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but fringed on the margin. Flowers composed of six yellow 

 petals. Height about 6 inches. Native of the Tyrol. 



S. californicum (Californian Housekek). — A very handsome 

 species, with broad hemispherical rosettes, composed of oblong, 

 glaucous, brown-tipped leaves, terminating in an abrupt sharp 

 point. Flowers purplish, composed of twelve or more spread- 

 ing petals, appearing from June till August. 



S. Funckii [Funck's Housekek). — Leaves in rather large 

 rosettes, oblong, with an abrupt sharp point, downy above and 

 below, and fringed with long hairs. Flowers pink, with usually 

 twelve petals, appearing in July and August. Native of the 

 mountains of Tyrol, Carinthia, and Salzbourg. 



S. globiferum {Globular Houseleek). — The rosettes in this 

 are rather small, and open in the old ones ; very small, close, 

 and globular in the young offsets. Leaves lance-shaped, 

 smooth above and below, but fringed. Flowers yellow, few, 

 but very large ; petals more than twelve. 



S. hirtum {Hairy Houseleek). — Leaves oblong, acutely 

 pointed, hairy on both sides, and fringed. Flower-stems from 

 9 inches to i foot high. Flowers white ; petals six, the tips 

 hairy; appearing in July and August. Native of Italy and Austria. 



S. montanum {Mowitam Houseleek). — The rosettes are close 

 and compact. The leaves are oblong, widening somewhat 

 upwards, but terminating in an abrupt sharp point, and fringed. 

 Flower-stem.s 6 to 9 inches high. Flowers dull rose or purple ; 

 petals twelve ; appearing in July and August. Native of the Alps. 



S. sobolifenim {Heii-and- Chicken Houseleek). — In this the 

 rosettes are close and compact, composed of oblong, wedge- 

 shaped, sharp-pointed leaves with fringed margins. Flower- 

 stems about 6 inches high. Flowers pale yellow ; petals six, 

 fringed. Native of Germany. 



S. tectomm {Common Houseleek). — The rosettes are large and 

 hemispherical, composed of oblong lance-shaped leaves, ter- 

 minating in a sharp rather abrupt point, the margins fringed. 

 Petals twelve or more, pink; appearing in early summer, and 

 continuing late. Native of many countries of Europe, high on 

 mountain-ranges, and not uncommon on walls and house-tops 

 in Britain. 



SAXIFRAGACE^. 



This is an extensive family, especially so in hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. There are only five or six genera, comprising orna- 



