched, smooth. Flowers white or pale red: Calyx obtuse,
smooth. Antheras red. Nectariferous scales slightly notched.
F o r d e co ra tin g ruins or r o ckw o rk th is is a liv e ly d e lic a te -
lo o k in g Sedum,' b u t it is n o t o n e o f th o s e tha t th r iv e in d isc r im
in a te ly and w ith o u t trouble in an y s itu a tio n . I t requires som e
d ep th o f s o il, and a little sup p ort for its s tem s , w h ic h in su ch
c ir cum sta n c e s th r ow o u t r o o ts and creep to s om e e x ten t. I t
a lso lik e s a litt le m o istu r e and sh ad e.