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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 mtegris sepe glabris ciliatis, stipulis vix in- 

 tegris, petalis obov. albis, aristis apice barbatis 

 — Canada to Carolina, Kentucky &c, stem 1 

 or 2 pedal simj^le 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 pmall, flowers incarnate ? 



1278, Bern. covfluens Raf Geum canadense, 

 strictum, geniculatuni 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 tho names. This is known at once by the 

 radical leaves not villose, pinnatifid or pinnate 

 oblon^ 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. Allejjh. Pensylv. &c. 



1279, Hern. acuminata Raf Geum stric- 

 tum, canadense ofsome, Potentila pensylv ! of 

 others — hirsuta,caulestricto vir^ato paucifl. fol. 

 radic. ct caulinis pinnatifidis, pinnulis oblongis 

 incieis acuminatis, sfipulis incisis, florib. confer- 



