SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 



SAXIFRAGACE^: 



THE Saxifrage family is a large group closely 

 related to the Rose family. It contains many 

 species, both of herbaceous and shrubby plants, 

 but definite distinguishing characters are not 



EARLY SAXIFRAGE 



readily named. It includes a few of our common- 

 est spring wild flowers like the Early Saxifrage, 

 the Bishop's-cap, and the Foam-flower, as well 

 as a number of wild and cultivated shrubs like the 

 Currant and the Gooseberry, the Mock Orange 

 and the Hydrangea. 



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