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11. PARIETAR1A. 



1. P. officlnulls (Pellllory of the Wall}, leaves ovato-lanceo- 

 late, involucre of many ovate leaflets. Lightf.p. 634. _E. B. 

 t. 879. 



HAB. Waste places and upon walls,, as at Burntisland, near Edinb., 

 Light/. Old walls on the road-side between Rutherglen and Farme, 

 Ure. On Bothwell castle, abundantly, Hopk. Walls at Cannon 

 Mills, Edirib'., Mr. Grevllle. Fl. summer months. I/ . 



Stems often procumbent upon the wall, reddish, pubescent. Leaves 

 alternate. Flowers small, hairy, purplish, collected by threes in 

 clusters in the axils of the leaves, and within a small many-leaved 

 involucre. Central of the 3 flowers female. Filaments jointed, 

 in which peculiarity exists the elastic property for the purpose of 

 discharging the pollen, which is very observable in a hot summer's 

 day. Fruit ovate, black, shining. Pericarp closely investing the 

 seed, and concealed by the persistent perianth. 



12. ALCHEMILLA. 



1. A. vulgar is (common Lady's* Mantle), leaves uniform 

 plaited many-lobed serrated. 



a. major, leaves almost smooth. A. vulg., Lightf. p. 120. 

 E. B. t. 597. 



ft. minor, muchsmaller,leaves very pubescent. A. hybrida, Pers. 



HAB. Dry pastures and sides of mountains, abundantly. jS. Hills, as 

 at Cathkin, near Glasg., Hopk. Fl. June, July. If. . 



One foot high, or more. Radical leaves large, on long footstalks, 

 those of the stem with connate toothed stipules, upper ones ses- 

 sile and very small, lobes 6 9. Floviers in many rather lax, 

 corymbose, terminal clusters, yellowish green. Germens [ 2, 

 and seeds 1 2 : style lateral. Far. /3. is much smaller, very pubes- 

 cent, and has the clusters of flowers more compact. Foreign 

 authors make this a species, and transplanted roots preserve their 

 character. 



2. A. alpina (alpine Lady's Mantle), leaves digitate serrated 

 at the extremity white and satiny beneath. Lightf. p. 120. 

 E. B. t. 244. 



HAB. Highland mountains, most abundant. Fl. July, Aug. If. . 



One of the most elegant of our native vegetables. Inflorescence much 

 as in our A. vulgaris ; but leaves very different, and under-side beau- 

 tifully satiny. 



3. A. arvensis (Field Lady's Mantle en Parsley Piert), leaves tri- 

 fid pubescent, lobes deeply cut, flowers sessile axillary. Light/', 

 p. 121 (Aphanis arv.). ' E. B. t. 1011. 



HAB. Fields and gravelly soils, common, Lightf. Fl. May, June. Q. 

 Stems branched, leafy, 4 5 inches high. Leaves alternate, with 

 large stipules. Stam. varying in number: Germens 1 2. 



a Mantle of our Lady (the Virgin Mary), therefore not Ladles Mantle, 

 as vv rilten by most authors, ,. 



