ROSALS. 187 ROSEWORTS. 
Rusvus. Linneus. 
Calyz 5-lobed, without bracts. Drupes 00, placed upon a long torus, and 
__ adhering to each other. 
1. R. Ideus Linneus.—(The RaspBerry.) ; 
Stem erect ; leaves pinnate, white beneath ; flowers axillary and terminal, 
__ corymbose ; calyx woolly. 
abitat, Woods in the west of England. 
Quality. Fruit fragrant, subacid, wholesome. : 
Uses. Forms preserves ; a kind of vinegar ; a useful fever drink. 
Sprraa. Linneus. as 
Calya 5-cleft, without bracts. Carpels 1 or more, follicular, many- 
_ seeded. 
1S. Filipendula Linneus.— 
_ (Dropwort.) 
Leaves interruptedly pinnate ; 
leaflets all oblong, deeply 
cut and serrate ; cymes pa- 
nicled ; follicles hairy. 
Habitat, Upland pastures. 
Quality. Tonic, ince the tubers 
rather nutritious. 
2. 8. Ulmaria Linneus. — 
(Meapow Sweer.) Fig. 
257. 
Leaves interruptedly pinnate ; leaflets ovate, 
the terminal large, 3-5-lobed ; cymes 
compound, proliferous; follicles smooth, 
contorted. 
Habitat. Moist meadows, 
Quatity. Flowers yield a fragrant distilled water. 
Roots astringent. 
Brayera. Kunth. 
Calycr turbinate, with a double 5-parted 
limb. Petals resembling scales. Car- 
pels 2, 1-2-seeded. Stigmas peltate. 
Seeds solitary, pendulous. 257 
- B. anthelmintica Kunth. : 
A tree ; peduncles branched, covered with 
soft hairs; flowers in fours; bracts 
roundish. eaves unknown. : 
Habitat, aa mae Purgative, anthelmintic ; very active. 
Uses. Reported to be a very effectual vermifuge. 
Guenta. Moench. : 
Calye tubular, contracted at the mouth, 5-toothed. Pe se long, a 
_ Stamens 10-15, short, enclosed. Canpels 5, with a filiform sty 
_ Capitate stigma, partially connate. 
Fig. 257.—Spirea Ulmaria. 
