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Two-leaved Mitella. Fl. Apr. May. Clt. 1731. Pl. 3 to 3 ft. 
2 M. nupa (Lin. spec. 580.) plant usually stoloniferous ; 
radical leaves reniformly cordate, thin, bluntly lobed, crenated, 
and somewhat ciliated; scapes slender, leafless; calyx spread- 
ing; petals pectinately jagged; ovarium joined to the calyx 
only at the very base. 2. H. Native of Canada, from Lake 
Huron to the Arctic Sea ; and from Hudson’s Bay to the Rocky 
Mountains ; and of Siberia, at the river Lena. M. reniformis, 
Lam. ill. t. 373. f. 2. M. cordifdlia, Lam. dict. 4. p. 196. ill. 
t. 373. f. 3. Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 270. M. prostrata, 
Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 270.—Gmel. sib. 4. t. 68. f. 2. 
Flowers white. The plant here characterised is the acknow- 
ledged M. cordifòlia of all American botanists. A comparison 
of it with the figure of Gmelin will show that it is the same with 
his species, and consequently the M. nùda, Lin., and among the 
numerous specimens gathered by travellers in North America, 
many throw out runners, which again bearing leaves and scapes, 
the plant becomes the M. prostràta of Michx. 
Naked-stemmed Mitella. Fl. Apr. Ju. Clt. 1758. Pl. 4 to }ft. 
3 M. rri’vipa (Graham, in edinb. phil. journ. june, 1829. 
Hook. fi. bor. amer. 1. p. 241. t. 82.) radical leaves cordate, 
bluntly lobed, crenated ; scapes leafless; flowers pentandrous ; 
calyx campanulate, with a spreading limb; petals trifid; ovary 
adhering to the calyx only at the base. Y.H. Native of 
North America, in alpine rivulets north of the Smoking River, 
on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, in lat. 56°, but rare. 
Plentiful in woody situations, on the low ridge of the Blue 
Mountains of Lewis and Clark’s River, west of the Rocky 
Mountains, in lat. 46°. M. parvifldra, Doug]. mss. Flowers 
white. This species has the petals similar to those of Téllima 
parviflora. Differs from the rest of the species in the petals 
being trifid, and in the stamens being only 5 instead of 10, op- 
posite the lobes of the calyx. Perhaps a species of Drum- 
mondia. 
Trifid-petalled Mitella. Fl. May. Clt. 1829. Pl. to 1 ft. 
Cult. The species of Mitélla are pretty plants, well suited 
for the front of flower-borders, or to grow on rockwork. They 
are readily increased by dividing. Any light soil suits them, 
although they grow most luxuriant in a peat soil. 
SAXIFRAGACEA, V. Miretta. 
VI. TE’LLIMA (an anagram of Mitélla ; separated from it). 
R. Br. in Frankl. narr. journ. p. 766. verm. schrift. 1. p. 545. 
Dougl. in bot. reg. 1178. Hook. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 239. D.C. 
prod. 4. p. 49. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Digýnia. Calyx adnate to the ova- 
rium at the very base, having the free part inflated, ovate, and 
5-toothed (f. 49. b.), and the adhering part conical. Petals 5 
(f. 49. c.), inserted in the calyx, jagged. Stamens 10 (f. 49. a.). 
Styles 2-3, distinct from the base ; stigmas subcapitate, angular. 
Capsule adnate to the calyx at the base: the other half supe- 
rior and furnished with the permanent flower, 1-celled, 2-valved 
at the apex ; placentas parietal, many seeded (f. 49. f.).  Thisis 
an intermediate genus between Heuchéra and Váåáhlia ; it differs 
from Mitélla in the styles being distinct, and the different habit. 
Perennial herbs. Leaves all radical, roundish, cordate, bluntly 
lobed, in T. parviflora compound, toothed, and hispid. Flowers 
of adirty red-colour, rather large, disposed in racemose spikes. 
1 T. GRANDIFLÒRA (Dougl. in bot. reg. t. 1178.) leaves cor- 
date, lobed, dentately serrated ; racemes elongated ; petals ob- 
long-linear, pinnatifidly jagged; styles 2. 4%. H. Native of 
the north-west coast of America, in shady pine woods, near 
springs along the shore. Mitélla grandiflora, Pursh. fl. amer. 
sept. 1. p. 314. This is a fine plant, with leaves as large as 
those of Málva rotundifolia. Flowers reddish. Stem and pe- 
tioles generally thickly clothed with fulvous hairs. 
Great-flowered Tellima. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1826. Pl. 1 ft. 
VI. TELLIMA. 
VII. Drummonpra. VIII. TIARELLA. 
2 T. parvirtoraA (Hook. fi. 
bor. amer. 1. p. 239, t. 78. A.) FIG. 49 
plant scabrous from hairs; leaves 
ternate; leaflets deeply pinnati- 
fid; racemes short; petals un- 
guiculate, trifid; styles 3. Y. 
H. Native of North California. 
Abundant in light gravelly soils, 
under the shade of sappling pines, 
near Fort Vancouver; plentiful 
in low hills at the grand rapids of 
the Columbia; and also at Spo- 
kan river, Root small, rather 
fusiform, more or less fibrous, 
and bearing tubers; tubers gran- 
ular. Racemes terminal, curved. 
Flowers middle-sized, red. This 
is a curious and distinct plant, 
with something of the habit of slender specimens of Saxifraga 
granulata. 
Small-flowered Tellima. PI. 1 foot. 
Cult. See Mitélla, p. 227. for culture and propagation. 
VII. DRUMMO'NDIA (named after Thomas Drummond, 
who accompanied Capt. Franklin and Dr. Richardson in their 
last journey in North America). D.C. prod. 4. p. 49.—Mitélla 
species, Graham. : 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Digynia. Calyx with an obconical 
tube (f. 50. b.), adhering to the capsule a considerable way : limb 
5-cleft: lobes triangular, valvate in estivation (f. 50. a.), and 
at length reflexed. Petals 5, pectinately pinnatifid (f. 50. c), 
alternating with the calycine lobes. Stamens 5, in front of the 
claws of the petals, nearly sessile. Stigmas 2, spreading, 2-lobed. 
Capsule 1-celled, 2-valved at the apex, bursting long before the 
seeds are mature (f. 50. d.). Seeds numerous, disposed along 
2 opposite placentas.—An herb, with a habit between Mitélla 
and Heuchéra. It differs from Mitélla in the capsule adhering 4 
greater length to the calyx, in the stamens being 5, not 10, and 
in the stigmas being spreading, not erect, and 2-lobed, not en- 
tire; and from Heuchéra in the calycine lobes being valvate, not 
imbricate in estivation. 
1 D. mrretxoipes (D. C. 1. e.) 
y. H. Native of North Ame- 
rica, in moist alpine woods on 
the Rocky Mountains. Mitélla 
pentándra, Graham, in edinb. 
phil. journ. July, 1829. Hook. in 
bot. mag. t. 2933. Radical leaves 
on long petioles, cordate, bluntly 
lobed. Scape leafless. Flowers 
yellowish. (f. 50:) 
Mitella-like Drummondia. Fl. 
May, June. Clt. 1827. Pl. 4 foot. 
Cult. For culture and propa- 
gation see Mitélla, p. 228. 
FIG. 50. 
Sy oo 
VIII. TIARE’LLA (a diminutive of tiara, a Persian diadem; 
in reference to the shape of the capsules). Lin. gen. no. 765. 
Juss. gen. p. 309. Lam. ill. t. 373. D. C. prod. 4. p. 50. 
Lin. syst. Decdndria, Digynia, Calyx 5-parted, permanent, 
adhering at the base to the ovarium: lobes obtuse. Petals 5, 
unguiculate, entire, inserted in the calyx, and alternating with the 
calycine lobes. Stamens 10. Styles 2, distinct. Ovarium 2- 
celled. Capsule 1-celled, adnate to the calyx at the base, mem- 
