Plants of the Punjab. 



461 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Opposite Exstipulate Lobed Leaves. 



Petals None. 



Geum urbanum, 

 Herb-Bennet, 

 Common Avens, 



Rosaces. 



F. B. I.ii.342. 



Himalaya, 

 6-11,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 



large, peremiial, somewhat softly hairy, stems 1-3 

 ft., rootstock woody; leaves radical large, 4-6 in., pinnately 

 divided, lateral segments 6-12, nearly sessile, uppermost 

 pair large, others all small but alternate pairs larger, end 

 segment stalked, nearly circular, 1-3 in. diam., often lobed, 

 upper stem-leaves 3-lobed, lateral lobes sometimes 

 merged in the end one, lower stem leaves similar to the 

 radical but smaller, stipules broad, toothed, often lobed, 

 joined to the stalk ; flowers |-|- in. diam., pale yellow in 

 few-flowejed long-stalked terminal clusters, calyx persist- 

 ent, tube cup-shaped, lobes 5, alternating with 5 small 

 bracteoles, lobes reflexed, petals 5, broadly ovate, stamens 

 many ; fruit a round head of densely hairy dry achenes, 

 each tipped with the hooked style, i in. long. This plant, 

 was much used in Europe by herbahsts as an astringent, 

 the clove-hke flavour of the root caused its use as a flavour- 

 ing to ale. 



Geum elatum, 



Rosacea. 

 F. B. I.ii.343. 

 Himalaya, 

 9-12,000 ft. 

 Kashmir, Hattu 

 (Collett). 



like the last species, but stems smaller, radical leaves 

 larger, segments round- or sharp-toothed, stem leaves few, 

 small, pinnately lo])ed, flowers much larger, bright j^ellow, 

 calyx lobes spreading, achenes tipped with a straight style 



\ in. long. 



Alchemilla vulgaris, 



see Herbs, Unbranched, Opposite, Stipulate, Lobed. 



Herbs, Unbranched, with Alternate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Guldenstsedtia 

 mirpourensis, 



Leguminos,^. 

 F. B. I. ii.118. 

 Hazara (Stewart). 



small, perennial, spineless, rhizome slender, branch- 

 ed, leaves and flower stalks in a rosette at the surface, 

 stemless ; leaves l|-2 in. long, stalk \-\ in,, leaflets 3-7, 



in. long, oblong, blunt, slightly velvety ; flowers | in.. 



1.1 



4 2 



almost sessile, 1-3 on stalks as long as the leaves, calyx 

 \ in., tube bell-shaped, not oblique, teeth 5, distinct lan- 

 ceolate, long-pointed, upper broader, fineh^ silky, as long 

 as the tube, corolla \ in., petals 5, dissimilar, upper one 

 (standard) outermost, largest, round, wing petals 2, oblong, 



