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talon, which is derived from \iwv, lean, a lion; irtraXov, petalon, 

 a leaf ; because the leaf of L. Leontopetalum is said to bear some 

 resemblance to the impression of a lion's foot.) Lin. gen. no. 

 423. Lam. ill. t. 254. Schreb. gen. no. 571. Juss. gen. p. 287. 

 Brown in Lin. trans. 12. p. 145. t. 7. 



LIN. SYST. Hexdndria, Monogynia. Sepals 6 (f. 32. a.) 

 without scales. Petals 6 (f. 32. b.) each bearing a scale on the 

 inside at the base. Capsules bladdery, 2-4-seeded (f. 32. c.) Seeds 

 globose, inserted in the bottom of the capsule. Herbs with 

 tuberous roots and annual stems about a foot high, and variously 

 cut leaves, somewhat resembling those of Columbine. Flowers 

 in loose racemes, or panicles, furnished with ovate, leafy, entire 

 bracteas, at the base of the pedicels. Calyx usually coloured. 



SECT. I. LEONTOPE'TALUM (from \ttay, lean, a lion, and j 

 petalon, a leaf; lion's leaf. See Li Leontopetalum.) D. C. syst. 

 2. p. 24. prod. 1. p. 109. Capsules greatly inflated when mature 

 (f. 32. c.) never ruptured, inclosing the seeds. Upper leaves 

 pinnate or ternate. Petioles simple, or divided at the top, not 

 at tlje base. 



1 L. CHRYSO'GONUM (Lin. spec. 447.) leaves pinnate ; leaflets 

 sessile, oval-oblong, 3-5 -cleft at the apex ; bracteas small, sca- 

 rious. 1{ . H. Native of Greece in corn-fields, also near Abydos 

 and Aleppo. Mor. hist. 2. p. 285. sect. 3. t. 15. f. 7. Barrl. 

 icon. 1113. &c. Chrysogonum Dioscorides, Rauw. itin. 1582. 

 p. 119. icon. Flowers yellow ; stamens and petals nearly equal 

 in length. The specific name is derived from xpvaof, gold, and 

 yow, a knee, on account of the bright yellow blossoms which 

 usually rise from the forks or knees of the stem. 



Golden-kneed Lion's Leaf. Fl. in its native country in March ; 

 in England in June. Clt. 1740. PI. 1 foot. 



2 L. LEONTOPE'TALUM (Lin. spec. 448.) leaves biternate ; 

 leaflets obovate, on very short petioles ; bracteas leafy, much 

 shorter than the pedicels. %. H. Native of Puglia, Etruria, 

 and Crete, in ploughed land and corn fields ; frequent in Greece 

 and all the islands of the Archipelago, &c. Lam. ill. t. 254. f. 

 1. Barrl. icon. 1. 1030. Leontopetalon, Lob. icon. t. 685. f. 2. 

 Mor. hist. 2. p. 285. sect. 3. t. 15. f. 6. &c. Flowers yellow, 

 striated with veins. Stamens shorter than the petals. Seeds 3- 

 4, globose, brown. For the meaning of the specific name see 

 section. It is given to this plant because the leaves are said to 

 bear some resemblance to the impression made by a lion's foot, 

 and from this cause it is called in French Pied-de-Lion. 



True Lion's Leaf. Fl. in its native country in the winter or 

 the beginning of spring ; in England in April and May. Clt. 1597. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



3 L. VESICA'RIA (Pall. act. petrop. 1779. p. 2. t. 9. f. 4.) 

 leaves biternate ; leaflets oblong, somewhat cuneate, blunt, sub- 

 mucronate ; bracteas leafy, scarcely one-half shorter than the 

 pedicels. I/ . H. Native of Siberia in muddy places at the salt 

 lake in the Kirghisian steppe. L. incerta, Pall. itin. 3. app. no. 84. 

 t. 5. f. 2. ed. gall. app. no. 321. t. 77. f. 3. Flowers yellow ? 

 Plant soft, succulent (f. 32. c.) 



Bladdery -podAed Lion's Leaf. Fl. in its native country in the 

 beginning of spring ; in England in April and May. PI. -| foot. 



SECT. II. CAULOPHY'LLUM (from cai/Xoc, Jcaulos, a stem ; (j>v\- 

 \ov,phyllon, a leaf; because the plants contained in this section 

 bear only one leaf on each stem, directly under the racemes of 

 flowers, and appears to terminate the stem, as if it were only a 

 petiole.) Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 204. t. 21. D. C. syst. 2. p. 

 26. prod. 1. p. 109. Capsules hardly inflated, sometimes bac- 

 cate, ruptured when mature ; the seeds are therefore exserted. 

 Bearing only one leaf on each stem, which is situated under the 

 raceme ; petiole 3-parted from the base, bearing 3 or 5 leaflets 

 on each part. 



4 L. ALTA'ICA (Pall. act. petrop. 1779. p. 257. t. 8. f. 1, 2, 

 and 3.) stem leaf solitary ; petioles 3-parted, divided to the base, 

 each part bearing 5-oblong, entire leaflets, which are palmately 

 disposed. l/.H. Native on the Altaian mountains, in sunny 

 places, and about Zmeof. Lam. ill. 254. f. 2. Root the size of 

 a nut. Flowers yellow. Stamens equal in length with the petals. 



Altaian Lion's Leaf. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1822. PI. 1 foot. 



5 L. ODESSA' NA (Fisch. in litt.) stem leaf solitary, petioles 

 divided into 3 parts to the base, each part bearing 5 oblong, en- 

 tire, stalked leaflets, which are palmately disposed ; stamens dou- 

 ble the length of the petals. I/ . H. Native on chalky hills 

 about Odessa. L. Altaica /3, Odessana, D. C. syst. 2. p. 26. 

 prod. 1. p. 110. This plant differs from L. Altaica in the pedi- 

 cels being a little longer, and the stamens being double the height 

 of the petals, and with the segments of the leaves on rather longer 

 stalks. Flowers yellow. 



Odessa Lion's Leaf. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1828. PI. 1 foot. 



6 L. THALICTROI'DES (Lin. spec. 



448.) stem leaf solitary ; petiole FIG. 32. 



divided to the base into 3 parts, 

 each part bearing 3 ovate or obo- 

 vate deeply-cut acuminated leaf- 

 lets. 1 . H. Native of North Ame- 

 rica, in shady woods on mountains, 

 from Virginia to New England; 

 also near Philadelphia ; but rare. 

 Brown in Lin. trans. 12. p. 145. 

 t. 7. Caulophyllum thalictroides, 

 Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 205. t. 21. 

 Pursh, fl. bor. amer. sept. 1. p. 218. 

 Stems a foot high. Flowers yel- 

 low-green. Berries deep blue, glo- 

 bose, contracted below into a long 

 stipitate base ; these are called Co- 

 hosh by the Indians, and the plant 

 is esteemed medicinal, (f. 32.) 



Thalictrum-like Lion's Leaf. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1784. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



Cult. A genus of pretty little plants, usually with beautiful 

 yellow flowers. The species require to be kept in pots, in order 

 that they may be sheltered by a frame during winter ; they will 

 thrive well in a mixture of sand, loam, and peat, and may be in- 

 creased by separating the tubers of the root. Leontice Vesicaria 

 will require to be watered now and then with salted water, or it 

 will not live. 



V. EPIME'DIUM (from em, epi, upon, and Media; said to 

 grow in Media, a name from Dioscorides, retained by Linnaeus.) 

 Lin. Gen. no. 148. Juss. gen. 287. D. C. syst. 2. p. 28. prod. 

 1. p. 110. 



LIN. SYST. Tetra-Hexandria Monogynia. Sepals 4-8, fur- 

 nished with 2 bracteas on the outside, at the base. Petals 4-6, 

 each furnished on the inside with a 2-coloured appendage. Cap- 

 sules siliculaeform, 2-valved, many-seeded. Stamens 4-6. Style 

 1. Seeds obliquely and transversely situated, unilateral. Herbs 

 with creeping perennial trunks, and annual stems. Leaves 

 stalked, compound ; leaflets awnedly-serrated. Racemes ter- 

 minal, simple, or compound. 



1 E. ALPINUM (Lin. spec. 171.) radical leaves none; stem 

 one biternate ; leaflets cordate-lanceolate, acuminated, ser- 

 rated, with the serratures awned ; sepals 4-6 ; petals 4 ; sta- 

 mens 4. !. H. Native of England in Cumberland and York- 

 shire, in coppices and woods ; France and other parts of the 

 South of Europe, in the same kind of situation. Lam. ill. t. 83. 

 Schkuhr handb. 1. p. 81. t. 24. Smith fl. graec. 2. t. 150. erfg. 

 bot. 438. Stem about 4 inches high. Flowers purplish. 



