BERBERIDEZ. IV. Leontice. V. ErIMEDIUM. 
talon, which is derived from dewy, leon, a lion; meradov, petalon, 
aleaf; because the leaf of L. Leontopetalum is said to bear some 
resemblance to the impression of a lion’s foot.) Lin. gen. no. 
423. Lam. ill. t. 254. Schreb. gen. no. 571. Juss. gen. p. 287. 
Brown in Lin. trans. 12. p. 145. t. 7. 
Lin. syst. Hexdndria, Monogýnia. Sepals 6 (f. 32. a.) 
without scales. Petals 6 (f. 32. b.) each bearing a scale on the 
inside at the base. Capsules bladdery, 2-4-seeded (f. 32. c.) Seeds 
globose, inserted in the bottom of the capsule. Herbs with 
tuberous roots and annual stems about a foot high, and variously 
cut leaves, somewhat resembling those of Columbine. Flowers 
in loose racemes, or panicles, furnished with ovate, leafy, entire 
bracteas, at the base of the pedicels. Calyx usually coloured. 
Secr. I. Lrontorr’ratum (from Aewy, leon, a lion, and zerador, 
petalon, a leaf; lion’s leaf. See L. Leontopétalum.) D. C. syst. 
2. p. 24. prod. 1. p. 109. Capsules greatly inflated when mature 
(f. 32. c.) never ruptured, inclosing the seeds. Upper leaves 
pinnate or ternate. Petioles simple, or divided at the top, not 
at the base. . 
1 L. curyso’conum (Lin. spec. 447.) leaves pinnate ; leaflets 
sessile, oval-oblong, 3-5-cleft at the apex; bracteas small, sca- 
nous. 2. H. Native of Greece in corn-fields, also near Abydos 
and Aleppo.—Mor. hist. 2. p. 285. sect. 3. t. 15. f. 7.—Barrl. 
icon. 1113. &. Chrységonum Dioscérides, Rauw. itin. 1582. 
p- 119. icon. Flowers yellow ; stamens and petals nearly equal 
inlength. The specific name is derived from xpvaoc, gold, and 
yovv, a knee, on account of the bright yellow blossoms which 
usually rise from the forks or knees of the stem. 
_ Golden-kneed Lion’s Leaf. Fl. in its native country in March; 
in England in June. Clt. 1740. Pl. 1 foot. 
2? L. LEONTOPE'TALUM (Lin. spec. 448.) leaves biternate ; 
leaflets obovate, on very short petioles ; bracteas leafy, much 
shorter than the pedicels. %. H. Native of Puglia, Etruria, 
and Crete, in ploughed land and corn fields; frequent in Greece 
and all the islands of the Archipelago, &c. Lam. ill. t. 254. f. 
1.—Barrl, icon. t.1030. Leontopétalon, Lob. icon. t. 685. f. 2. 
—Mor. hist. 2. p. 285. sect. 3. t. 15. f. 6. &c. Flowers yellow, 
gated with veins. Stamens shorter than the petals. Seeds 3- 
’ globose, brown. For the meaning of the specific name see 
Section. It is given to this plant because the leaves are said to 
ar some resemblance to the impression made by a lion’s foot, 
and from this cause it is called in French Pied-de-Lion. 
th rue Lion's Leaf. Fl. in its native country in the winter or 
e l paning of spring ; in England in April and May. Clt. 1597. 
- 1 foot. 
lea L. VESICA RIA (Pall. act. petrop. 1779. p. 2. t. 9. f. 4.) 
ome es biternate ; leaflets oblong, somewhat cuneate, blunt, sub- 
hones bracteas ‘leafy, scarcely one-half shorter than the 
pedicels, Y.H. Native of Siberia in muddy places at the salt 
t 5 a the Kirghisian steppe. L. incérta, Pall. itin. 3. app. no. 84. 
P 2. ed. gall. app. no. 321. t. 77. f. 3. Flowers yellow? 
ant soft, succulent (f. 32. c.) 
taddery-podded Lion’s Leaf. Fl. in its native country in the 
ginning of spring ; in England in April and May. PI. 3 foot. 
Ser, n. Cavzorny’tium (from cavdoc, kaulos, astem; và- 
enr Py lon, a leaf; because the plants contained in this section 
owen y one leaf on each stem, directly under the racemes of 
petiole M appears to terminate the stem, as if it were only a 
26. prod ich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 204. t. 21. D. C. syst. 2. p. 
cate m - 1. p. 109. Capsules hardly inflated, sometimes bac- 
eari peared when mature ; the seeds are therefore exserted. 
raceme. Only one leaf on each stem, which is situated under the 
3 petiol - . 
on each aa e 3-parted from the base, bearing 3 or 5 leaflets 
119 
4 L. Atta‘ica (Pall. act. petrop. 1779. p. 257. t. 8. f. 1, 2, 
and 3.) stem leaf solitary ; petioles 3-parted, divided to the base, 
each part bearing 5-oblong, entire leaflets, which are palmately 
disposed. 2. H. Native on the Altaian mountains, in sunny 
places, and about Zmeof. Lam. ill. 254. f. 2. Root the size of 
anut. Flowers yellow. Stamens equal in length with the petals. 
Altaian Lion’s Leaf. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1822. Pl. 1 foot. . 
5 L. Oprssa`wna (Fisch. in litt.) stem leaf solitary, petioles 
divided into 3 parts to the base, each part bearing 5 oblong, en- 
tire, stalked leaflets, which are palmately disposed ; stamens dou- 
ble the length of the petals. X4. H. Native on chalky hills 
about Odessa. L. Altaica 6, Odessana, D. C. syst. 2. p. 26. 
prod. 1. p. 110. This plant differs from L. Alidica in the pedi- . 
cels being a little longer, and the stamens being double the height 
of the petals, and with the segments of the leaves on rather longer 
stalks. Flowers yellow. 
Odessa Lion’s-Leaf. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1828. Pl. 1 foot. 
6 L. ruHauictror bes (Lin. spec. 
448.) stem leaf solitary; petiole 
divided to the base into ‘3 parts, 
each part bearing 3 ovate or obo- 
vate deeply-cut acuminated leaf- 
lets. %. H. Native of North Ame- 
rica, in shady woods on mountains, 
from Virginia to New England; 
also near Philadelphia; but rare. 
Brown in Lin. trans. 12. p. 145. 
t. 7. Caulophyllum thalictroides, 
Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 205. t. 21. 
Pursh, fl. bor. amer. sept. 1. p. 218. 
Stems a foot high. Flowers yel- 
low-green. Berries deep blue, glo- 
bose, contracted below into a long 
stipitate base; these are called Co- 
hosh by the Indians, and the plant 
is esteemed medicinal. (f. 32.) 
Thalictrum-like Lion’s Leaf. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1784. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
Cult. A genus of pretty little plants, usually with beautiful 
yellow flowers. The species require to be kept in pots, in order 
that they may be sheltered by a frame during winter; they will 
thrive well in a mixture of sand, loam, and peat, and may be in- 
creased by separating the tubers of the root. Leóntice Vesicària 
will require to be watered now and then with salted water, or it 
will not live. 
FIG. 32. 
V. EPIME DIUM (from em, epi, upon, and Media; said to 
grow in Media, a name from Dioscorides, retained by Linnæus.) 
Lin. Gen. no. 148. Juss. gen. 287. D. C. syst. 2. p. 28. prod. 
1. p. 110. 
Ein. syst. Tetra-Hexándria Monogynia. Sepals 4-8, fur- 
nished with 2 bracteas on the outside, at the base. Petals 4-6, 
each furnished on the inside with a 2-coloured appendage. Cap- 
sules siliculaform, 2-valved, many-seeded. Stamens 4-6. Style 
1. Seeds obliquely and transversely situated, unilateral. Herbs 
with creeping perennial trunks, and annual stems. Leaves 
stalked, compound ; leaflets awnedly-serrated. Racemes ter- 
minal, simple, or compound. 
1 E. atetnum (Lin. spec. 171.) radical leaves none ; stem 
one biternate; leaflets cordate-lanceolate, acuminated, ser- 
rated, with the serratures awned ; sepals 4-6 ; petals 4; sta- 
mens 4. %. H. Native of England in Cumberland and York- 
shire, in coppices and woods; France and other parts of the 
South of Europe, in the same kind of situation. Lam. ill. t. 83. 
Schkuhr handb. 1. p. 81. t. 24. Smith fl. greece. 2. t. 150. eng. 
bot. 438. Stem about 4 inches high. Flowers purplish. 
