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SAXIFRAGA tieuLaTa. 
Fringe-leaved Saxifrage. 
‘DECANDRIA DIGYNIA—Nart. Orv. SAXIFRAGEE. 
Gen. Cuar.—Calyx quinquefidus, persistens. Petala quinque. Capsula bi- 
rostrata, unilocularis. Semina numerosa. 
Saxifraga ligulata; acaulis, foliis petiolatis coriaceis late-obovatis retusis 
ciliatis, scapo brevi parce bracteato, panicula cymosa. 
S. ligulata, Watutcu, in Asiat. Res. v. xiii. (with a figure)—Don, in Linn, 
Trans. vy. xiii. p. 348. 
Megasea ? ciliata, Haw. Saxifrag. Enum. p. 7. 
Root long, thick, perennial, woody and knotted, towards the upper extremity 
covered with the brown sheathing bases of the former years’ leaves, and 
from the lower part throwing out rather long branching fibres. 
Leaves all springing from the summit of this root, spreading, 5 or 6 inches 
in length, obtuse at the base, retuse at the extremity, their margins some- 
what reflexed, most beautifully and strongly ciliated with rigid, whitish 
hairs : the substance of the leaf coriaceous, the upper surface of rather a 
deep green, marked with depressed nerves, the under side paler, with 
prominent nerves. Petiole * about an inch, or an inch and a half long, 
terete, or slightly compressed, at the base broad and sheathing, the upper 
part of the sheath running up into an elongated process, like the ligule 
of a grass (whence I presume Dr Watticn’s specific name), and this 
process, like the margin of the leaf, ciliated. — ba ie 
Scape from 5 to 7 inches high, erect, flexuose, terminated by a cymose pa- 
nicle of large white or pale rose-colored flowers. At the base of the map 
branches is a single, large, cymbiform bractea, green, ciliated towards 
extremity, and having sometimes a fleshy mucro at the back. 
Calyx cup-shaped, very obtuse at the base, reddish, with 5 dull green, erect 
lobes. Corolla of 5 large waved petals, spreading, clawed, the claw short, 
always rose-colored, inserted upon the calyx between the lobes and up- 
_on the same point with the 5 short stamens. Stamens 10, €1 
upon the calyx, 5 at the base of the | and 5 at the sinuses; Fila- 
ments erect, alternately shorter, rose-colored, the taller ones as long as 
flesh-colored, oblong, with 2 longi 
vided almost to the base. Stigmas 
