Plate 1778. 



PARNASSIA PABERI, Oliv. 



Saxifragaceje. Tribe Saxifrages. 



P. (Saxifragastrum) Faberi, Oliv. (sp. nov.) ; herba parvula caule 

 foliifero ssepius abbreviato sed interdum parce ramoso, foliis late 

 obovato-ellipticis obtusissimis basi in petiolum longiusculum cuneatim 

 desinentibus, scapis gracilibus srepius 1-2 pollJongis bracteam parvam 

 oblongam v. obovatam gerentibus, calycis lobis ellipticis petalis albidis 

 ovato-elliptieis integerrimis basi breviter latiuscule unguiculatis brevi- 

 oribus, staminodiis simplicibus glandula solitaria ternrinatis, ovario 

 ovoideo apice angustato, stigmatibus 3 brevibus oblongis recurvis. 



Hab. In woods, 4 500 ft., Mount Omei, Prov. Szechwan, China, 

 Rev E. Faber (No. 10). 



Folia lamina 3-8 lin. longa. Flores ^ poll, diam. 



Alternating with, the calyx-lobes on the outside are, at least in some 

 cases, minute solitary glands. I have not seen these so long and 

 slender as represented in fig. 1. — D. Olive k. 



Fig. 1. Bud. 2. Expanded flower. 3. Stamen, back and front. 4. Staminode. 

 5. Ovary. 6. Transverse section of same. All enlarged. 



