334 FLORA BOMESTICA. 



The tenth, a native of Mexico, produces an abundance of 

 rose-coloured blossoms. 



The Indian species should be in a very poor soil ; so 

 also should the seventh. The roots of the Indian Sage 

 may be parted in spring or autumn, and both these must 

 be sparingly watered. 



The other kind may be increased by cuttings planted in 

 spring or summer, and covered with a glass, which should 

 be shaded from the mid-day sun. When they have taken 

 root, they should be carefully removed into a pot of fresh 

 earth, (a loamy soil is the best,) and again covered with the 

 glass ; as they take firmer root, the glass may be raised on 

 one side to admit the air, and gradually withdrawn. They 

 must all be housed in October. The Mexican kinds, in 

 particular, must be guarded from damp. The earth should 

 be kept moderately moist, barely so in the winter months. 



SAXIFRAGE. 



SAXIFRAGA. 



SAXIFRAGES. DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 



French, la saxifrage. Italian, sassifragia ; sassifraga. 



OF the Pyramidal Saxifrage there are many varieties : 

 the flowers are mostly white, dotted with red ; and when 

 the roots are strong, they will produce large and handsome 

 pyramids of them, blowing in June, and making a showy 

 appearance. If placed in the shade, and screened from 

 wind and rain, they will longer preserve their beauty. 

 This species is from the Alps and Pyrenees. 



The Saffron-coloured Saxifrage grows on the mountains 

 in Switzerland, Carniola, and Italy. They produce plenty 



