176 DECANDRIA — DIGYNIA. [SaponHria. 



3. S. denuduta, Don, "somewhat f^labrous, radical leaves 5-cleft, 

 those of the trailing shoots tripartite, segments linear-sul)u]ate acute, 

 ca'ycine segments lanceolate niucronulate, petals obovate emarginate." 

 Tr. of Linn. Soc. v, xiii. p, 4'24. — Mountains of Angus-shire. 



4. S. elonrjella, Sm. " radical leaves 3- or 5-cleft, those of the upright 

 short shoots undivided or 3-clcft all bristle-])ointed sligiitly fringed, 

 primary flower-stalks very long simple and naked, calyx pointed, petals 

 obovate." E. Bot, t. 2-277. — Moist rocks, Angus-shire, Fl. June. 



5. S. Icetevirens, Don, " trailing shoots procumbent elongated, leaves 

 5- or 3-parted, segments linear acute, calycine segments lanceolate nni- 

 cronate, petals spathulate emarginate." Tr. of Linn. Soc. v. xiii./j. 451. 

 — E. Fl. V. ii. p. 280. — Mountains of Angus-shire, Aberdeenshire and 

 north of Loch Lomond. 



] 4. S. ccespitosa, L. {tufted alpine Saxifrage^ ; root-leaves 

 crowded 3 — 5-cleft obtuse veiny fringed, lowermost undivided, 

 germen hairy, calyx smoother obtuse, petals roundish-obovate. 

 a. smaller. S. ccEspitosa, L. — J5. J3ot. t. 794 — S. Grcenlandica, 

 Guim. Now. V. ii. jo. 80. t. 7. f. 1 — (3. larger. E. FL v. ii. p. 



274 S. decipietis, Ekrh. — Sternb. Saxifr. p. 55. t. 23. — S. 



palmata, E. Bot. t. 455. 



Mountains, rare. Rocks of Twll du, and Cwm-Idwell, N. Wales. 

 Brandon, co. Kerry. Ben-na-bord, Aberdeenshire, Dr Graham. Ben 

 Nevis, J. Woods, Esq. — This I believe to be quite distinct from S. hijp- 

 noides, though nearly allied to it. The procumbent shoots are very short 

 or wholly wanting ; the flowers are fewer ; the leaves almost all 3-cleft 

 and with obtuse segments. — Valuable remarks, on this and the preceding 

 species, will be found in the third edition of this work, pp. 199, 200, 

 and 201. 



15. S. * muscoides, Wulf. (mosst/ alpiiie Saxifrage^; radical 

 leaves crowded linear obtuse entire and trifid, stem nearly naked 

 few-flowered, petals oblong obtuse (buff-coloured) a little longer 

 than the superior calyx. E. Bot. t. 2314. 



Mountains above Ambleside, Westmoreland. Huds. (D. Doti.) — /3. 

 Highlands of Scotland ("?). 3Ir J. Don. Fl. May. "U.—A very dubi- 

 ous native. 



16. S. pedatifida, Ehrh. {pedatifid-leoved Saxifrage^ ; lower 

 leaves and those of the rather short sterile shoots upon very 

 long footstalks divided into 3 deep linear-lanceolate acute 

 spreading segments the lateral ones bifid, panicle cymose, calyx 

 superior as long as the germen. E. Bot. t. 2278. 



Rocks near the head of Clova, Angus-shire, G. Don, (and found by 

 him only). Fl. May. 7/. — A distinct species, which does not appear to 

 be noticed in Sternberg's valuable work, though coming near his S. la- 

 danifera and S. pentadactylis. 



8. Saponaria. Linn. Soapwort. 



1. S. * officinalis, L. {common Soapwort^; leaves ovato-lan- 

 ceolate, calyx cylindrical glabrous. E. Bot. t, 1060. 



Road-sides, margins of woods, and hedge-banks, especially near cot- 

 tiiges. Fl. July, Aug. If-- — 1 — H '^^ot high, witli a rather stout cylin- 



