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Bross. Petals 5, roundish, (or heart-shaped,) expanding, 
fixed by claws to the cup. ; 
Stam. Filaments 20, awl-shaped, shorter than the petals, 
_ fixed to the cup. -Anthers oblong-crescent-shaped. 
_ Past. .Germens numerous, very small, forming a knob. 
Styles thread-shaped, as long as the stamens, fixed to 
: the sides of the germens. Summits blunt. _ 
S. Vess. none. Receptacle of the seeds roundish, juiceless, 
very small, permanent, covered with seeds, inclosed in 
the cup. ii 
SEEDs numerous, tapering to a point. 
Ons. This genus agrees with-the Potentilla, excepting only 
that it has one-fifth more in number in all the parts of the 
fructification, so that the two genera might be united. Linn. — 
-TORMENTIULA. Tourn. 153... 
Car. Cup 1 leaf, flat, with 8 clefts, every other segment 
smaller and more acute. re 
Buoss. Petals 4, inversely heart-shaped, flat, expanding, 
fixed by claws to the cup. iil caaa 
Stam. Filaments 16, awl-shaped, half as long as the 
petals, fixed to the cup. Anthers simple. 
Pist. Germens 8, small, approaching so as to form a knob. - 
‘Styles thread-shaped, as long as the stamens, fixed to. 
the sides of the germens. Swmmits blunt... * 
S. Vess. none.’ Receptacle of the seeds-very small, loaded 
with seeds, and inclosed by the cup. 
SEEps 8, roundish, naked, 
GE’UM. Tourn. 151, Caryophyllata. Gerin. 74. 
Cat. Cup 1 leaf, with 10 clefts, nearly upright. Segments 
alternately very small and sharp. 
Boss. Petals 5, rounded; claws narrow, as long as the 
cup, fixed to the cup. : ‘ 
Sram. Filaments numerous, awl-s' » as long as the 
cup, fixed to the cup. Anthers rather broad, 
unt. 
 Pisr. Germens numerous, forming a knob. Styles long, 
hairy, fixed to the sides of the germens. Summits simple. 
S. Vess. none. Receptacle of the seed oblong, hairy, 
standing upon the reflected cup. : : 
SEEDs numerous, compressed, covered with strong hairs, 
¥ furnished with a long —— by the style. 
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