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1C0S ANDRIA POLYGYNIA. Potentilla. 
hirsuta „ 
ing silky hairs, and the flowers are more than 'double 
the size of the former, which is a small plant covered 
with a white woolly tomentum. It approaches also to 
P. sulacaulis Willd. sp.pl. 2. p. 1111. according to 
description, but Gmelin’s figure is extremely differ- 
ent from it. 
5. P. erecta, simplex, hirsutissima \ stipulis lanceolatis in- 
tegris, foliis ternatis obovalibus laciniato- incisis, pani- 
cula pauciflora, pedicellis brevibus, petalis calyce mi- 
noribus. — Mich.fi. amer. 1. p. 303. 
In Canada and the western parts of New York. 3/ . 
July, Aug. v. v. Flowers white, small. 
mrwegica. 
6. P. erecta, ramosa, pubescens ; stipulis ovalibus dentatis, 
foliis ternatis rhombeo-lanceolatis inciso- dentatis, ra- 
mis dichotomis, pedicellis brevibus axillaribus solita- 
riis, petalis calyce brevioribus. — Willd . sp. pl. 2. 
p. 1109. 
Icon. Fl.dan. 171. 
In fields of Canada and New York. ©. June, July. 
v. v. Flowers pale yellow. 
pumila . 
** Foliis digitatis. 
7. P. erecta, subacaulis, pubescens ; foliis quinatis cunei- 
formibus apice dilatatis incisis subtus lanuginosis, pe- 
dunculis petiolo brevioribus simplicibus unifloris, pe- 
talis rotundatis calyce vix longioribus. — Lam. encycl. 5 . 
p. 594. 
In dry fields and pastures : Canada to Virginia. 1/ . 
May — July. v.v. It has a strong resemblance to 
P. verna ; flowers pale yellow. 
canadensis. 
8. P, procumbens, subramosa, candicanti-sericea $ stipulis 
ovatis incisis, foliis quinatis cuneato-obovalibus inciso- 
dentatis, caule adscendente hirsuto, pedunculis soli- 
tariis elongatis, calycis laciniis lineari-lanceolatis, pe- 
talis orbiculatis subintegris longitudine calycis. — Willd, 
sp. pl. 2. p. 1100. 
In fields and pastures, common : Canada to Carolina» 
1/ . May— -Aug. v. v. Has the appearance of a 
strawberry plant ; flowers bright yellow. 
simplex. 
9. P. erecta, simplex, hirsuta ; stipulis incisis, foliis quina- 
tis oblongo-ovalibus grosse-serratis superioribus sessili- 
bus, pedunculis axillaribus solitariis elongatis unifloris, 
calycis laciniis lineari-lanceolatis, petalis rotundato-ob- 
cordatis calyce longioribus,— Mich.fi. amer. 1. p. 3 Q 3 * 
