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fomewhat heart-fliaped, lightly toothed, or crcnated 

 on their edges-» of a dark green on their upper furface 

 but lighter underneath. The buds abound with a 

 glutinous refin, which is the tacamahacca of the 

 fliops. 



6. PopuLrs balfamifera lanceolata. Lance-leaved 



Ba/fam Tree. 



This is a variety of the lafl: kind, of a fmafl and 

 very flow growth. The leaves are fpear-fliape, of a 

 bright green above, but whitifli and variegated with 

 brownifli veins beneath, with a few, fcarce obfervable, 

 ferratures on their edges, and joined to fliort, chan- 

 n-elled, and often fomewhat reddifli footfl:alks. 



POTENTILLA. 



SHRUB CINQUEFOIL. 

 Clafs 12. Order 5. Icofandria Polygynia. 



THE Empalement is of one leaf, planilli, and half five cleft, 

 the alternate divifions are lefs and reflexed. 

 The Corolla has five petals, roiindifh, fpreading, and inferted 



by claws in the calyx. 

 The Filaments twenty, awl-lliaped, iliorter than the corolla, 

 and inferted in the calyx. The Antherce are elongate-inoon- 

 ihaped. 



The Germen are numerous, rery fmall and collected in a little 

 head. The Stales are thread-form, the length of the ftamina, 

 and inferted in the fides of the germen. The Stigmas are ob- 

 tufe. 



The Seed-veffel none, but a common receptacle, which is round- 

 ifli, juicelefs, very fmall, permanent, covered with feeds and 

 included in the calyx. 



The Seeds are numerous and lliarp pointed. 



We have but one Species, viz, 



PoT£N- 



