880 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
Under Sooners II., R. Steveni, only one form is recognized 
and descri 
nder 2S IIl., R. Friesianus, three forms are described : 
(1) A. vulgatus Jord. ( ro specie); (2) R. Friesianus Jord. (pro 
specie) ; (3) R. nemorivagus Jord. (pro specie). 
ave prepared the following dichotomous table of subspecies 
and forms, followed by descriptions i in full ang - not “nea to 
be a literal translation of the text of Messrs ouy and Fou 
I have, in places, taken sodiiderahte liberty be the latter, so I the 
authors must not be held responsible for any departure from the 
original. I may here add that # have myself gathered in sitw all 
the subspecies and forms, and that I am indebted to Mons. Rouy 
for his examination of my collection. 
Dicnotomous Taste or Susspecres anp Forms. 
Lobes of the leaves overlapping or their borders 
touching, or cut into narrow sublinear segments 
Lobes of the leaves not overlapping, nor their bor- 
oa touching, nor cut into narrow sublinear 
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men 
7 foie overlapping, longer than broad, finely divided 
‘into narrow sublinear segments, rootstock short, 
thick, rhizome none or, if any, coarse and thick Boreanus. 
Var. 8 tomophyllus Jord. (pro specie). Plant eg covered with 
soft hairs, rootstock less shor 
Lobes touching or overlapping, nearly or aoe as 
road as long, not cut into narrow linear seg- 
ments, root creepin 
2. Lobes much longer than broad, rootstock short, 
thick, oblique 
Lobes nearly as hia; as long, rootstock creeping, 
more or less horizontal Stevent. 
8. Plant jeamally distributed i in pastures, te I bes 
eg less cut and more ee: Siinibiform 
. Boreanus . 
One wba. .» pumilus Rouy & Fouc. Plant dwarf, “iw. to wited 
R, parvulus Clairy., non L. ) 
Plant alpine, smaller than the ay 2. less 
divided, divisions more unequal, those of the 
lower stem-leaves often stalked stipatus. 
Plant alpine, very similar to the last, but ‘the 
oe of the leaves os »carpels os 
merous, and with shorter beak pascuicolus. 
4, so om of pres very broad and pie a go as to 
leave little or no sinus at the base of the lobes nemorivagus. 
speci of lobes less broad, pobes foushing or 
erlapping, bu ¢ with evident si 
5. Lobes haking or overlapping, beak of carpels 
strongly hooked, hook persistent vulgatus. 
bes of leaves overlapping, _ of  carpels less 
hooked, hook evanescen Friesianus. 
