■SAXIPEAGA 



ROGKFOIL OBDEB 



BAXIFBAGA 419 



•early summer, white, about 3 in. across, 

 on thread-like stalks about 3 in. high. 



Culture d-c. as above for 8. burse- 

 riana. 



S. caespitosa. — A densely tufted 

 British species about 3 in. high. Lower 

 leaves wedge-shaped, 3-5-lobed ; upper 

 ones undivided. Flowers from Jime to 

 August, white, bell-shaped, on stalks 

 usually covered with short glandular 

 •down. 



Culture (to. as for 8. ajiigcefoUa above. 



S. Camposi [8. Wallacei). — A native 

 •of Spain, 3-6 in. high, leaves very variable, 

 ^-^ in. across, 3-5-cleft, with obtuse or 

 acute teeth, or broader and deeply 3-5- 

 lobed. Flowers in early summer, white, 

 about f in. across. 



Culture dc. as above for 8. ajugce- 

 folia, p. 417. 



S. Clusi. — A native of the Pyrenees, 

 where it grows in marshy soil, and on the 

 banks of brooks. It has very short stems 

 with rosettes of thin spoon-shaped and 

 linear leaves more or less toothed and 

 hairy. The white flowers, spotted with 

 yellow, appear in June and July. 



Culture dc. as above indicated in the 

 general instructions under Saxifraga. 

 This species likes a moist cool part of the 

 rockery. 



S. conifera. — A peculiar Saxifrage 

 from the mountainous parts of Spain. It 

 forms dense clusters of small lance- 

 shaped Hnear leathery leaves, ending in a 

 ■sharp point, and more or less densely 

 covered with a soft down. The flowers 

 appear in June and July, from 3 to 9 in a 

 panicle. 



Culture dc. as above for 8. ajugce- 

 Jolia, p. 417. 



S. cordifolia (Megasea cor dif olio). — A 

 pretty Siberian species about 1 ft. high. 

 Leaves large, fleshy, roundish heart- 

 shaped, serrated, on long, thick stalks. 

 Flowers from. March to May, clear rose, 

 large, in clustered panicles. 



The variety purpurea has very large 

 thick and leathery leaves, and is a very 

 strong grower. It has large and showy 

 deep purple flowers. 



Several more or less distinct and pretty 

 hybrids have been raised between 8. cor- 

 difolia and 8. pv/rpurascens. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 species flourishes in ordinary good and 

 Tvell-drained garden soil in open sunny 



situations. The plants like plenty of 

 water during active growth and during 

 the summer months. Owing to the glossy 

 texture of the foliage, they stand the 

 smoke and dirt of town gardens well, 

 although they are often very much neg- 

 lected in such places. Increase may be 

 effected by dividing the plants in early 

 autumn or in spring. Seeds may also be 

 sown as soon as ripe, as recommended 

 above in the general instructions under 

 Saxifraga. 



S. coriophylla. — A sturdy, ornamental, 

 silvery species, 3 in. high, native of the 

 Alpine regions of N. Albania. Leaves in 

 rosettes, entire, oblong, convex and keeled 

 beneath, with 5-7 pits or depressions on 

 the margin. Flowers in early spring, 

 large, pure white ; petals obovate-oblong, 

 with 3 straight veins. Near 8. Bocheli- 

 ana, and now considered to be a variety 

 of it. 



Culture dc. as above for 8. hurserlana. 



S. cortusaefolia. — A stemless Japanese 

 species with roundish heart-shaped or 

 reniform leaves, 2-8 in. wide, 5 or more 

 lobed, bright green, fading to red or red- 

 dish-brown in autumn. Flowers in 

 autumn, white, spotless, in panicles 7-8 

 in. long. 



Culture dc. as above indicated in the 

 general instructions under Saxifraga. 

 Warm sunny positions in well-drained 

 gritty loam suit this plant best. In the 

 colder parts of the kingdom a little pro- 

 tection in severe winters may be neces- 

 sary. Increased by seeds or division. 



S. Cotyledon. — A fine silvery Euro- 

 pean species, 1-2 ft. high. Leaves in 

 large rosettes, flat, fleshy, spoon-shaped, 

 niargined with finely pointed teeth. 

 Flowers in early summer, white, in a. 

 large elegant pyramidal panicle C in. 

 to a yard high. 8. nepalensis and 8. 

 pyraiividalis are merely strong-growing 

 varieties of this species, and 8. monta- 

 vonienais has white flowers with red 

 calyx and stamens. 



Culture dc. as above for 8. Aizoon. 

 This species wiU flourish almost anywhere 

 on old walls, ruins &c. in warm sunny 

 positions. The variety pyramidalis how- 

 ever is somewhat tender in the colder 

 parts of the kingdom, and requires pro- 

 tection in winter. It makes a beautiful 

 pot plant. 



S. crassifolia (Megasea crassifolia). 

 A stout Siberian plant with thick, woody 



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