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27. ROSACE.E. 
Pet. 5. Stam. numerous. Fr. of numerous small nuts, 
tipped with the persistent _;'oin/efZ styles hooked at the joint, 
aggregated on a dry reeej)tacle. Seed aseeuding. 
** Attachment of the seed near to that of the style, radicle 
superior. 
5. Sanguisorba. FI. perfect. Cal. 4-eleft, with 2 or .3 ex- 
ternal scales at its base, tube quadrangular. Pet. 0. Stam. 4, 
opposite to the segments of the calyx. Nuts 2, included in 
the dry tube of the calyx. Style terminal. Stig. capitate, 
covered with oblong spreading paj)illa 2 . Seed susj)euded. 
— G. F. G. Mouochl. 78. 
(i. PoTERiuM. FI. monoecious or polygamous. Cal. 4-cleft, 
with 3 external scales at its base, tube quadrangidar. Pet. 0. 
Stam. 20 — 30. Nuts 2 — 3, included in the dry tube of the 
calyx. Style terminal. Stig. hrush-sluiped with filiform 
divisions. Seed suspended. — G. F. G. Mouochl. 70. 
7. Agrimonia. Calyx b-cleft, without external scales j tube 
turbinate, armed with hooked bristles above and contracted 
at the throat. Pet. 5. Stam. 15, inserted with the ])et. into 
a glandular ring in the throat of the calyx. Nuts 2, in- 
cluded in the dry tube of the calyx. Style terminal. Seed 
suspended. 
8. Alchemilla. Cal. S-parted, the alternate parts smaller ; 
tidje obconical, contracted at the throat. Pet. 0. Stam. 
1 — 4, inserted into a ring in the throat of the calyx and op- 
posite to the smaller segments. Style from near the base of 
the nut. Seed ascending. — G. F. G. Monochl. 80. 
9. SiBBALDiA. Cal. concave, 10-])arted, in 2 series, 5 exterior 
parts smaller. Pet. 5. Stam. 5. Style lateral. Fr. of 
5 — 10 small »/<tsplaced on a dry receptacle. Seed ascenchng. 
10. PoTEXTiLLA. Cal. concave, 8 — 10-parted, in 2 series, 5 
exterior parts smaller. Pet. 4 — 5. Stam. numerous. Style 
lateral or nearly terminal. Fr. of numerous small nuts placed 
upon aflattish dry receptacle. Seed pendulous or ascending. 
11. Coma RUM. Cal. cor. stam. and pistils as in Potentilla. 
Receptacle ultimately large fleshy and spongy, persistent. 
Style lateral near the summit of the nut. Seed pendulous. 
12. Fragaria. Cal. cor. stam. and pistils as in Potentilla. 
Receptacle large succulent pulpy deciduous. Style lateral 
near the base of the nut. Seed ascending. 
13. Rubus. CtrZ. concave or flattish, 5-/wr#e(i. Pet. 5. Stam. 
numerous. Styles nearly terminal. Carp, numerous, sue- 
