GERANIALS. 1 l 9 OXALIDS—CRANES-BILLS. 
Natural Order, @yalits ; Oxalidacee (V. K., p. 488.) 
Prevailing Quality. Acidity. 
Oxaris. Linneus. 
Stamens 10. Fruit capsular. 
1. 0. Acetosella Linnzeus——(Woop Sorret. SnHamrocx.) Fig. 176. 
ess ; leaflets obcordate, downy ; peduncle longer than the petiole, 
l-flowered, with a pair of bracts above the middle. 
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Habitat. Dry woods, very common. : 
Quality. Acid ; Feftipernnt, Uses. Leaves used in salad ; infusion in fevers. 
2. 0. crenata J i 
: acquin.—(Oca.) 
Tuberous ; stem erect, leafy; leaflets obovate ; peduncle 5-6-flowered, 
longer than the leaves ; petals crenate. 
og Mountains of South America, 
oe tremely acid, nutritious. : 
Use. “ Tabers, after exposure to light, sweeten and become a useful food. 
Natural Order, Cranes-bills ; Geraniacee (V. K., p. 496.) 
Prevailing Quality. Aromatic, resinous. 
| Geranium. Linneeus. 
Sea regular. Stamens 10, all fertile. 
* GS. Robertianum Linneeus.—(Hers Rosert. : : 
Leaves in 3-5 divisions ; lobes trifid, pinnatifid ; petals entire, twice as 
_ long as the aristate calyx. : 
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: Fig. 176.—Oxalis Acetosella. 
