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3. P. domestica. Plum. 



Lraves oval or ovate-lanoeolaU, acute ; flower* white, generally solitary, 

 pedicellate; drupe ranging from nearly or quite round, to ovoid and obovolil 

 A thrub or small tree 10 15 f-i't high, with unarmed branches. It baft been 

 lung cultivated fur IK delicious fruit, which varies In color as well as form, be- 

 ing sometime* black, sometimes white, and of all Intermediate colors, and U 

 ripe from August to October. Flowora In May. 

 8. ARMKNtACA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, deciduous. Petals 5. Drupe succulent, pubes- 

 ceat. "Nucleus or stone compressed, smooth, with furrowed mar- 

 gins, one obtuse and the other acute. 



1. A. vulgaris. Apricot. 



Leaves broad ovate, acuminate, sab-cordate at bale, smooth, dentlcnlate; 

 petiole* with several glands at base ; stipule* palmate; flowers ratber large, 

 white, sessile, nearly solitary, preceding the leaves; drape large, sub-compress- 

 ed, nearly round. A small tree 1015 feet high, often cultivated In gardens. 

 The fruit is delicious, of a purplish-yellow color, ripe In July and August Ap. 



4, rtnsicA. 



Calyx, tubular, deciduous, 5-clcft Petals 6. Drupe fli-.-liy, 

 pubescent or smooth. Nucleus or stone sub-compressed, ovate, 

 acute, rngoscly furrowed on the surface. 



P. vulgaris. Peach. 



Leaves lanceolate, serrate, with acute serratures ; flowers rose-color, solitary, 

 sub sessile, preceding the leaves; drupe tomentose. A small tree, 1020 feet 

 high, universally cultivated for Its fruit, which Is 1' 8' In diameter, white or 

 yellow mingled with red, with yellow or white flesh. Elpe In July October. 

 Flowers In May. 



Var. lacvis ; drupe smooth. Nectarine. 



5. 8PIBJ3A. 



Calyx 5-cleft, persistent. Petals 5, roundish, equal. Stamens 

 10 60. Carpels 3 12, distinct, follicular, 1 -celled, 2-valvcd, 

 1 10-seeded. Styles terminal. 



1. S. tomentdsa. Hardhack. 



Stem shrubby, brittle, woolly-tomentose and rust-colored ; leaves ovate, or 

 oblong, on short petioles, numerous, fcrruginons-tomontose beneath, unequally 

 serrate ; racemes short, dense, numerous, aggregated Into a dense, vlrgato pani- 

 cle ; flowers pale purple, very small, numerous ; stamens exsert A common 

 shrub, 2 8 feet high, in pastures and low grounds. July. 



2. S. salicifolia. Meadow-sweet. 



Nearly smooth: leaves oblong-obovate, or lanceolate, sharply, and some- 

 times doubly serrate, on very short petioles; flowers white, often tinged with 

 red, arranged In dense, terminal panicles ; carpels 5, smooth. A common and 

 beautiful shrub. In meadows and low grounds, 2 4 feet high, with variable 

 leaves, and brittle, purplish stems. July Aug. 



3. 8. hyporicifolia. St. Peter's Wreath. 



Nearly glabrous ; leaves obovate-oblong. obtuse, attenuate at base to a peti- 

 ole, entire, or somewhat toothed, stipulate; flowers white, In pedunculate 

 corymbs, or MesUe umbels. A cultivated shrub, 88 feet high. May. 



4. 8. opulifolia. Nine-bar/.: 



Nearly glabrous ; leaves roundish, 8-lobed, doubly serrate, petlolate ; flowers 

 white. In pedunculate corymbs resembling umbels ; pedicels filiform ; carpels 

 86, longer than the calyx when In fruit, pnrple. A very elegant shrub, occa- 

 sionally met with along the banks of streams, becoming quite common In culti- 

 vation. Junt. 



5. S. ulnuiria. Double Meadow-sweet. 



.Herbaceous; leaves Interruptedly pinnate, 8 T foliate; lateral leaflets 

 ovate-lanceolate : terminal ones much larger, palmately 5 7-lobed; all doubly 

 serrate, and tementose beneath ; stipule rentform, serrate ; flowers white, In a 

 corymbose, long -pedunculate panicle. Common In cultivation, where the flow- 

 ers are mostly double. July. Per. 



ft. GILL&MA. 



Calyx tubular-campanulate, with the orifice somewhat -n- 

 troctea, 6-cleft. Petals 5, linear-lanceolate, very long and une- 

 qual Stamens 1015. Carpels 6. Styles filiform, terminal 

 Follicle* 8, 2-valved. 2 4-seeded. Per. 



1. G. trifnli:'it:i. Indian Physic. 



Stem shrubby at base, slender, and nearly smooth, branching ; leaves 8-fbH 

 ate, snbseasilo ; leaflets ovate-oblong, acuminate; stipules linear, setaceous, en- 

 tire ; flowers rose-color, or nearly white, axillary and tennlnil. on long pedicels, 

 In pedunculate, corymbose panicles ; root emetic and cathartic. A handsome 

 plant, 2-S feet high, In woods. Western N. York. Juno-July. 



7. AGBIM6SIA. 



Calyx-tube turbinate, armed with hooked bristles above, con- 

 tracted at the throat, with a 5-cleft limb. Petals 

 12 15. Ovaries 2. Styles terminal. Achenia included in tin- 

 indurated rim of the calyx. Per. 



1. A. eupatoria. Agrimony. 



Stem erect, hirsute, branching; leaves Interruptedly pinnate, 5 7 foliate, 

 upper ones 8-foliate ; leaflets ovate, oval, or oblong-lanceolate, coarsely toothed ; 

 stipules large, coarsely dentate ; flowers yellow, In vlrgate spikes, on very snort 

 pedicels; petals twice as long as the calyx. A common, hairy plant, 24 feet 

 high. Borders of woods and fields. July. 



a ofcr.M. 



Calyx deeply 5-cleft, with 5 alternate, smaller, an<! < 

 segments, or bracteoles. Petals 5. Stamens numerous. Aeln-nm 

 numerous, aggregated on the conical, or cylindrical, dry 

 tacle, caudate with terminal, persistent, bearded styles. Per. 



1. G. rivale. Watcr-Avens. 



Stem erect, nearly or quite simple, pubescent ; radical leaves Interrupted 

 and Ijrrately pinnate; caulino ones 8-follato, or 8-lobed; stipules ovate, acute; 

 flowers few, purple, nodding; calyx greenish-purple; petals purplish-yellow, 

 broad, obovate, cmarglnate, abruptly nngnicnlate. A handsome plant, . 

 In bogs and wet meadows, with rather large, nodding flowers. June. 



2. G. strictum. Yellow Avens. 



Stem erect, hispid at base, hirsute above, dlcbotomous at summit ; radical 

 leaves Interruptedly pinnate, the leaflets Inclsely lobed and serrate ; canllne 

 ones 8 5 foliate, leaflets rhombic-ovate, or oblong, lobed and Incised : 

 numerous, rather large, yellow ; petals larger than the calyx ; style, except the 

 hairy upper joint, smooth ; receptacle densely pubescent A stout species, 28 

 feet high, In fields, especially in N. N. Eng. and N. York. July Aug. 



3. G. Virginiauum. White A r 



Stem erect, pubescent, more or less branched ; radical leaves pinnate, or 

 ternate, or rarely simple, caullne ones 3 C-follate, or lobed, dentate or serrate, 

 somewhat pubescent, or smooth; flowers small, white, erect; petals wedge- 

 obovate, equalling the calyx ; style smooth ; receptacle densely hirsute. A 

 common species, 12 feet high, in thickets, and along fences. Leaves very 

 variable ; upper ones often simple, and nearly entire, July. 



9. POTEXTll.LA. 



Calyx 4 5-cleft, with 4 5 alternate, exterior segments, or 

 bracteolea. Petals 4 5, dentate, deciduous. Stamens numerous, 

 with very slender filaments. Ovaries numerous . oil,-, i, ,1 into n 

 head, on a persistent, dry receptor). .leciduous. Ache- 



ilia numerous. Per. 



1. P. Norvegica. Norwegian Cinquefoil. 



Hirsute ; stem erect, dlchotomons above ; leave* palmately 3-fbllate, entire, 

 on very short petioles ; leaflets numerous, obovate, becoming lanceolate above, 

 coarsely serrate, petlolnlate ; flowers yellow, In leafy cymes ; petals oinarglnate, 

 shorter than the lanceolate, acute sepals. A common species, 18 feet high, In 

 pastures and waste places. July Aug. 



2. P. Canadensis. Five-finger. 



Hirsute-pubescent ; stem* sarmentose, procumbent and ascending ; leaves 

 palmately 8 5-fiillate ; leaflet* obovate, silky beneath, especially when young, 

 Inchwly toothed toward the apex ; stipules 2 3-cleft, or entire ; flowers yellow, 

 on axillary, solitary, elongated nedtaeh; calyx-segment* shorter than the brac- 

 teoles, and ratber ahorter than the petals. A very common and variable spe- 

 cies, sporting Into apparently distinct varieties nnder the Influence of different 

 soil*. April Aug. 



The most common varieties are 



Var. pnmlla very (Dull and delicate. In dry soils, flowering In April an 1 



