107 SANCIUISORBA. 



3. G. Virginia'num. 



Pubescent; radical leaves pinfiate, cauline ones 3 — 5- foliate or lobed, all 

 unequally serrate, cut ; flowers erect ; petals not exceeding the calyx. About 

 2 feet high in hedges and thickets. Stem erect, branching. The lower leaves 

 are Sometimes ter'nate, or even simple, with appendaged petioles. Stipules 

 large, cut into lobes and teeth. Flowers small, whitish. Styles bent and hairy 

 at t1ie summit. July. White jivens. 



4. G. triflo'rum. 



Hairy ; stem erect, about 3-flowered ; leaves mostly radical, interruptedly 

 pinnate, of numerous, cuneate leaflets, cut-dentate; &roc?co/fs linear, longer 

 than the segments; stifles plumose, very long. On the White Mts; in N.Y., 

 &c. Stems scarcely a foot high, with a pair of opposite leaves in the middle, 

 and several bracts at the bases of the long, slender pedicels. At the top it di- 

 vides into about 3 flower-stalks, each bearing a single, large, purplish flower. 

 June. Three-flowered Geum. 



5. G. Peck'ii. 



Scape nearly naked, paniculate above, many- flowered; radical leaves ]yrSLle- 

 pinnate, the terminal leaflet very large, roundish, somewhat lobed, cut-den- 

 tale or crenate, tlie lateral ones minute; petals much longer than the calyx. 

 White Mts. A species remarkable for its large root-leaves, which are on long, 

 appendaged petioles, roundish-reniform, somewhat truncate at base, and with 

 radiate v°eins. Petals yellow, rather large. Jl. Peck's Geum. 



6. G. urba'num. 



Flowers erect; awns hooked, naked; cauline leaves ternate ; radical ones 

 lyrate-pinnate, in 5s; upper leaves ovate; stipules large, roundish. From 

 Europe. The root is mildly astringent, aromatic like cloves. They are chewed 

 to correct a foul breath. — Flowers yellow. Jn — Aug. Per. Common JJzens. 



15. SANGUISO'RBA. 

 Calyx tubular, 4-si(led, limb 4-partecl, 2 — 3-bractecl at base ; 

 petals 0; stamens 4, opposite tiie calyx segments; filaments 

 dilated upwards; style 1, filiform; achenium dry, included 

 in the calyx. 



Lat. sanguis, sorhere, q. d. to absorb blood. The plant has the reputation of 

 an excellent vulnerary. — Perennial herbs. 



S. Canade'nsis. 



Spiles very long, cylindric ; stamens many times longer than the calyx. 

 Stem herbaceous, 2 — 3 feet high, smooth, striate. Leaves unequally pinnate. 

 Leaflets oblong, obtuse, serrate. Flowers reddish-white, in long, terminal 

 spikes, appearing in July, ^'ative in wet grounds, and cultivated. 



Canada Burnet. 



IG. AGRIMO'NIA. 



Calyx 5-toothed, contracted at the throat, and with hooked 

 bristles above; petals 5; stamens 12 — 15; achenia 2, in the 

 bottom of the calyx tube. 



Gr. ayqoi, field, and ittovoj, alone; a name of dignity, on account of its 

 reputed excellence in medicine, Cal. inferior, tubular. jPet. flat, emarginate. 



