3^4; icosANDRiA roLTGTNiA. Potentiila. 



ing silky hairs, and the flowers are more than 'double 

 the size of the former, which is a small plant covered 

 with a white woolly tomentum. It approaches also to 

 P. suhacaulis Willd. sp.pl. 2. p. 1111. according to 

 description, but Gmelin's figure is extremely differ- 

 ent from it, 

 hirsuta. 5. P. erecta, simplex, hirsutissima ; stipulis lanceolatis in- 



tegris, foliis ternatis obovalibus laciniato-incisis, pani-^ 

 cula pauciflora, pedicellis brevibus, petalis calyce mi- 

 noribus. — Mich.fl. amer. 1. p. 303. 



In Canada and the western parts of New York. 1/ . 

 July, Aug. V. V. Flowers white, small. 

 Korwegica. Q, P. erecta, ramosa, pubescens ; stipulis ovalibus dentatis, 

 foliis ternatis rhombeo-lanceolatis inciso-dentatis, ra- 

 mis dichotomis, pedicellis brevibus axillaribus solita- 

 riis, petalis calyce brevioribus. — Willd. sp. pi. 2. 

 p. nop. 



Icon. Fl.dan. 171. 



In fields of Canada and New York. ©. June, July. 

 V. V. Flowers pale yellow. 



** Foliis digitalis. 



pumila. 7. P. erecta, subacaulis, pubescens ; foliis quinatis cunei- 



formibus apice dilatatis incisis subtus lanuginosis, pe- 

 dunculis petiolo brevioribus simplicibus unifloris, pe- 

 talis rotundatis calyce vix longioribus. — Lam. encycl. 5. 

 p. 594. 

 In dry fields and pastures: Canada to Virginia. 1/. 

 May — July. v. v. It has a strong resemblance to 

 P. verna ; flbwers pale yellow. 



canadensis. 8. P. procumbens, subramosa, candicanti-sericea 5 stipulis 

 ovatis incisis, foliis quinatis cuneato-obovalibus inciso- 

 dentatis, caule adscendente hirsute, pedunculis soli- 

 tariis elongatis, calycis laciniis lineari-lanceolatis, pe- 

 talis orbiculatis subintegris longitudine calycis.— ?fi//rf. 

 sp. pi. 2. p. 1106. 

 In fields and pastures, common : Canada to Carolina. 

 11 . May — Aug. v. v. Has the appearance of a 

 strawberry plant ; flowers bright yellow. 



^implex. 9. P. erecta, simplex, hirsuta ; stipulis incisis, foliis quina- 



tis oblongo-ovalibus grosse-serratis superioribus sessili- 

 bus, pedunculis axillaribus solitariis elongatis unifloris, 

 calycis laciniis lineari-lanceolatis, petalis rotundato-ob- 

 cordatis calyce longioribus. — Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. 303, 



