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HARDY PERENNIALS AND 



kidney- shaped, 2in. to 5in. across, eight or ten lobed, toothed and 

 reflexed ; they are furnished with solitary stiff: hairs, are of good 

 substance, and a very dark green colour, but herbaceous. The 

 habit of this species is neat and very floriferous ; therefore it is a 

 valuable plant for in or outdoor gardening ; but owing to its 

 late season of flowering outside, the blossom is liable to injury. 

 A bell glass, however, will meet the case ; it should be placed over 

 the plant, but tilted slightly, when there are signs of frost the 

 flowers will amply reward such care. If the bloom can be cut 



FIG. 86. SAXIFRAGA FORTUNEI. 

 (One-fifth natural size ; 1 and 2, full size.) 



clean, a good cluster will vie with many orchids for delicacy 

 and effect. 



I find it to do well in fat loam, and with the same kind of soil 

 in pots, which comes in for placing in cold frames when frost 

 threatens. I find it one of the easiest plants possible to manage 

 in fact, it needs no care to grow it ; still, many amateurs fail to 

 keep it, I suppose from taking it into a warm greenhouse, where 

 it is sure to dwindle. It is readily propagated by division of the 

 crowns, which should be done in spring. 



Flowering period, October until strong frosts. 



