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ROSACEA. XII. POTENTILLA. 



88 P. Clusia'na (Jacq. austr. 2. t. 116- Sims, bot. mag. l/.H. Native of Nipaul. P. Nepalensis, Hook. exot. fl. t. 88. 



1327.) stems ascending, few-flowered, purplish, pubescent; 

 radical leaves quinate, cauline ones ternate ; leaflets oval-cunei- 

 form, pubescent, tridentate at the apex, with the teeth connivent ; 

 stipulas ovate-lanceolate, entire ; petals roundish, hardly longer 

 than the calyx. 1/. H. Native of Austria, Styria, Carniola, 

 Tyrol, and Salisburg, on rocks and among stones. P. caules- 



P. formosa, D.Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 232. Flowers beautiful purple. 



Co/owrerf Cinquefoil. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1822. PL 1 to l|ft. 



95 P. RussELLiA^NA (Swect, fl. gard. t. 279.) villous; stems 

 branched, diffuse ; radical leaves petiolate, ternate, quaternate 

 or quinate ; leaflets ovate or obovate, obtuse, deeply serrated, 

 feather-nerved, rather silky beneath ; stipulas adnate, ovate- 



cens /3 Clusi^na, Poir. suppl. 5. p. 595. P. caulescens, Scop, lanceolate, acuminated; calycine segments lanceolate, acute; 



fl. cam. ed. 2. vol- l.p. 361. 

 white. 



Corymbs terminal. Corolla large, petals large, obcordate. 1/. H. 



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Ctusius^s Cinquefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. ^ foot. 

 89 P. caule'scens (Lin. spec. 713.) downy; stem erect, weak. 



and P. atropurpurea. Petals bright scarlet, with a darker base. 

 RusselVs Cinquefoil. Fl. June, Aug. Hybrid. PL 1| foot. 

 96 P. Hopwoodia'na (Sweet, fl. gard. 2. ser. t. 61.) stems as- 



many-flowered, pilose ; radical leaves quinate, cauline ones ter- cending, clothed with villi; lower leaves with 5-6 leaflets, upper 



nate ; leaflets obovate, connivently serrated at the apex, with ones ternate ; leaflets oblong-cuneiform, coarsely toothed, hairy 



pilose margins ; 



hardly emarginate, longer than the calyx. 



the south of Europe, on the higher Alps. Jacq. aust. 3. p. 11. between /f- f 



stipulas entire; petals obovate-cuneiform, on both surfaces; calycine segments ovate, acuminated; petals 



%. H. Native of obcordate, imbricated, longer than the calyx. l/.H. A hybrid 



Jacq. aust. 3. p. 11. 



P. alba var. 



pollen of P. recta 



t. 220, Sturm, deutsch. fl. fasc. 1. with a figure. P. alba var. Petals beautifully variegated, marked with a spot of deep rose 



fl. fr. 3. p. 1 1 8. Peduncles crowded at the tops of the colour at the base, and from it to the centre of a pale straw colour, 



Lam. 



stems. Corolla white. 



Caulescent Cinquefoil. Fl. May, July. 

 90 P. GLAu'cA (Moris, elench. sard. 



Clt. 1759. 



PI. ^ ft. 



edged with bright rose colour. Lindl. hot. reg. t. 1383. 



Hopwood's Cinquefoil. FL June, Jul. Hybrid. PI. 1^ ft. 

 97 P. Mackaya'na f Sweet, fl. srard. 2. ser. t. 42.) villous 



stems ascending, branched; leaves flaccid, radical ones quinate; 



p. 18.) plant very 

 clammy ; stems ascending ; radical leaves quinate, cauline ones 



ternate or simple ; leaflets obovate-cuneiform, pubescent on leaflets oblong-cuneated, coarsely and bluntly toothed ; cauline 

 both surfaces, bluntly and unequally many-toothed at the apex. 

 1/ . H. Native of Sardinia. Habit of P. caulescens, Lin. but 

 diflfers from it in the teeth of the leaflets being more close. 



Glaucous Cinquefoil. 



PL A foot. 



leaves ternate, few-toothed ; stipulas ovate, acute, quite entire ; 

 petals obcordate, undulated, a little longer than the calyx. 

 1/ . H. A hybrid, produced from P. formosa impregnated by the 

 noUen of P. opaca. Petals pale yellow tinged with red, and 



il. Fl. June, Oct. Hybrid. PL H ft- 



light red at the base. 



Mackay 



§ 3. Leaves pmnately digitate 



91 P. a^lba (Lin. spec. 713.) stems procumbent, weak, few- 

 flowered ; lower leaves quinate, upper ones ternate ; leaflets ob- 

 long, connivently serrated at the apex, smoothish above, but 

 clothed with silky canescent down beneath ; stipulas lanceolate, 

 entire ; petals obcordate, longer than the calyx. "2/ . H. Native 

 of middle and south Europe and Caucasus. In Wales in moun- 

 tainous woods according to Mr. Haviland, but not observed by 

 any other person. Smith, engl. bot. 1384. Jacq. austr. 2. t. 



115. P. nitida. Scop. earn. ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 362. P. Clusiana, deeply toothed above, and clothed with silky pili at the apex ^ 

 Gesh. cat. seep. no. 272. P. cordata, Braune, fl. salisb. 2. p. 

 80. Frairaria alba, Crantz. Pedicels axillary and terminal, than the 



98 P. diversifolia (Lehm. pug. 2. p. 9. Hook, fl. bor. 



amer. 190.) stems ascending ; radical leaves pinnate, with usually 



• 3 pairs of leaflets, and quinate ; cauline leaves with 2 pairs of 



leaflets, digitate or ternate ; leaflets cuneiform, coarsely and 



Flowers white. 



stipulas ovate-lanceolate, quite entire; petals obcordate, longer 



calyx. %. H. Native of North America, in the 

 alpine prairies, as well as of the higher summits of the Rocky 



iJi7ii^e-flowered Cinquefoil. FL Feb. Aug. Wales. PL pros- Mountains between lat. 52^ and 56^. Corolla yellow. 



trate. 



92 P. ALCHEMiLLoiDES (Lapeyr. act. touL 1. p. 212. t. 17.) 

 stems erectish, many-flowered ; leaves with 5 or 7 leaflets ; leaf- 

 lets oblong-lanceolate, tridentate at the apex, the teeth conni- 



Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil. 



PL I to 1 foot. 



Hook, fl. bor. 



99 P. pulche'rrima (Lehm. pug. 2. p. 10 ^ 

 amer. p. 190.) stems ascending, villous; leaves impari-pinnate ; 



o , ^_._, leaflets crowded, elliptic, equally serrated, beset with adpressed 



vent, glabrous above, but with silky-silvery down beneath ; sti- pili above and clothed with white tomentum beneath ; ^^^P^^^^ 

 pulas of radical leaves subulate, of cauline ones ovate-lanceo- 

 late ; outer calycine segments lanceolate ; petals ovate-oblong, 

 emarginate, a little longer than the calyx. %. H. Native of 



P. Pyrenaica, Schlecht. Flowers and 56°. Corolla golden yellow. 



FL July, Aug. Clt. 1823. PL 1 ft. 



t. 4. 



the Pyrenees, among rocks, 

 white. 



A Ichemilla-like Cinquefoil. 



93 P. coMARoiDEs (Humb. et BonpL ex Nestl. pot. 62. 

 f. 3. and Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 217.) stems firm, erectish ; 

 radical leaves quinate, cauline ones ternate ; leaflets elliptic, 

 usually 5 -toothed at the apex, smoothish above, but clothed 

 with silky hoary down beneath ; stipulas entire ; petals obcor- 

 date, much longer than the calyx. %. H. Native of Mexico, 

 on mount JoruUo at the height of 1600 feet. P. rubra, Schlecht. 



Corolla dark purple. 



PI ^ 



94 P. coLORA^TA (Lehm. sem. hort. hamb. 1821. p. 8.) stems 

 erect, purple ; lower leaves quinate, with obovate-lanceolate 

 leaflets ; upper leaves ternate, with lanceolate leaflets ; leaflets 

 serrated, and beset with silky incumbent pili ; stipulas ovate, quite 

 entire, sheathing ; petals obcordate, veiny, longer than the calyx. 



ovate, acute, quite entire, woolly ; petals entire, longer than the 

 calyx. % . H. Native of North America, in the prairies as well 

 as on the dry banks of the Rocky Mountains, between lat. 52 



Very fair Cinquefoil. PL ^ foot. 



Hook, fl. bor. 



in berl. mag. nat. 291. 



Comarum-like Cinquefoil. Fl. Sept. 



foot. 



100 P. rubricau'lis (Lehm. pug. 2. p. 11. ^ - v, o 

 amer. p. 191,) stem ascending ; radical leaves pinnate, with ^ 

 pairs of leaflets, cauline ones ternate ; leaflets approximate, ob- 

 long, pinnatifidly serrated, glabrous above and tomentose t)e- 

 neath ; stipulas quite entire ; petals obcordate, exceeding the 

 calyx a little ; receptacle smoothish. % . H. Native of NortH 

 America, about Bear Lake, in lat. 66°. Flowers golden yeUow, 

 disposed in a dichotomous panicle. 



Red'Stemmed Cinquefoil. PL 1 foot. 



101 P. pulche'lla (R. Br. chl. melv. p. 193.) stems pro- 

 cumbent ; usually 1-flowered; leaves pinnate, with 2 P^'^f^ 

 leaflets, clothed with silky tomentum beneath ; leaflets ^"^"'^"^^ 

 or linear, entire, with revolute edges, the terminal or odd one 

 pinnatifid; stipulas ovate, sheathing; styles glandular and dilate 

 at the base ; petals obovate, emarginate, length of calyx. % • **• 



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