'Class XII. Order V. 



Stem erect at base, declining at top, rough, hairy Leafets 

 in fives, oval, deeply serrate, the nerves hairy underneath. From 

 the axils of the leaves proceed a single flower, a petioled leaf, 

 and the rudiment of a branch. Flowers yellow. Petals round- 

 ish, inversely heart-shaped, larger than the calyx. Pastures. 

 May, June. Perennial. 



POTENTILLA NoRVEGicA. L. J\foru'ay Ciiiquefoil. 



Leaves ternate ; stem dichotomous ; peduncles 

 axillary. L. 



An erect, hairy plant. Stem round, straight, forked at top. 

 Leaves in threes, oval, cut-serrate, their petioles and veins cov 

 ered with long hairs. Stipules ovate, acute, somewhat toothed- 

 Flowers numerous, axillary and terminal, somewhat crowded. 

 Petals yellow, shorter than the calyx. By road sides and thick- 

 ets. July. Perennial. 



155. GEUM. 

 GEUM RIVALE. L. Water Jlvetis. 



Radical leaves lyrate ; stipules ovate, acute, 

 cut ; flowers nodding, awns feathery, twisted. Sm. 



A fine plant conspicuous in meadows for its high, nodding, 

 dark coloured flowers. Stem round, erect, drooping at top. 

 Radical leaves lyrate or interruptedly pinnate, the terminal leaf- 

 ct large and lobed, the whole serrate and hairy. Flowers ter- 

 minal, two or three on a stalk ; calyx reddish brown, closed ; 

 petals erect, hardly exceeding the calyx, inversely heart-shap- 

 ed, veined and shaded with yellow and purple. The fruit be- 

 comes erect, and is crowned with long, feathery, contorted awns. 

 May, June. Perennial. 



GEUM VIRGINIANUM. L. Virginian Avens. 



Leaves trifoliate, upper ones lanceolate ; petals 



