ROSACE.E 493 



8 mm. long, 2-2-25 mm. wide ; petiole flattened above, connate and 

 sheathing at the base, To-2 mm. long. 



Stem herbaceous, erect with the lower internodes scarcely at all 

 developed, thinly and coarsely hairy. 



Leaves radical and cauline, alternate, palmately nerved and 

 divided, ciliate, sparsely pilose or almost glabrous, pale glaucous- 

 green above, paler and glaucous beneath ; stipules adnate to the 

 petiole for more than half their length, with the free portion subulate, 

 acute, ciliate, green, sheathing the stem ; petiole channelled above, 

 thinly hairy. 



No. 1. Trifid with entire segments. 



No. 2. More deeply trifid, with its terminal segment cuneate and 

 trifid, and the lateral ones bifid. 



No. 3. Tripartite, with the lateral segments more divided and 

 toothed. 



Nos. 4 and 5. Tripartite with cuneate segments ; terminal one 

 trifid and cut with obtuse segments ; lateral ones unequally bifid 

 and variously cut. 



Agrimonia viscidula, Bunge. 



Primary root long, tapering, colourless, giving off strong lateral 

 fibres. 



Hypocotyl extremely short, subterranean, colourless, glandular- 

 pubescent. 



Cotyledons transversely oblong or suborbicular, rather deeply 

 emarginate, cordate at the base, petiolate, thickened and rather 

 fleshy, glandular-pubescent on both surfaces and on the petiole, green 

 above with an indistinct indication of three nerves, whitish under- 

 neath and gibbous with three or four incurved nerves on each side 

 of the midrib ; lamina 5-6'5 mm. long, G-7'5 mm. wide ; petiole 

 channelled on the upper side, connate at the base, 6-7'25 mm. 

 long. 



Stem herbaceous, erect, terete, hairy and glandular-pubescent ; 

 1st internode undeveloped; 2nd 1'8 cm. long, or shorter, varying 

 as the seedlings are more or less crowded. 



Leaves compound (No. 1 simple) radical and cauline, alternate, 

 penninerved, coarsely hairy and rather densely glandular on both 

 surfaces ; glands sessile ; petiole channelled on the upper surface, 

 semiterete ; stipules in the seedling ovate, obtuse, hairy and gland- 

 ular. 



No. 1. Simple, orbicular, cordate at the base, radiately nerved, 

 shallowly lobed or coarsely toothed with the teeth numerous and 

 tipped with a mucro. 



