Plants of the Punjab. 



467 



Heebs, Unbranched, \vith Alteenate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Potentilla 

 doubjouneana, 



Rosace.e. 

 F. B. I. ii. 357. 

 Kashmii', 

 9-10,000 ft. 



Potentilla 

 mcnanthes, 



Rosace.e, 



F. B. I.ii. 358. 



Himalaj'a, 



10-15,000 ft. 



Kashmir. 



Potentilla curviseta, 



Eosace.e. 

 F. B. I. ii. 358. 

 Kashmir at Tilail 

 (C. B. Ckirke). 



very hke the last sjiecios, but stipules wedge-shaped 

 with a broad divided tip. bracteoles divided into three at 

 the tip. 



Potentilla nivea, 



ROSACB.E. 



F. B. I. ii. 358. 

 Himalava, 

 10-17,050ft. 

 Dry region. 



Potentilla Kleiniana, 



Rosacea. 

 F. B. I. ii. 359. 

 Himalava, 

 3-7,000 "ft. 

 Valleys below 

 Simla (Collett), 



glandular or slightly velvety, large tufts of leaves and 

 flower stalks 2-12 in. from a small rootstock, leaves radi- 

 cal and stem shortly stalked, stalks rarely 1 in., leaflets 

 ^-f in., broadly wedge-shaped with a broad coarsely round- 

 toothed tip, stipules J-| in., rarely cut, stem stipules broad- 

 ly ovate, short-pointed, flowers ^-| in. diam., yellow, on 

 axillary or nearly terminal stalks, sessile and shortly stalk- 

 ed on the top of the flowering stem, calyx lobes broad, 

 blunt, bracteoles round-oblong, often larger than the calyx 

 lobes, petals ovate-round with a broad tip, not projecting 

 much beyond tlie calyx, achenes very many, minute, 

 smooth, on a round woolly receptacle : for other characters 

 see the last described species. 



small, rigid, thinlv silkv, rootstock slender, crowned, 

 with stiff recurved, almost woolly, leaf bases ; leaves 2-3 in. 

 long, few, stipules forming a narrow wing to the leaf-stalk 

 for half its length, flowering stalks 2-3 in. long, 2-3-flowered, 

 wiry, slender, minor flower stalks' incurved after flowering, 

 calyx I in., silky, lobes lanceolate, long-pointed, longer 

 than the oblong bracteoles, achenes 5-6, hairy, large, ovoid 

 on a flat woolly receptacle, styles terminal ; for other cha- 

 racters see the last species. This is the only Himalayan 

 species with hairy achenes. 



verv Hke small forms of Potentilla multifida. 



small, annual, silkily hairy, stems many, long, spread- 

 ing, zigzag, leaves digitately compound, leaflets 3 or 5, 

 ovate or narrowly oblong, unequal, the longest |-H in., 

 teeth blunt or sharp, flowers J in. diam.. yellow, in terminal 

 flat-topped clusters, achenes minute, deeply wrinkled ; for 

 other characters see the last described species. 



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