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Shrubby Cinquefoil. Fotentilla fructicosa. 



Prairie Weed. 



Found from July to September, in pastures and springy meadows. 



This bushy, branching, and very leafy plant grows from 1 to 3 or 4 

 feet high ; it is tough, and woody-fibred, with a thin bark, roughened by 

 hairs. Dull tawny-brown in color, dark at the foot. The new shoots 

 are covered with white down. 



The leaf is divided in 3 to 7 long, narrow, and oblong leaflets that 

 are pointed at each end, with entire margins, the edge being rolled 

 under; the texture is thick, and the surface hairy. In color a dull 

 yellow-green, the under surface whitish. The leaves, on short slender 

 stems, are placed in little groups, close together. 



The flower is larger than those of the other Cinquefoils described ; 

 of 5 rounded petals, with slender bases, fine texture and smooth surface ; 

 strong yellow in color. There are many short, dark-tipped stamens. 

 The calyx is 5-parted, with an equal number of alternating bracts 

 beneath ; it is shining smooth on the inside and downy without ; yellow- 

 green, the bracts being greener, — they are also less downy. The flowers, 

 on short downy stems, form leafy close terminal groups. 



Possessed of an almost indestructible toughness, and rapid in 

 growth, this plant is one of the worst of pests, sometimes usurping a 

 whole field, from which it is a formidable task to dislodge it. It has 

 been largely introduced into western Vermont through garden cultiva- 

 tion. The petals fall quickly ; seen in great masses the general hue is 

 coarse and unpleasing'. 



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