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tions of incised bases of the lateral leaflets or a decurrent distal 
pair, or subleaflets in the position of stipels. The stipules of A. 
Brittoniana are narrower and more incised than those of /ursuta, 
and the bracteoles are notably unlike. The fruit, which is more 
crowded and closely reflexed, is of a different form, wanting the 
expanded marginal rim, tumid disk and contracted base charac- 
teristic of the fruit of Azrsu¢a and, at maturity, presenting a signally 
diverse appearance from all our species by reason of the conical 
mass of connivent bristles. 
From A. mollis the species differs in greater size, the stouter 
stem harshly hirsute instead of loosely villose or tomentose-pubes- 
cent, larger and thicker acuminate leaves provided with shining 
glandules on the lower surface and quite wanting the obovate oF 
oblong figure and crenate or dentate margins of those of mollis, 
larger, more crowded flowers, much larger, more turbinate and 
deeply sulcate fruit having the bristles crowded and connivent in- 
stead of loosely ascending or erect. 
The general character of the pubescence and branching of A. 
Bnittoniana is much like that of A. parviflora, and the glandules be- 
neath the leaflets present nearly the same appearance in both spe- 
cies. Other, if slighter, evidences of relationship between the two 
plants may also be noted, such as the sharply serrate often narrow 
leaflets of Brittoniana, the occasionally decurrent distal pair, the 
narrow and numerous subleaflets, the elongated racemes. These 
characteristics are more or less destinctive of Brittomana among 
our species other than parviflora,in which they all find a more Pro 
nounced expression. The fruit of the two species is, however, Te 
matkably different. ; 
A. Brittoniana is in fact very distinct from any American species 
while nearly related to certain Asiatic forms—A. viscidula Bges 
A. pilosa Ledeb. and A. Dahurica Willd., plants which have bees 
variously confused together by authors, and all of which have finally — 
been referred to A. Eupatoria L. ; 
6. AGRIMONIA PARVIFLORA Soland. 
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Aromatic and glandulose, commonly 314°-41%4° tall (1% a ye 
over 6°) virgate-branched above, the ascending branches siMP© — 
or loosely few-branched and forming elongated strict racemes) — 
_ Stem stout, becoming 4’’-6’ thick below, papillose-roughened Ee 
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