VMS -- Botany (f38v)

["Dana F. Scott" <dfscott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am wondering if f38v might be a variety of Sempervivum, maybe. These
roseatte plants appear to be close to the ground and not elevated on a
stem as in the VMS, except when flowering. Here is a case of where I see
a plant and try to get it to match a drawing in the VMS, sort of like
trying to fit a round peg in a square hole; however, it might work and I
may get and find a good match. The attraction here is that Sempervivum
is listed as an herb. I'll come back to this investigation later.

Flowering Plant Photo: (not a great matching photo, but it suggests
possibilities)
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/bleeker/holland/semptec1.jpg

Sempervivum Spangles: (page down and take a look at the flowers for
comparison)
http://www.textureplants.co.nz/succulent_sempervivum.html

Illustrations:
http://www.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/biologie/b_online/thome/band3/tafel_034_small.jpg

Regards,
Dana