ALCHEMILLA, or LADIES-MANTLE, a genus of the tetrandria monogynia class. The leaves of this genus are serrated. The cup is divided into eight segments; the flowers are apetalous, and collected in bunches upon the tops of the stalk; the seed-capsules general-
ly contain two conic seeds in each. There are only three species of the alchemilla, viz. the vulgaris of the shops, which is esteemed a powerful vulnerary; the minor, or least ladies-mantle; and the alpina, or cinque-foil ladies-mantle; all of which are natives of Britain.