104 ORDER 44. ROSACES. 



12 S. LfivioATA. Lvs. obovate-oblong, very smooth and entire, sessile. Siberia. 



13 S. Aruncus L. Goat's Beard. Lvs. tripinnate ; Ifts. oblong-lanceolate, acumi- 

 nate, straight-veined, doubly serrate, odd ones lance-ovate ; pan. large, of numerout 

 slender racemes ; carpels 35, glabrous, V. Mts. N. Y. to Ga. 3 5f. July. 



14 S. I obit a L. Queen-of -the- Prairie. Lvs. pinnatifid, the term, lobe largest, ped- 

 ately 7-9-parted, lobes all doubly serrate ; stip. reniform ; panicle large, roseate, ex- 

 ceedingly delicate ; carpels 68. Low prairies, W. & S. 4 8f. June, July, t 



15 S. ULMARIA. Double Meadow-sweet. Lvs. interruptedly pinnate, white-downy be- 

 neath ; Ifts. lance-ovate, the terminal one large, palmately 3-5-lobed. Eur. July. 



1 6 S. FILIPENDULA. Pride-of -the- Meadow. Lfts. 921, pinnatifid-serrate, minute ones 

 between; stip. clasping, large; corymbs lax; sep. reflexed. Europe. Root tuberous. 



1 7 S. JAPONICA. Lvs. biternate ; Ifts. oblong, acuminate, cordate, their stalks bearded 

 at base ; panicle terminal ; flowers with 10 stamens and 2 styles, pure white. 



4. GILLENIA, Moench. INDIAN PHYSIC. Calyx tubular-campanu- 

 late, contracted at the orifice, 5-cleft. Pet. 5, linear-lanceolate, long. Sta. 

 10 15, very short. Carpels 5, connate at base. Styles terminal. Follicles 

 2-valved, 2-4-seeded. if. With trifoliate, doubly-serrate leaves. 



1 G. trifoliata Mcench. Lfts. ovate-oblong, acuminate ; stip. linear-setaceous, entire ; 



fls. on long pedicels, in pedunculate, corymbous panicles. In woods, W. N. Y. to Ga. 

 2 3f. Flowers axillary and terminal, rose-white, !' broad. June, July. 



2 G. stipulacea Nutt, Bowman's Boot. Lvs. lanceolate, deeply incised ; radical 



leaves pinnatifid ; stipules leafy, ovate, doubly incised, clasping ; flowers large, in 

 loose panicles. W. N. Y. to Ala. Flowers rose-color. June. 

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5. KERRIA, DC. Calyx of 5, acuminate, nearly distinct sepals. Cor. 



of 5 petals. Ov. 5 8, smooth, globous, ovules solitary. Sty. filiform. 

 Ach. globous. J) Stems virgate. Lvs. simple, ovate, acuminate, doubly 

 serrate, with stipules. Flowers terminal on the branches, solitary or few 

 together, orange yellow. 

 K.. JAP6NICA. Japan Globe-flower. Gardens. 5 8f. Flowers double. 



6. NEVIUSIA, Gray. Calyx 5-parted, the lobes leafy, cut-serrate, 

 persistent. Cor. 0. Sta. GO, filiform. Ov. 2 4, 1-ovuled. Ach. drupa- 

 ceous. ^ Lvs. simple, ovate, petiolate. Stipules subulate, free. Flowers 

 terminal, numerous, showy. 



N. Alabameiisis Gr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Rev. R. D. Nevius.) 2 3f. 



7. RUBUS, L. BRAMBLE. Calyx spreading, 5-parted. Pet. 5, decidu- 

 ous. Stam. GO, inserted into the border of the disk. Ovaries many, with 

 2 ovules, one of them abortive. Achenia pulpy, drupaceous. 5 [^ With 

 (2) stems, armed with prickles. Inflorescence imperfectly centrifugal 

 Fruit esculent, July Sept. Flowers in May, June. Fig. 185. 



Fruit inseparable from the juicy, deciduous receptacle. BLACKBERRIES, .(a) 



a Stems (mostly) erect, stout, armed with stout, recurved prickles ....... Nos. 1, 2 



a Stems procumbent, trailing, mostly with slender, minute prickles ..... NOB. 35 



Fruit separating from the dry, persistent receptacle. RASPBERRIES. . .(6) 



b Leaves simple, lobed. Not prickly ................................... Nos. 68 



b Leaves compound. Stems not prickly, herbaceous ...................... No. 9 



Stems prickly, shrubby. Corollas single ....... Nos. 1013 



Corollas double ........... No. 13 



1 K. villosiis Ait. Iftyh Blackberry. Pubescent, viscid, and prickly ; st. recuned 



