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5. hagenbachiana. " Cal. of Fr. adpress- 

 ed. Stamens equalling the gcrmens. Hairs 

 of Stem and L.-staUi horizontal ; of the lateral 

 Fr.-stalks erect. L. on long stallis. Stalk of 

 middle Lt. one-foui-th as long as Lt. p. 5, 6. 

 Stony hills. Brisgaii." — Koch. Fr. I take it 

 on the authority of Koch, that this is the F. 

 Majaufea of DC., and also that it is different 

 from F. coUina. 



6. breslin^ea. "Lts. plicate, somewhat 

 coriaceous, greener ; hairs longer and firmer. 

 Pet. naiTower, yellomsh-white. Sepals longer, 

 erecto-adpressed after flowering, adhering to 

 receptacle. Seeds more turgid, p. Fr." — DC. 

 The comparatives frohahly refer to F. Majaufea, 

 which precedes this in the ' Frodromus.' 



210. COMARUM. 



1. palustre. L. quinato-pinnate. M. 

 dark purple, p. 7. Feati/. n. and m. Eur. 



211. POTENTILLA. 



A. L. pinnate. Plant shrubhy. Sp. 1. 

 3. L. pinnate. Plant herbaceous. Sp. 2-6. 



C. L. digitate. Fl. yellow. Seeds hairless. 

 i. L. ternato-digitate. Sp. 7-14. 



ii. Root-L. quinato-digitate. Stem-L. ge- 

 nerally ternate or simple, few. 



a. Fl. solitary. Sp. 15-17. 



b. Fl. panicled. Sp. 18-24. 



iii. Stem-L. quinate, numerous. Lfs. of 

 root-L. often 7. 



a. Seeds not bordered. Sp. 25-32. 



b. Seeds bordered. Sp. 33-35. 



D. L. digitate. Fl. w^hite. Seeds with haii's. 



i. Fl. clustered on an ascending stem. Sp. 

 36-43. . 



ii. Fl. few and scattered. Stem weak, pros- 

 trate, straggling. Sp. 44-49. 



A. Shrubby. L. pinnate. M. yellow. 



1. fruticosa. Lts. about 5, nearly equal, 

 entire. Bracteoles lanceolate. s.S. 7, 8. i?oc/&y 

 banks. Teesdale. Pyr. Tende. 



B. Herbaceous. L. jiinnate. Lowermost Lts. 



smaller than the upper. 



2. anserina. L. interruptedly pinuate. 

 Lts. inciso-serrate, all sessile. Fl. solitary, 

 yellow. Shoots creeping, p. 5, 7. Moist. 



3. multifida. L. subrotund. Lts. few, 

 deeply pinuatifid. Segm. linear. Fl. corym- 



bose, yellow. Outer Segm. of Cal. oblong. 

 p. 7, 8. Snowy mountains. Alps. s. of Val- 

 lais. very rare. 



4. pensylvauica. Erect. Lts. oblongo- 

 cuneate, inciso-dentate, all sessile. Stip. larger 

 than lower Lt. Fl. panicled, yellow. Outer 

 Segm. of Cal. ovato-linear, exceeding inner. 

 p. 6, 7. Naturalized in Bois de Boulogne. 



5. rupestris. Lower L. pinnate; upper 

 ternate. Lts. ovato-subrotund, inciso-serrate, 

 sessile. Stip. smaller than lower Lt. El. 

 panicled, white ! Outer Segm. of Cal. lan- 

 ceolate, falls short of inner, p. 5-7. Stony 

 mountains. G. Sw. Fr. Tusc. 



6. supina. Lts. inciso-dentate; upper- 

 most continent ; lowest somewhat stalked. No 

 barren tufts of L. ! Fl. solitaiy, yellow. Yv.- 

 stalks recurved, a. 6-9. Sandy overf,. Fr. 

 G. Sw. n. It. rare. 



O. Herbaceous. L. digitate. Seeds hairless. 

 Fl. yellovj. 



i. L. ternato-digitate. 



7. norvegica. Annual, hirsute. Stem 

 dichotomous. Fl. numerous, somewhat corym- 

 bose ; the lower axillary, a. or b. 6, 7. Moist 

 sandy, n. G. 



/3. ruthenica. p. Root-L. quinato-pinnate. 



8. nivea. Stem erect, few-flowered, nearly 

 simple. L. with somewhat sillvy hairs above, 

 and a white, dull, and entangled pubescence 

 beneath. Margin flat. p. 6. Very high grass. 

 Alps. rare. 



9. grandifiora. Stem ascending, lax, 

 about 5-flowered. Lts. with spreading haii's 

 on both sides, deeply serrate. Pet. obcordate, 

 far exceeding calyx. Seeds wrinkled, p. 7, 8. 

 Very high pastures. Alps. 



)3. pyrenaica. A few of the root-L. qui- 

 nate. Pyr. 



10. grammopetala. "Softly villous. 

 Stem erect. Lts. hairy on both sides, serrate. 

 Corymb compound. Pet. obversely lanceo- 

 lato-linear, obtuse, pale. Seeds smooth, p. 

 7, 8. It. Alps." — Bert. Perhaps a hybrid 

 between P. caulescens and some yellow-flow- 

 ered Potentilla." — Reich. 



11. frigida. Stem short, tufted, 1-2- 

 flowered. Lts. very vdlous on both sides, in- 

 ciso-dentate. Teeth obtuse, (overlapping each 

 other, Koch.) Fet. generally not exceeding 

 calyx, p. 7, 8. Snowy. Alps. rare. 



a. Cal. Segments somewhat acute. Seeds 

 even.— DC. 



