fi 



A X 



'rr, ^)id have caytiUiginoHS fc 

 Saxirraga folio Icdi ano-ultiorc, 



3 



Icrrato. Tourn. Inll. R. H. 252. Saxifrage roiih a nar- 

 ro-zv Uoiifekek kaf^ ^jjhich is fanned on its edges, 

 Saxi7Raga {Pa-disulata) foliis radicatis aggregatis cu- 

 ncifonriibHS cartilaainco-icrratis, caulc 'j)aniculat:o. 



Saxifrage I'Sith the lo'wer lea':cs 





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- 



4 



together, ivilh edges ha-ving eartilaginoits fa-n'S^ and a pa~ 

 7iieu!ated fialk, Saxitraga foliis iubrocundis ferratis. 

 I'ourn. Inll. 252. Saxifrage -zvith rcundiflj faijscd leaves. 

 Sax ! FRAG A {Pyramidata) foliis radicatis aggregates 

 lingulatis,cartilagenco- ferratis, caulc py ram idato. Saxi- 



ith the lo-xer leaves joined together^ whieh are 



f' 





'fjjaped^ and have earlilaginous fc 



fi 



Saxifraga inontana, pyrarnidata, folio 



5 



e. Tourn. Inlt. R. H. 253. Meunta 



ifrage^ with a longer leaf, 

 Saxifraga {Rotundifolia) foliis caulinis d 

 niforjnibus pctiolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 frage ivith kidney-fhaped leaves en 

 are indented and have foot-ftalks. 



Greater rototd- leaved 



Saxi- 



403- 

 fialksy 



Geum rotundifo- 



zi^hich 



liuni niaius. Tourn. Inft. 251. 



'• 



Kidneyivcrt, 

 6. Saxii'Raga 



fi 



^"i 



\A> 



ill 



^ 



foliis rcniformibus dentatis, 

 .in. Sp. Plant. 401. Saxifrage 



Geum folio circinato, piftillo floris palli- 



, Rctind-leaved Kidncywort,, 



do. Tourn. Inii. R. H. 25 j 

 %vith a pale point al to thefio-\ 

 7. Saxifraga (/^//w^'^/c'z) foliis obovatis dentatispetiola- 

 tis, caulc nudo paniculato. Lin. Sp. Plant. 401. Saxi- 

 frage with oblongs oval^ indented leaves having foot -flalks^ 

 and a naked panieidated fialk, Geum folio fubrotundo 

 majore, piftillo floris rubro. Tourn. Inft. R. H, 251. 

 Greater rotmdiflo-leaved Kidneywort,^ with a red pointal 

 the flower^ commonly called London Pride^ or None-fo- 



9 



X 



of a reddiih colour uithout, from wliich arlle kidncv 

 fhaped hairy leaves, ftanding upon preuy lon^^ w 

 llalks. The tlalks are thick, afoot hie!i, haii"^- -..^j 

 turrowedon two fides ^ thefe branch" out from 7he 

 bottom, and have a few fmall leaves like thofe belov- 

 which fit clofe to the Italks ; the llowers terminate the 

 ftalk, growing in fmall clufters -, they have five fmall 

 white petals, inclofing ten llamina and the two Itylc-s 

 It flowers in April : tlie roots and leaves of this i^hnt 

 are ufed in medicine. 



Inhere is a variety of this which was found wild bv 

 Mr. Jofeph Blind, gardener at Barnes, who tranfplanted 

 it into his garden, and afterward dillributed it to fe- 

 veral curious perlons, fince which time it has been 

 multiplied fo much, as to becom.e a very common 

 plant in moll gardens near London, where it is com- 

 monly planted in pots to adorn court-yards, occ. in 

 the fpring, and is very ornamental at that feafon in 

 the borders of the flower-garden. 

 This plant is propagated by offsets, which are fent 

 forth from the old roots in great plenty. The belt 

 feafon for tranfplanting them is in July, after their 

 leaves are decayed, when they muft be put into frelli 

 undunged earth, and placed in the fliade until au- 

 tumn ; but in winter they may be expofcd to the fun 

 which will caufe them to flower fomewhat earlier in 

 the fpring. In April thefc plants will flower, and, if 

 they are in large tufts, will at that time make a very 

 handfome appeararxce ; for which reafon molt people 

 fufi^er them to remain three or four years unremoved 

 and when they are tranfplanted, always plant them in 

 bunches, that they may produce a greater number of 

 flowers. If thefe plants are put into the full ground, 

 they muft have a fliady fituation, otherwife they will 

 not thrive. 



The fecond fort grows naturally on the Alps ; this 

 hath a perennial fibrous root. The leaves grow round 

 in circular heads, embracing each other at their bafe, 

 after the fame manner as the common Houfieek ; they 

 are tonguc-ftiaped, about two inches long, and a 

 quarter of an inch broad, rounded at their points, and 

 have a v^hite, cartilaginous, fawed border. The ftalk 

 rifes about afoot high ; it is of a purplifh colour, a 

 little hairy, and fends out feveral horizontal branches 

 the whole length. The flowers grow in fmall cluf- 

 hbus, caule nudo,^^floribus congeftis. Lin. Sp. Pknt. j ters at the end of the branches -, they are white, and 



' - ' ' ' -" " " * have feveral fmall red fpots on the infide. This flowers 



in June. 



It is ealily propagated by olTsets, which are fent out 

 in plenty ; they may be taken off-'atalmoft any feafon 

 when the weather is iriild, and fnould be planted in a 

 very dry foil and a fliady fituation. 

 The third fort grows naturally on the Alps. The 

 leaves of this fort are gathered into circular heads like 

 the former, but are not more than half an inch long, 

 and are wedge-fhaped, the upper part being broad 

 and rounded, but they diminifh all the way to their 

 bafe, where they are narrow ^ their borders are edged 

 and indented in the fame manner as thofe of the for- 

 mer. The ftalk, in the places where the plant grows 

 naturally, feldom rifes more than fix inches high, 

 but, when tranfplanted into gardens, is often more 

 ■ than a foot ; thefe have fmall leaves fitting clofe to 

 them their whole length. The flowers are difpofcd in 

 loofe panicles on the top of the ftalks; they are 

 white and fpotted with red. This fort flowers in 

 June, and may be propagated in the fame manner as 

 the former. 



The fourth fort grows naturally on the mountains in 

 Italy. The leaves of this are gathered into circular 

 heads like thofe of the two former ; they are two 



pretty 



■;/y/' 



latis, caule nudo paniculato, floribus fubcapitatis. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 399, Saxifrage with fpear-Jhaped in- 

 dented leaves y a yiaked panieidated fialk-, and flowers col- 

 leEled in heads. Saxifraga Penfylvanica, floribus muf- 



(Nivalis) 



offyfli 



Saxifrage of Penfyl 



40 1 . Saxif 

 lofe to the rocty a naked ftalk,, and fli 



fitting 



clofe 



tatis, floribus compadis 



wers growing in 

 Saxifraga foliis oblongo-rotundis den- 



Saxif 



ipaii fl( 



10. Saxifraga {Autiunnalis) foliis caulinis Jinearibus 

 alternisciliatis, radicalibus aggregatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 402. Saxifrage with linear leaves on the flalk which are 

 fet with fine hairs., are alternate,, and thofe at the root 

 joined together. Geum anguftifolium autumnale, flore 

 luteo guttato. Tourn. Inft. 252. Narrow-leaved au- 



{Oppofiti folia) 



fpotted fli 



■w 



er. 



pofitis imbricatis, fummis ciliatis. Flor. Suec. 359. 

 Saxifrage with oval leaves on the fialks which are oppofite,, 

 which lie over each other^ and tipper leaves having fine 

 hairs. Sedum Alpinum ericoides purpurafcens. C. B. 

 P. 284. Alpine purplifh Houfieek like Heath. 



12. Saxifraga {Hypnoides) foliis caulinis linearibus in- 

 tegris trifidifve, ftolonibus procumbentibus, caule 



' ercftonudiufcula. Lin. Sp. Plant. 405. Saxifrage with 

 linear leaves on the fialks which are entire or trifid^ trail- 

 ing ftde-fhoots^ and ere£l fialks which are almoft naked, 

 Saxifraga mufcofa trifido folio. Tourn. Inft. 252. 

 Moffy Saxifrage with a trifid leaf,, or Mountain Sed 

 with jagged leaves^ commonly called Ladies Cufhion. 

 There are many more fpecies of this genus than are 

 here enumerated, fome of which grow naturally in 

 Great-Britain ; but, as they are very rarely admitted 

 into gardens, it would be needlefs to mention them 

 all in this work. 



The firft fort is the commiOn white Saxifrage, which 

 , grows naturally in the meadows in moft parts of Eng- 

 land. The roots of this plant are like grains of Corn, 



-nches long, and half an inch broad, tongue-fl^apcd, 

 rounded at their points, and have cartilaginous fawed 

 borders. The ftalk rifes a foot and a halt high, 

 branching out near the ground, forming a natural py- 

 rai;nid to the top ; the flowers have five wedge-fliaped 

 petals which fpread open ^ they are white, and have 

 ten ftamina placed circularly the length of the tube, 

 terminated by roundifli purple fummits. It flowers 



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