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THE DICOTYLEDONS 531 
ORDER ROSALES 
SAXIFRAGACEZ OR SAXIFRAGE FamiLy.—Herbs (Mitrewort 
(Mitella), Saxifrage (Saxifraga), Alum-root (Heuchera), etc.) or 
shrubs (Hydrangea, Philadelphus or Mock-orange, etc.) rich in 
tannin content, with opposite or alternate leaves usually devoid 
of stipules. Flowers regular, hermophrodite; sepals 5 usually, 
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Fic. 401.—Drosera rotundifolia, Production of a young plant from the leaf of an 
older plant. (Gager.) 
petals 5 to 10, sometimes absent, petals and stamens perigynous to 
epigynous; ovary 3 to 1 celled, free or adnate to upgrown recep- 
tacle. Fruit a follicle, capsule, or berry. Seeds small with 
copious albumen and tiny embryo. 
OrriciAL Druc Parts Usep BoTANICAL NAME HABITAT 
Hydrangea Rhizome and roots Hydrangea United States 
arborescens 
UnorFIciAL DruG ; 
Heuchera Root Heuchera United States 
americana 
Hines or Wircu Haze. Famity.—Shrubs or small 
or large trees. Leaves simple, alternate and usually pinnately 
veined; stipules deciduous to caducous, paired and slightly fused 
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