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IcOSANDRIA, PoLyGyNIA. 
CALYCIFLOR2. ROSACEA. 
POTENTILLA. (CrnqQueErFo!t.) 
Generic Character. See page 55. 
POTENTILLA ANSERINA. Stlverweed. A beautiful species 
of Potentilla, very common by road-sides and moist pastures, 
and called Silverweed, from the white silky down, on the 
under side of the leaf. The leaves are large, divided into many 
deeply cut leaflets, lyg close to the stalk. They are silky 
above; but never so much so as on the under side. Flowers 
large, yellow, and very pretty, lying close to the ground. 
POTENTILLA ARGENTEA. Hoary Cinquefoil. A gravelly 
soil produces this very beautiful species. Its leaves are 
divided into five parts, each deeply cut at the edge, and 
perfectly white underneath, with a silky down, the upper 
part being a dark green: a great constrast to the silvery 
side. Flowers much smaller than the last, yellow, and ter- 
minal, that is at the end of the trailing branch. 
POTENTILLA REPTANS. Common Creeping Cinquefotl. 
Common everywhere. Stem very creeping, fine, and taking 
root frequently. Leaves divided into five like the last, but 
not white beneath. One pretty yellow blossom on a long 
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