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Saxifraga—continued. 
June and July. J. nearly all basal, ovate-oblong or oblong, re- 
motely repand-toothed, dilated at base, semi-amplexicaul, glabrous 
above, villous beneath and on the margins. h. lft. Europe, &c., 
S. Hirculus (Hirculus).* fl. }in. to fin. in diameter, sub-solitary ; 
sepals refiexed; petals obovate, dotted with red at the base, 
where there are two tubercles. August. L., radical ones din. 
to lin. long, rosulate, petioled, lanceolate or spathulate; cauline 
ones linear, sometimes faintly serrated. Stem sub-simple, erect, 
stoloniferous. >, 4in. to 8in. Arctic and Alpine Europe (Britain), 
&c. (Sy. En. B. 550.) 
S. H. grandiflora (large-flowered). A fine variety, having flowers 
_ lin. in diameter. (R. G. 1035, Fig. 4.) 
S. hirsuta (hairy). J. long-petioled, broadly ovate, rounded at 
base or narrowed into the petiole; margins cartilaginous, 
sharply toothed or serrated. Plant more hairy than S. um- 
brosa, to which it is referred, by Hooker, as a sub-species. 
(Sy. En. B. 546.) 
S. hirta (hairy). A sub-species of S. Aypnoides. 
S. Hostii (Host’s).* jf. five to nine in a corymb ; calyx segments 
ovate-triangular ; petals white, or with a few purple dots above 
the middle, oblong or obovate-oblong ; pedicels glandular. May. 
L, basal ones numerous, ligulate, obtuse at apex, ciliated at base ; 
cauline ones oblong, crenate-serrated. Stem erect, paniculate 
above. A. 6in. to 12in. South Europe. 
S. hypnoides (Hypnum-like).* Dovedale Moss ; Eve’s Cushion, 
&c. fl. white, in. to lin. in diameter, campanulate ; flowering 
shoots 3in. to 18in. long, stout or slender. May to July. 
l. cuneate, three to five-cleft, loose or dense, with the broad, 
compressed petioles An. to lin. long ; lobes entire, or the lateral 
ones cleft, flat or channelled. Europe (Britain), &c. The tufts 
often form large cushions. 
— * * — 
FIG. 429. SAXIFRAGA ForTUNE!, showing Habit and detached 
Flowers. 
S. h. hirta (hairy). 7., calyx lobes broad ; petals obovate, flat. 
l, ‘three lobed a ees suddenly contracted beyond the 
middle, acute, (Sy. En. B. 559.) afinis (Sy. En. B. 560) an 
tneurvifolia (Sy. En. B. 558) are varieties. E 
_ S. h, Sternbergii (Sternberg’s). Barren shoots rather long, 
~ theirt leaves with nian to ore: obtuse lobes. A robust mk 
S. imbricata (imbricated). fl. white, solitary, terminal ; petals 
- obovate, with: attenuated — trinerved. ’ June and — 
— ovate-oblong, —— apex, —* 
rrulate on the margins. .zin. . Plan 
densely tufted. 
p — intacta (intact). A synonym of S. Aizoon. — 
é watered), A. white, large, campanulate; 
SS ee eee — — June and July. 
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Saxifraga—continued. 
l, radical ones palmately five-parted ; cauline ones trifid, sessile ; 
segments cuneate-oblong, mucronate, trifid, Stems beset with 
iointed hairs. A. 6in. to 12in. Tauria, 1817. (B. M. 2207.) 
S, juniperifolia (Juniper-leaved). /l. yellow or greenish-yellow, 
racemose or s$ -capitate ; petals slightly exceeding the calyx 
. Segments, oblong-spathulate. July. /., those of the woody 
caudex rigid, erect, appressed, subulate, rather broader at base, 
rigidly mucronate; cauline ones long-ciliated at base. Stems 
leafy, villous. Caucasus, 
S. Kotschyi (Kotschy’s). ellow, in cymes terminating the 
short, leafy stems. l.s , closely imbricated, obovate-obtuse, 
apiculate. Asia Minor, 1873. A hardy or hait begr bluish- 
green plant, forming densely-tufted rosettes, jin. to jin, across, 
(B. M. 6065.) 
S. leucanthemifolia (Leucanthemum-leaved). M. in à spread- 
ing, corymbose or —— cyme ; — white, lanceolate, 
unequal, the three larger ones with a heart-shaped base and a 
pair of spots ; the two smaller ones with a tapering base and 
no spots. June. l oblong, wedge-shaped or spathulate, coarsel 
toothed or cut, ate © a pre. h. Bin. to 18in, Nort 
America, 1812. (B. M. ; L. B. C. 1568.) 
S, ligulata (strap-shaped).* jl. very pale red, almost white, in 
S — ifr ye rf orbicular. March to May. 
l. obovate, sub-cordate, denticulated, quite — on both 
surfaces, but ciliated on the margins. h. lft. Nepaul, 1821. 
(B. M. 3406; H. E: F. 49; L. B. C. 747; S. B. F. G. 69.) 
S. 1. ciliata (ciliated). This practically only differs from the type 
in its pamens aer smaller size, and in the leaves being hairy on 
both surfaces. Nepaul and Kumaon. (B. M. 4915, under name of 
S. ciliata.) 
S. lingulata (tongue-shaped). fl. white, with numerous rose- 
coloured —* flat; calyx densely glandular, as 
gamer = me cons} —— — May to July. 
i * anne 2 , ` wid 
intoa. — at apex. Stem erect, flexuous, fas- 
ciliated at s 
tigiately branched. A. 1ft. to 14ft. Alps, 1800. 
1. cochlearis (spoon-like).* jl. white, in slender icles; 
— (as —* oe tho branches) purplish-brown, ndular- 
ubescent. June, 7. in. to lin. long, spathnlate, coriaceous, 
in tufted rosettes. Maritime Alps, 1 (B. M. 6688.) 
+ Fia, 430. SAXTPRAGA LONGIFOLIA. 
longifolia (long-leaved).* f. white, slightly dotted with red, 
nS i — thyrse, tft. high. rte. 1, linear- 
_ in Li thick substance, densely rosulate, having 
oblong, bin. long, — 
See Fig. 430. 
a — 3 tr + 
s : ed). ñ. whitey din. in diameter, dis 
marginea prt — n A ). “ omy L. small, oblong, dotted 
in her compact cymes. * inns Si 
he margins wii series of lime incrustations, dispo 
J hed rosettes. Stem — Qin, to 4in. high. Italy and 
Greece, 1883. (B. M. 6702.) — $ a 
w’s). hite, jin. in diameter, shortly 
sS. Maweana (Maw's).” fe wait long : cee = 
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