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SAXIFRAGACE.E. 



SAxfFRAGA GRANULATA (White Meadow Saxifrage). 



loose panicles of rather large, white flowers. Very fre- 

 quent in gardens. Fl. May July. Perennial. 



* Closely allied to the preceding is S. ccespitosa 

 (Tufted Alpine Saxifrage), distinguished by the obtuse 

 lobes of its leaves, and by other minute characters : 

 S. cernua (Drooping Bulbous Saxifrage) is a very rare 

 species, which grows only on dry rocks on the summit 

 of some of the Highland Mountains ; it is remarkable 

 for bearing bulbs in the axils of the leaves, and a soli- 



