208 DECANDRIA, DIGYNIA. 
20r. SAXIFRAGA. Gen. pi. 764. {Saxifrages,) 
Calioo 5-parted^ persistent. Petals 5. Cap- 
sule 1 -celled^ many-seeded^ opening be- 
twixt the persistent styles.— 
virginica, 1 , S. all ovcr finely pubescent ; leaves oval, ob- 
tuse, crenate, decurrent into the petiole ; stem 
nearly without leaves, paniculate ; branches di- 
chotomous ; flowers subsessile. — Mich, and 
Pursh. 
S. Virginiensis, Mich, and Pursh. 
S. vernalis, and S. nivalis, MuhL 
S. pilosa. Herb. Banks, (Pursh.) 
Icon. Pluk. aim. t. ££2. f. 5. 
Early Saxifrage. 
After the Draba verna, this is the earliest blooming plant of 
spring, frequently appearing in flower, on exposed rocks bor- 
dering the Schuylkill, while the snow is yet on the ground. 
It varies much in height, often flowering when two inches high, 
and frequently later in the season, when near a foot tall. On 
rocks and dry exposed hills every where, common. Some- 
times at the roots of trees in dry woods, particularly in Jer- 
sey. Perennial. Last of March, till June. 
Peimsyivani- £, S. pubcsceiit ; Icavcs obloug-lauceolate, acute 
at each end, obsoletely denticulate ; stem naked, 
panicle oblong, branches above having fasciles 
of flowers. — Willd. 
Icon. Dill. elth. t. 253. t. 328. 
Large Saxifrage. 
A large inelegant species, near three feet high. Radical 
leaves very large and thick. Flowers greenish. Near rivulets, 
in the woods above the falls of Schuylkill, west side. Rare. 
208. MITELLA. Gen. pi. 766. {Saxifrages.) 
Calix 5-cleft, persistent. Petals 5, pinnati- 
fid, inserted upon the calix. Capsule 1- 
