Saxifrages 
Pretty little Saxifrages met us as we 
climbed the mountain. We gathered 
two species which had evergreen leaves. 
They were clustered near the roots; on 
the stems were bracts. 
The one brought from Mount Elinor 
bad a panicle of small white open blos¬ 
soms, A little sister growing on Mount 
Rainier has from one to three flowers 
on the stem. Its blossoms are slightly 
streaked with purple. The plants are 
from two to six inches high. 
The little Bishop’s Cap, the beautiful 
Syringa, and the Hydrangea are cousins 
to these little mountain Saxifrages. 
The Currant and the Gooseberry be¬ 
long to its family. 
No. 8. 
