ICOSANDRIA— POLYGYNIA. Geum. 431 



cimens or mine, much larger than the common urbanum, but 

 they are of a tawny hue, and rather drooping. The divisions of 

 the leaves vary in both. I have suspected this G. intermedium 

 might be a variety of rivale, caused by the pollen of urbanum ; 

 but, on account of its general aspect, have removed it hither. 

 The shjles seem to agree best with G. rivale. 1 have not seen 

 the ripe seeds, which it would be desirable to examine. I follow 

 the opinion of Ehrhart in the synonyms attached to this variety, 

 not having been able to verify them. 



2. G. rivale. Water Avens. 



Radical leaves interruptedly pinnate, somewhat lyrate. Sti- 

 pulas ovate, acute, cut. Flowers drooping. Styles hairy 

 above the curvature. 



G. rivale. Linn. Sp. PI. 7\7. Willd. v. 2. 1115. Fl. Br. 554. 

 Engl. Bof. V. 2. t. 106. Hook. Scot. 165. Fl. Dan. t. 722. 



G. n. 1129. Hall. Hist. d. 2. 52. 



Caryophyllata montana purpurea. RaiiSyn.253. Ger. Em. 994./. 



C. montana, nutante flore. Clus. Pann. 433./. 434. 



C. montana prima. Clus. Hist. v. 2. 103./. 



C. aquatica. Camer. Epit. 726./. 



C. septentrionalium rotundifolia, papposo flore. Lob. Ic. 694. /. 

 fl. too upright. 



Mountain Avens. Pet. H. Brit. t.40./. 3. 



^. Geum rivale y. Fl. Br. 555. Var. 3. With. 4/8. 



G. hybridum. Wulf. in Jacq. Misc. v. 2. 33. Ic. Rar. t. 94. Reynier 

 Mem. V. 1.222. 



Caryophyllata montana tertia. Clus. Pann. 437./ 438. Hist. v. 2. 

 104./ 



C. atjuatica. Camer. Epit. 726, 3 lateral figures. 



C. aquatica, flore rubro striato. Bauh. Hist. v. 2. 398. n./ 



C. prolifera, flosculis elegantissimis. Loes.Pruss.37 . t.6. 



C. montana flore pleno. Merr. Pin. 22. Raii S?jn. 253. 



Childing Avens. Pet. H. Brit. t.40./. 4. 



In moist meadows and woods, especially in mountainous countries. 



Not rare in the north of England, Scotland, Wales, nor even in 

 Norfolk. 



^. In the north of England. Ray. 



Perennial. June, July. 



Root somewhat woody, blackish, creeping, and running deep into 

 the ground ; astringent, with the flavour of cloves. Herbage 

 hairy, deep green. Stem 8 to 12 inches high, slightly panicled, 

 otherwise simple. Radical leaves stalked ; their terminal lobe 

 very large, rounded, lobed, and sharply crenate ; stem-leaves 

 few, stalked, ternate or 3-lobed. Stipulas of the latter ovate, 

 acute, cut, purplish. Fl. almost pendulous, singularly elegant, 

 growing upright as the seeds ripen. Cal. of a rich purplish 



