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NOTES FROM THE HERBACEOUS COLLECTIONS. II 
the western side of the Herbaceous Grounds, under the 
h 
ke P 
The most striking floral parts are the thick white filaments and 
the reddish anthers. 
The principal value of this plant seems to be as a semi-ever- 
green ground-cover, although it is less useful in this respect than 
its Japanese relative, Pachysandra terminalis. It is well adapted 
to the shady bank on which we grow it, and covers a plot o 
uare 
the alum-root and the pare leaf Peme which attract 
have the bro 
attention to the saxifrage family, we e leaf, 
bronzy five-finger or Yagurumaso of Pee This is ene 
podophylla, a tall, robust perennial wth feathery panicles of 
yellowish-white flowers. ere again t. 
feature of the plant. Each one of these is raised on a atone 
shaped parts which are oeomeynat lobed. The leaves measure 
often as much and are colored with a metallic 
bronze hue, which gives them a striking appearance in a strong 
ight. 
Rodgersia podophylla formed the basis of the genus Rodgersia, 
named by Asa Gray in honor of Captain Rodgers of the United 
States Navy, one of the commanders of the North Pacific Explor- 
