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GENUS VI. 
THE PANICLED, OR MANY-FLOWERED SAXIFRAGE. (Robertsonia, Haworth.) 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx fiTe-leaved, reflexed. Petals equal, or forming dense tufts. Leaves broad, notched, often cartilaginous at the 
nearly so. Stamens ten, sub-hypogynous. Disk obsolete. Capsule edge. Flowers white or pink, rarely pale yellow. ( Lindley .) 
superior, with two cells. Seeds globose. Stems branching and 
Description, &c.— The species belonging to this genus all bear considerable resemblance to the well-known 
London Pride. They are all pretty little plants, with branched flower-stems and very conspicuous stamens, with 
bright red anthers. The leaves are generally roundish, and they have frequently a margin of a clear transparent 
membrane round the edge. 
1.—THE LONDON PRIDE, OR NONE-SO-PRETTY. (Robertsonia umbrosa, Haworth.) 
Synonyhe. —Saxifraga umbrosa, Lin. cartilaginous crenatures, when full-grown spreading. Petioles short, 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 663 ; 2nd ed., t. 596. dilated. Pedicels few-flowered. (Don.) 
Specific Character. —Leaves obovate, retuse, quite smooth, with 
Description, &c. —There are two varieties of this species, one of which is sometimes called R. punctata , 
and the other R. serratifolia. They are very abundant on the Irish mountains, but are seldom found wild in 
either England or Scotland. The name of London Pride alludes to this plant bearing the air of London better 
than most other alpine plants. It is a perennial, and flowers in June. 
2.— THE HAIRY LONDON PR1DK. (Robertsonia hirsuta, Lindley „) 
Synonymes. —Saxifraga hirsuta, Lin. ; the Hairy Saxifrage. 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 2322 ; 2nd ed., t. 595 ; and our figs. 
1 and 2, in PI. 23. 
Specific Character. —Leaves oval, with acute serratures, roundish 
or cordate at the base, hairy on each side, when full-grown erect. Pe¬ 
duncles very long, taper, villous. Pedicels long, one-flowered. (Don.) 
Description, &c.— This is a very handsome species, though its general appearance so closely resembles that 
of the common London Pride, as to be scarcely distinguished from it, except by its leaves which stand erect, 
are hairy on both sides, and are without the cartilaginous margin. This species is also a perennial, and a native 
of Ireland, where it flowers in June. The Cream-Coloured London Pride, R. Geum, (our fig. 2, in PI. 23.) 
is another species so closely allied to this as scarcely to be distinguished from it ; except by its leaves, which 
are much smaller, and do not stand erect. 
3.— THE STARRY SAXIFRAGE. (Robertsonia stellaris, Lindley.) 
Synonyme. —Saxifraga stellaris, Lin. rated, tapering and entire at the base. Panicle corymbose, of few 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 167 ; 2nd ed., t. 597. flowers. (Smith.) 
Specific Character. —Leaves elliptic, wedge-shaped, coarsely ser- 
Description, &c. —This is one of the prettiest little plants for rockwork that can possibly be imagined. 
The flowers are white and star-like, and the leaves are pinkish on the under side like those of the common 
London Pride. The plant is a perennial, flowering in June and July ; but frequently continuing to produce fresh 
blossoms nearly all the summer. It is found abundantly wherever there are lofty hills or mountains in Great 
Britain and Ireland ; but it always grows in moist places. 
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