Order 44. Saxifragece. 107 



The strawberry is Fragaria elatior ; the almond tree, baddm, Prunus 

 amygcealus ; the peach tree, P. persica. These are all cultivated in 

 the Deccan, as well as various roses. Eriobotrya japanica is the 

 loqnat tree, sometimes found in gardens, a fruit very common in the 

 S. of Europe, and well worthy of careful cultivation. 



ORDER 44. SAXIFRAGES. Saxifrages. 



Flowers quite regular, sepals and petals 4 or 5, stamens as 

 many or double the number, ovary of two or more carpels, 

 fruit a capsule with minute seeds. 



This order comes near to Eosacese, but differs by the carpels and 

 definite stamens. Most of the species are herbs of mountainous and 

 temperate regions. Besides the single wild species given below, we 

 have in gardens in India, as in the south of England, Hydrangea 

 hortensis. Currants and gooseberries (genus Kibes) also belong to 

 this order, according to the most modern arrangement. 



VAHLIA. Herbs with opposite entire leaves, calyx tube 

 quite adherent to the ovary and afterwards to the capsule, 

 calyx lobes, petals, and stamens 5 each, styles 2, seeds numerous. 



V. viscosa. A small common-looking leafy plant, hairy and 

 slightly glutinous, leaves sessile, oval, lanceolate, flowers yellow 

 or white in pairs, almost sessile, or terminal aggregated, calyx 

 larger than the petals, capsule and calyx nearly round. 



The Konkans and Guzerat. 



The large ovary covered by the tubular calyx is the noticeable 

 feature of this plant. H. says that both Oldenlandia and Mitreola 

 may easily be mistaken for this when in fruit, and that the leaves of 

 this often have a connecting line as if falsely stipulate. 



ORDER 45. CRASSTJLACEJ2. Stone crops. 



Herbs or undershrubs, usually having fleshy stems and 

 leaves, calyx with 4 to 8 divisions, petals and carpels as many, 

 stamens as many or double, fruit of two or more follicles. 



The remarkable fleshy habit and the exact regularity of the flowers 

 are the chief characteristics of this order, many species of which 

 remain green in the most arid countries. The house leek (Semper- 

 vivum) which grows on the roofs of English cottages, and the many 

 garden Sedums, generally preferring rocks and walls to softer beds, 

 belong to this order. 



In the two genera here given the corolla is monopetaloug. 

 1. BRIOPHYLLUM. Tall erect herbs with opposite crenate 

 leaves, flowers large, drooping, calyx and corolla tubular about 



