No. 186. 
SAXIFRAGA CUSCUTÆFORMIS. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA DIGY NIA. 
This is a native of China: we received it 
about two years since from our worthy friend, 
Mr. Shepherd, of the Liverpool Botanical 
Garden. It has a considerable affinity, in 
form, though not in size, to the Sarmentosa. 
The name has been derived from the striking 
resemblance of its runners to the Cuscuta or 
Dodder. . It should be kept in the green- 
house, where it blossoms freely in the spring; 
and, if placed on a shelf, and the runners - 
suffered to hang down, it looks very pretty. 
It propagates itself freely, and may be 
kept in a small pot in sandy loam. 
