Pl.ex.cal. 60. DRYAD E^E. 356. Potentilla. 5S3 



10. Polenlilla reptans. Creeping civ qvef oil. 



Leaves acuminate; leaflets reverse oval, wedgeshape, ser- 

 rated ; stipules not cut ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, 

 longer than the leaves; stem sarmentose. 



Pentaphyllum viilgatissimiim, Raii Syn. 255, 1 ; Park. 398. 



Quinquefolium viilgare, Ger. em. 987, 1. 



Potcutilla rcplans, Lin. S. P. 714. 



Five-finger grass. Five-leaved grass. Sinkfield. 



Fields and pastures ; perennial; July ^nd August. 



Stem reddish ; leaves bald above, beneath hairy on the 

 ribs; stipules lanceolate, sometimes slightly toothed; petals 

 reverse heartshape, as long as the calyx ; Iractecc lanceo- 

 late, equal to the calyx-lobes. — Root astringent, antiseptic, 

 used as a gargle for loose teeth and spongy gums. 



d. Leaves ihree-leajletted. 



11. Potentilla nemuralis. Grove cinqiief oil. 

 Leaves three-leafletted ; stem-leaves petioled ; leaflets 



wedgeshape, reverse oval, deep toothed ; peduncles solitary, 

 long ; flowers 4-petaled ; stem threadlike, procimibent. 



Tormentilla reptans, Lin. S. P. 716, 

 Potentilla prociimbens, Sibth^rp Fl. Ox. 162. 

 Potentilla nemoralis, Niestler Poientillce, 65. 

 Plot's tormentil. Trailing tormentil. 



Edges of fields ; perennial ; June and July. 



Stem slender; stipules lanceolate, generally undivided; 

 Iractece linear, lanceolate ; calyx-lobes ovate, equal ; petals 

 wedgeshape, reverse heartshape, nearly twice as long as the 

 calyx, sometimes 5. 



12. Potentilla officinalis. Shop cinquefoil. 

 Leaves S-leafletted ; stem-leaves sessile ; leaflets rather 



lanceolate, oval, deeply toothed ; peduncles single, from the 

 fork or lateral ; flowers 4-petaled ; stem mostly upright, 

 forked. 



Tormentilla, Raii Syn. 257 ; Ger. em. 992. 

 Tormentilla vulgaris, Park. 394, 

 Tormentilla erecta, Lin. S. P. 716. 

 Tormentilla officinalis, Curtis F I. Land. 

 Potentilla Tormentilla, Sibthorp Fl. Oxon. 162. 

 Common tormentil. Septfoil. 



Barren pastures and meadows ; perennial ; June and July. 

 i?wi woody; 5/ew upright or procumbent ; leaves nea,v\y 

 sessile ; petals and calyx-lobes 4, rarely 3, 5, or many. 



