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clmicifuga palmata. palmate-leaved 

 Bug-wort. 



Clafs and Order. 



POLYANDRIA TeTRAGYNIA. 



Generic Character. 



Cal. 4 — 5-phyllus. Pet. 4 — 8, cartilaginea. Cap/. 1 — 5, feu 

 plures, oblongsE, futura laterali dehifcentes, polyfpermse. 



Specific Charatler and Synonyms. 



ClMICIFUGA pahnata; foliis fimplicibus palmatis, floribus 

 apetalis dichotome fubpaniculatis polygynis. 



ClMICIFUGA palmata; foliis fimplicibus palmatis, floribus 

 dichotome -paniculatis fubcorymbofis polygynis, capfulis 

 breviflimis fubglobofo-capitatis. Purjh Fl. Am. Sept. p. 

 373- 



ClMICIFUGA palmata; foliis fimplicibus, palmatis: floribus 

 dichotome fubpaniculatis, polygynis. Michaux Fl. Bor. Am. 

 x.p.^16. 



Cimicif uga palmata was firft defcribed by Michaux, and 

 was brought to this country by Mr. Lyons. We received it from 

 Mr. William Kent, of Clapton, but our drawing was taken 

 from a fpecimen communicated to our draughtfman by the 

 Honourable William Herbert. 



The fpecies of this genus muft be very puzzling to young 

 ftudents of the Linnean fyftem; no two of them according in 

 the number of piftils, which vary from one to twelve and up- 

 wards. Nor are the other parts of the flower at all conftant ; 

 our prefent plant, in all the fpecimens which we have examined, 

 is perfectly apetalous. 



