194 ROSACES. 



5i R. Chamoemorus (Cloudberry). Stem herbaceous, 

 without prickles, 1 -flowered ; leaves simple, lobed. A 

 very distinct species, growing in the mountainous parts 

 of Great Britain and Ireland. About a span high, with 

 large white or rose-coloured flowers, which are solitary, 

 and bear the stamens and pistils on separate plants. 

 The fruit is orange-red, and of a pleasant flavour. Fl. 

 June. Perennial. 



11. AGRIMONIA (Agrimony). 



1 A. Eupatoria (Common Agrimony). The only 

 British species. Common in waste ground. A slender 

 herbaceous plant, 1 2 feet high, very different in habit 

 from any of the preceding. The leaves are pinnate, with 

 the alternate leaflets smaller, and all are deeply cut. 

 The flowers are yellow, and grow in long tapering spikes. 

 The whole plant is covered with soft hairs, and when 

 bruised emits a slightly aromatic scent. Its properties 

 are said to be tonic, and on this account it is often 

 collected by village herbalists, and made into tea. Fl, 

 July, August. Perennial. 



12. ALCHEMILLA (Ladys Mantle). 



1. A. vulgdris (Common Lady's Mantle). Leaves 

 kidney-shaped, plaited, 7 9 lobed, lobes blunt, serrated; 



flowers in loose, divided clusters. Hilly pastures ; not 

 uncommon. A herbaceous plant, about a foot high, 

 with large and handsome soft leaves, and numerous 

 small, yellowish-green flowers. Fl. June August. 

 Perennial. 



2. A. alpina (Alpine Lady's Mantle). Leaf of 5 7 

 oblong, blunt leaflets, serrated at the end, white and 

 satiny beneath. Mountains in Scotland and the north 

 of England. A very beautiful plant, remarkable for 

 the lustrous, almost metallic Hue of the under side of 

 its leaves. Fl. July, August. Perennial. 



