SAXIFRAGACEZ. 
hairs; pedicels beset with glandular hairs. 2%. F. Native of 
Nipaul, in Emodi, Gosaingsthan and Kamaon. Root fibrous. 
Stem firm, leafy. Calycine lobes spreading. Petals obovate, 
yellow, 5-nerved. Styles diverging at maturity. Stigmas thick. 
Var. a, lanceolata (Ser. in D. C. prod. 4. p. 44.) leaves lan- 
ceolate: lower ones not seen : but the middle ones are attenuated 
at the base, and acutish; calycine lobes oblong, beset with glan- 
dular hairs. 2%. F. S. diversifdlia, Wall. 
Var. B, parnassifolia (Ser. 1. c.) radical leaves cordate, obtuse, 
on long petioles: cauline ones cordate, stem-clasping, obtuse ; 
calycine lobes oblong, beset with glandular pili. Y. F. S. 
parnassif lia, Wall. cat. no. 451. 
Var. y, Moorcroftiana (Ser. 1. c.) lower leaves elliptic: 
cauline ones stem-clasping, ovate-oblong, numerous; flowers 
larger ; calycine lobes more ciliated with glands. %4. F. S. 
Moorcroftiana, Wall. cat. no. 453. 
Diwerse-leaved Saxifrage. Pl. 1 foot. 
23 S. parvirLora (Biv. stirp. rar. fasc. 4. p. 1. t. 8.) stem 
branched at the base, or simple; leaves reniform, 5-lobed : 
superior ones 3-lobed: uppermost ones entire, lanceolate ; pe- 
duncles spreading, opposite the leaves; petals obovate, longer 
than the calyx. 2%. F. Native of Sicily, in the mountains, on 
mossy rocks.—Cup. panph. 3. t. 36. Flowers white, almost 
like those of Stellaria média. Styles very short, diverging ; 
stigmas spatulate, papillose. Capsule bladdery, slender. 
Var. a, ramòsa (Ser. in D.C. prod. 4. p. 44.) stem branched 
at the base, few-flowered ; lower leaves 5-lobed, crenated: su- 
perior ones 3-lobed. %.F. Native among rocks, on Mount 
pase near the monastery of St. Martini de Scalis, Bernardi, 
C t. 3. 
Var. (3, Bocconiana (Ser. 1. c.) stem purple, erect, 2-flowered : 
lower leaves 3-lobed, or lanceolate, entire. %. F. Native on 
the mountains, about Palermo. (ex Guss. Boce. cent. 2. p. 4. 
t. 45. f. 2.) 
Small-flowered Saxifrage. Pl. 4 foot. 
24 S. CYMBALA`RIA (Lin. spec. 579.) lower leaves reniform, 
on long petioles, very bluntly 5-lobed : upper ones 3-lobed or 
undivided; calycine segments oblong, obtuse; petals ovate, 
acute, with branched nerves. 2%. H. Native of the Levant, 
on Parnassus Delphus and other Grecian mountains. Smith, fl. 
grec. 378. S. hederacea, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 317. exclusive 
of the synonymes. Lobaria cymbalaria, Haw. enum. sax. p. 18. 
—Buxb. cent. 2. p. 40. t. 45. f. 2.—Vaill. itin. ed. gall. t. 362. 
Flowers small, golden yellow. Stems numerous, leafy, slender, 
flaccid, creeping at the base. 
Cymbalaria-like Saxifrage. PI. cr. 
25 S. wepera'cea (Lin, spec. 579.) lower leaves acutely 3- 
lobed: upper ones ovate, entire; calycine segments ovate, 
acute ; petals roundish, unguiculate. ©. H. Native of Can- 
dia and Cyprus, among humid shaded rocks. Smith, fl. grec. 
t. 379. Lobaria hederacea, Haw. enum. sax. 18. Plant small; 
stems numerous, filiform. Flowers small, white. 
lvy-like Saxifrage. Fl. July. Clt. 1752. Pl. pr. 
26 5. ORIENTA Lis (Jacq. obs. 2. p. 9. t. 34.) radical leaves 
roundish : cauline ones cuneated, acutely and coarsely toothed ; 
calycine Segments ovate, acute; petals oval, with simple nerves. 
. H. Native of the Levant; and of Caucasus, on the higher 
mountains of Talusch, near springs and on the banks of rivulets. 
S. reticulata, Sternb. sax. p. 21. t. 18. S. paradéxa, Sternb. 
1. c. p. 22. t. 14.? Lobària orientalis, paradóxa, and reticulàta, 
Haw. enum. sax. pp. 18. and 20. Stems erectish, branched, 
perua ey the base. Petals golden yellow, size of those of 
Oriental Saxifrage. Pl. dec. 
27 S. Ru'ssr (Presl, del. prag. p. 140.) radical leaves petio- 
late, repandly crenated, cordate at the base, somewhat 5-lobed : 
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cauline ones sessile: lower ones 3-lobed, middle lobe the longest; 
uppermost leaves lanceolate, entire; sepals ovate; petals lan- 
ceolate, 3-nerved, twice the length of the calyx. 4. H. Na- 
tive of Sicily, on rocks and among stones, about Giuliana. Plant 
2-3 inches high, beset with short glandular hairs. Flowers 
white. 
Russo’s Saxifrage. Pl. 4 foot. 
28 S, Jame'su (Torrey, in ann. FIG. 41. 
lyc. new york 2. p. 204.) plant <M 
beset with glandular pubescence ; 
lower leaves on long petioles, 
reniform, crenately lobed ; upper 
leaves tapering into the petiole, 
cuneated, nearly sessile ; lobes of 
calyx triangularly ovate, acute ; 
petals spatulate, acute, on long 
claws; racemes secund; brac- 
teas lanceolate; pedicels of ca- 
lyxes glandular. 4%. H. Native 
of North America, among the 
Rocky Mountains. Hook, fl. 
bor. ramer. 1. p. 247. t. 74. 
Flowers about the size and colour 
of those of S. oppositif dlium (fig. 41.). 
James’s Saxifrage. P). 4 foot. 
29 S. Ricwarpsonn (Hook, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 247.) stem 
glandular, leafy, pubescent above ; leaves on long petioles, or- 
bicularly cordate, crenately lobed, veiny, with the margins and 
veins glandular beneath; glands pedicellate; racemes rather 
compound ; bracteas lanceolate, and are as well as the pedicels 
glandular ; petals obovate-elliptic, on short claws, very acute, 
nerved, about twice the length of the calycine segments, which 
are acuminated; stamens 5. 2%. H. Native of the Arctic 
Sea shore, between the Mackenzie and Coppermine rivers ; and 
of Kotzebue’s Sound. S. Nelsoniana, Hook. et Arn. in bot. 
Beech. p. 124. t. 29. but notof D. Don. This and the pre- 
ceding are very elegant plants. 
Richardson’s Saxifrage. Pl. 4 foot. 
30 S. nupicau'tis (D. Don, in Lin. trans. 13. p. 366.) leaves 
reniform, palmate, glabrous: lobes ovate, mucronate; stem 
erect, naked, terete; flowers panicled ; lobes of calyx triangu- 
larly ovate, acute; petals obovate, a little longer than the calyx. 
Y. H. Native of the north-west coast of America, Behring’s 
Straits. S. gracilis, Steph. in Sternb. rev. sax. suppl. p. 7. 
t. 5. f.1.2 Flowers panicled, white, size of those of S. rivularis. 
Naked-stemmed Saxifrage. Pl. 4 foot. 
81 S. werera’ntHA (Hook. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 252. t. 78. 
B.) plant rather pubescent; radical leaves on long petioles, 
reniformly cordate, membranous, veiny, many-lobed: lobes 
short, somewhat’ tridentate : teeth acute, mutic ; scape naked ; 
flowers panicled, usually abortive ; some of the filaments cla- 
vate, and others petal-formed ; ovarium free; calyxes reflexed ; 
branches of panicle sometimes bearing bulbs below. XY. H 
Native of North America, common on moist rocks of the Co- 
lumbia, from its source to its confluence with the sea, The 
leaves resemble those of S. rotundifolia, but they are fur- 
nished with a long, membranous, sheathing base, and altogether 
radical, 
Variable-flonered Saxifrage. Pl]. 4 foot. 
32 S. GRANULA TA (Lin. spec. p. 576:) plant hairy; radical 
leaves reniform, crenately lobed: cauline ones petiolate ; caly- 
cine segments lanceolate, obtuse; petals spatulate ; root granular. 
4y. H. Native of the north and middle of Europe, in dry 
fields and the borders of woods; plentiful in some parts of 
Britain. Fl. dan. t. 514. Lam. ill. t. 272. f. 1. Smith, engl. 
bot. : 500. Stem leafy, many-flowered ; pedicels elongated, 
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