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flowers 2-3 together at the ends of the stems. Dry pastures in 

 various parts of England, but not common. Fl. April to June. 

 Perennial. 



6. P. alpestris (Alpine Cinquefoil). Closely allied to the last ; the 

 stem is more upright and the flowers larger and sometimes spotted. 

 Rocky places in the north ; rare. Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



7. P. Sibbaldi (Sibbaldia). A small 

 prostrate plant, with ternate, hairy 

 leaves, and small flowers ; calyx green ; 

 petals minute or wanting ; the number 

 of stamens and pistils is very variable ; 

 leaflets wedge-shaped, ending in three 

 points. Found only on some of the 

 Highland mountains, but sometimes 

 very abundant there. Fl. June, July. 

 Perennial. 



8. P. fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil). 

 Leaves pinnate ; a bushy species 2-3 

 feet high, with hairy leaves and large 

 yellow flowers, which last grow several 

 together at the end of the stems. 

 Bushy places in the north of Eng- 

 land and west of Ireland ; rare. Potenttlla Sibbaldi (Sibbaldia 

 Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



9. P. anserina (Silver- weed, Goose-grass). Leaves pinnate, the 

 alternate leaflets smaller ; leaflets sharply cut, silky on both sides, 

 especially beneath ; flower-stalks solitary, axillary. Well marked 

 by its creeping stem, which roots at the joints, its elegantly cut silky 

 foliage, and showy yellow flowers. Waste ground ; common. 

 Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



10. P. rnpestris (Rock Cinquefoil). A shrubby species with a 

 woody perennial stem and annual, herbaceous, flowering stems, 

 which bear loose corymbs of large white flowers. Found only 

 on the Breidden Hill, Montgomeryshire. Fl. May, June. Per 

 ennial. 



11. P. palustris (Marsh Cinquefoil). A herbaceous bog-plant, 

 growing about a foot high. The lower leaves are usually of 

 7 long, cut leaflets, the upper of 5 or 3 ; and each stem bears 

 several leaves and a number of large dingy purple flowers. 

 Fl. July. Perennial. 



6. Fragaria {Strawberry) 



1. F. vesca (Wood Strawberry). Calyx of the fruit bent back ; 

 hairs on the general flower-stalk widely spreading, on the partial 



