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1. F. Vireiniina. Ehrh. (F. Canadensis. Michz.) Scarlet or Wild Straw- 
berry.—Pubescent ; cal. of the fruit erect-spreading ; ach. imbedded in pits 
in the globose receptacle; yed. commonly shorter than the leaves.—Fields and 
woods, U.S. and Brit. Am. Stolons slender, terete, reddish, often 1f or more 
long, rooting at the ends. Petioles radical, 2—6’ long, with spreading hairs. 
Leaflets 3, oval, obtuse, coarsely dentate, subsessile, 1—2}’ long, 3 as wide, 
lateral ones oblique. Scape less hairy than the petioles, cymose at top. Flowers 
in Apr. and May. Fruit in Jn. Jl., highly fragrant and delicious when ripened 
in the sun. 
2. F. vesca. Alpine, Wood, or English Strawberry. 
Pubescent; calyx of the fruit much spreading or reflexed ; ach. superficial 
on the conical or hemispherical receptacle which is without pits; ped. usually 
longer than the leaves.—Fields and woods, Northern States, &c. Stolons often 
creeping several feet. Leaves pubescent, and flowers as in F. Virginiana.— 
Numerous varieties are cultivated in gardens, where the fruit is sometimes an 
ounce or more in weight. FV. Apr. May. FY. Jn. Jl. 
3. F. Cumensis. Ehrh. Chili Strawberry—tLfis. villose-silky beneath, ru- 
gose, coriaceous, broadly obovate, obtuse, serrate; ped. and cal. silky; pet. 
large, spreading.—From Oregon and California. Not generally cultivated. 
Obs.—Other species with varieties are sometimes found in gardens; as F. elatior, the hautbois S., 
with tall, thin leaves, tall and strong scapes, and fruit greenish white tinged with purple; F. grandiflor 
the pine-apple S. (made a synonym of F. Chilensis by DC.) with firm, crenate leaves, large flowers end 
large, globose fruit, varying from whitish to purple. 
15. DALIBARDA. 
Named by Linnzus, in honor of Dalibard, a French botanist. 
Calyx inferior, deeply 5—6-parted, spreading, 3 of the segments 
larger; petals 5; stamens numerous; styles 5—8, long, deciduous; 
fruit achenia, dry or somewhat drupaceous—% Low herbs. St. creep- 
ing. Lws. undivided. Scapes 1\—2-flowered. 
D. reEPENS. False Violet. 
Diffuse, pubescent, bearing creeping shoots; Jvs. simple, roundish-cordate, 
crenate; stip. linear-setaceous; cal. spreading in flower, erect in fruit—In low 
woods, Penn. to Can. Creeping stems 1 or 2/ to 10 or 12’ in length. Leaves 
1—2’ diam., rounded at apex, cordate at base, villose-pubescent, on petioles 1, 
2 or 3’ long. Scapes 1-flowered, about as long as the petioles. Petals white, 
obovate, longer than the sepals. Jn. 
16. WALDSTEINIA. Willd. 
Named by Willdenow, in honor of Franz de Waildstein, a German botanist. 
Calyx 5-cleft, with 5 alternate, sometimes minute and deciduous 
bracteoles; petals 5 or more, sessile, deciduous ; stamens 00, inserted 
into the calyx; styles 2—6; achenia few, dry, on a dry receptacle. 
—X Acaulescent herbs, with lobed or divided radical lvs., and yellow fis. 
W.FraGaRidipes. Traut. (Dalibarda. Michz. Comaropsis. DC.) Dry 
Strawberry.—Lws. trifoliate ; ifts. broad-cuneiform, incisely dentate-crenate, 
ciliate ; scapes bracteate, many-flowered; cal. tube obconic.—A handsome plant, 
in hilly woods, Can. to Ga., bearing some resemblance to the strawberry. Rhi- 
zoma thick, scaly, blackish. Petioles 3—6’ long, slightly pubescent. Leaflets 
1—2’ diam., nearly sessile, dark shining green above, apex rounded and cut 
into lobes and teeth. Scape about as high as the leaves, divided at top, bearing 
2—6 flowers 3’ diam. Petals varying from 5—10! Jn. 
- 17. GEUM. 
Gr.yevw, to taste well; in allusion to the taste of the roots. 
Calyx 5-cleft, with 5 alternate segments or bracteoles, smaller and 
exterior; petals 5; stamens 00; achenia 00, aggregated on a dry 
receptacle, and caudate with the persistent, mostly jointed, genicu- 
late and bearded style—Y% 
