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GENUS Y. 
THE STRAWBERRY. (Fragaria, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. 1COSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx concave, 5-cleft, with 5 external Herbaceous plants, propagating themselves by runners. Leaves teruate 
bracteolae. Petals 5. Stamens indefinite. Fruit consisting of nume- or simple. ( Lindley.) 
rous small nuts, placed upon a succulent receptacle. Seed inverted. 
Description, &c. —All the species of this genus are fragrant, and hence the name Fragaria. The genus is 
in the same Linmean class and order as the Bramble. 
1.— THE WOOD STRAWBERRY. (Fragaria vesca, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 1524; 2nd. ed., t. 727; and our fig. 1, foot-stalks widely spreading ; those of the partial flower-stalks close- 
in PI. 33. pressed, silky. {Smith.) 
Specific Character. —Calyx of the fruit reflexed. Hairs of the 
Description, &c. —Everybody knows the Wood Strawberry, and there are few plants more common, 
particularly in the north of England, where there is scarcely a thicket to be found in which it is not abundant. 
The wild Strawberry, which is a perennial, has a small white flower, the first of which opens about May, but a 
succession of these flowers continues till September ; the plant bearing flowers and fruit at the same time. 
There is a variety of the common Wood Strawberry, the leaves of which continue green all the winter. In the 
wild Strawberry the peculiar botanical construction of the genus is more conspicuous than in the cultivated 
kinds; as the dry nuts which contain the seeds are larger in proportion to the dilated receptacle, and the 
receptacle itself is less succulent. 
THE HAUTBOY STRAWBERRY. (F. moschata, Duchesne.) 
This is only a doubtful native, but it is found occasionally in Wales, Herefordshire, and some of the southern 
counties of England. Both the flowers and fruit have a musky scent, which is particularly strong when the 
plant is in a wild state. The wild plant, however, like the Hautboys of the gardens, is a very capricious 
bearer, owing to the male and female flowers being on different plants. The name of Hautboy is derived 
from Haut-bois, from its being originally found in France only in woods in alpine situations. 
GENUS VI. 
THE CINQUEFOIL. (Potentilla, Lin.) 
Lin. Syst. ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx coucave, 4 or 5-cleft, with 4 or 5 inverted. Herbaceous plants, or shrubs. Leaves compound. Sti- 
external bracteolae. Petals 5. Stamens indefinite. Fruit consisting pules adhering to the petiole. Flowers white, yellow, or purple, 
of numerous small nuts, placed upon a dry elevated receptacle. Seed (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —The genus Potentilla differs from the Strawberry principally in its fruit, the receptacle 
of which is dry, instead of being succulent. The plants are generally perennials ; but the genus contains a few 
shrubs, one of which is a native of Britain. All the species are quite hardy, and grow better in cool situations 
than in warm ones. The name of Potentilla is derived from potens , powerful, in allusion to the medicinal 
properties attributed to some of the species. The genus is placed in the same Linnaean class and order as the 
Strawberry, and for the same reasons. 
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