80 DICOTYLEDONOUS. 



1. W. Fragarioides. Rhizoma thick; stem hairy, ieaue^ trifoliate ; leaf- 

 lets cuneiform, and generally petiolate, and incised. Flowers numerous on 

 an erect scape ; calyx obconic, the segments shorter than the petals; petals 

 obovate. Carpels 4-6 minutely hairy. 



Yellow. % May — June. Mountains. 4-8 in. 



2. \V. LoBATA. Stem hirsute. Leaves generally 3-5-lobed, hirsute on 

 the veins, pubescent beneath, somewhat cordate, nearly orbicular, incised. 

 Flowers 4-8, on filiform scapes, bracteate. Calyx w'nh a narrow tube, seg- 

 ments longer than the petals. Petals oval. Carpels generally 2, canescent. 



Genus VIII. AGRIMONIA. 



Calyx 5-cleft, connivent, turbinate, armed with hooked 

 bristles. Petals 5. Stamejis ll-lo, inserted into the throat 

 of the calyx. Sepals 2, included within the calyx. Seeds 

 suspended. Perennial herbs with pinnate leaves. Flowers 

 in racemes, yellow. 



1. A. EuPATORTA. Stem and petioles hirsute. Leaves pinnate the termi- 

 nal leaflet petioled ; leaflets 5-7, oblong, obovate coarsely toothed, pubescent, 

 generally with several minute leaflets intermingled. Flowers in virgate 

 spikes, with the calyx sulcate towards the base. Petals much longer 

 than the calyx. Fruit hispid. Agrimony. 



Yellow. %. July. Common. 2-4 feet. 



2. A. Parviflora. Stem and petioles hirsute, with brownish hairs. 

 Leaves dotted on the under surface, pinnate; leaflets 11-19, crowded, with 

 minute ones intermixed, toothed, lanceolate, acute, scabrous above, pubes- 

 cent beneath ; stipules incised. Flowers small, in virgate racemes. Petals 

 small. Dotted Agrimony, 



Yellow. %. July — Aug. Upper districts of Car. & Geo. 4-5 ft. 



3. A. I.vcisA. ^/ewi and petioles pubescent, intermixed with hirsute hairs. 

 Leaves pinnate ; leaflets 3-5 pairs, intermixed with smaller ones, incised, ob- 

 long, with unequal teeth on eacli side, almost glabrous above, hairy beneath. 

 Flowers in virgate racemes, small on short pedicels, teeth of the calyx very 

 short. 



Yellow. %. July— Aug. Middle Geo. 1-2 ft. 



I?e7war/cs.— Agrimonia Eupaloria, is said to be one of the Indian medicines for the 

 cure of fevers, lis pro|)ertie8 seem lo be principally aslrinsent and on account of this 



Eroperty is used in atfeciions of the mucous membrane of the alimentary canal. It 

 as also been employed in Jaundice. 



Gencs IX. POTENTILLA. 



Calyx 4-5-cleft, with 4 or 5 exterior segments. Petals 4- 

 5 ob-cordate. Stamens numerous, inserted into the base of 

 the calyx. Capsules numerous, collected into a head. Plants 

 with compound leaves. 



1. P. Norwegica. Stem erect, hirsute, dichotomously divided. Leaves 

 palmate ; leaflets three, obovate-oblong, upper ones lanceolate, coarsely ser- 

 rate. Flowers in leafy cymes; segmentsof the calyx longer than the petals. 

 Petals obovate, emarginate. Carpels rugose, ribbed or striate. Cinque foil. 



Yellow, ©. July— Aug. Common. 8-18 inches. 



2. P. Canadensis. Stems pubescent, sarmentose procumbent. Leaves 

 palmate ; leaflets 5, obovate, cuneiform silky when young, incisely toothed. 

 Flowers on elongated axillary pedicels ; segments of the calyx ovate, lanceo- 

 late. Petals obcordate. Carpels somewhat rugose. 



Barren Strawberry, Five finger. 

 Yellow. %. April — Aug. Common. 10-12 inches. 



