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even more. It is branched throughout, and bears on 

 its stiff stems numerous pretty white flowers, which 

 have five petals, and an equal number of sepals. At 

 the root it has a rosette of thick, fleshy, serrated 

 leaves, which are ever-green. It is also found in 

 Switzerland. 



6. Saxifraga stcllaris, Norwegian, Stjernesildre, grow- 

 ing from 3 to 5 inches high. Its leaves are oblong, 

 wedge-shaped, toothed towards the ends, and grow 

 round the base of the stalk. The flower consists of five 

 rather large white petals, with two small yellow spots 

 near the base of each. The anthers are oranfre-coloured. 

 It is also found in Scotland, Ireland, and but rarely in 

 the North of England. The variety comosa has most 

 frequently one flower, and a panicle formed by the 

 crowding together of small leaves resembling bracts. 



7. Buhus chamcemoms, Norwegian, Molteba^r. Its 

 leaves somewhat resemble those of the blackberry, to 

 which genus of the rose tribe it belongs, and are 3 to 7 

 lobed. The large solitary white flowers, which have five 

 petals, grow at the end of a stem about 8 inches high, 

 and bear the stamens and pistils on separate plants. 

 The fruit is first red, but turns yellow when ripe. Every 

 traveller in Norway must have tasted this fruit stewed 

 and served with sugar and cream, 



FLOWERS YELLOW. 



8. Artemisia norvegica, belonging to the Compositae, 

 has an upright, usually undivided stem from 2 inches to 

 1 foot high, which is furrowed and woolly, more 

 especially towards the top. The divisions of the finely 



