15L*2 ICOSAND. POLYGYN. 



3. P. Ana (white Beam-tree), leaves ovate cut and serrated 



white and downy beneath, flowers corymbose. LightJ'. p. 255 



(Cralagits Aria). E. B. t. 1858. 

 HAB. Woods, but not common, Sibbald. Sea-rocks near Lismorc, in 



the Isle of Bernera, Z>r. Walker. Rocks in the King's Park, Edinb., 



Maugh. FL June, fc 

 Small tree, remarkable for the white mealiness or close down on the 



under-side of the leaves, flowerstalks and cat. Veins of the leaves 



very prominent beneath. Fruit scarlet. 



4. SPIIUEA. 



* Shrubby. 



1. S. salicifolia (willow -leaved Spir&a), leaves ovato- lanceolate 

 serrated glabrous, racemes terminal compound. E. B. t. 1468. 



HAB. Woods. Wild in Scotland, G.Don, in JE. B. Abundant in woods 

 at Arniston, Craigie hall and Cramond Bridge, Maugh. Cliesh 

 woods, Mr. Arnott. Banks of Cartlane Crags, Glasg., Hopfe. FL 

 July. 1} . 



Small branching shrub. Flowers in crowded racemes, forming a 

 dense sort of spike of a rose colour. 



** Herbaceous, 



2. S. FHipendula (common Dropwort), leaves interruptedly pin- 

 nate, all the leaflets uniform deeply cut or serrated panicula- 

 to-cymose. Lightf. p. 259. E. B. t. 284. 



HAB. Mountain pastures. Hills to the S.W. of Arthur's Seat, Lightf. 

 Fl. July. 7/ . 



Root with rather long tubers. Stem a foot high, panicled above, Leaf- 

 lets small, lanceolate, intermediate ones not half their size. Stipules 

 united, serrated. Flowers yellowish white, tipped with rose colour. 



3. S. Ulmaria (Meadow-siveet),\eaves interruptedly pinnate ser- 

 rated downy beneath, terminal leaflet largest and lobed, flow- 

 ers in compound (and as it were proliferous) cymes. Lightf. 

 p. 259. E. jB. /. 960. 



HAB. Meadows and banks of ditches. Fl. July. # . 



Stem 3 4 feet high, branched upward. Leaflets ovate, acuminate, 

 very large, especially the terminal (generally) 3 -lobed one; in^ 

 termediate ones minute. Flowers yellowish white, numerous, sweet- 

 scented. 



3. POLYGYNIA. 



5. ROSA a . 



* PIMPINELLIFOLI*.. Setiaerous,with arms crowded, nearly uniform, 

 or unarmed; mostly without bracteas. Leaflets ovate or oblong. 

 Segments of the Cal. conniuent, persistent. Disk scarcely any. 



1. R. rubella (red-fruited dwarf Rose) , arms crowded equal, 

 fruit elongate pendulous. Lindl. p. 40. E. B. t. 2521. 



' ! 



a Tht Scottish Roses, imperfectly as they are now understood, would 

 have been much more so were it not for the accurate investigation the 



