DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 221 



Moris, hift.f. 12. /. 9./. 1.3. Pluknet.t, r^^.f. 2. 

 & t. 212, f, 4.) 



Starry Saxifrage, or Hairy Kidney wort. Anglis. 



Upon the fides of rivulets, and upon moifl rocks 

 near the fummits of the highland mountains, 

 very common. It grows upon Ben-Lomond^ from 

 about half way up quite to the fummit •, and 

 the fame very nearly of mod other high moun- 

 tains. 1;. VII. 



The leaves are elliptical, or bluntly oval, Intire at 

 the lower part of their edges, but have gene^ 

 rally five or feven dents about their extremities. 

 They grow in tufts, and are commonly hairy -, 

 from the centre of each tuft arifes one naked 

 flalk, branched towards the top : the fegments 

 of the calyx are reflex'd : the petals white, and 

 acute, with two yellow fpots at their bafe : the 

 antherjE are red : the germen flefli-color'd. 



nivalis 2: SAXIFRAGA foliis obovatis. crenatis fubfelTilibus, 

 caule nudo, floribus congeftis. Sp. pi. 573. {Oed. 

 Ban. t. 28. Raj. Syn, p. 358. t. 16. f. i. magna, 

 vid.fig. noji.) 



Clufter liower'd Alpine Saxifrage. Anglis. 



Upon the fummits of the highland mountain'^, but 

 not common Upon the Eail fide of Craig- 

 chailleacby above Finlairg^ in Breadalbane. Mr, 

 Stuart. %. VI. VIL . 



The leaves are red underneath, and at their tips: 

 the flalk is about three inches, red and hairy, 

 fometimes a little branched, fometlmes not at 



all; 



