VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



518. RUSH, the flowering. Lat. Butomus umbellatus. 

 Fr. Butome en ombelle.A perennial, found in the borders 

 of rivers and in the marshes in England and other parts 

 of Europe. Grows three feet high, blowing in July a 

 bunch of pretty large red flowers. It is a handsome 

 plant, and well suited to damp or swampy places, or to 

 the sides of ponds or rivers. Propagated by dividing 

 the roots. 



519. SAFFRON. See COLCHICUM. 



5SO. SAND-WORT, majorca.La.t. Orenaria balea- 

 rica. Fr. Sabline de Mahon. A hardy perennial plant 

 from Corsica, about two inches high, and blows a white 

 flower in May and June. Propagated by seed, or sepa- 

 rating the roots. Likes a sandy and warm soil, and a 

 southern aspect. 



5 C 21. SAXIFRAGE, the golden. Lat. Chrysosplenium 

 alternifolium. Fr. Dor'me. An inhabitant of France and 

 many other parts of Europe. It is five or six inches high, 

 and blows a yellow flower in April. Propagated by 

 dividing the roots in October, and likes a shaded and 

 moist situation, and is well suited to ornament the edges 



of water. A perennial plant. SAXIFRAGE, thick-leaved. 



Lat. Saxifraga crassifolia. Fr. Saxifrage a feuilles epaisses. 

 A hardy perennnial plant originally from Siberia, which 



blows a pink flower in March and April. SAXIFRAGE 



palmate. Lat. Saxifraga palmate. Fr. Saxifrage palma'ie. 

 A perennial plant common in France and England, 



blows a white flower in April and Mav. A foot high. 



SAXIFRAGE, hairy. Lat. Saxifraga hirsuta. Fr. S. velue. A 



