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hemlfpKerkal feed-vefTels ; Which contain rtiany 
fmall feeds* The fpecies are : 
1. Pentaphylloidesere^lum^K,!^^, Pentaphyllum 
fragiferum^ G. E. 991. P. 397. S^uinquefolium 
fraglferum^ C. 326. Upright Baftard Cinquefoil. 
From the root proceed feveral pedicles a fpan long^ 
having at their extremities three hairy, ferrated 
leaves, with a pair or two (landing on the (ides of 
the ribs, refembling thofe of Strawberry ; but much 
lefs : Amongft thefe rifes a hairy ftalk, about a cubit 
high, (hooting forth here and there five leaves join’d 
together ; and is divided at the top into ' feveral 
branches, which fuftain many white flowers. 
2. Pentaphylloides paluftre ruhrum^ R. 256. Pen-- 
taphyllum rubrum palufire^ G. 836. ^inquefolium 
paluftre rubrum^ C. 326. Purple Marfh Cinque- 
foil. The upper leaves, five or feven in number, 
are'pennated, whicifh underneath, and greenilh a- 
bove, fmooth, or cover’d with a very (hort down, 
ferrated about the edges, and hang on pedicles not 
very long •, but the lower ones degenerate into large 
(heaths encompaffing the (lalk : The flowers come 
out, two or three together, on (hort foot-ftaiks, 
compos’d of five narrow petals, with feveral chives 
of the fame colour, and a red five-pointed empale- 
ment. 
3. Pentaphyllum paluftre rubrum crajfis C? villojis 
foliis fuecicum ^ Hibernkum^ R. 256. Red Marlh 
Cinquefoil, with hairy and thicker leaves. ’Tis 
common in all the Bogs in Ireland^ and about Carlifte 
in Cumberland. 
4. Pentaphylloides fruticofa^ R. 256. Shrub 
Cinquefoil. The whole plant, except the leaves 
and flowers, is of a chefnut colour : The (lalk is 
two foot, or higher, divided and fubdivided into 
feveral branches : The leaves grow alternately on 
(hort pedicles, are dov^^ny underneath, fmooth a- 
bove, green, fomewhat pennated, and compofed of 
feven 
