Class Xm. Order I. 139 



POLYANDRIA, 



MONOGYNIA. 



156. CHELIDONIUM. 



CHELIDONIUM MAJUS. L. Celandine. 



Peduncles umbelled. L. 



Found among rubbish, under fences, 8cc. attaining the height 

 of one or two feet. Leaves pinnate, spreading; Icafets lobed, 

 pale green, smooth, their stalks winged where they join the 

 main petiole. Flowers yellow, in a remote umbel, proceeding 

 from the axils of the leaves. The calyx, petals, and stauiens 

 are extremely deciduous, which occasions perplexity in exam- 

 ining the plant. Every part of this vegetable abounds with a 

 bright yellow, or saffron coloured juice. May, June. Peren* 

 uial. 



157. ACT.EA. 

 Aer-iEA RUBRA. Willd. Red Bam berries. 



Raceme ovate ; petals shorter than the stamens ; 

 fruit berried, red. Willd. 



Syn. AcfAEA SPICATA. L. Mich. 



Leaves spreading, thrice ternate ; leafets acuminate, cut- 

 serrate. Clusters terminal, solitary. Flowers white, the calyx 

 deciduous. The flowers are succeeded by large, shining, 

 bright red berries, of a nauseous taste, and poisonous aspect. 

 Grows in swamps and dark woods. May, June. Perennial. 



Another plant which is commonly considered a variety of 

 Actaea spicata, but which appears to me undoubtedly a distinct 

 species ; has smaller berries, white, tipped with red, on large, 



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