tae 3 3 : 
SAXIFRAGA RotunpiroLtiA. Rounp- 
LEAVED SAXIFRAGE. 
JHE HESS Hde bebe 
Cla/s and Order. 3 p | 
Decanpria DicyNia, 
Generic Chara@er. 
Cal. g-partitus. Cor, -petala, Cap/. 2-roftris, 1-locularis, polys 
fperma, 7 
“Specific Charaéer and Synonyms. 
SAXIFRAGA rotundsfolia foliis caulinis teniformibus dentatis 
: petiolatis, caule paniculato. Linn. Syft. Veg. 
ed.14. Murr. p. 413. Ait. Kew. v. 2.7.81. 
SANICULA montana rotundifolia major. Bauh. Pin. 243. 
A hardy, perennial, herbaceous {pecies of Saxifrage, grow- _ 
ing fpontaneoufly in Switzerland and other parts of Europe, — 
cultivated here in 1597 by Gerarp. ; 
Of this numerous and beautiful tribe of plants, we know of — 
none whofe flowers in point of prettinefs can vie with thofe of — 
the prefent fpecies; they are marked with numerous fine dots, © 
like thofe of the London Pride, (Saxifraga umbrofa) but ina — 
fuperior ftyle of beauty, and appear to great advantage when — 
viewed with a magnifier. : ee 
The leaves, in point of form, do not correfpond fo exaétly — 
with the name rotundifolia as one would expeét. a 
This fpecies fucceeds beft in a fituation fomewhat moift and 
fhady, with a foil inclined to ftiffnefs, flowers in May and June, 
and is increafed by parting its roots in autumn. SS 
