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This interesting and rare Saxifrage has been sent to Dr 
Wa tticu, from Katmandu, by the Hon. Colonel GarDNER, 
(the individual to whom I am indebted for many of the most 
valuable subjects figured in my Musci Ewotici),” and by Mr 
Situ from Sylhet, in the year 1819. The liberal Director of 
the Calcutta Botanic Garden, forwarded it in a living state to 
Mr Sueruern of Liverpool, from the valuable collection of 
plants under whose care, it was sent to me in flower, in Janua- 
ry 1823. The accompanying figure was taken from those spe- 
cimens, aided by an accurate sketch of the growing plant, also 
sent by Mr H. SHEPHERD. 
There is a striking resemblance between this plant and the 
Saxifraga crassifolia of Siberia; but, besides the different 
shape of their leaves, the margins of those of S. ligulata are 
singularly ciliated, and the flowers are larger and more showy, 
not being very dissimilar in form and hue from a cluster of the 
blossoms of the crab-apple. The structure of the inflorescence, 
indeed, 3 is the same with that of S. crassifolia, and its pe- 
culiarities have given rise, in conjunction with the whole ha- 
bit of the plant, to the formation of a new genus, Bergena of 
Menca, Geryonia of Scnranck, and Megasea* of Ha- 
WORTH. 
Mr Fea wits, without being aware that this species was 
described by the excellent Watticn, bestowed on it the ex- 
pressive appellation of ciliata, 
The name by which this plaut is conn at Nepaul is 
Shanpe-Soak ; at Katmandu it is called Afia Torongsing: 
Surely the Megasea cordifolia, and M. media of Mr Ha- 
WORTH, must be considered as mere varieties of BZ. crasst- 
Jolia._ Tf such be the case, this family or genus only consists 
of Saxifraga crassifolia and S. ligulata. 
The blossoms of this eee diffuse a very —S prim- 
rose-like scent. 
Fig. 1. Flower, from which the petals are removed. Fig, 2. Pistil. Fig. 3: 
Portion of the calyx, to shew the point of insertion of the Petals and 
Stamens.—All more or less magnified. 
* Cal. campanulato-5-lobatus, inferne melliferus. Pet. 5, persistentia. Stam. calyci 
Bergman te toto Germen superum. Capsule birostratze basi solum coalite- 
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