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Part II. 



distinguished by having much smaller leaves, and the petals more 

 equal in size than those of sarmentosa, in which the two outer 

 ones are much larger than the others. It will serve for the 

 same purposes as the Creeping Saxifrage, but, being much more 

 delicate and fragile in habit, will require a Httle more care. The 

 plants grown in gardens as .5'. japonica and S. tricolor axe con- 

 sidered varieties of the Creeping Saxifrage. 



SAXIPRAG-A UMBROSA.— London Pride. 



This almost universally cultivated plant grows abundantly on the 

 mountains round Killarney, though it was much grown in our 

 gardens before it was recognised as a native of Ireland. It is 

 needless tb describe the appearance of such a very familiar plant ; 

 it is, however, distinguished from .5'. Geum by having gval-oblong 

 leaves, narrowed and not heart-shaped at the base ; its flowers, 

 too, are a little larger and more freely dotted with red. It 

 is much used as an edging plant in old gardens, and, being such 

 a pleasing evergreen, should be freely used for embellishing 

 the rough parts of rockwork, the fringes of cascades, &c. It is 

 naturalised in several parts of England, and grows freely among 

 dwarf herbage, or in rocky ground in woods. There are several 

 varieties, a;s, for example, S. punctata and .S". serratifolid, which 

 are distinct enough when grown side by side, and submit to the 

 same culture. 



It is believed that the preceding are among those best worth 

 growing. The following is a list of the other species or reputed 

 species believed to be in cultivation now in this country. 

 Those most worthy of culture are marked by an asterisk. 



