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1. F, Virginian A. Ehrh. (F. Canadensis. Mi:c//.r.) Scarlet ov Wild Strav:- 

 bernj. — Pubescent; cal. of the fruit erect-spreading; ach. imbedded in pits 



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

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

 long, rooting at the ends. Petioles radical, 2 — 6' long, with spreading hairs. 

 Leaflets 3, oval, obtuse, coarsely dentate, subsessile, 1 — 2^' long, | as wide, 

 lateral ones oblique. Scape less hairy than the petioles, cymose at 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 Straicberry. 



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

 on the conical or hemispherical receptacle which is without pits ; pad. 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 an 

 ounce or more in weight, Fl. Apr. May. Fr. 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. 



O&s.— other species with varietieg are sometimes found in gardens; as F. elatior, the liautbois S., 

 with tall, Ihin leaves, tall and strong scapes, and fruit greenish white tinged with purple; F. grandijlora. 

 the pine-apple S. (made a synonym of F. Chilensis by DC.) with firm, crenate leaves, large flowers ana 

 large, globose fruit, varj'ing from whitish to purple. 



15. DALIBARDA. 



Named by Linnaeus, 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 — 2-Jiowercd. 



D. REPENS. False Violet. 



Diflfuse, pubescent, bearing Creeping shoots ; lvs. simple, roundish-cordate, 

 crenate ; slip, 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-flowered, 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 WahUtein, 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, with lobed or divided radical lvs., and ydlow fls. 

 W. FRAGARiolDEs. Traut. (Dalibarda. Michx. Comaropsis. DC.) Dry 

 Strawberry. — Lvs. trifoliate ; lfts. broad-cuneiform, incisely dcntate-crenate, 

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

 in hilly woods, Can. to Ga., bearing some resemblance to the strawberry. 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 al)Out as high as the leaves, divided at lop, bearing 

 2 — 6 flowers \' diam. Petals varying irom 5—10 ! Jn. 



17. GEUM. 



Gr.ytvui, to tajBte well ; in allusion to the taste of the rootd. 



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, nn^stly jointed, gcnicu 

 lat-e and bearded style. — % 



