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Andersson and Hesselman write: "Wlien winter comes and inter- 

 rupts the work in the plants, numerous flowers are found in 

 this species," 



The germination of the seed has been described and 



Fig. 14. Saxifraga groenlandica. (From Greenland.) 

 A, A shoot gathered early in spring (June 29, 1884) at Godthaab; the hairs arc partially 

 omitted; in the flower the stigmas and anthers луеге fully developed and in contact with 

 each other; the accompanying leaf belongs to this shoot. B, From the same locality; 

 four antisepalous stamens are bending over the stigmas, with their anthers open; the 

 stigmas are not yet full-sized, but nevertheless, they are able to retain the pollen-grains. 

 C, a pistillate flower from Godthaab; although yoimg, its stigmas are well-developed; 

 the anthers are abnormally small (compare the accompanying figure with that corres- 

 ponding to it in B). D, Flower from Umanak (Eberlin, July 15, 1885); the stigmas are 



thrust in between, and in contact with the anthers which still contain pollen. 



S. groenlandica var. cryptopetala Berhn, from Holstensborg (Aug. 6, 1884). E, F, G, A flower, 



and two petals. The anthers of the normal stamens have been lost. (E. W., 1886.) 



figured by Lindmark; lateral shoots are developed at an early 

 stage in the axils of the lower primordial leaves (Fig. 12 C, 

 after Lindmark). 



The flowers vary greatly as regards their size (5 — 16 mm.) 



