. Flowers of the field. Botany. 166 SAXlFRAGEiF, polysymmctric and generally 5-merr)us /7('7fit';-,i-; sepals 5, rarely 4, united at the base, and generally partlyadherent to the carpels ; petals equal in ninnber and alternate to the sepals, imbricate, or rarely absent ; stamens 4—10, perig\-nous ; carpels usually 2, rarely 3—4, united below ; styles usually distinct ; ovules many ; fniit of two follicles, a i—2-chambered capsule, or a berry. Most members of the Order have slightly astringent properties, and some few are bitter and tonic. Se\-eral species of the genus Ribes have berries with a
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 166 SAXlFRAGEiF, polysymmctric and generally 5-merr)us /7('7fit';-,i-; sepals 5, rarely 4, united at the base, and generally partlyadherent to the carpels ; petals equal in ninnber and alternate to the sepals, imbricate, or rarely absent ; stamens 4—10, perig\-nous ; carpels usually 2, rarely 3—4, united below ; styles usually distinct ; ovules many ; fniit of two follicles, a i—2-chambered capsule, or a berry. Most members of the Order have slightly astringent properties, and some few are bitter and tonic. Se\-eral species of the genus Ribes have berries with an agreeable acid flavour ; others are mawkish. The extensive genus Saxifraga contains many tufted mountain plants that contribute greatly'to the beauty of alpine 1, S.\xiFR.\—Herbs ;/(•/(?/_? 5; stamejis 10, rarely 5; ovarv 2-chambered; styles 2. 2. Chryscsplknium.—Small succulent herbs: petals absent; stamens 8 or lo ; ovary i-chambered; stvles 2. 3. \ssi.\.—Herbs ; floivers large, solitarv ; petals 5 ; stamens 5, with fi\"e alternating staminodes ; ovarx r-chambered ; stigmas 3 or 4. 4, Rl'cES. — Shrubs : petals 4 or 5 ; stamens 4 or 5 ; ovarv I-chambered ; styles 2 \ fruit a berry. I. 'fraca (Saxifraga).—Herbs, mostly perennial ; a'ves both radical and cauline, with sheathing/(•<'/()/('x ; flowers in cymes, white, yellow, or rarely purple or red ; sepals 5, imbricate ; petals 5 ; stamens 10, rarely 5 ; earpels 2, united below, forming a Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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