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in one species reddish, broadly obovate, elliptic, or almost orbicular, obtuse, 

 never emarginate. Stamens about 20, in three series as in Potentilla, closely 

 surrounding the base of the receptacle; filaments short; anthers dehiscent by a 

 longitudinal slit. Receptacle hemispheric or conic, bearing very numerous 

 pistils, in fruit becoming enlarged, very juicy, and delicious in taste. Styles fili- 

 form, but rather short, attached near the middle of the ovaries. Seeds ascend- 

 ing and amphitropous. 



Pubescence of scape and petioles divaricate, i. e., generally spreading at right angles or 



somewhat reflexed (scanty and less spreading in no. 3). 

 Leaflets sessile; achenes superficial on the receptacle. 



Flowers pinkish, nodding from the beginning. 1. F. Helleri. 



Flowers white, erect or spreading, nodding only in fruit. 



Calyx in fruit spreading or ascending; scape generally with long divaricate 



hairs and a leafy bract. 2. F. bracteata. 



Calyx in fruit reflexed; leaflets rhombic-obovate, acute; scape and petioles 

 sparingly hairy; hairs more ascending or appressed. 3. F. americana. 



Leaflets usually petiolulate; achenes set in usually deep pits. 



Plant more or less glaucous; petals usually orbicular and twice as long as the 



Sepals and bractlets elliptic. 4. F. truncata. 



Sepals and bractlets lanceolate. 



Sepals linear-lanceolate; leaflets cuneate, somewhat coriaceous, sharply 



toothed at the apex. 5. F. cuneifolia. 



Sepals broadly lanceolate; leaflets broadly obovate or broadly cuneate, 

 only a little longer than broad, with coarse acute teeth. 



6. F. platypetala. 

 Plant not glaucous; petals elliptic, generally exceeding the sepals by one-half, 



usually over 10 mm. long; achenes set in shallow pits; leaves firm. 



7. F. grahdiflora. 

 Pubescence of the scape and petioles appressed or ascending; achenes in pits. 



Plants not glaucous. 



Leaflets usually more than 3 cm. long, very veiny beneath; runners many. 



8. F. prolifica. 

 Leaflets usually 13 cm. long, not very veiny; runners few. 9. F. pumila. 



Plants more or less glaucous. 

 Leaves rather thin. 



Leaflets obovate; scape several-flowered. 10. F. glauca. 



Leaflets oblong-cuneate; scape l^i-flowered. 11. F. pauciflora. 



Leaves rather thick, firm; leaflets oblong-cuneate. 12. F. ovalis. 



1. F. Helleri Holz. Leaflets rounded-obovate or rhombic-obovate, coarsely 

 serrate, very thin, glabrate above, finely silky beneath; scape 1.5-2 dm. high, 

 often with a foliaceous unifoliolate bract; flowers 1.5-2 cm. in diameter; sepals 

 ovate; petals nearly orbicular, twice as long as the sepals. Woods: Ida. Wash. 

 Submont. Je-Jl. 



2. F. bracteata Heller. Leaflets broadly rhombic-obovate, acute, coarsely 

 toothed, 2-5 cm. long, very thin, somewhat glaucous, silky when young, glabrate 

 in age; scape often over 1 dm. high, often exceeding the leaves, 2-8-flowered; 

 flowers 1.5-2 cm. in diameter; sepals and bracts lanceolate, acute; petals rounded- 

 obovate, often nearly twice the length of the sepals; fruit ovoid or semi-ellipsoid, 

 red, about 7.5 mm. in diameter and 10 mm. long. Fragaria retrorsa Greene. 

 Woods: B.C. Calif. N.M. Mont. Submont Subalp. My-S. 



3. F. americana (Porter) Britton. Leaflets 3-8 cm. long, rhombic-obovate, 

 mostly acute, sharply and deeply serrate, very thin, very soon glabrate on both 

 sides; scape slender, seldom over 1.5 dm. high, seldom much exceeding the leaves, 

 very rarely leafy-bracteate; fruit elongate-ovoid, 5-7.5 mm. in diameter and 

 1-1.5 cm. long. Fragaria vesca americana Porter. Woods: Newf. Man. 

 N.M. Va. Submont. Mont. Je-Au. 



4. F. truncata Rydb. Leaflets petiolulate, 1.5-4 cm. long, rounded- 

 obovate, round-crenate above the middle, with the middle tooth smaller, thin, 

 silky on both sides, but in age glabrate above; scape slender, few-flowered, sel- 

 dom exceeding 1 dm. in height, and rarely leafy-bracteate; flowers 1-2 cm. in 

 diameter; bractlets and sepals elliptic or ovate, obtuse or acutish; petals obovate, 

 exceeding the sepals by about a third. Mountains: Calif. Nev. Ida. Sub- 

 mont. Je. 



5. F. cuneifolia Nutt. Leaflets cuneate to obovate, obtuse or truncate, 

 toothed only at the apex, 1.5-4 cm. long, firm and somewhat coriaceous, silky 





