174 AUT. BOT. 
radic. cordatis subpinnatis vel trifoliatis petiolis 
et subtus villosis, foliolis cordatis obovatisque, 
lobatis dentatis, fol. caulinis subsess. trifol. vel 
simplicib. obovatis rhombeis vel lanceol. incisis, 
vel integris sepe glabris ciliatis, stipulis vix in- 
tegris, petalis obov. albis, aristis apice barbatis 
—Canada to Carolina, Kentucky &c, stem 1 
or 2 pedal simple or dichotome, leaves quite va- 
riable on same root, flowers small white: the 
most permanent characters are the lower leaves 
villose beneath, upper simple, petals and awns. 
A var. integrifolia has leaves mostly simple 
lanceolate entire. 
1277, Bern. media R. Geum intermedium 
Tr. caule petiolisque hirsutis,fol. rad. interrupte 
pinnatis, foliolis obovatis incisis, ultima trifida, 
fol. caulinis trifoliatis, stipulis laciniatis, fl. term. 
paucis, calicib. lanceol. acum. obt. aristis apice 
plumosis—Sibiria, stem simple, leaves nearly 
smooth small, flowers incarnate ? 
1278, Bern. confluens Raf. Geum canadense, 
strictum, geniculatum of various authors, of 
which the synonymy is in utter confusion as in 
others, every author describing some peculiar 
variety: I have therefore concluded to change 
all the names. This is known at once by the 
radical leaves not villose, pinnatifid or pinnate 
oblong upper pinnules confluent, all oblong or 
obovate duplicate serrate outside, the stem 
leaves pinnatifid or triparted, seldom simple, 
stipules laciniate, flowers and awns as in 1276. 
Mts. Allegh. Pensylv. &c. 
1279, Bern. acuminata Raf. Geum strie- 
tum, canadense of some, Potentila pensylv! of 
others—hirsuta,caule stricto virgato paucifl. fol. 
radic. et caulinis pinnatifidis, pinnulis oblongis 
incisis acuminatis, stipulis incisis, florib. confer- 
