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Saxifraga—continued. 
S. aretioides micropetala, S. Frederici-Augusti (of gardens), 
S. Lapeyrousei, S. luteo-purpurea (of gardens). 
S. aretioides. Two good varieties of this species are alla 
(white) and primulina (soft yellow). 
S. a. micropetala (small-petaled). 
5. aspera (rough). jl. yellowish-white, rather large, disposed in 
a very loose panicle. May and June. /. linear, bordered with 
long hairs. stems rooting ; abortive branches bud-like. , 2in. 
Alps and Pyrenees. 
S. a. bryoides (Brya-like). This differs from the type in haying 
glabrous leaves. Pyrenees and Auvergne. 
S. atlantica (Atlantic). . whitish, large, scented, somewhat 
capitate, very shortly pedicellate. 7. rounded, bright green ; 
cauline ones sessile or nearly so. Stem slender. Atlas 
Mountains, 1895. A compact, dwarf species. 
S. autumnalis (autumnal), of Linneus. 
S. aizoides. 
S. biflora (two-flowered).* //l. varying from pale to deep red, in 
groups of two to five. May. J. obovate, flat, not dotted, 
cruciately opposite, somewhat imbricated. A. 2in. Alps and 
Pyrenees, 1820. Habit lax. 
S. b. Kochii (Koch's). . rosy, purple, in twos and fours. Alps. 
S. biternata (twice-ternate). /l. white, large; petals many- 
nerved, spathulate, slightly emarginate, twice as long as the 
calyx. Jl. of the rosette long-petiolate, biternate, the lobes 
rounded and obtusely toothed; cauline ones three- to five- 
cleft ; floral ones entire. Stems slightly branched, tufted. 
Mountains of Spain. Plant hispid. 
S. Boydii (Boyd's). jf. yellow, large. A garden hybrid between 
S. Burseriana and S. aretioides, with the leaves and habit of the 
ae 1890. (Gn. 1890, xxxviii., p. 10.) There is a white form 
(alba). 
S. bryoides (Brya-like). A form of S. aspera. 
S. czxspitosa (tufted). Two distinct varieties of this well- 
known species are hirta and platyphylla. 
S. cartilaginea (cartilaginous).* #. white, pink, or purple, 
unspotted, somewhat corymbosely paniculate; calyx lobes 
ovate, equalling the campanulate tube; petals obovate, 
contiguous at base. June to August. J. of the rosette eblong 
or obovate-oblong, acute or acuminate, cartilaginous-serrated. 
Stems few-leaved. Caucasus. 
S. cervicornis (stag’s-horn). A synonym of S. pedemontana. 
S. Clusii (Clusius’). fl. white, yellow, and red, loosely 
paniculate ; peduncles long, divaricate. 7. alternate, obovate- 
cuneiform, toothed, flaccid. Stems striated. Pyrenees, &c., 
1882. Plant very viscous-pilose. S. propaginea is a white- 
flowered, seedling form of this species. 
S. cochlearis is now regarded as a distinct species, and not 
as a variety of S. lingulata. 
S. c. minor (lesser).* A small variety of the pure white type, 
forming silvery cushions and graceful flowers. 
8. corbariensis (Corbara). This is merely a form of S. geran- 
toides. 1899. 
S. cordifolia purpurea (purple).* This is a beautiful variety, 
sometimes catalogued as a Megasea. There is also a fine garden 
variety, BRILLIANT. 
S. coriophylla (Coris-leaved). A variety of S. Rocheliana. 
S. crassifolia aureo-marginata (gold-margined). A varie- 
gated form. 
S. c. media (medium). /. bright rose-pink. J. shining green. 
S. c. orbicularis (orbicular). fl. pink, very profuse, standing 
well above the broad leaves. 
S. c. ovata (ovate). Somewhat similar to S. orbicularis, but 
with narrower leaves. 
S. c. rubra (red). jl. red. Otherwise this form resembles 
S. c. ovata. 
S. crustata (encrusted).* . two or three to a peduncle, dis- 
posed in a few-flowered, erect panicle. June and July. 
4. very narrow, ciliated at base. Otherwise like S. longifolia 
(fe it was formerly classed as a variety), Switzerland, 
A synonym of S. apiculata. 
A synonym of 
S. cuneifolia (cuneate-leaved). jl. white, with a yellow mark 
at the base of each petal; nicle narrow. May and June. 
1. obovate-cuneiform, very obtuse, shortly petiolate, serrate- 
toothed, dark green above, pale and reddish beneath. Stem 
Sin. to 6in. high. Root emitting runners. Alps, 1768. There 
are several varieties, of which apennina is the best. 
S. dentata (toothed). A variety of S umbrosa. 
S. diapensioides tombeanensis, J. white, three or four 
to each of the blood-red stems. J." rosulate, erect. ovate- 
lanceolate or subulate. Tyrol, 1888. 
S. Engleri (Engler’s). fl. white, small. 2. thick, deep green, 
gradually changing to golden-yellow in winter, with slight 
crustaceous margins. A hybrid between §. Aizoon and 
S. cuneifolia. 
Saxifraga—continued. 
S. exarata (furrowed). jl. white, four to six in a panicle ; 
petals obovate, three-nerved. June and July. 7. cuneiform, 
sessile, three-lobed ; mid-lobe oblong, obtuse, the lateral ones 
undivided or bipartite. kh. 6in. Alps, Pyrenees, &c., 1800. 
Plant polymorphous, tufted, glandular-viscid. Syn. S. pulchella. 
There is a variety in cultivation known as nervosa. 
S. Forsteri (Forster's). A bybrid between S. cesia and 
S. mutata. 
S. Frederici-Augusti (Frederick Augustus’), of gardens. A 
synonym of S. apiculata. The true S. Frederici-Augusti is a 
rare and distinct plant, with a spicate inflorescence and purple 
flowers, and is not at present in cultivation in this country. 
S. glauca (glaucous). A synonym of S. diapensioides. 
S. globulifera (globe-bearing).* jl. white. 7. nerved, spathulate, 
entire ; upper ones palmately three- to five-cleft; those on the 
floriferous branches remote, linear. Stems bulbiferous. Atlas 
Mountains, 1895. This makes a turfy carpet of bright green 
leaves, and in the winter they turn purplish-red. 
S. hibernica (Irish). A name applied to forms of S. hypnoides 
and S. umbrosa. 
S. Huetiana (Huet’s).* 
jl. bright yellow, small but very 
numerous, solitary, axillary, on long peduncles. May. 
Z. alternate, petiolate, reniform, somewhat lobed, bright 
green. Branches numerous, htly fleshy, forming a charming, 
round tuft. A. 4in. to 6in. 
either borders or edgings. 
Ss. See (Huguenin’s).* . white, solitary, shortly 
stalked. J. imbricating, oblong, ciliate-toothed, 4in. to 4in. 
long. kh. lin. to 2in. Eastern Swiss Alps, 1886. A neat 
little plant, of creeping, tufted habit. (R. G. 1230s.) 
S. hypnoides. Of this well-known species there are two or 
three varieties that are well worth cultivating—S. h. variegata, 
S. h. variegata compacta, and S. Whitlavii. 
Asia Minor. A capital annual for 
-S. japonica (Japanese). A garden name for a form of 
S. sarmentosa. 
S. juniperina (Juniper-like). A synonym of S. juniperifolia. 
S. Kolenatiana (Kolenat’s). This species is closely allied to 
S. cartilaginea (of which it was formerly classed as a vanety); 
it differs mainly in having the serratures of the leaves rather 
more acute than in that species. Asia Minor. 
S. lantoscana (Lantosca).* A beautiful variety of S. lingulata, 
with gracefully arching panicles of white flowers. There is also 
a still more lovely form, superba. 
S. Lapeyrousei (Lapeyrouse’s), A synonym of S. apiculata. 
S. latepetiolata (broadly-petiolate).* 1. white, sin. in diameter, 
crowded. J. borne on broad petioles, reniform, deeply three- 
to five-lobed, coarsely crenate, glandular-hairy; lower ones 
forming a dense rosette; upper ones attenuated. Stem 8in. to 
12in. high, branched, robust. Spain, 1889. A remarkable, 
biennial species. (B. M. 7056.) 
S. lingulata lantoscana (Lantosca).* jl. creamy-white; 
spike slightly drooping. 7. crowded in the rosette. Otherwise 
resembling S. Cotyledon pyramidalis. A very fine variety. 
(G. C. 1881, xv., pp. 109, 540.) 
S. longifolia-Cotyledon (hybrid). A garden hybrid between 
the species indicated in the name. 1887. 
S. longifolia-marginata (hybrid). A garden hybrid between 
the species named. 
S. luteo-purpurea (yellow and purple). 
of S. apiculata. 
S. luteo-viridis (yellow and green). 7. green; inflorescence 
contracted, cymose-paniculate, six- to twelve-flowered. 7. lower 
cauline ones very short, obovate-spathulate, glabrous; middle 
ones spathulate-linear; rosette ones rounded or acute, spathu- 
late-lingulate, glabrescent above, ciliated and violet-tinted 
beneath. Trannsylvania. 
S. macropetala (large-petaled). . deep lilac, like those of 
S. oppositifolia ; ovary having a ring-like disk round its base. 
i. crowded, roundish or cuneate, obtuse, ciliated, pitted. 
Tyrol, 1888. Allied to S. oppositifolia. 
S. Malyi (Maly’s). This is a form of S. Aizoon. 
S. McNabiana (McNab’s).* A garden hybrid between S. Coty- 
ledon and S. Hostii. 1890. 
S. Milesii is now classed as a species and not as a variety of 
S. Stracheyi. 
S. montavoniensis. /. white, with the stamens and calyx red. 
1890. Probably a variety of S. Cotyledon. (R. G., t. 649.) 
S. muscoides moschata is the correct name of M. moschata. 
There are several colour-forms of this, including atropurpurea, 
compacta, and Rhet. 
S. oppositifolia compacta (compact).* A beautiful form, 
flowering freely in spring. The flowers are purple. A moist 
position is necessary. Sometimes this is accorded specific rank 
and classed as S. Rudolphiana. 
S. 0. grandiflora (large-flowered).* 
the type. 
A garden synonym 
jl. rose, twice the size uf 
