Plants of the Punjab. 461 
Herss, UNBRANCHED, WITH OpposiTE ExstiputaTE LoBep Leaves. 
Geum urbanum, 
Herb-Bennet, 
Common Avens, 
RosacEm. 
HB. Fn 342. 
Himalaya, 
6-11,000 ft. 
Simla (Collett). 
Geum elatum, 
RosacEm. 
F. B. I. 11. 348, 
Himalaya, 
9-12,000 ft. 
Kashmir, Hattu 
(Collett). 
Alchemilla vulgaris, 
Petats None. 
large, perennial, somewhat softly hairy, stems 1-8 
ft., rootstock woody; leaves radical large, 4-6 in., pinnately 
divided, lateral segments 6-12, nearly sessile, uppermost 
pair large, others all small but alternate pairs larger, end 
segment Stalked, nearly circular, 1-3 in. diam., often lobed, 
upper stem-leaves 3-lobed, lateral lobes sometimes 
merged in the end one, lower stem leaves similar to the — 
radical but smaller, stipules broad, toothed, often lobed, 
joined to the stalk ; flowers $-? in. diam., pale yellow in 
few-flowered long-stalked terminal clusters, calyx persist- 
ent, tube cup-shaped, lobes 5, alternating with 5 small 
bracteoles, lobes reflexed, petals 5, broadly ovate, stamens 
many ; fruit a round head of densely hairy dry achenes, 
each tipped with the hooked style, 4 in. long. This plant, 
was much used in Kurope by herbalists as an astringent, 
the clove-like flavour of the root caused its use as a flavour- 
ing to ale. 
like the last species, but stems smaller, radical leaves 
larger, segments round- or sharp-toothed, stem leaves few, 
small, pinnately lobed, flowers much larger, bright yellow, 
calyx lobes spreading, achenes tipped with a straight style 
+ in. long. 
see Herbs, Unbranched, Opposite, Stipulate, Lobed. 
Heres, UNBRANCHED, WITH ALTERNATE STIPULATE COMPOUND LEAVES. 
Guldensteedtia 
mirpourensis, 
LEGUMINOS#. 
1 ed oye enied blac 
Hazara (Stewart). 
PETALS UNUNITED. ‘ 
small, perennial, spineless, rhizome slender, branch- 
ed, leaves and flower stalks in a rosette at the surface, 
stemless ; leaves 14-2 in. long, stalk 4-1 in., leaflets 8-7, 
4-1 in. long, oblong, blunt, slightly velvety ; flowers 3 in., 
almost sessile, 1-3 on stalks as long as the leaves, calyx 
1 in., tube bell-shaped, not oblique, teeth 5, distinct lan- 
ceolate, long-pointed, upper broader, finely silky, as long 
as the tube, corolla } in., petals 5, dissimilar, upper one 
(standard) outermost, largest, round, wing petals 2, oblong, 
