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Saxifraga Mutata. Saffron-Colour'd 

 Saxifrage. 



Clafs and Order. 

 Decandria Digynia. 



Generic Character. 

 Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla 5-petala. Cap/. 2-roftris l-loculari* 

 polyfperma. 



Spedjic CharaBer and Synonyms. 



SAXIFRAGA mutata foliis radicalibus aggregates lingulatis 

 cartilagineo-ferratis, caule racemofo foliofo, 

 calyce villofo ct vifcido. Linn. SyjL Vegetab. 

 ed. 1 4. Murr. p. 41 1. Jacq. Ic. PL rat. Fafc. 9. 



Linnaeus has arranged feveral diftinft fpecies of Saxifrage 

 under the Saxifraga Cotyledon, but very properly feparates this ; 

 though in the general form of its foliage it is as nearly related 

 to it as moft of the others ; from four of them it is indeed 

 perfe&ly diltinct, inftead of the fawed cartilaginous edge, it 

 has only fine foft hairs, more efpecially towards the bafe ; 

 towards the extremity there is fome appearance of little teeth, 

 but widely differing from tlfofe of the 7 others. The whole plant 

 is covered with vifcid hairs 5 the ftalk. about a foot high, is 

 much branched ; but the great peculiarity of this plant confifts 

 in its flowers, the petals being long, narrow, and'pointed, and 

 of a fafTron colour, of a deeper tint when they firft open, and 

 gradually changing to a pale yellow ; the beauty of the flowen 

 is heightened by a glandular fubftance in the centre of each, 

 which when the flower expands is of a bright purple colour. 



This rare fpecies of Saxifrage is a native of the Alps of 

 Switzerland and Italy ; we railed it with difficulty from feeds 

 fentus by Mr. Daval, of Orbe, in Switzerland; it was three 

 years before the plants flowered ; thofe now in bloom in my 

 garden, June 15, bid fair to produce feeds in abundance ; the 

 plant may alio be produced from offsets, in the fame way as the 

 Saxifraga Cotyleaon y vulgarly called Pyramidal Sednrn> and 

 requires a fimilar treatment ; though an Alpine plant, it muft 

 be fheltered from much wet and fevere frofts. 



Baron Halllr defcribes it with fpots on the petals ; thole 

 certainly did not exift on our plants. 



