ICOSANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. Potentilla. 
velly soil. [Side of the PR epee road pay the one of Holt 
Castle, Worcestershire. Mr. Battarp.—On Blackheath. Mr. 
Jones. About Harrowgate plentiful. Mix Rowson! iP. a Sept. 
P. Leafits 5 together, serrated at the end; points of the al’ba. 
sérratures approaching to the margin: stem thread- 
like, trailing : receptacles hairy. 
Jacq. austr. 115—Kuiph, 8—Clus, ii. 105. 1-Ger. em. 989. 
10—Park. 596. 2-F. B. its 398. e. 2-Trag. 507-Ger. 
839-Fuchs. 623-F. B. ii. 398. e. 1. 
Leaftts | entire, except towards the end; serratures 5 to 7, 
sligh tly downy ml rensgeet paler and more downy, with 
the veins and edges white with a silky down. Leaf-stalks 
dow Ts 1 etals 
ny. Fruit-stalks long, slender, downy, 1-flowe 
white, inversely heart-shaped, as long as the calyx. Manian. 
White Cinquefoil. In Wales P, July, Aug, 
P, Leafits 5 together: stem creeping : frnit-stalks 1-flowered. rep’tans. 
_ Fl, dan. 1164-Kaiph. 7-Ludw. 116-Curt.-Woedv. 59- 
-  - Wale—Lonic. i. 216. 2—Fachs. 624—F. B. ii. 397-—Lonic. 
i. 216. 1—Blackw. 454—Marth. 1018-Ger. 836. 1—Dod. 
116. 1-~Lob. 2c. 690. 1. obs. 393. 3+Ger. em. 987. 1—Pet. 
41. 3-Park. 399. 1-H. ox. ii. 19.7. 
Stem and Sruit-stalks cylindrical. carne segments ending 
in pe ts; a sometimes Flower-scqles spear- 
Bogart Torment r ans has been thought 
a var. this, but not to Paonia other differences, the Poten- 
tilla reptans has. a creeping stem striking out roots at the joints, 
but the Tormentilla reptans a ¢railimg stem not striking root. 
M. Arzetius. 
Common — Five-leaved Grass. —* pastures 
and road-si P. June. Sept.* 
P, Root-leaves 5 together, sharply serrated, “ap at the ver‘na. 
end: stem-leaves 3 together: stem decli 
E. bet. 37-Kniph. 8~Allioni 24. 2-Clus. ii. idee 2-Ger. em. 
988. 8-F. B. il. 398. a, 1—Crantz. ii, Tels 
Root below clothed with broad rusty-coloured scales, but 
throwing out several stems from its head. Stems not creeping, 
ascending, tm ore very much branched, thread- like, scarce 
perceptibly spri with hairs, with many flowers. Leaf- 
The red cortical part of the root is mildly astringant and antiseptic. 
A Senet of it is a good gargle for loose teeth and spongy gums. 
hee. it. 
