
SAXIFRAGE FAMILY 51 
are small and slender, 3-8 in. high and occur on rocks and gravel- 
slides at 6000-13000 ft. 
PURPLE SAXIFRAGE SAXIFRAGA JAMESII 
Plate 30, fig. 9 
The pale to deep rose-purple flowers of the Purple Saxifrage grow 
in crowded spikes and form bright spots of color in rock-clefts and 
on rocks at 8000-13000 ft. The stems are 4-8 in. tall and the flowers 
bloom in early summer. 
WHIPLASH SAXIFRAGE SAXIFRAGA FLAGELLARIS 
Plate 30, fig. 10 
This small plant with its yellow blossoms receives its name from 
the presence of little whip-like runners at the base. The plants are 
only 1-8 in. tall and occur on alpine peaks among the rocks at 10000- 
14000 ft. They bloom all summer. 
GOOSEBERRY RIBES LACUSTRE 
Plate 30, fig. 4 
This pink-flowered Gooseberry blooms in spring and early summer. 
It is a shrubby plant about 1-3 ft. high and occurs in the mountains at 
7000-12000 ft. The berry is red and covered with prickles. 
GOOSEBERRY RIBES LEPTANTHUM 
Plate 30, fig. 6 
The yellow-flowered Gooseberry blooms in early summer. It is a 
shrub about 1-3 ft. in height and grows in the mountains at 6000- 
10000 ft. The berry is black when ripe, and edible. The wild goose- 
berries are related to the cultivated one and to the currant. 
