526 



rosacea;. II. Geum. 



Virginian Avens. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



14 G. ela'tum (Wall. cat. 711.) stem erect, pubescent ; l-£- 



7 G. a'lbum (Gmel. syst. nat. 2. p. 861. Willd. enum. 556.) flowered ; leaves interruptedly pinnate ; leaflets obtuse, crenately 

 radical leaves pinnate, cauline ones ternate, uppermost cauline lobed, outer ones the largest, rather hairy and ciliated ; cauline 



leaves pinnatJfid ; flowers large, erect ; stipulas large", deeply 

 lobed. It. H. "' " 



ones simple, and somewhat trifid ; petals about equal in length 

 to the calyx; styles glabrous, with pilose appendages. %. H. 

 Native of Canada and Pennsylvania. G. Canadense, Jacq. hort. 

 vind. 2. t. 175. ex Willd. 1. c. Flowers small, white. 



Tall Avens. 



Native of the Himalaya. 

 PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



15 G. RANUNcuLOiDEs (Ser. in mem. soc.phys. gen. 2. p. 138.) 



fTAi^e-flowered Avens. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1730. PL 1 to stemerect, branched; radical leaves interruptedly pinnate; leaflets 



l^foot. bifid, dentate; cauline leaves somewhat interruptedly pinnate, 



8 G. PoRTENSCHLAGiA^NUM (Tratt. ros. 3. p. 116.) stem or palmate ; leaflets obovate-cuneated, toothed ; stipulas ovate, 



terete, pubescent ; branches straight, dichotomous ; radical large, lobed, or coarsely serrated ; peduncles very long, filiform; 

 leaves pinnate, middle cauline ones dilately 3-lobed, but the up- 

 per cauline ones are lanceolate and coarsely toothed, pubescent; 



peduncles elongated, erect ; petals about equal to the calyx ; 

 ovaries hispid ; awns of carpels glabrous, glochidate at the apex. 

 1/ • H. Native country unknown. According to Trattineck it 

 is allied to G. album. Flowers smaller than those of G. urbanum. 



Portenschlag's Avens. Fl, June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. 1|- ft. 



9 G. RTJBiFOLiUM (Lejeuue, rev. fl. spa. 103.) flowers erect; 

 petals length of the calyx ; radical leaves lyrately pinnate ; leaf- 

 lets of upper leaves cuneiform, acute, auricled at the base ; awns 

 of carpels at first geniculately twisted, but at length hooked. 

 If. H. Native about Spa. Flowers yellow. 



Bramble-leaved Avens. PI. l^ foot. 



petals roundish, nearly twice the length of the calyx ; heads of 

 carpels spherical ; carpels numerous, pilose ; styles glabrous, 

 with the appendages ascending and glabrous, nearly the length 

 of the styles. 1/ . H. Native country unknown. G. hetero- 

 phyllum, Hortul. but not of Desf. Flowers golden yellow, 

 about the size of those of Raniinculus acris. 



Crowfoot-like Avens. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PI. 1 foot. 



Sect. II. Cakyophylla'ta (the same as last section). Ser. 

 in mem. soc. gen. 2. p. 139. D. C. prod. 2. p. 551. — Cariophyl- 

 lata, Tourn. inst. t. 151. Flowers erect or drooping. Calyxes 

 erect. Styles deflexed, jointed, with the appendages about equal 



10 G. URBA^NUM (Lin. spec. 716.) stem erect, branched, in length to the style. 

 pilose; radical leaves pinnate, with 5 leaflets, cauline leaves ter- 16 G. riva'le (Lin. spec. 717.) plant pilose; stems erect, 



simple, 1-4-flowered ; leaves interruptedly and lyrately pinnate ; 



leaflets obovate, biserrate ; cauline leaves 3-lobed ; lobes acute ; 

 stipulas ovate, toothed ; peduncles pilose, elongated ; flowers 



nate, 3-lobed or 3-parted ; leaflets ovate, broad, dentately cre- 

 nate; upper cauline leaves ovate, 1 -lobed ; stipulas large, nearly 

 orbicular ; petals obovate, length of the calyx ; heads of carpels 



spherical; ovaries pilose, numerous ; styles glabrous, with pilose nodding; petals obcordate, on long claws, length of calyx; 



appendages. 1/ . H. Native of Europe, in woods and hedges ; heads of carpels spherical, at length 



plentiful in all parts of Britain. Smith, engl. bot. 1400. Sturm, 



deutsch. fl. fasc. 5. Woodv.med. bot. 5. p. SS. t. 4. A. Fl. dan. 



672. Flowers erect, small, yellow. The roots have a mildly 



astringent aromatic taste, somewhat like cloves, whence this plant 



has the name of Caryophyllata. They have much more virtue 



in a dry warm situation. Gathered in the spring, and put fresh 



stipitate ; ovaries very 

 pilose; styles elongated, bent, pilose. %> H. Native of 

 Europe, Siberia, and North America, in moist pastures and 

 woods, indicating, according to Linnaeus, a barren soil, not fit 

 for corn ; plentiful in many parts of Britain. Smith, engl. 

 bot. 106. Sturm, deutschl. fl. fasc. 8. with a figure. Oed. 

 fl. dan. 722. Caryophyllata nutans, Moench. meth. 661. G. 



into ale, they give it a pleasant flavour, and prevent its turning nutans, Rafin. in litt. Flowers nodding, of a coppery red colour. 



The powder is beneficial in diarrhoeas and haemorrhages, and is 

 much used by the Canadians in tertian agues. 



Far. j3, intermedium (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 551.) plant 

 less pilose ; lobes of upper leaves narrower ; peduncles slen- 

 derer. 1/ . H. Native about Berlin, in groves. G. interme- 



sour. Infused in wine it is esteemed a good stomachic. 



Far. /3, opuUfdlium (Ser. in D. C. prod. 2. p. 551,) cauline 

 leaves usually 3-lobed at the apex, small, toothed; stipulas 

 ovate-orbicular. Native about Bern and Geneva. 



City or Common Avens or Herb Bennet. 

 Britain. PI. I to 2 feet. 



Fl. May, Aug. 



Willd 



11 G. cocci'neum (Smith, fl. grace, t. 485.) leaves lyrately 

 pinnate ; lower leaflets small, terminal one very large, roundish, 

 cordate, all deeply crenated ; cauline leaves 3-lobed, cut ; sti- 

 pulas deeply toothed ; flowers panicled, erect ; plant villous or 



H. Native of Bithynia, on Mount Olympus. 

 Flowers large, scarlet. 



/Scar/eZ-flowered Avens. 



Ufi 



Tratt. ros. 3. p. 122 



pilose. % . 



PI. \ to 1 foot. 



12 G. Chiloe'nse (Balb. in litt. Loud. hort. brit. p. 214.) 

 plant villous ; stem glandular ; radical leaves interruptedly pin- 

 nate; leaflets crenate-serrated, the terminal one large, roundish, 

 cordate, lobed, and crenated ; cauline leaves 3-parted, deeply 

 cut ; stipulas large, roundish, toothed ; flowers panicled, erect. 

 If. H. Native of Chiloe. G. coccineum, Lindl. bot. reg. 1088. 

 G. Quellyon, Sweet, fl. gard. 2. ser. vol. 2. with a figure. 

 Flowers scarlet, sometimes copper-coloured. 



Chiloe Avens. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1826. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



13 G. heder^f6uum (Gmel. fl. bad. 2. p. 460.) leaves sim- 

 ple, somewhat 3-lobed, clothed with pilose tomentum ; stem 

 erect ; carpels pilose, with feathery awns 



of the calyx tridentate ; carpels transformed into leaves. , 



River or Water Avens. Fl. June, Jul. Britain. PL 1 *^<^^* 

 17 G. hy'bridum (Jacq. pi. rar. t. 94.) pilose; stems few- 

 flowered ; radical leaves interruptedly pinnate ; terminal leaflets 

 broad, rounded, and cordate, lobed and serrated ; cauline leaves 

 3-lobed ; lobes rounded ; stiptdas large, lobed ; flowers erect , 

 petals obcordate; carpels pilose, with hooked, pilose awns. ^•*^* 

 Native of Europe, in woods. G. rivale, var. )3, luxiirians, Tratt. 

 ros. 3. p. 121. Flowers erect, reddish. 



Hybrid 



Fl. June, July. Clt. ? PI. 1 foot. 



T;. H. Native 



country unknown. Caryophyllata foliishederse terrestris. Bauh. 



322. 



18 G. Pykena'icum (Ram. bull. phil. no. 42. t. 10. /• 3.; 

 plant pilose; stems erect, simple, 1-4-flowered; leaves mter- 

 ruptedly pinnate ; lower leaflets ovate, dentate, small, iermm^ 

 one large, cordate-reniform, biserrate ; stipulas ovate, bluntly 

 toothed ; flowers nodding ; petals roundish^ obcordate, on shor 

 claws, longer than the calyx ; heads of carpels spherical, de- 

 pressed ; styles deflexed, stiff, length of carpels ; carpels very 

 pilose, with the appendages also pilose. • 7/ . H. Native oi tbe 

 - - ' Q Tournefortii, Lapeyr 



pm 



Ivy-leaved Avens. 



Perhaps a variety of G, urbdnum. 



PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



8 



Pyrenees, 

 abreg. p 



yellow. 



D. C. fl. fr. 4. no. 3765. 



292. G. inclinitum, Schleich. cat. 1815. Flowers 



