140 SAXIFRAGES. [Saxifraoa. 



Capsule with suberect slender beaks— Distrib. Arctic and Alpine Europe, 

 N. Asia, N. America. 



4. S. umbro'sa, L. ; leaves orbicular obovate or broadly ovate nar- 

 rowed into the stout petiole coarsely crenate or toothed. St. Patrick's 

 Cabbage, London Pride. 



W. and S.W. Ireland ; ascends to 3,400 ft. ; naturalized elsewhere ; fl, 

 June-July.— Glabrous or laxly hairy. Leaves 1J-2 in. diam., rosulate, 

 coriaceous ; petiole ^-l in., flattened. Scape 6-12 in., leafless. Cyme 

 pauicled, bracts linear. Flowers £ in. diam., white, sometimes spotted with 

 red. Sepals reddish. Filaments slightly dilated upwards; anthers red. 

 Capsule with short, divergent beaks. — Distrib. N. Spain, Portugal, 

 Corsica. — S. puncta'ta, Haw., with loosely rosulate orbicular crenate-serrate 

 leaves, and S. serratifo'lia, Mackay, with sharply toothed ascending obovate 

 leaves, are slight varieties.— #. hirsu'ta, L. (S. gra'cilis, Mackay MSS.). 

 is a more hairy form with sharply toothed leaves rounded or obtuse at the 

 base. — S. el'egans, Mackay, with acutely toothed leaves abruptly narrowed 

 into the very short petiole is probably a hybrid with S. Geum (Ball.). 



5. S. Ge'uxn, L. ; leaves orbicular or reniform crenate or toothed, base 

 cordate, petiole slender. 



Mountains of Kerry and Cork ; ascends to about 2,000 ft. ; fl. June. — Very 

 similar in habit and floral character to S. umbro'sa, and as variable in hairi- 

 ness, but distinguished by the leaf base. I doubt its being more than a 

 sub-species. — Distrib. N. Spain, Pyrenees. 



Section 4. Hir'culus, Haw. (gen.). Perennial. Stem leafy. Leaves alter- 

 nate, linear-lanceolate or oblong, entire or toothed. Sepals free or ^-adnata 

 to the ovary, spreading or reflexed. Petals yellow. 



6. S. Hir'culus, L. ; stem subsimple erect leafy stoloniferous, flowers 

 subsolitary, sepals free reflexed, capsule superior. 



Bogs and wet moors, rare and local ; Chester (formerly), Perth to York 

 (ascending to 2,100 ft.) ; Ireland, local ; fl. Aug. — Pubescent above, 4-8 in., 

 branched from the base. Radical leaves ^-1| in., rosulate, petioled, lance- 

 olate or spathulate ; cauline linear, sometimes faintly serrulate. Flowers 

 §-£ in. diam. Sepals ciliate. Petals obovate dotted red at the base, where 

 there are 2 tubercles. Capsule with short divergent beaks. — Distrib. 

 Alpine N. and Mid. Europe (Arctic), N. Asia, Himalaya, N. America. 



7. S. aizoi'des, L. ; stems tufted decumbent leafy much branched, 

 leaves linear-oblong crowded below, scattered on the flowering stems, 

 sepals erect connate adnate below to the ovary. 



Stony mountain rills, from York to Orkney ; ascends to 3,000 ft. in the 

 Highlands ; Ireland ; not in Wales ; fl. June-July. — Often forming bright 

 green cushions afoot across ; branches 3-8 in. Leaves |-2 in., spreading, lower 

 reflexed, often ciliate (S. autumna'lis, L.) ; on the flowering stem narrower, 

 strongly ciliate. Flowers 1-10, \ in. diam., orange or golden yellow, dotted 

 red. Calyx-tube obconic. Petals narrowly obovate-spathulate, distant. 

 Ovary orange, depressed. Capsule with erecto-patent, subulate beaks. — 

 Distrib. Alpine N. and Mid. Europe (Arctic), N. Asia, N. America. 



