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268. SAXIFRAGA. 



Pits 5. Flowering-stalk densely villous, glan- 

 dulaiv (few-flowered, Koch), (many-flowered, 

 Bert.) Pet. oval, with five straight nerves, p. 

 6, 8. High rocks. Alpsof Tyr. andofn. e. It. 



20. patens. L. of shoots lineari-ohloug, 

 acute, -nddely spreading, somewhat recui-ved at 

 top. Marginal Pits 7. Flowering-stalk 2-6- 

 flowered, with scattered glandular hairs. Pet. 

 3-nerved; lateral nerves curved, p. 1. Mountain 

 rocks. Fouly, Sw. IMittenwalde, Tyr. L. 2-4 

 times larger than in csesia. Fl. yellowish. 



21. squarrosa. L. of shoots lineari-lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse with mucro, recm'ved at the 

 top. Marginal Pits 7. Stalk 2-6 -flowered, with 

 scattered glandular hairs. Nerves of Pet. straight. 

 p. 7, 8. Mountains. Tyrol, rare. 



22. csesia. L. obtuse; those of Shoots 

 somewhat acute, ■with thick but not cartilagi- 

 nous margin. Pits 7, regularly disposed. Flow- 

 ering-stalk 2-6-flowered, nearly smooth. Pet. 

 3-5 -nerved ; lateral nerves cm'ved. M. white. 

 p. 6, 7. High. Alps. Pyr. Apen. 



j8. valdensis. Pits numerous, irregularly 

 disposed. 



23. aretioides. L. of shoots erect, some- 

 what acute, lineai'i-spatulate. Flowering-stalk 

 covered with viscid hairs. Corymb dense, few- 

 flowered. Pet. golden, crenulate, with several 

 straight nerves, p. 6, 7. Very high, rocks. Pyr. 



j3. luteo-pzirjmrea. Cal. pm'ple. L. longer. 



24. diapensoides. L. of shoots erect, or 

 slightly recurved at top, lineari- oblong, obtuse. 

 Marginal pits 7- Flowering-stalk 2-5-flowered, 

 densely covered with viscid hairs. Pet. white, 

 obovate, attenuate, entire, with many straight 

 nerves, p. 6, 7- Very high. St. Bernard. 

 Cenis. Monte Rosa. Maritime Alps. 



C. L. membranous, without marginal pits, 

 alternate, on trailing shoots. Cilice arti- 

 culate. 



i. L, or their divisions rounded at the end. 



a. All entire. 



25. Facchinii. L. tUed, linear, or some- 

 what lanceolate, attenuate, 3-5 -nerved, and 

 ivhitish when dead. Stem with several L. and 

 1-3 flowers. Pet. attenuate, 1-nerved, hardly 

 exceeding calyx, p. 7. 8. Very high. s. e. Tyr. 



26. planifolia. L. tiled, somewhat lan- 

 ceolate, attenuate, 3-nerved when dead, and 

 grey at top. Stem with several L., 1-5 -flow- 

 ered. Pet. rounded at base, 3-nerved, twice 

 as long as divisions of calyx, p. 7, 8. Very high, 

 rocks, s. Alps. 



27. glabella. L. tiled, linear or spatulate, 

 smooth ; all brown when dead. Stem smooth. 

 Partial Fl.-stalks and Cal. downy. Pet. broadly 

 obovate, 5 -nerved, thi-ee times as long as divi- 

 sions of calyx. " Seeds black and prickly," 

 DC. p. 7, 8. Very high. Monte Cornu. 

 Monte MajeUo. 



b. L. more or less divided. 



28. muscoides. L. of shoots entire; of 

 Rosettes and Flowering-stem entire and 3-cleft. 

 Segments pointing forward. Pet. spreading, 

 sessile, exceeding calyx, p. 6, 7- High rocks. 

 Alps. Pyr. 



;3. moschata. Covered everywhere with 

 glandular hairs. 



•y. crocea. Pet. bright yellow. 



5. secunda. Very villous. Fl. secund. 



6. atropurpurea. Pet. deep pm-ple. 



29. stenopetala. Shoots and rosettes 

 sparingly furnished with entire and 3- and 5- 

 cleft L. Flowering-stalks leafless, 1 -flowered. 

 Pet. Knear, acuminate, much narrower than di- 

 visions of calyx, p. 7, 8. Very high. e. Alps. 



30. exarata. L. furrowed when dry : those 

 of shoots entire and 3-cleft ; of rosettes 3-5- 

 cleft. Pet. oval or oblong, sessile, spreading, 

 twice as long as divisions of calyx, p. 6, 7. 

 Alps. Pyr. 



j3. pubescens. L. pubescent, somewhat viscid. 



7. intermedia. Lax and straggling. 



31. pentadactylis. L. rigid, somewhat 

 gummy ; nearly all 5 -cleft. Pet. oblongo-obo- 

 vate, two or three times as long as the lanceo- 

 late, acute, nearly erect divisions of calyx, p. 

 7, 8. Very high. e. Pyr. 



ii. Terminatio7iof L. parabolic, hardly acute, 

 but sometimes ending in a fine point, 

 which disappears in the old L. 



a. Shoots very short, so that the L. appear 

 radical. 



32. Seguieri. L. spatulato-lanceolate, at- 

 tenuate into haft ; entire or ending in three 

 teeth, 5-7-nerved when dry. Flowering-stems 

 with about one L. and one flower. Pet. oblongo- 

 linear, narrower than divisions of calyx, p. 

 7-8. Snowy. On the main chain of the Alps 

 in Sw. Pdm. and Tyr. Monte Baldo. 



33. androsacea. Eoot-L. tufted, spatu- 

 lato-lanceolate, attenuate into haft; entire or 

 ending in three teeth, 5-11-nerved when dry. 

 Flowering-stems with about 1 L. and 2 flowers. 



