104 ORDER 44. ROSACE M. 



1 2 S. L.EVIOATA. Lvs. obovate-oblong, very smooth and entire, sessile. Siberia. 



1 3 S. A ru IK-US L. Goafs Beard. Lvs. tripinnate ; Ifts. oblong-lanceolate, acumi 

 nate, straight-veined, doubly serrate, odd one? lance-ovate ; pan. large, of numerous 

 slender racemes ; carpels 3 5, glabrous, 1". Mts. N. Y. to Ga. 3 5f. July. 



14 S. iobata L. Queen-of -the- Prairie. Lvb. pinnatifid, the term, lobe largest, ped- 

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

 ceedingly delicate; carpel;* 8 8. Low prairies, W. & 8. 4 Sf. June, July, t 



1 5 S. ULMARIA. Double Meadmo-sweet. Lvs. interruptedly pinnate, white-downy be- 

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



1 6 S. Fii.ii'ENDULA. Pride-of -the- Meadow. Lfts. 9 21, 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 ; flower* with 10 stamens and 2 styles, pure white. 3 V 



4. GILLENIA, Mcench. INDIAN PHYSIC. Calyx tubular-cam pan u- 

 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. y With trifoliate, doubly-serrate leaves. 



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



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

 2 3f. Flowers axillary and terminal, rose-white, 1}' broad. June, July. 



2 G. stlptilueea Niitt. Bowman's Root. 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. 



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. *) 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. 5 Lvs. simple, ovate, petiolate. Stipules subulate, free. Flowers 

 terminal, numerous, showy. 



N. Alabamensls Gr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Rdv. R. D. Nevius.) 2 3f. 



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

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

 2 ovules, one of them abortive. Achenia pulpy, drupaceous. J> L^, With 

 (2) stems, araied 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 Nos. 35 



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



b Leaves simple, lobed. Not prickly Nos. 6 8 



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



Stems prickly, shrubby. Corollas single Nos. 10 13 



Corollas double No. 13 



1 R. vllloRTiH Ait. High Blackberry. Pubescent, viscid, and prickly; st. recurved 



