46 BOTANY OF LA SALLE COUNTY. 



R. Pennsylvania^. A. Erect, stout, leafy to top, 

 bristly hairy, 1 to 2 ft high, leaves 3 parted, the 

 parts 3 cleft and toothed; flowers small, calyx 

 reflexed; Ju. Aug. Wet places. 



R. Isopyrum biternatum. P. slender, smooth; 

 leaves 3 parted, each division 3 parted and each 

 part 2 or 3 cleft; flowers without petals, fila- 

 ments white, stamens 10 to 40; 4 to 10 in. high, 

 M. Shady, damp places. Prof. Williams 

 informs us that he has doubts of the correct- 

 ness of his determination of this plant. 

 CALTHA. Cowslip, . Leaves -roundish with a deep 

 notch where the stem is inserted, stem branch- 

 ing, bearing a number of bright yellow flowers 

 1 in. or more in dia. 



C palustris, G. 8 to 10 in.; stem hollow furrowed, 



Mar, Ap. Wet places. 

 AQUILEGIA. Columbine, Honeysuckle. 



Leaves compound, stem branching, branches 

 spreading. Edges of bluffs. 



A. Canadensis. Flowers R. without, yellow within, 

 with 4 horn like processes pendent, mouth 

 downward, 8 to 36 in. M. In cultivations 

 white, purple, &c, flowers are produced. 



J. Hyrasdis. P. Orange Root, Yellow pucoon, 

 Canadensis, root thick, knotted, yellow; from 

 which springs a leaf and a hairy stem bearing 

 two cordate, serrate, 5 to 7 lobed leaves and a 

 single G. W., flower; fruit a red berry, Ap. M. 

 Woods. 



DELPHINUM. A. or P. Plants with leaves cut 

 into narrow lobes, calyx spurred, flowers irreg- 

 ular. 



D. tricorne. Flowers W. or B., M., near Streator, 

 also near Marseilles. Ju., rare. 



