THE FLORA OK LIVERPOOL. 



3. P. Cerasus. L. (Wild C.) May. U 



Seacombe, by pits, — H. C. Watson. Bebbington and 

 Bromboro' Pool, common, — W.S. Plentiful in pits in 

 Edge Lane, Hall Park,— W.H. 

 " Livia Cerati raay be detected on this tree." — With. 



SUB-ORD. II. ROSE^. " Carpels not adhering to the calyx-tube. 

 Stipules united to the petiole." 



Tribe 1. SPIR^EIDJE. Petals several. Fruit, a ring 

 of follicles not inclosed within the calyx-tube. 



2. SPIRJiiA. Linu. Spinea, T}ropwGrt, or Meadow-sweet, 

 Icosand. Pentagon. L. 



1 . S. ULMARiA. L. (Queen of the Meadows.) July. U 



Very common by the side of ponds a 

 moist meadows. 



" Sphinx ocellata and FilipenduUe feed on this plant." — With 



Very common by the side of ponds and ditches and in 

 moist meadows. 



Tribe 2. POTENTILLID^. "Calyx-tube short and nearly 



flat, not enclosing the fruit. Petals several. 



Achenes or drupes five or more upon a common flat or 



convex receptacle." 



3. GEUM. Linn. Avens. Icosand. Poh/gi/n. L 



1. G. URBANUM. L. (Common A.) June. U 



Woods and hedges, frequent. 



2. G. rivale. L. (Water A.) May — July. U 



Meadows below Childwell Abbey. 



3. G. intermedium. Ehrh. June, July. U 



In a ditch between the Horns Smithies and the entrance 

 to Knowsley Park, — J.S. It is probably a hybrid and not 

 a distinct species. 



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