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Fig. 113 (104). 



Flve-flnger. A Cinquefoll. Potentilla 

 Canadensis simplex (Michx.) T. & G. A 

 herbaceous, slender, tufted, hirsute, perennial, 

 spreading by numerous runners; leaflets 5, 

 oDlanceolate, serrate, apex obtuse, flowers 

 single, yellow, achenes smooth. 



Dry, sandy or thin soil. Native of this 

 country. 



Fig. 114 (103). 



Silvery Cinquefoll. Potentilla argentea L. 

 Stems ascending, tufted, white-woolly, 10-40 

 cm. long; leaflets 5, oblanceolate, green above, 

 white pubescent beneath; flowers rather large 

 yellow. Dry, sandy, places introduced from 

 Europe and perhaps native. 



