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Definition of Sempervivums
1. sempervivum [n] - See also: sempervivum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sempervivums
Literary usage of Sempervivums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handy Book of the Flower-garden by David Thomson (1893)
"All the dwarf hardy sempervivums, Sedums, and Saxifrages multiply themselves very
fast by offsets ; and by being divided frequently, a large stock is ..."
2. Handy Book of the Flower-garden, Being Practical Directions for the by David Thomson (1876)
"... and sempervivums grow to a considerable height, having strong stems surmounted
with a large, table-looking rosette of beautifully-formed leaves, ..."
3. The Art of Landscape Architecture: Its Development and Its Application to by Samuel Parsons (1915)
"... (sempervivums), which do well in these difficult places. Hardly any other
kinds can be used for the purpose. At the base of these walls ferns, iris, ..."
4. The Art of Landscape Architecture: Its Development and Its Application to by Samuel Parsons (1915)
"... fitting itself into some of the large crevices which are difficult to cover
with the sedums and sempervivums, but even this vine needs considerable ..."
5. How to Make a Flower Garden: A Manual of Practical Information and Suggestions by Wilhelm Miller (1903)
"... sempervivums, and plants of a more or less succulent character, a soil largely
composed of crushed rock or gravel is best. ..."
6. Alpines and Bog-plants by Reginald John Farrer (1908)
"All the sempervivums, in fact—and they are legion ; I might consume pages in
analysing and noting the minute differences that make up the two hundred ..."
7. My Garden: Its Plan and Culture Together with a General Description of Its by Alfred Smee (1872)
"474^), and sempervivums which I grow, and which are admired ; they require the
warmth of a greenhouse during winter. It is usual in the early part of the ..."
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