ROSE FAMILY. Rosacea:. 



n . . A bristly hairy-stemmed plant common 



Rough Avens * * * 



Geum m low grounds and on the borders of low 



rinjinianum damp woods, with flowers and leaves simi- 

 Cream white l a r to those of the preceding species. The 

 May-July stem very stout. The flower has incon- 



spicuous cream white petals which roll backward. 

 Common over the same territory. 



A slightly hairy species with compound 

 Geum strictum lower lea the leaflets wedge-shaped 



Oolden yellow ... , ' ., _ & \T. 



July-August Wltn round tips, the upper leaves with 

 3-5 leaflets irregular, oblong, and acute. 

 Flowers golden yellow. Fruit-receptacle downy. Moist 

 meadows Me., south to N. J., west to Kan., Neb., and 

 S. Dak. 



An aquatic or marsh species, with lyre- 

 Geumrivale shaped root-leaves, and irregular corn- 

 Brownish pound upper leaves ; the stem-leaves few, 

 purple and three-lobed. The nodding flowers 

 July-August brownish or rusty purple, with obovate 

 petals terminating with a claw. 2 feet high. Bogs and 

 wet meadows, Me., south to N. J., west to Minn, 

 and Mo. • 



An exceedingly pretty and graceful but 



Avens rare avens > with a decorative, deeply cut 



Gewm triflorum leaf, and a ruddy flower-stalk generally 



Dull crimson- bearing three ruddy flowers with scarcely 



red opened acute, erect calyx-lobes. The 



fruit is daintily plumed with gray feathery 



hairs, about an inch long. 6-12 inches high. Dry or 



rocky soil. Me., west to Minn., south to Mo. 



This is a dwarf species with smooth 

 Geumradiatum . , . ,. a 



Peckti stem and showy pure yellow flowers quite 



Yellow an inch broad, which is found on Mt. 



July-early Washington, and other high peaks in the 



September north. The ornamental roundish leaves 



are nearly smooth — except the veins. Also on the high 



mountains of N. Car. 



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