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1. Geum parviflorum Sm. 



This plant is found in rocky situations. The appearance of the plant 

 is shown in figs. 1 and 2, fig. 1 being that of a plant growing in a shaded, 

 damp station, fig. 2 of a plant growing in a more exposed position. The 

 leaves are l|-6 in. long, either erect or more or less prostrate ; they are 

 imparipinnate, the leaflet at the end being a large, crenate leaf, while the 



Fig. 1. — Geum parviflorum. Plant from sheltered position (half natural size). 



lateral leaflets are small, most of them being quite minute. The leaves 

 are hirsute on both surfaces, and also on the petiole ; while on the petiole, 

 especially near the base, there are long, 'brown, silky hairs. The root- 

 system is well developed, and consists of a mass of tough, wiry, fibrous 

 roots, which bear many branches. 



