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stems. The root-leaves are composed of five stalkless leaflets, 

 somewhat connected at the base, and clothed on the under 

 side with dense silky down. The flowers are pure white, borne 

 at the end of the stems and branches. The plant succeeds 

 well in either shade or sunshine. Native of the Alps and 

 Pyrenees. 



P. atrosanguinea {Blood-red Cinquefoil). — This is from Nepal. 

 It forms neat rounded masses of leaves, each composed of 

 three leaflets oblong in shape, cut or toothed on the margin, 

 and clothed with white or dull-white down underneath. The 

 flower-stems rise to the height of i or 2 feet, rather weak and 

 straggling. The flowers are large deep crimson normally, but 

 variable in colour in different individuals under cultivation, 

 and the plant has given origin to several handsome hybrids. 

 Flowers in May and onwards for a month or two. 



P. nepalensis {Nepal Cinquefoil). — This, as the name im- 

 plies, is from the same country as the last. They are nearly 

 related to each other, but quite distinct in effect horticulturally. 

 The leaves are composed of five oblong leaflets sharply toothed 

 on the margin. The flower-stems rise to about the same 

 height as the last, and are also somewhat straggling as the 

 flowering continues. The flowers are scarlet or purplish scarlet, 

 and some fine varieties and hybrids of various shades of red 

 are to be found in gardens. 



P. nitida {Shining Cinqicefoil). — This is a very dwarf species, 

 attaining the height of only 2 or 3 inches. It is an elegant 

 little plant with trifoliate leaves, the leaflets somewhat wedge- 

 shaped, toothed at the top, and covered on both sides with 

 shining silvery hairs. The flowers, one or two together on the 

 stalks, are rather small, but beautiful rose-colour. They appear 

 in June and July. This is a pretty plant for rockwork. It is 

 found at lofty elevations on the Alps of Tyrol, Savoy, and 

 Carniola. 



P. pyrenaica {Pyi-enean Cinquefoil). — This is one of the 

 showiest of the alpine species. The stems are bent down- 

 wards at the base, afterwards rising obliquely to the height of 

 about 9 inches. The root-leaves are usually composed of three, 

 but sometimes of five, leaflets. The flowers, several together, 

 are large, with broad bright yellow petals. The plant is adapted 

 for either rockwork or border culture. Flowers in summer. 

 Native of the Pyrenees. 



P. rupestris {Rock Cinquefoil). — A close compact species 

 growing from 6 to 9 inches high. The root-leaves are pinnate, 

 composed of usually five egg-shaped toothed leaflets. The 

 flowers are large, pure white, in open few-flowered panicles. 



