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Sazifra^a — continued. 



S. rivularis (lirook-loving). ft. whitf, erect, one or two, iin. 

 in (lianifttn- ; ]iet;vls distant, -hily ami August. I. reniform, 

 paltiiiitt'ly five-liibeil, Ain. to liii. in (Uanieter ; lobes entire ; 

 petioles as lonj; as the decumbent, rooting stems, Britain, &c. 

 (K. I>. 118; Sy. En. H. 553.) 



S, Rocheliana (Rochel's). JL white, corymbose ; petals obovate, 

 tuicf as Ii.n;; as the calyx. Summer. /. wliite at the edges, 

 antl witli distinct, impressed dots ; lower ones Ungulate, gla- 

 brous, ciliated at the base, disposed in tufts ; cauline ones pale 

 green, clothed with clammy hairs, h. 3in. Austria. 



!"i(i. 454. Saxifraga Rocheliana coriopmvli.a. 



S. R. coriophylla (t'oris-leaved).* I., lower ones smitller and 

 nmre horizniitally expanded than in the type, pitted near the 

 margins. See l'"ig. 454. 



S. rotundifolia (round-leaved), fi. white, marked with scarlet 

 ibits ; petals lanceolate, acute, three-nerved. -May and .June. 

 /. reniform, uneijually and coarselv toothed ; cauline ones jietio- 

 late. h. 1ft. Austria. &c., 1596. '(U. M. 424 ; S. K. G. 577.) The 

 . variety repanda is larger and more robust, and has broader 

 leaves. 



S. r, taygetea (Mount Taygetus). yf., panicle branches one or 

 two-HowfiL-d. /., b;isal ones louii-petiolate, small, with slightly 

 hairy maruins, reiiifomi or nearly round, five to nine-lobed ; 

 ui>pLr cauline ones linear or tritiil. tJreece. 



S. sancta (ludy).* yf. yellow, in a sh<u't, dense spike; petals 

 spatliulate-oblong. Summer. I. rigitl ; lower imes imbricated, 

 spreading, lanceolate, acuminate, rigidly mucrouate. ciliate, den- 

 ticulate on the margins, keeled ; caidine ones lanceolate, mucro- 

 nate. Stem glabrous, leafy. Mount Athos, 1882. Habit dense, 

 tufted. 



Saxifraga — continued. 



Jl. white, two of the inner petals having a yellow spot, and the 

 central one two scarlet spots, at the base ; two outer petals large, 

 flaccid. .lune and .Inly. /. orbicularly cordate, crenate-lobed, 

 pilose, red beneath. Stolons or ruiniers creeping, h. 9in, China 

 and Japan, 1815. Half-hardy. (U. M. 92.) 



S. s. minor (smaller). A smaller-growing form. (H. H. vii. 13, 

 under name of .S. s. minor ttcntperjtorens.) 



S. S. tricolor (three-coloured). This differs from the type in 

 having the foliage beautifully blotched with creamy-white and 

 red. It is well adapted f<n* growing in vases and hanging baskets. 

 See Fig. 435. 



S. Schmidtii (Schmidt's), .rf. purplish, paniculate, similar to 

 those of S'. i-rasnifoUa. Early summer. I, ovate, rounded at both 

 ends, i'V attenuated into the petioles, denticulate-ciliated. 

 Himalayas. (K. tJ. 946.) 



S. spathulata (spathuiate-leaved). Jl., petals obovate-oblong, 

 twice as long as the calyx seiiments ; jianicle corymbose, three to 

 five-flowered. June. I., lower nurs .^pathulate, ciliateil, entire, 

 obtuse at apex, rarely three-toothed, three-nerved ; cauline ones 

 linear. Stem slender, erect. Algiers. 



S. squarrosa (sctuarrose-leaved). jt. white, larger than those of 

 S. ciexia. Karly summer. L linear-elliptic, rather retuse, stiff, 

 sqnarrosely imbricated, permanent, mealy when young. Stem 

 pubescent below, usually tiiree-Howered ; branches diffuse, flaccid. 

 Alps. 



S. Stellaris (starry). Jl. few, ^in. in diameter ; petals white, with 

 two purple spots above the base ; scape Sin. to Bin. high ; cyme 

 panicled. /. rosulate, sub-sessile, cuneate-lanceolate, ^in. to lin. 

 long, sub-succulent, usually coarsely toothed, ciliated, casually 

 entire. Kurope (Britain), Ac. IMant glabrous or sparsely hairy 

 stemless. (F. D. 23; Sy. Kn. li. 542.) 



S. Sternbergii (Sternberg's). A form of S. hypnoidfs. 



S. Stracheyi (General Strachey's).* Jl. pink, .^in. to Im. in 

 diameter ; petals obovate-spathulate or orbicular ; panicle nuich- 

 branched, ilrooping, glandvdar pubescent. March. I. clobely 

 sheathing at base, with orbicular stipular sheaths, obovate or 

 obovate-cuneate, 3in. to bin. Ling, narrowed into the short, stout 

 petiole, or cordate at base ; margins irregularly toothed, ciliated. 

 h. 4in. to 8in. Western Himalayas, 1851. (B. M. 5967.) S. S. alba 

 (R. li. 1228) differs Iroui the type in its less .spreading, white 

 petals, wtiitish filaments, an<l green styles. 



S, S. Milesli (Miles'). /. white; calyx and peduncle glandular- 

 pubescent ; petals white, with a distinct claw; coryndis dense. 

 March. I. 9in. to 12in. long, 4in. to 5in. broad. 1872. A plant of 

 garden origiti. This resembles the type, but differs in its longer 

 leaves, and the more distinct claw to its petals. 



S. S. thysanodes (coarse-fringed), jl. white, clustered in a small, 

 slightly branchetl raceme ; petals sub-rotundate, longer than the 

 sepals. April, l. obovate, deeply crenate-serrated, hairy on 

 both sides, but especially beneath. h. 6in. to Sin. India. 

 (B. R. 1846, 33.) 



S. tenella (slender). Jl. white ; petals obovate-oblong, twice as 

 long as the calyx segments ; panicle few-flowered. June and 

 July. I. linear- subulate, cuspidate - aristate, sparsely setulose- 

 ciliated on the margins or glabrous, glaudularly ciliated towards 

 the base. Stems erect, slender, glabrous, /t. 6in. Alps, 1819. 



Saxifraga sarmk.ntosa tricolok. 



S. sarmentosa (sarmentosp).* Aaron's Beard; Creeping Sailor; 

 Mother of Thousamis ; Old Man's IWard ; Wandering Jew, ,Vc. 



KiG. 436. Saxifraga trii'urcata, showing Habit and 

 detached Leaf. 



S. trifurcata (thrice-forkeiD. Jl. white, long-stalked; petals 

 thrice as hing ;is the calyx, obovate-oblong. May. I. viscid, 

 twice as long as the petioles, palmately three-parted, nerved ; 

 lateral lobes sub-tritid ; middle one cnneate, three-tor)thed ; 

 cauline leaves few, sliortlv petiolate, trifiil. h. 6in. Spain, 1804. 

 See Fig. 436. Sy.\. .S'. ceratopluiUa (P.. M. 1651). 



