CL. IV.] TETKANDRIA TETRAGYNIA. 105 



15. ALCHEMI'LLA. LADY'S MANTLE. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, tubular, permanent ; limb divided 

 into eight segments, the four outer alternate ones smaller. Co- 

 rolla none. Filaments awl-shaped, erect, small, standing on 

 the mouth of the calyx ; anthers roundish. Germen egg-shaped, 

 in the bottom of the calyx. Style thread-shaped, as long as 

 the stamens, standing on the base of the germen ; stigma knob- 

 bed. Seed one, oval, compressed. Named on account of its 

 supposed alchemical powers. 78. 



1. A. vulgdris. Common Lady's Mantle. Leaves lobed, plaited. 



Root large, somewhat woody, with long fibres : stems about six 



inches high, round, hairy, branched, leafy : root-leaves numerous, 

 on long stalks, kidney-shaped : stem-leaves much smaller, on short 

 stalks : flowers yellowish-green, in numerous corymbose clusters. 

 Perennial : flowers in June and July: grows in pastures, and by the 

 side of brooks, rivers, and pools : common. Eng. Bot. vol. ix. pi. 

 597. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 224. 260. 



2. A. alpina. Alpine Lady 's Mantle. Leaves with finger-like divi- 

 sions, silky on the back Leaves divided into five or seven ellip- 

 tical or inversely egg-shaped lobes, serrated towards the extremity, 

 and covered with a beautiful silky down on the back. Perennial : 

 flowers in July: grows on the high mountains of Wales, the north 

 of England, and Scotland, as well as Ireland, by the sides of rills 

 and streams : abundant. Eng. Bot vol. iv. pi. 244. Eng. Fl. vol. i. 

 p. 225. 261. 



3. A.arvensis. Parsley Piert. Leaves flat, three-lobed, variously 

 cut. Root small, fibrous : stems three or four inches high, spread- 

 ing, round, leafy: leaves alternate, on short stalks : flowers green: 

 stamens generally four, sometimes one. Annual : flowers from May 

 to August: grows in corn-fields and dry gravelly pastures : common. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xv. pi. 1011. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 225. 262. 



TETRAGYNIA. 



16. I'LEX. HOLLY. 



Calyx inferior, one-leaved, four-toothed, permanent. Co- 

 rolla wheel-shaped, of four elliptical segments or petals, much 

 larger than the calyx. Filaments awl-shaped, shorter than the 

 corolla ; anthers small, two-lobed. Germen roundish. Styles 

 none ; stigmas four, obtuse, permanent. Berry globular, four- 

 celled, each cell one-seeded. Seeds oblong, pointed. Name used 

 by the Romans. 79. 



1. /. Aquifolium. Common Holly. Leaves egg-shaped, acute, 



thorny. An evergreen tree, with, smooth greyish bark, shining 



thorny leaves, whitish flowers, and scarlet berries. Birdlime is pro- 

 cured from the bark by maceration : the wood is used for veneer- 

 ing, and for making handles of knives, &c. ; it makes an impenetrable 

 fence, and bears cropping, nor is its verdure ever observed to suffer 



X 



