THE FLORA OP LTVRRPOOl,. 



6. COMARUM. Linn: Marsh Cinque-foil, 

 Icosand. Polygon. L. 



1. C. PALUSTRE. L. (Purple M.) May — July. % 



Frequent in boggy meadows and ditches near Liverpool, 

 and in Wirral. 



7. POTENTILLA. Linn. Cinqiiefoil, Icosand. Tolygyn. L. 



1. P. ANSERiNA. L. (Silver- weed.) June, July. 2^ 



Moist meadows and way sides, frequent. 



2. P. REPTANs. L. (Common creeping C.) June — Sept. ii 



Meadows, pastures, and road sides, frequent. 



3. P. TORMENTiLLA. Sibth. (Toimentil.) June — Aug. 2| 



a. T. OFFICINALIS. L. (Common T.) 



Heaths and barren pastures, common. 



b. T. REPTANS. li. (Trailing T.) 



Hedge banks, waste places, (fee, common. 



4. p. FRAGARiASTRUM. Ehrh. (Strawberry-leaved C.) March — 



June. 2^ 



Woods, banks, and pastures, frequent. 



Tribe 8. SANGUISORBID^. '' Achenes 1—2, enclosed 

 within the dry calyx-tube.'^ 



8. ALCHEMILLA. Linn. Lady's Mantle. 

 Tetrand. Monogyn, L. 



1. A. VULGARIS. L. (Common Jj.) July — August. 2^ 



Common in pastures and way sides. 



2. A. ARVENSis. Sm. (Eield L., or Parsley Piert.) May — 



August. 



Dry gravelly situations and hedge banks, common. 

 The larva of Harpalyce subtriniata (the Common Carpet) feeds on this plant. 



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