SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 
SAXIFRAGACE/E 
Tue Saxifrage family is a large group closely 
related to the Rose family. It contains many 
species, both of herbaceous and shrubby plants, 
but definite distinguishing characters are not 
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EARLY SAXIFRAGE 
readily named. It inciudes a few of our common- 
est spring wild flowers like the Early Saxifrage, 
the Bishop’s-cap, and the Foam-flower, as well 
as a number of wild and cultivated shrubs like the 
Currant and the Gooseberry, the Mock Orange 
and the Hydrangea. 
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