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Saxifraga Crassifolia. Oval-Leaved 

 Saxifrage. 



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C/#/Jr <?#i Order. 

 Decandria Digynia. 



Generic Characler. 

 Cal. 5-partitus. Cor. 5-petala. Cap/. 2-roftris, i-locularis, 

 polyfperma. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 

 SAXIFRAGA crajftfoiia, foliis ovalibus retufis obfolete fer- 

 ratis petiolatis, caule nudo, panicula conglo- 

 merate. Linn. Sp. PL ed. 3. p. 573. Syjl. 

 Vegeiab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 412. 

 SAXIFRAGA foliis ovalibus crermlatis, caulibus nudis. 

 Gmel. Sib. 4. p. 166. /. 66. 



The term grandifolia would have been more applicable to 

 this fpecies of Saxifrage than crajjifolia, for it is not fo much 

 diftinguifhed for the thicknefs as the largenefs of its leaves ; 

 thefe are almoft equal in fize to thofe of our broad-leaved 

 Dock, red on the under and of a fine mining green on their 

 upper furface ; they may be ranked indeed among the more 

 handfome kinds of foliage ; the flowering Items, according to 

 the richnefs and moifture of the foil in which they are planted, 

 rife from one to two or even three feet high ; at top lupport- 

 ing a large bunch of purple pendulous flowers, which bloffom 

 in April and May, and, if the feafon prove favourable, make 

 a fine appearance. Should cold winds prevail at the time 01 

 their flowering, which they are very apt to do, the plants 

 mould be covered with a hand-glafs ; or, if in a pot, it may 

 be removed into the green-houfe, which they will not difgrace. 



Is found fpontaneoufly on the Alps of Siberia, and, accord- 

 ingto Mr. Aitox, was introduced in 1765 by Dr. Solander. 

 No plant is more readily increafed by parting its roots, which 

 may be done either in fpring or autumn. 



There is another Saxifrage in our gardens exceedingly like 

 this in appearance, but differing, in producing larger bunches 

 of flowers, and in having larger, rounder, and more heart- 

 fhaped leaves ; Mr. Aiton regards this as a variety of the 

 crajjifolia, We are inclined to confider it as a fpecies under the 

 name of cordifolia. The parts of fructification in the crajfifi*** 

 are apt to be preternaturally increafed. 



