286 THE LAPLAND ALPS. 



first two, then two more, then five, so that 

 they are nine in all. Petal one, with a 

 short wide tube, its disk (or border) in five 

 obtuse spreading segments. Stamens fiv^e? 

 from the segments of the calyx (corolla), 

 erect, broad, looking like intermediate pro- 

 minent segments ; the anthers situated on 

 their inner side, at the top. Pistil one, 

 upright, awlshaped. Stigma obtuse. Peri- 

 carp round with a point, invested with the 

 calyx, of three cells. Seeds several, round. 

 Leaves oblong, narrow, obtuse, reflexed, 

 lying imbricated over each other. 



(Slight sketches only of these plants are 

 annexed to their descriptions in the manu- 

 script, but perfect figures of the two last 

 may be seen in FL Lapp.) 



5 Saxifraga with oblong serrated leaves, 

 and lanceolate petals. (*S. stellaris.) The 

 leaves are about the root, oblong inclining 

 to lanceolate, serrated with a few teeth. 

 Stem naked, with several flowers at its 

 summit. Calyx permanent, five-cleft, 

 acute, reflexed. Petals five, somewhat 



