36. SAXIFEAGACEiE. 
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** Floivers racemose. Spines none. Currants. 
2. E. alpiwum (L.) ; dioecious, 7'acemes upright both in flower 
and fruit glandular-pilose, bracts exceeding the pedicels lanceo- 
late, cal. glabrous, 1. shining beneath. — E. B. 704. St. 51. 6. — 
Male raceme dense, of many flowers ; fem. of 2— 5 fl. Limb of 
the calyx nearly flat. Berries scarlet. L. with 3 acute deeply 
serrate lobes.— Woods. North of E., rare. Sh. IV. V. E. 
3. R. nigrum (L.) ; racemes pendulous downy with a separate 
simple pedicel at the base of each, bracts subxdate falling short 
of the pedicels, cal. pubescent, 1. glandular-punctate beneath.— 
E. B. 1291.— Racemes lax. Calyx-limb bell-shaped. Berries 
large, black. L. with 3 — 5 acute serrate lobes. — In damp and 
swampy places. Sh. IV. V. Black Currant. E. 
4. R. rubr^im (L.) ; racemes mostly glabrous and pendulous, 
bracts shorter than the pedicels ovate, cal. nearly flat glabrous, 
1. bluntly 5-lobed. — E. B. 1289. — a. sativum (R.) ; 1. glabrous, 
raceme glabrous. — /3. Smithianum (Syme) ; racemes slightly 
downy, in flower upright, in fruit pendulous. E. B. 705. — 
R. spicatum (Robs.) ; racemes erect with fl. and fr., " fl. 
nearly subsessile," was perhaps a sport from this. E. B. 1290. 
—Woods. 0. North of E., S. Sh.IV.V. Red Currant. E. S. 
Order XXXVI. SAXIFRAGACE^. 
Cal. 4 — 5-cleft, superior or inferior. Pet. 4 — 5, rarely 0. 
Stam. 5 — 10, free, perigynous or hypogynous. Glandular disk 
present or wanting. Ovary of 2 carpels cohering by the inflexed 
sides or margins. Styles 2, persistent, usually diverging. Seeds 
many. Albumen fleshy. — Stip. 0. 
1. Saxifeaga. Cal. 5-fid or 5-parted, more or less adnate 
to the ovary or free. Cor. of 5 petals. Stam. 10, rarely 5. 
Styles 2, persistent. Caps. 2-celled, with 2 beaks, opening 
by a pore between the beaks. 
2. Cheysosplenium. Cal. 4-fld, half superior. Cor. 0. 
Stam. 8, rarely 10. Styles 2. Caps. 1-celled, with 2 
beaks, opening into the form of a cup. 
3. Parnassia. Cal. 5-cleft, inferior. Pet. 5. Stam. 5, 
perigynous, with 5 scales bearing glandular bristles inter- 
posed. Stigm. 4, sessile. Caps. 1-celled, with 4 valves. 
