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Saxifraj^c Cotyledon and its 

 Varieties. 



What is ti lypinil Saxifni^ji' ('otyl»'«lon ' Mr 

 Irving; say.s it " lias short l)rojul Icavj-s. ami the 

 |>auirlt>s of wliitr tlowrrs only ocfiipy tlu- ii|i|>cr 

 l»ar1 of thf stem." 



If thih U' so. tlw'M I Kavr not ^nA the txpical 

 form. DiriTtly ont« roinos to roinparr dilTcmit 

 lists ronfnsioii Ik-jiii- .iipI ■•Hf -.t- ;ilt i--iii>,i 

 Herniita^i'. pyrr 

 naira. nf|»»U'nsi.». 

 Mont a vonifiisis. 

 pyraniitlalis. aiul 

 Irclnnilica. 



Tliort- should l)r 

 no ■lirticulty aho\it 

 S. CotyU'don |»\ ra 

 niidalis. thotiirh it 

 varies in si/.r.lH'in;.' 

 more vigorous in 

 8omo Hoils than 

 others. Possibly 

 a 1 1 i Ks i in a and 

 Hermitage are the 

 same thing, ami 

 mercdy an cxtr.i 

 good form of 

 ])yraniidalis. 'Five 

 outstanding fea- 

 tures of the latter 

 are the true pyni- 

 mid-shape of tl'.e 

 flower spike which 

 branches from tin- 

 base, and the 

 earmine - flecked 

 flowers. It can 

 l)e picked out at 

 once from all the i-h„ioi.;, 



other silvers as Sax. ('otvi.kdon i-vkami 



easily as longi- .miisaus 



folia. A most vigorous gmwcr. liking a rich 

 .soil, it nndtiplies exceedingly, has a stem from 

 2 to 3 feet in length, flowers thrce-(|uarters of 

 an inch across, and solid white, with l)rilliant 

 carmine sp.ts so clo.se togetlieras to look like 

 a ring at a little di.s-tance. The rosettes vary in 

 size, the larger ones being 7 or 8 inches in 

 diameter : the more the smaller ones are thin- 

 ned out tlu- larger the remaining ones will 

 grow. 



(>n the wliole I regard variety pyramidal is 

 when in Hc.wer as the most handsome and 

 decorative of all the l)ig silvers and a good deal 

 more graceful than the stiff formal spike of 

 S. longifolia. 



Another ]tlant here under the name of pyra- 



miibilis is smaller in all its jtarts th.ui the oiu' 

 just th'striU'd . the rosette is not .>o liat. the 

 lca\cs are narrower, and the llowi-r spike is 

 much smaller. Kvideiitly a " poor relation." 



A third plant, which I tak<> to be Montavoni- 

 ensis, is <|uite dilTerent . 'i'he nisette. which is not 

 moix' than \\ inches acntss. is strikingly handsonuv 

 The leaves (broad for their length) are much 

 round«'r than any other of this class, have a very 

 glossy surface and a strongly-marked silver 

 ni.ULMii Tli' -tcm i red and. on the plant 

 phot og ra jtlied . 

 m.-asu red 1 S 

 inrl,,.. ,n length. 

 \~ uill l.e>een,tlU' 

 lUuer .-J.ike is 

 |>\r;iiiii(l sha|)e 



and most graceful. 

 The flower is ])ur<' 

 white, unspotted, 

 l)Ut (|uite distinct 

 Ml shajx' from 

 pyramidalis. the 

 petals being nar- 

 rower and further 

 ai)art. The shape 

 of the Hower is 

 indeed very much 

 like S. cochlaris. 

 It is a most de- 

 si rat)le ])lant as 

 well for the beauty 

 I if the ro.sette as 

 for its lovely flower 

 spike. 



I c e 1 a 11 d i c a I 

 have grown, for 

 four or five years, 

 but so far have 

 not flowered it. It 

 [./. //. sraiie. makes bigro.settes, 



i.M.is. Willi ("a.mi'anti.a who.se leaves hug 



'*'■''■* '^^"- tlie ground, and 



l)lenty of offsets. The leaves seem brittle, and 

 are easily damaged, which ])robably accounts 

 for its going off at times without any very 

 ai)i)arent reason. 1 hope that one of these days 

 a l)ig rosette will justify its existeiice by throwing 

 up a e(»rres])oii(liiigly big f1f)wer spike. 



J. Harper Scaife. 



Saxifraga apiculata alba. 



Til IS is one nf tli,. ]pr((licst and most satisfactory 

 of the early flowering varieties, and seems to 

 flourish in sun or shade, and is not particular as 

 to soil, jirovidiufr (lie drainage is good. It is a 

 <iui(k grower and easily ]iro]iagated. by division, 

 (^lite small pieces (jiii«"kly form a ma.ss of roots, 

 and may be ])lanted in ])ockets and crevices, where 

 they will .soon form nice cushions and ])roduce 

 alnindance of white flowers in early spring. 



