SANGUISORBE^E. VI. AC.ENA. VII. SANGUISORBA. 



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2 A. AGRIMOMOJDES (H. B. et Kuiuh, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 

 231.) flowers alternate, spicate, lower ont.'.s remote ; stem erect; 

 leaflets oblong, coarsely serrated, glabrous, when young pubes- 

 cent beneath. Tj . F. Native of Mexico, in cold places near 

 Tianguillo. Allied to A. Lappttcca. 



Agrimony-like Acaena. PI. -J foot. 



3 A. ELONGA'TA (Lin. mant. 200.) flowers disposed in elon- 

 gated spicate racemes ; stems ascending ; leaflets oblong, ser- 

 rated, pubescent beneath. Tj . F. Native of Mexico. H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 252. 



Elongated Acsena. Shrub 1 foot ? 



4 A. LATEBROSA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 1C.) flowers disposed 

 in elongated spikes ; peduncles scape-formed ; stems procum- 

 bent ; leaflets oblong, cut, hoary beneath. If. H. Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. Agrimonia decumbens, Lin. fil. suppl. 

 251. Ancistrum decumbens, Thunb. fl. cap. 1. p. 142. Ancis- 

 trum latebrosum, Gsertn. fruct. 1. t. 32. 



Dark Acana. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1774. PL to feet. 



5 A. PINNATI'FIDA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 68. t. 104. f. 

 1. b.) plant silky; flowers crowded into cylindrical spikes, 

 lower ones rather remote ; stem erect ; leaves of 3-5 pairs of 

 deeply 3-5-parted leaflets, with the segments linear ; flowers 

 pentandrous or decandrous. If.F. Native of the hills of Chili 

 and the Straits of Magellan. Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1271. Fruit 

 covered with glochidate bristles. 



Pinnatifid-leaved Acsena. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. PI. 

 | foot. 



6 A. INCI'SA (Lindl. bot. reg. no. 1271 .) plant erect and silky ; 

 leaves of 6-7 pairs of oblong, cuneated, deeply serrated leaflets ; 

 heads of flowers spicate, lower flowers remote. l/.H. Native 

 of Chili, at the baths of Collina near the limits of the snow. 



Cut- leaved Acaena. PL ^ foot. 



7 A. MYRIOPHY'LLA (Lindl. bot. reg. no. 1271.) erect, pubes- 

 cent ; leaves of 7-9 pairs of linear deeply pinnatifid leaflets ; the 

 segments very narrow and silky beneath ; spikes cylindrical, in- 

 terrupted at the base ; fruit ovate, tomentose, glochidate. If .F. 

 Native of Chili, about Mendoza. 



Myriad-leaved Acaena. PI. i foot. 



8 A. SERI'CEA (Jacq. fil. eclog. 1. t. 55.) flowers collected into 

 globose heads ; stems decumbent ; leaflets obovate, deeply 

 toothed, pubescent, silky on the back. ~1{. . F. Native of New 

 Spain, at Port Desire. Poterium australe, Sal. prod. 2. p. 360. 

 Ancistrum acorna, Lag. nov. spec. p. 7. no. 100. ex Rcem. et 

 Schultes. 



Silky Acaena. PI. i foot. 



9 A. OVI'NA (Cunningh. in Fields' new south wales, p. 358.) 

 plant covered with white hairs ; leaflets deeply cut, pinnatifid ; 

 segments oblong, obtuse ; spikes oblong ; lower flowers remote ; 

 stem reclinate, somewhat demersed. If. H. Native of New 

 Holland, frequent on the moist lands of Bathurst. 



Sheep-fodder Acsena. Fl. June, July. PI. reclinate. 



SECT. II. ANCI'STRUM (from arxurTpos, ancistros, a fish-hook ; 

 in reference to the bristles of the calyx, which terminate in hook- 

 ed points). Forst. gen. t. 2. Lam. ill. p. 22. D. C. prod. 2. p. 

 592. Calyx tubular, ending at the apex in 4-5 bristles, which 

 are glochidate at the apex. 



10 A. SANGUISORB.E (Vahl.enum. 1. p. 294.) spikes globose ; 

 stems decumbent ; leaves remote ; leaflets 7 pairs, cuneated, 

 serrated, silky beneath. If. H. Native of New Zealand. An- 

 cistrum anserinaefolium, Forst. 1. c. Ancistrum diandrum, Forst. 

 prod. no. 52. Ancistrum decumbens, Gaert. fr. t. 32. Ancistrum 

 Sanguisorbae, Lin. fil. suppl. 189. Bristles of calyx 4. Stigma 

 pencil-formed 1 



Burnet Acsena. Fl. June. Clt. 1796. PI. decumbent. 



VOL. II. 



11 A. OVALIFOLIA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 67. t. 103. f. c.) 

 spikes globose ; stems creeping ; leaves with 4-5 pairs of oblong 

 and somewhat cuneated leaflets, which are villous beneath. Jj . 

 H. Native of Peru, in humid shady places. Ancistrum repens, 

 Vent. hort. eels. t. 5. 



Oval-leaved Acaena. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1802. PI. cr. 



12 A. SARMENTOSA (Carm. in Lin. trans. 11. p. 20.) spikes 

 globose ; stems creeping ; leaves of 4-5 pairs of sharply ser- 

 rated leaflets, which are glabrous and veiny above, but silky 

 beneath; stipulas undivided. If. H. Native of the Island of 

 Tristan d'Acugna. Ancistrum sarmentosum, Pet. Th. fl. p. 44. 

 Calyx 4-awned. Stamens 2. 



Sarmcntose Acaena. PI. creeping. 



13 A. ARGE'NTEA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 67. t. 103. f. b.) 

 spikes globose ; stems creeping ; leaves of 3-4 pairs of ovate- 

 oblong serrated leaflets, which are silky beneath. If. H. Na- 

 tive of Chili, in bogs and fields. Ancistrum argenteum, H. B. 

 et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 230. Calyx villous outside. 



Silvery Acaena. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. PI. creeping. 



14 A. ADSCE'NDENS (Valil. enum. 1. p. 297.) spikes globose ; 

 stems decumbent ; leaves with 5-7 pairs of oblong and obovate 

 serrated smoothisli leaflets. 3/.H. Native of the Straits of 

 Magellan. Ancistrum humile, Pers. ench. 1. p. 30. Ancistrum 

 laevigatum, Lag. nov. spec. p. 7. 



Ascending Acaena. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. PI. ^ foot. 



15 A. UEVIGA'TA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 68.) terminal spikes 

 cylindrical, lower ones globose ; stems decumbent ; leaflets oval, 

 deeply crenated, glabrous above, and canescent beneath. If. H. 

 Native of the Straits of Magellan. 



Smooth Acaena. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1790. PI. dec. 



16 A. MAGELLA'NICA (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 297.) spikes of 

 flowers globose ; stems erect, glabrous ; leaves with 6 pairs of 

 obovate, deeply serrated trifid leaflets, which are canescent be- 

 neath. Ij. . H. Native of the Straits of Magellan. Ancistrum 

 MageMnicum, Lam. ill. t. 22. f. 2. 



Magellan Acaena. PI. |- foot. 



17 A. TRI'FIDA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 67. t. 104. f. c.) 

 spikes globose ; stems erect, and are, as well as the leaflets, 

 clothed with canescent tomentum ; leaflets 7-8 pairs, cuneiform, 

 3-5 cleft. I/ . H. Native of Chili, in pastures. 



TVj/W-leafletted Acaena. PI. | to 1 foot. 



18 A. LI/CIDA (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 296.) spikes ovate-oblong; 

 leaflets 8-9 pairs, 3-5-parted, villous beneath, with the segments 

 linear. If. H. Native of the Falkland Islands. Ancistrum 

 lucidum, Lam. ill. t. 22. f. 3. Calyx 4 awned, pilose outside. 



Shining-leaved Acaena. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1777. PI. ^ ft. 



19 A. PU'MILA (Vahl. enum. 1. p. 298.) spikes terete; pe- 

 duncles scape-formed; stems demersed; leaflets 11-12 pairs, 

 oval, crenate-serrated, quite glabrous, shining above. "J/ . H. 

 Native of the Straits of Magellan. The fruit is said to be 

 armed ; if such be the case this species belongs to the first sec- 

 tion, Eucc&na. 



Dwarf Acaena. PI. -| foot. 



20 A. CYLINDRISTA'CHIA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 1. p. 68. t. 

 104. f. 2.) spikes cylindrical; peduncles scape-formed ; stems 

 demersed; leaflets 10-11 pairs, oblong, serrated, silky beneath. 

 2f . H. Native of Peru, on the cold hills of Tarma. Calyx 4- 

 awned. 



Cylindrical- spiked Acaena. PI. -^ foot. 



Cult. The species are of easy culture, and are increased by 

 dividing or by seed. A dry situation and sandy soil suit them 

 best. 



VII. SANGUISO'RBA (from sunguis, blood, and sorbeo, to 

 absorb ; the S. officinalis was formerly supposed to be a power- 

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