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Saxifraga continued. 



June and July. 1. nearly all basal, ovate^blong or oblong, re- 

 motely repand-toothed, dilated at base, semi-amplexicaul, glabrous 

 above, villoua beneath and on the margins. A. 1ft. Europe, <tc., 

 1789. 



S. Hircnlns (Hirculus).* JL iin. to Jin. in diameter, sub-solitary ; 

 sepals refiexed ; petals obovate, dotted with red at the base, 

 where there are two tubercles. August. I., radical ones in. 

 to lin. long, rosulate, petioled, lanceolate or spathulate ; cauline 

 ones linear, sometimes faintly serrated. Stem sub-simple, erect, 

 stoloniferous. A. 4in. to Sin. Arctic and Alpine Europe (Britain), 

 Ac. (Sy. En. B. 550.) 



S. H. grandlflora (large-flowered). A fine variety, having flowers 

 lin. in diameter. (R. G. 1035, Kg. 4.) 



S. hirsute (hairy). I. long-petioled, broadly orate, rounded at 

 base or narrowed into the petiole; margins cartilaginous, 

 sharply toothed or serrated. Plant more hairy than S. unt- 

 brosa, to which it is referred, by Hooker, as a sub-species. 

 (Sy. En. B. 546.) 



S. hirta (hairy). A sub-species of S. kypnoidet. 



S. Hostil (Host's).* JL five to nine in a corymb ; calyx segments 

 ovate-triangular ; petals white, or with a few purple dots above 

 the middle, oblong or obovate-oblong ; pedicels glandular. May. 

 L, basal ones numerous, lignlate, obtuse at apex, ciliated at base ; 

 cauline ones oblong, crenate-serrated. Stem erect, paniculate 

 above. A. 6in. to 12in. South Europe. 



S. hypnoides (Hypnnm-like).* Dovedale Moss ; Eve's Cushion, 

 &c. fl, white, iin. to lin. in diameter, campanulate ; flowering 

 shoots 3in. to 18in. long, stout or slender. May to July. 

 L cuneate, three to five-cleft, loose or dense, with the broad, 

 compressed petioles Jin. to lin. long ; lobes entire, or the lateral 

 ones cleft, flat or channelled. Europe (Britain), &c. The tufts 

 oiten form large cushions. 



Saxifraga continued. 



L, radical ones palmately five-parted ; canline ones triad, |_ 

 segments cuneate-oblongr. mncronate, trifid. Stems beset with 

 jointed hairs. A. 6in. to 12in. Tauria, 1817. (B. M. 2307.) 

 S. Juniperifolia (Juniper-leaved)L JL yellow or greenish-yellow, 

 racemose or spicate-capitate ; petals slightly exceeding the calyx 

 >blong- spathulate, July. L, those of the woody 



^_ , erect, appressed, subulate, rather broader at base, 



rigidly mncronate; cauline ones long-ciliated at base. Stems 

 leafy, Tillous. Caucasus, Ac. 



S. Kotschyi (Kotschy-s). JL yellow, in cymes terminating the 

 short, leafy stems. I. small, closely imbricated, obovate-obtuse, 

 apiculate. Asia Minor, 1873. A hardy or half-hardy, bluish- 

 green plant, forming densely-tufted rosettes, Jin. to Jin. across. 



S. lencanthemifolia (Lencanthemum-leaved). JL in a spread- 

 ing, corymbose or paniculate cyme; petals white, lanceolate, 

 unequal, the three larger ones with a heart-shaped base and a 

 paw of spots ; the two smaller ones with a tapering base and 



^^ ' - -1 or spathulate, coarsely 



5in. to 18in. North 



no spots. June. L oblong, wedge-shaped or 

 toothed or cut, tapering into a%etiol& A. 

 America, 1812. (8^0959 ; L. lT C. 1568.) 



S. ligulata (strap-shaped).* JL verv pale red, almost white, in 

 a dichotomous panicle ; petali broad, orbicular. March to May. 

 L obovate, sub-cordate, denticulated, quite glabrous on both 

 surfaces, but ciliated on the margins. A. 1ft. Nepal 182L 

 (B;M.3406; H. E. F. 49; L. B.C 747 ; S. B. F. G. 59.) 



S. L ciliata (ciliated). This practically only differs from the type 

 in ito wniewhat smaller size, and in the leaves being hairy on 

 both surfaces. Nepaul and Kumaon. (B. M. 4915, under name of 

 S. ciliata.) 



S. lineulata (tongue-shaped). JL white, with numerous rose- 

 coloured dots, flat; calyx densely glandular, as well as the 

 peduncles ; petals oval, conspicuously triple-nerved. May to July. 

 Tlinear-lingulate, channelled, tubercularly crenated, glaucous, 

 ciliated at base, recurved at apex. Stem erect, flexuous, fas- 

 tigiately branched. A. If t to lift. Alps, 1800. 



S. L eochlearis (spoon-like).* JL white, in slender panicles ; 

 peduncles (as well as the branches) purplish-brown, glandular- 

 - ,-,-:- hulate, coriaceous, 



M. 6688.) 



FIG. 429. SAXIFRAGA FORTUKEI, showing Habit and detached 

 Flowers. 



S. h. hirta (hairy). JL, calyx lobes broad ; petals oborate flat 

 I. three-lobed ; lobes linear, suddenly contracted beyond the 

 middle, acute. (Sy. En. B. 559.) afinit (Sy. En. B. 560) and 

 incurri/olia (Sy. En. B. 558) are varieties. 



S. h. Sternbe'rgii (Sternberg-s). Barren shoots rather long, 

 their leaves withthree to five obtuse lobes. A robust variety. 



S. imbricata (imbricated). JL white, solitary, terminal ; petals 

 obovate, with attenuated claws, trinerved. June and July. 

 L small, hollowed, ovate-oblong, sub-triquetrous at apex, ciliate- 

 serrulate on the margins. A. 3in. India, 1843. Plant very 

 densely tufted. 



S, intacta (intact). A synonym of S. Aizocn. 



S. irrigna (watered). JL white, large, campanulate; petals 

 spathulate; panicle loose, many-flowered. 



June and July. 



pubescent June, 

 in tufted rosettes. 



430. SAXIFRAGA LOXGIFOLIA. 



S. longifolla (long-leavedX JL white, slightly dotted with red, 

 disposed in a close, pyramidal thyrse, lit/high. July. Minear- 

 oblong, 6in. long, of thick substance^ densely rosulate, having 

 cartilaginous margins. Pyrenees, 187L See Fig. 43a (B. M. 



in'small, rather compact cymes. July. L small, oblong, dotted 

 on the margins with a series of lime incrustations disposed 



_ . white, iin. hi diameter, disposed 



rather compact cymes. July. L small, oblong,. dotted 



in dense rosettes. Stem purplish, 2in. to 4in. high. Italy and 

 Greece, 1883. (B. M. 6702.) 



S. Maweana (Maw's).* JL white, Jin. in diameter, shortly pedi- 

 cellate ; peduncles erect, 4in. to 6in. long ; petals obovate-spathn- 

 late, rounded at the tips. May and June. L on flattened 

 petioles, lin. to 2iin. long ; lower ones loosely rosulate, orbicular- 

 reniform, three-deft to the middle, or with the lateral lobes cleft ; 



