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1. F. ViRGiNiAXA. Elirh. (F. Canadensis. iV/ic^a;.) Scarlet or Wild Sir aic- 

 herrij. — Pubescent; ciU. of Ihr. fruit erect-spreading; rich, imbedded in pits 



in the globose receptacle ; pcd. commonly shorter than the leaves. — Fields and 

 woods, U. S. and Brit. Am. Stolons slender, terete, reddish, often 11' or more 

 long, rooting at the ends. Petioles radical, '2— G' long, with spreading hairs. 

 Leaflets 3, oval, obtuse, coarsely dentate, subsessile, 1 — '2\' long, f as wide, 

 lateral ones oblique. Scape less liairy than the petioles, cymoseal top. Flowers 

 in Apr. and May. Fruit in Jn. Jl., highly fragrant and delicious when ripened 

 in the sun. 



2. F. VESCA. Alpine^ Wood, or English. Strawberry. 



Pubescent; calyx of the fruit much" spreading or reflexed ; ach. superficial 

 on the conical or hemispherical receptacle which is without pits ; ped. usually 

 longer than the leaves. — Fields and woods. Northern States, &c. Stolons often 

 creeping several feet. Leaves pubescent, and flowers as in F. Virginiana. — 

 Numerous varieties are cultivated in gardens, where the fruit is sometimes aa 

 ounce or more in weight. F'l. Apr. May. F^r. Jn. Jl. 



3. F. Chilensis. Ehrh. Chili Strawberry. — Lfts. villose-silky beneath, ru- 

 gose, coriaceous, broadly obovate, obtuse, serrate; ped. and cal. silky; pet. 

 large, spreading. — From Oregon and California. Not generally cultivated. 



06s.— Other species with varieties arc sometimes found in gardens ; as F. elatior, the hautbois S 

 with tall, thin leaves, tall and strong scMjies. and fruit jjreenish white tinged with purple ; F. srandijlora 

 the pine-apple wS. (made a synonym of F. Chilcn.-:Ls by DC.) with firm, crenate leaves, large^flowcrs and 

 large, globose fruit, varying irom whitish to purple. 



15. DALIBARDA. 



Named by Linna:us, in honor of Dalibard, a French botanist. 



Calyx inferior, deeply 5 — 6-parted, spreading, 3 of the segments 

 larger ; petals 5 ; stamens numerous : styles 5 — 8, long, deciduous ; 

 fruit achenia, dry or somewhat drupaceous. — % Low herbs. St. creep- 

 ing. Lvs. undivided. Scapes 1 — 2fiowered. 

 D. REPENS. JTalsc Violet. 



Diffuse, pubescent, bearing creeping shoots ; hs. simple, roundish-cordate, 

 crenate; stip. linear-setaceous; cal. spreading in flower, erect in fruit. — In low 

 woods, Penn. to Can. Creeping stems 1 or 2' to 10 or 12' in length. Leaves 

 1—2' diam., rounded at apex, cordate at base, villose-pubescent, on petioles 1, 

 2 or 3' long. Scapes 1-flowcred, about as long as the petioles. Petals white, 

 obovate, longer than the sepals. Jn. 



16. WALDSTEINIA. Willd. 



Named by Willdenow, in honor of Franz de Waldstein, a German botanist. 



Calyx 5-cleft, with 5 alternate, sometimes minute and deciduous 

 bracteoles ; petals 5 or more, sessile, deciduous ; stamens 00, inserted 

 into the calyx ; styles 2 — 6 ; achenia few, dry, on a dry receptacle. 

 — % Acaulescent herbs., icith lobed or divided radical lvs., and yellow fis. 

 W. FRAGARioiDEs. Traut. (Dalibarda. Michx. Comaropsi.s. DC.) Dry 

 Strawbcrrij. — Lvs. trifoliate ; Ifls. broad-cuneiform, incisely dentate-crenate, 

 ciliate ; scopes bracteate, many-flowered ; cal. tube obconic. — A handsome plant, 

 in hilly woods, Can. to Ga., bearing .some resemblance to the strawberr}'. Rhi- 

 zoma thick, scaly, blackish. Petioles 3 — 6' long, slightly pubescent. Leaflets 

 1 — 2' diam., nearly sessile, dark shining green above, apex rounded and cut 

 into lobes and teeth. Scape about as high as the leaves, divided at top, bearing 

 2 — 6 flowers i' diam. Petals varying from 5 — 10 ! Jn. 



17. GEUM. 



Gr.yevo), to tuBte well ; in allusion to the taste of the roots. 



Calyx 5-cleft, with 5 alternate segments or bracteoles, smaller and 

 exterior; petals 5; stamens 00 ; achenia 00, aggregated on a dry 

 receptacle, and caudate with the persistent, mostly jointed, genicu- 

 late and bearded style. — "4- 



