This interesting and rare Saxifrage has been sent to Dr 
Wa tticu, from Katmandu, by the Hon. Colonel GarpNer, 
(the individual to whom I am indebted for many of the most 
valuable subjects figured in my Musci Exotici),’ and by Mr 
Smiri from Sylhet, in the year 1819. The liberal Director of 
the Calcutta Botanic Garden, forwarded it in a living state to 
Mr SHEPHERD of Liverpool, from the valuable collection of 
plants under whose care, it was sent to me in flower, in Janua- 
ty 1823. ‘The accompanying figure was taken from those spe- 
cimens, aided by an accurate sketch of the growing plant, also 
~ sent by Mr H. Sueruerp. 
There is a striking resemblance hebiibeti this plant and the 
Saxifraga crassifolia of Siberia; but, besides the different 
shape of their leaves, the margins of those of S. ligulata. are 
singularly ciliated, ayd the flowers are lar ger and more showy, 
not being very dissimilar in form and hue from a cluster of the 
blossoms of the crab-apple. The structure of the inflorescence, 
indeed, is the same with that of S.- crassifolia, and its pe- 
culiarities have given rise, in conjunction with the whole ha- 
bit of the plant, to the formation of a new genus, Bergena of 
Meancu, Geryonia of SCHRANCK, and Megasca * sc Ha- 
WORTH. 
Mr Haworth, without being aware that this species was 
described by the excellent WaALLIcH, bestowed on it the ex- 
pressive appellation of ciliata. 
The name by which this plaut is known vat Nepal = 
Shanpe-Soak ; at Katmandu it is called Atia Torongsing. 
_ Surely the Megasea cordifolia, and M. media of My Ha- 
WORTH, must be considered as mere varieties of Af. crassi- 
folia. Tf such be the case, this family or genus only consists 
of Savifraga crassifolia and S. ligulata. 
The blossoms of this plant diffuse a very ihiGeitite’ prim- 
rose-like scent. 
Fig. 1. Flower, from which the petals are removed. Fig. 2: Pistil. Fig. 3. 
Portion of the calyx, to shew the point of insertion of the Petals and 
' Stamens.—AU more or less magnified. 
* Cal. campanulato- s lokntus, inferne melliferus. Pet. 5, persistentia. Stam. calyci 
coadunata, usque ejus lobos. Germen superum. Capsule birostrate basi solum oS 
—Haw. sub Megascam. 
