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SIEVERSIA MONTANA. 



(Mountain Sieversia.) 

 LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. 



ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. ROSACEA. § DRYADEjE. VENT. § POTENTILLEjE DECAND. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Sieversia (Willd.) Calyx decemfidus, laciniis alternis accessoriis. Petala 5. Stamina 

 indefinite numerosa. Ovaria indefinita, ovulo adscendente. Styli terminates, continui. 

 Achenium stylo toto persistenti aristatum. Embryo erectus. — (R. Brown, in Parry, Voy. 

 Append, p. 276.) 



Calyx ten-cleft, the alternate segments accessory. Petals five. Stamens indefinitely 

 numerous. Ovaries indefinite, with an ascending ovule. Styles terminal, continuous. Achenium 

 awned with the whole persistent style. Embryo erect. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



S. Montana. Caulibus erectis unifloris ; stolonibus nullis ; foliis radicalibus interrupti 

 pinnatifidi, lobis lateralibus sensim minoribus dentatis, terminali ovato-oblongo obtuso maximo 

 obtuse biserrato, caulinis unilobis stipulisque profunde dentatis ; flore magno, laciniis ; calycinis 

 indivisis ; petalis obcordatis, calyce longioribus ; stylis patentibus valde pilosis. 



Stems erect, one-flowered ; stolon none, radical leaves interruptedly pinnatifid, terminal lobe 

 ovate, oblong, obtuse, very large, and bluntly biserrate ; lateral lobes smaller, toothed, stem- 

 leaves one-lobed, and as well as the stipules deeply toothed ; flower large; segment of the 

 calyx undivided ; petals obcordate, longer than the calyx ; styles spreading, very hairy. 



Geum Montanum. Sect. Oreogeum, De Cand. vol. ii. p. 553. 

 Geum Montanum. Linn. spec. 717. — Jacq. Austr. 4, t. 373. 

 Caryophyllata alpina lutea. Bauh. pin. 322. 



A very hardy perennial, flowering freely during July and August, and well 

 worthy a place in the border, its flowers being large, and of the richest yellow. 

 It is a native of the mountainous parts of Europe, as the Alps of Switzerland, 

 Austria, &c, and although introduced into this country long ago, is still by no 

 means common in collections. Our drawing was taken from a plant raised in 

 the Birmingham Botanic Garden, from continental seeds received in 1835 from 

 John Hunneman, Esq. 



The station to which our plant belongs in the natural arrangement is in the 



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