196 DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. [CL. X. 



shaped, notched, hairy ; footstalks linear, channelled ; flower-stalk 

 panicled ; capsule superior. Leaves in tufts, numerous, spread- 

 ing on long stalks : flowers small, with a reddish calyx, the petals 

 cream-coloured, purplish at the base, with a yellow spot in the 

 middle of the disk. Perennial : flowers in June : grows on moun- 

 tains in the south of Ireland. Eng. Sot. vol. xxii. pi. 1561. Eng. 

 .FJ.vol.ii. p. 261. 638. 



2. /S. hirsiita. Hairy Oval-leaved Saxifrage. Leaves roundish- 

 oval, with sharp cartilaginous notches, slightly hairy, heart- 

 shaped at the base, with linear foot- stalks, much longer than the 



leaves. Leaves longer than broad, deep-green : flowers panicled, 



the petals oblong, yellowish, dotted with purple. Perennial : 

 flowers in June : grows on mountains in Ireland : rare. Eng, Bot. 

 vol. xxxiii. pi. 2322. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 262. 639. 



3. umbrosa. London Pride. None- so-pretty. Leaves inversely 

 egg-shaped, smooth, with cartilaginous acutely crenate margins ; 



scape panicled ; capsule superior. Stalk from six to ten inches 



high: panicle branched : petals pale flesh-coloured, yellow near the 

 base, spotted with crimson on the disk : capsule and calyx reddish. 

 Perennial: flowers in June: grows abundantly in mountainous situ- 

 ations in the south and west of Ireland. Eng. Bot. vol. x. pi. 663. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 263. 640. 



4. S. stelldris. Starry Saxifrage. Leaves oblong, inclining to 

 wedge-shaped, coarsely serrate, tapering and entire at the base ; 



panicle corymbose, few-flowered ; capsule superior. Stalks about 



four inches high : flowers white, with two yellow spots at the base 

 of the petals. Perennial: flowers in June : grows by rills, towards 

 the summit of high mountains : not rare. Eng. Bot. vol. iii. pi. 167. 

 Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 265. 641 . 



5. S. nivdlis. Clustered Alpine Saxifrage. Leaves inversely egg- 

 shaped, serrate, tapering, and entire at the base ; cluster dense, few- 

 flowered; capsule half-inferior. This species has great resem- 

 blance to the last, but is shorter and stouter : petals white, with 

 two pale-green spots. Perennial : flowers in June and July : grows 

 in clefts of rocks on the summits of the higher mountains of Wales 

 and the Highlands of Scotland. Eng. Bot. vol. vii. pi. 440. Eng. 

 Fl. vol. ii. p. 265. 642. 



** Stem leafy. Leaves undivided. 



6. S. oppositifolia. Purple Saxifrage. Leaves egg-shaped, oppo- 

 site, fringed, imbricated ; flowers solitary, terminal. Stems 



numerous, prostrate : flowers large, with purplish-red petals. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in May and June : grows in moist rocky places on 

 high mountains : frequent. Eng. Bot. vol. i. pi. 9. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 266. 643. 



7. S. Hirculus. Yellow Marsh Saxifrage. Leaves lance-shaped, 

 alternate, naked ; calyx reflected, obtuse, fringed ; capsule supe- 

 rior. Stems simple, from four to eight inches high : flowers ter- 

 minal, usually two or three, with deep yellow petals, dotted with 

 red. Perennial : flowers in August : grows in bogs in the north of 

 England and south of Scotland: very rare. Eng. Bot. vol. xv. pi. 

 1009. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. p. 267. 644. 



_ 8. S. aizoides. Yellow Mountain Saxifrage. Leaves alternate, 

 linear, fringed ; stem decumbent at the base ; capsule half-superior. 

 Stems decumbent at the best, then erect, from four to eight 



