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12. DRYAS Linn. 



1. D, octopetala (L.) ; 1. crenate-serrate obtuse, sep. 3 or 4 

 times as long as broad more or less pointed, base of the cal. 

 hemispherical, E. B. 45 1 . St. 20. 3. Fl. large, white. Pet. 8. 

 L. simple, white with fine dense woolly pubescence beneath, St. 

 prostrate, woody. Seeds obovate-oblong, apiculate. a. Sep. 

 acute, covered with red hairs. L. ovate-oblong, deeply cut into 

 large rounded lobes ; under side of the petiole and midrib green, 

 bearing minute linear pellucid fringed scales mixed with long 

 hairs, midrib and lateral ribs sparingly hairy and conspicuous. 

 /3. pilosa (Bab.). Sep. slightly pointed, covered with nearly 

 black hairs. L. oblong or ovate-oblong, deeply cut into large 

 slightly acute lobes ; under side of the petioles and midrib dark 

 red, hairy but without scales, midrib and lateral ribs covered 

 with long white hairs and inconspicuous. Awn longer and more 

 feathery. Alpine situations, particularly on limestone. /3. County 

 of Clare, Ireland. P. VI. VII. 



2. D. depressa (Bab.) ; 1. crenate-serrate obtuse, sep. twice as 

 long as broad blunt and rounded at the end, base of the calyx 

 truncate nearly flat. A. N. H. x. 183. t. 7. (calyx and leaf). 

 Fl. large (white or yellowish ?). Pet. 8. L. ovate, deeply cut 

 into large rounded lobes, white with fine dense woolly pubescence 

 beneath; under side of the petiole and midrib green, bearing 

 minute pellucid fringed scales mixed with long hairs. Stems 

 prostrate, woody. I have not seen recent petals. Ben Bulben^ 

 Sligo. P. VI. VII. I. 



13. GEUM Linn. Avens. 



1. G. urbanum (L.) ; fl. erect, pet. obovate, cal. of the fruit re- 

 flexed, carpophore 0, lower joint of the awn much longer than the 

 glabrous upper joint, radical 1. interruptedly pinnate and lyrate, 

 stem-1. ternate, stip. large rounded lobed and cut. E. B. 1400. 

 St. 5.7- St. 2 feet high. Fl. small, bright yellow, calyx green. 

 Upper joint of the awn with a few minute hairs at its base. 

 Hedges and thickets. P. VI. VIII. Wood Avens. 



2. G. intermedium (Ehrh.) ; fl. erect or nodding, pet. roundish 

 with a wedgeshaped claw, cal. of the fruit patent, carpophore 0, 

 lower joint of the awn longer than the hairy upper joint, radical 1. 

 interruptedly pinnate and lyrate, stem-1. 3-lobed, stipules round 

 toothed. St. 1 2 feet high. Fl. larger than in No. 1, less than 

 in No. 3, yellow, calyx purplish. Upper joint of awn clothed 

 with long hairs but with a rather long glabrous point. Perhaps 

 a hybrid. Damp woods. P. VI. VII. E. S. 



3. G. rivale (L.) ; fl. nodding, pet. broadly obovate emarginate 

 or obcordate with a long wedgeshaped claw, cal. of the fruit 



