SANGUISORBEJE. II. ALCHEMILLA. 



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Leaves palmate ; leaflets 5-7, serrated at the apex. 



FIG. 77. 



5 A. ALPI'NA (Lin. spec. 179. 

 var. a.) leaves digitate ; leaflets 5- 

 7, lanceolate-cuneatcd, obtuse, ser- 

 rated at the apex, with the ser- 

 ratures adpressed, clothed with 

 white satiny down beneath. "If. . H. 

 Native of Europe and North Ame- 

 rica, in mountain pastures ; in the 

 mountainous parts of the north of 

 England and Scotland, common 

 among rocks on the banks of 

 mountain rivulets. Smith, engl. 

 bot. t. 244. Oed. fl. dan. 49. A. 

 argentea, Lam, fl. fr. 3. p. 303. 

 The satiny under side of the leaves 

 of this and the following species 

 has given rise to the generic En- 

 glish name of Lady's-mantle. 



Alpine Lady's-mantle. Fl. Jul. Britain. PL \ foot. 



6 A. SERJCEA (Willd. enum. p. 171.) leaves digitate; leaflets 

 7, lanceolate-obovate, obtuse, connected at the base, serrated at 

 the apex, clothed with satiny down beneath. If,. H. Native of 

 Caucasus. A. alpina, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 114. exclusive of the 

 synonyms. Much larger in every part than A. alpina. 



Silky Lady's-mantle. Fl. June.Jul. Clt. 1813. PL | to i ft. 



* * * Leaves digitate; leaflets 3-5, multifid, or serrated all round. 



7 A. PENTAPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. 179.) leaflets 3-5, multifid, 

 glabrous, and rather ciliated ; stipulas foliaceous, bi or tridentate 

 at the apex. If.H. Native of Europe, on the alps. Bocc. 

 mus. p. 18. t. 1. Stems creeping. 



Five-leaf etled Lady's-mantle. Fl. July. Clt. 1784. PL cr. 



8 A. SiBBALDijEFOLiA (II. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 226. t. 561.) leaves deeply 3-parted, clothed with adpressed pu- 

 bescence beneath ; segments deeply serrated, lateral ones bifid ; 

 stipulas 2-4-cleft ; stems corymbosely many-flowered at the 

 apex ; flowers conglomerate, diandrous, and usually digynous. 

 If; . G. Native between Mexico and Tolucco, near Tianguillo, 

 and on Mount Orizaba. 



Sibbaldia-haved Lady's-mantle. Fl. July. Clt. 1823. PL | ft. 



9 A. APHANOI'DES (Mutis. in Lin. fil. suppl. 122.) plant 

 smoothish ; leaves profoundly 3-parted ; segments ciliated, in- 

 termediate one trifid, lateral ones bifid ; stipulas 2-3-cleft ; stems 

 branched, creeping; flowers axillary and terminal, diandrous or 

 tetrandrous and digynous. If. . G. Native of New Granada. 

 H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 225. 



Aphanes-like Lady's-mantle. PL creeping. 



10 A. VULCA'NICA (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 573.) 

 pilose ; stems flagelliform, trailing ; cauline leaves ternate ; leaf- 

 lets cuneated, deeply 5-7-toothed at the apex ; stipulas bifid on 

 both sides ; flowers axillary, forming small, leafy racemes at the 

 tops of the branches ; stamens 2 ; styles 3. I/ . G. Native of 

 Mexico, on Mount Orizaba. 



Volcanic Lady's-mantle. PL trailing. 



1 1 A. HIRSU'TA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) leaves deeply tripar- 

 tite, pilose ; segments divided in a fan-like manner ; stipulas 

 2-3-cleft ; stems racemose, erect, hairy ; flowers diandrous and 

 digynous, disposed in glomerate heads. If. . G. Native of South 

 America. 



Var. a, campestris (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 572.) 

 stems elongated ; leaves canescent beneath. 1f,.G. Native of 

 Mexico, in grassy places near Jalapa. 



Var. /3, alpestris (Schlecht. et Cham. 1. c.) leaves the same 

 colour on both surfaces ; stem short. If. . G. Native of Mexico, 

 on Mount Orizaba. 



Hairy Lady's-mantle. PL ^ to |- foot. 



12 A. RVPE'STRIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 224.) 

 leaves profoundly 3-parted, clothed with silky pili beneath ; 

 segments deeply serrated ; stipulas entire ; stems branched, 

 creeping; flowers somewhat corymbose, diandrous and trigy- 

 nous. Tf.. G. Native of South America, on the burning moun- 

 tain Ruca-Pichincha, near Quito. Habit of A. aphanes. 



Rock Lady's-mantle. PL creeping. 



13 A. NIVA'LIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. t. 560.) leaves multifid, 

 sheathing, stem-clasping, and imbricating, clothed with silky 

 hairs on the outside ; stems tufted ; flowers terminal, sessile, 

 usually tern, diandrous, and usually tetragynous. If. . F. Na- 

 tive of the province of Popayan, on the snowy top of Mount 

 Paramo dc Puraca. 



Snow Lady's Mantle. PL tufted. 



14 A. TRIPARTI'TA (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 68.) hairy; 

 stems creeping, filiform, dichotomously branched, leafy above ; 

 leaves deeply 3-parted ; segments cuneiform, 3-5-cleft ; stipulas 

 unequally bifid ; petioles sheathing ; peduncles dichotomously 

 corymbose ; flowers diandrous and digynous. I/ . F. Native 

 of Peru, on the cold tops of mountains, in springs. 



Tripartitc-\ea.ved Lady's-mantle. PL ^ foot. 



15 A. ORBICULA'TA (Ruiz et Pav.l. c.) leaves orbicularly reni- 

 form, lobed, deeply serrated, glabrous above, and clothed with 

 silvery villi beneath ; petioles terete, hairy ; peduncles dichoto- 

 mously corymbose ; flowers 8-cleft, diandrous, digynous. ^ . 

 F. Native of Peru, on cold mountains in humid places. A'pha- 

 nes orbiculata, Pers. ench. 



Or6zcM/ar-leaved Lady's-mantle. PL foot. 



16 A. PECTINA'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 226.) leaves roundish-reniform, 9-11-lobed, pectinately serrated, 

 clothed with silvery silky down beneath ; radical leaves many- 

 lobed, on long petioles ; stipulas 3-5-cleft ; stems dichotomous; 

 flowers 8-10-cleft, diandrous, usually pentagynous. I/. F. Na- 

 tive of Mexico, near Jalapa, San Andres, and Cruz Blanca. 



Pectinate-leaved Lady's-mantle. PL ^ foot. ' 



17 A. PJNNA'TA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 69.) leaves pin- 

 nate ; leaflets bifid or trifid ; radical ones petiolate, cauline ones 

 clasping the stem ; stems branched, sarmentose, creeping ; 

 flowers diandrous, digynous. If. F. Native of Peru, on the 

 high cold humid mountains of Tarma and Panatahuara. A'pha- 

 nes pinnata, Pers. 



Pinnate-leaved Lady's-mantle. PL { foot. 



SECT. II. A'PHANES (from a priv. and tpaivu, phaino, to ap- 

 pear ; that is to say, a plant of no appearance, being small, and 

 lying flat on the ground). Lin. gen. no. 166. Calyx 4-cleft, rarely 

 5-cleft, with small teeth between the lobes. Stamens 1-2, fer- 

 tile, the rest sterile. Annual plants. 



18 A. ARVE'NSIS (Scop. earn. 1. p. 115.) leaves small, hairy, 

 petiolate, 3-parted ; segments 2-3-cleft ; flowers axillary, glo- 

 merate. 0. H. Native throughout Europe, in cultivated 

 fields ; plentiful in Britain, also of Iberia and Jamaica. Smith, 

 engl. bot. 1011. A'phanes arvensis, Lin. spec. 179. Oed. fl. 

 dan. t. 973. A. a'phanes, Leers, herb. no. 122. 



Corn Parsley-piert. Fl. April, June. Britain. PL prostrate. 



19 A. CORNUCOPIOI'DES (Room, et Schult. syst. 3. p. 471.) 

 leaves hairy, cut, stem-clasping, almost sessile, 3-parted, with 

 the petiole dilated ; segments 2-3-cleft ; flowers axillary, glo- 

 merate ; stipulas cut. Q. H. Native about Madrid, in corn- 

 fields. A'phanes cornucopioides, Lag. gen. et spec. nov. p. 99. 

 no. 7. 



Cornucopia-like Parsley-Piert. PL prostrate. 



Cult. The hardy species will grow in any common soil, and 

 are increased by dividing the plants at the root. Those species 

 natives of South America should be grown in small pots, well 



