iiMsii (;Ai;])i:NL\(i 



lii-st four. S. Ai/.non inta is mtv coiuitact . a 

 mi)iil ^rowor aiul fri'c \n liow'tT 



Of intiTimtliiiU' forms. I think S. ( 'liiinliilli is 

 tlu' lic'st : rosettes of narrow •,'rcy folia/^c aiicl free 

 in Howor. S. nMniM-rvivoides. with tlistiiut 

 '■ liuiuiK'd ■■ cushions, and S. stiirinij-na arc use- 

 ful. S. Ai/.o(»n niutata and S. Ai/oon anil)i^nia 

 liave verv narrow sliiny jzrcen f(ina<i('. d('("]tly 

 hnu- inilenti'il. and dull trrecnish flowers : tluy 

 are distinct and evidently secillinus of S. 

 l>aradoxa. and lia\c many aliases. S. ])arad().\a 

 and S. eireuenta arc \«'ry sijiiilai-. luit their 

 foliajie is entirely covered \vith lime encrustation, 

 and are i)rohal)ly secdlintfs of S. crustata. wliich 

 has iH'autiful 

 silvers foliat^e. 

 S. Aix.oon lic-x 

 isniajrnitK-ent: 

 stout rosettes 

 and lar^je pure 

 white tiowers 

 o n s c a r I e t 

 s t e m s . S . 

 Hostii has in- 

 numerable 

 forms, leaves 

 as a rule long 

 and green, and 

 flower stems 

 sometimestwo 

 feet in height. 

 es])ecially in a 

 form sent out 

 as S. Hostii 

 rar. lingulata, 

 which has J) ro - 

 bably 8. Coty- 

 ledon blood in 

 it. Distinct 

 forms of S. 



Hostii are rar. Trentino, with very sharp-pointed 

 foliage, and 7-ar. altissima. with pine-apple 

 rosettes edged with silver. S. vochinensis has 

 very long narrow foliage, which it holds erect. S. 

 Zeleboii, most distinct with foliage almost snowy 

 in its whiteness and wedge-shaped foliage. S. 

 bulgarica has good flowers, l)ut requires more 

 sun than most of the other forms. Another sun- 

 loving species is S. Aizoon hirsuta, with dull 

 flowers and most distinct small dark-green 

 rosettes covered witli a hairy down. 



Of colour forms, S. Aizoon rosea bears the 

 palm both for a igour and freedom of flower 

 (rosy pink). A form sent out as S. Aizoon 

 atropurpurea, Sir F. Moore agrees, is distinct, 

 much dwarfer and darker flowers. S. kolena- 

 tiana has small wedge-sha]!ed leaves whicli 

 acquire a red shade in exposed situations. The 



tlowcis 

 S.'udtii 

 rosette 

 llowers 



arc of a .IrhL'lit fnl 

 •ri is >ai(l to lie a lar- 



arc (juitc (list act . loiii 

 are of tlu' same shade 



slicll pink. S. 



cv foim. hut its 

 and nai row ; its 



il pink. .\ plant 

 with larger losettes of a deep dull gi'cen ami 

 similar I'owers is sent out by one nursery as 

 S. koicnatiana and by another as S. Helene. It 

 seems to nu- to ! c nearest to the descri])tion of 

 the tiiic S. carl ila'iiiica. (Nicholson), and as 

 siicli I. tor want of an 



recoiiuisc 

 either S. 

 ti-iternata 



IS a 



koNnatir 

 of (;laMU 



nursery catalogues it 



1. I ha\ 



Mil. tllC 



Encrusted Saxifr.\gas. 



authoritative name, 

 h hetter <locr than 

 • S. ScndtiK-ri. S. 

 not got. One 

 lilt sent out I 

 cannot distin- 

 guish from S. 

 kol enatiana. 

 w li i (• h i s a 

 niiicli lai-ger 

 and stronger 

 j)lant than S. 

 triteniata as 

 g r o w n a t 

 (ilasnevin. All 

 these pink 

 forms are 

 h a rd y. b u t 

 should be 

 !J:ro^\■n in half 

 sluuU^ as in 

 the sun theii 

 flowers are a] )t 

 to fade. S. 

 Aizoon l)al- 

 cana has small 

 losettes and 

 white flowers 

 s o densely 

 spotted with 

 crimson as to 

 appear pink in the distance. Then we have the 

 two yellow forms, S. Aizoon lutea and flavescens. 

 the former is the better plant, with rosettes of 

 yellow wedge-shaped lea\es and primrose 

 flow-ers ; the latter smaller, narrow-leaved 

 rosettes and pale sidphur flowers. These also 

 sliould be groM^n in half shade. 



We now leave the endless forms of S. Aizoon 

 l)ro])er and come to the othe^r Saxifrages classed 

 with it. Of these. S. lingulata is the most 

 satisfactory. There are two distinct forms — 

 S. lingulata Bellardi, with rosettes of long, 

 narrow, twisted leaves and magnificent two foot 

 sprays of pure white flowers. S. lingulata 

 lautoscana has similar flowers, but rosettes of 

 l)roader dark green leaves, and grows equally in 

 sun or shade. A form sent out as S. lingulata 

 Alberti appears to have other blood in it. 



