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A large genus in the northern hemisphere.—P. supina, Linn., a common 
European species, occurs by the Orange river, near its mouth. Leaves 
pinnate-parted, the upper 3-parted; leaflets sharply and deeply toothed. 
Flowers yellow. 
4. GEUM, Linn. 
Calyx-tube short, open; limb 10-parted in two rows, the 
inner segment valvate in bud. Petals 5, deciduous. Stamens 
indefinite. Carpels indefinite, on a columnar receptacle, 1- 
ovuled; styles terminal, inflexed or sharply bent; stigmas 
simple. Achenes on a long receptacle, tailed with the har- 
dened, awn-like, hooked or curved styles.—F7. Cap. i. p. 289 ; 
Thes. Cap. t. 18. 
A considerable and chiefly northern genus.— G. Capense, our only species, 
grows in the Hastern district and Caffraria. Its leaves are chiefly radical 
and lyrate-pinnatisect, the terminal lobe very large. Flowers laxly pa- 
nicled or solitary, large, handsome, yellow. 
Tribe 3. SANGUISORBEM. (Gen. 5-10.) 
5. LEUCOSIDEA, E. and Z. 
Flowers bisexual, complete. Calyx-tube obconic, con- 
stricted in the throat, with an annular perigynous disk; limb 
10-parted, in 2 rows, persistent, outer lobes short, ovate, inner 
lanceolate, acuminate, valvate in bud. Petals 5, obovate, de- 
ciduous. Stamens 10-12, inserted on the disk. Carpels 2-3, 
enclosed in the calyx-tube ; styles exserted, filiform, terminal ; 
stigmas hook-pointed. Utricles membranous, enclosed in the 
hardened calyx-tube.— #1. Cap. i. p. 289. 
P. sericea is a densely leafy shrub, the ‘“‘ Dwa-Dwa” of the natives, who 
use it as an astringent medicine. Leaves pinnate-parted, with 2-3 pairs of 
pinne ; pinnee ovate-oblong, sharply toothed, dark green above, white and 
silky beneath. Flowers racemose, greenish-yellow.—Eastern frontier and 
Caffraria. 
6. AGRIMONTIA, Linn. 
Calyx naked at base, the tube turbinate, armed with many 
hooked bristles constricted at the throat, with an annular 
disk ; limb 5-parted, the lobes imbricate, at length closing in. 
Petals 5, deciduous. Stamens 12-20. Carpels 2, 1-ovuled, 
enclosed in the calyx-tube ; styles terminal, exserted. Achenes 
1-2, enclosed in the hardened and densely hook-bristled calyx- 
tube.— #7. Cap. ii. p. 290. 
A. Eupatoria, Linn., a European, Asiatic and North American species, 
occurs in Caffraria and on the east frontier. Jeaves interruptedly pinnate ; 
leaflets coarsely-toothed. Flowers in terminal, spiked racemes, yellow. 
7. ACASNA, Vahl. 
Flowers bisexual. Calyx-tube oblong, constricted in the 
