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leaflets interspersed among those fully formed. Stipules at base of leaf- 
stalks conspicuous, deeply toothed. Flowers arranged along a slender 
flower stem, small, yellow. Calyx 5-lobed; petals 5; stamens 5 to 15; 
seed carpels 1 or 2, included in the tube of the calyx. 
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Leaflets, generally 7. 
Elliptic or oblong 
Pear-shaped Ae Woe 
Egg-shaped or oblong 
Leaflets generally more than 7. 
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Narrow, lance-shaped))) sci, ie ee prey isl iver yeh epi tar ats cASeeencii oie 
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l. A. gryposepala, Wallr. (Tig. 5, pl. 68.) Tarn Harry AarimMony. 
(A. EHupatoria, Gray’s Manual, 6th ed.). Leaflets 5 to 7, elliptic or ob- 
long, pointed at each end, teeth coarse. Plant hairy with stiff hairs. . 
Petals twice as long as sepals. Roots not tubrous. Flower scape long 
with many yellow flowers. Woods and thickets, common. July-Sept. 
2. A. striata, Michx. (Fig. 1, pl. 69.) Wooptanp Acrimony.. Leaf- 
lets 5 to 7, oblong or pear-shaped. Plant with only a few hairs. Flower 
scapes short, quite slender, with few small flowers. Roots tubrous. Woods 
and thickets, Connecticut and southward. July-Sept. 
3. A. mollis, (T. and G.) Britton. (Fig. 2, pl. 69.) Sorr Agri- 
MONY. Plant with soft hairs. Leaflets narrowly oblong or pear-shaped 
with a pale pubescence beneath. Roots tubrous. Flowers small on slen- 
der spike. Woods and thickets, Connecticut, westward and southward. 
July-Sept. 
4. A. Brittoniana, Bicknell. Brirron’s Acrimony. Similar to last, 
but roots are not tubrous, stem and leaves with stiffer hairs and leaflets 
generally 9 to 11. Thickets and roadsides, northern New York and 
southward. June-Sept. 
5. A. parviflora, Soland. (Fig. 3, pl. 69.) MANy-FLOWERED AGrRI- 
MONY. Stems covered with coarse brown hairs. Roots not tubrous. Leaf- 
lets 11 to 17, narrow lance-shaped. Southern New York and southward. 
July-Oct. 
6. A. microcarpa, Wallr. SMAtt-rruirep Acrimony. (A. pumilla, 
Muhl.).. Plant slender, 1 to 2 ft. high, with few branches. Stem hairy. 
Leaves mostly of 3 leaflets, but often of 5 leaflets, small, elliptic, sharply 
toothed. Flowers few, small. Dry soil, Penna., and southward, Aug. 
18. SANGUISORBA, L. 
Herbs with feather-formed compound leaves. Calyx of 4 lobes, petals 
wanting, stamens 4 to many. Fruit a single nut-like seed enclosed in the 
dry, angular calyx. 
1. §. minor, Scop. (Fig. 4, pl. 69.) Satap Burnett. (S. Sangui- 
sorba, Britton.) Slender, about 1 ft. high. Leaflets generally 11 to 13, 
arranged along the leaf-stalk, rounded, toothed. Flowers in terminal 
dense rounded clusters, greenish with a sprinkling of red. Occasional. 
Introduced, from gardens, June-Sept. 
2. §. canadensis, L. (Tig. 5, pl. 69.) Great AMERICAN Burnett. 
Stem 1 to 6 ft. high. Smooth or with pubescence toward the base. 
Leaflets 7 to 15, egg-shaped, rounded or heart-shaped at base, coarsely 
