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718. P. inclinata auct. plur. and Koch p. not Vill., P. 
finitima Christ.—As the last: northern Switz. (Laufen- 
burg,Eglisau, Schaffh., Hohentwiel, Constance); Geneva? 6 
canescens Bess. 716. 
— Leaflets obovate-oblong, with cuneiform, entire base, 
the teeth not descending so low as in the last; teeth 
4—5 on each side, unequal, lanceolate-linear. Stem arched 
at the base. Habit of a vigorous P. argentea. Perhaps 
P. argentea-recta?—Southern Alpine valleys; W. (from 
Brieg to Branson). Geneva. 6 . inclinata Wall. 717.*) 
19 (13). FI.-stem central, erect, vigorous, 30—60 cm, very 
leafy, several- or many-fld, with glandular hairs in the 
upper part. Ls composed of 5—7 leaflets. Carps sur¬ 
rounded by a winged, less-coloured keel.—Dry slopes, 
rare. G. T. W. and sometimes subspontaneous in other 
parts. 6. recta L. 718. 
— FI.-stems lateral, with few ls .... 20 
20. Ls, at least the lower ones, composed of 5—9 leaflets 21 
— Ls ternate (Alpine pis) ...... 28 
21. Rt-stock descending, few-branched. Stems gen. numerous, 
springing almost from a single point, several- or many- 
fld, ascending or spreading in a circle, not rooting. 
Leaflets not uncommonly 7—9, toothed almost to 
thebase . 22 
— Rt-stock horizontal or oblique, branched. Stems prostrate 
or ascending, few-fld, the lateral ones often rooting. 
Leaflets 5 (rarely 7), gen. toothed only towards the 
top .... ...... 23 
22. Upper caul. Is fairly developed. Carps surrounded by 
a distinctly keeled nerve. FIs gen. fairly large. P. inter¬ 
media auct. not L. P. Nestleriana Tratt.—Stony, wooded 
places of the mount, and subalp. G. T. W. V. B. U. A. 6 
heptaphylla Mill. 719.**) 
— Upper caul, ls reduced. Carps without a distinctly keeled 
nerve. FIs gen. more numerous and smaller than in P. 
verna. PI. tinted with red and almost villous with long, 
fine, soft, spreading hairs. The rad. ls remaining gen. 
until the following year, large, toothed almost to the 
*) The P. inclinata auct (an Vill.?) appears to be composed of various 
forms partly hybrids; e. g. P. incrassata Zimm., P. cana Jord., P.Ker- 
neri Borbas (argentea-recta). 
**) P. heptaphylla (Mill. ?) includes several forms which still need 
final examination: 1. P. thuringiaca Bernh. Lower Engadine, Lower Wall. 
Mont Cbaubert in the Jura. 2. P. Nestleriana Tratt. Chateau d’Oex, differ¬ 
ing from the last in the very spreading teeth of the leaflets and in the upper 
Is being npp. 3. P. Mathoneti Jord. Valley of Champey. 4. P. parviflora 
Gaud. PI. small, with small fls resembling P. opaca. Lower Wall. Freib. 
5. P. gentilis Jord. Bevers in the Upper Engadine; also with small fls, but 
approaching P. salisburgensis. 
