POPULAR FLOKA. 



l6l 



2. TniiEE-i,EAVKl) S. .Stons si)rpa(liii'^, 3' to 8' liii;1i ; leaves weilKC-obovato or oliloiis;, tlip lower 



ones in whorls of 3: the eiirliest Hower witli the juirts in fives, the rest generally in fours; 

 petals white. Kocky woods, S. ami W. and in gardens. S. trniotum, 



3. Handsome S. Ktems 4' to 12' hi','li ; leaves thread-shaped ; flowers crowded ; petals, rose-jtnriilp. 



I'oeky places, iS.W. and cultivated. ,S'. piilctiiUiim. 



4. Gkeat S. or T,1VK-K0K-EVKK. Stems 2° high ; leaves oval ; flowers in a close conii>ouiid cyme, 



purple. Gardens. X. Tilt phi inn. 



42. SAXIFRAGE FAMILY. Or.hr saxtfraoace.e. 



Htirl)^', or in the case of H\"(lraii<:;ea, &o., siinil)s, (liU'criiif,' from the hist in havinj.,' I'k^ 

 jiistils fewer than the ))etiils, and j^'i-nerally more or les.s nnited with eacli other and with 

 the mhe of the caly.x. Petals 5 (rarely 4), on tlie calyx. Stamens 5 or 10, or in Mock- 

 Oran<^'e many. 



Herh.s. Leaves generally alternate. Petals 5. Styles only 2. 



Stamens 10, short. Petals entire. Calyx deeply 5-cleft. Pod 2-bcaked or pods 2, 



many-seeded, {Sdj-i/ntini) Saxikfiaok. 



Stamens 5. Petals small, entire (greenish or purplish), between the short lobes 

 of the bell-shaped calyx. Pod i-cellcd. 2-beaked, many-seeded, plowers in a 

 long panicle, {/{< I'd'lirra) Ai.im-K('H")T. 



Stamens 10. short. Petals i>iniiatifid, whitish, sU'iider. Styles and pml short, 

 i-celled, the latter few-seeded at tlie bottom, opening across tlie toj). Stem 

 2 leaved below the slender raceme, {.]fift'//(it MlTKKWOHT. 



Stamens 10, and the 2 styles mucli longer than the slender-clawed petals. Pod 

 slender, few-seeded at the bottom. Ploweis white in a short riiceme on a 

 naked scape, I Tiardho PalsE-MitHKWOUT. 



Shrubs. Leaves opposite. Tube of the calyx coheient with tiie o\ary. Seeds many. 



Flowers small, in compound cymes ; some of tlii' marginal ones geneially large and 

 neutral (Fig. 1O91. or in cultivation nearly all the tK)Wers l)eeoming so. Petals 

 4 or 5. Stamens 8 or 10. Styles 2, diverging, and betwt-en tiiein the little 

 poll ojjcns, i fli/'iniiv/cn) Ilvi)KANOE.\. 



Flowers largi.', somewliat ])ani>led. Petals 4 or 5, wliite. showy. Stamens 20 or 

 more. Styles 3 to 5, tmited below : pod witli as many ctdls, very many- 

 seeded, (Phi/ctdi/jjhll,^) MOCK-OUANGE. 



Saxifrage. Sa.rifra;/(t. 



1. EAItl.Y SaxIKRACE. Leaves all flustered at the root, obovate, toothed ; scape 4' to (/ high, 



many-flowered; flowers white, in eai ly spring. Damp rocks. ,S'. ]'iri/iiiii'n.iit!. 



2. .SwA.Ml' S, Leaves .all at liie root, lance-oblniig, 3' to 8' long ; scape 1" or 2' liigh, clammy, liearing 



nniny small clusteieil greenish tlowers. ]>ogs and wet ground, N. iS. Pcniisy/vdnica. 



Hydrangea. J/i/dnhujca, 



1. G.\R1)EN Hydrangea. Leaves very smooth ; flowers mostly large neutral ones, idue, purple, or 



\nuk. A well-known garden and house plant. H. Horti'tisia. 



2. "Wild H. Leaves thin, nearly smuoth, sonn'times lieart-shaped ; flowers mostly perfect, white. 



H. uvborcsccns. 



