Hydrastis Canadensis. _ 23 
CEcONOMICAL USE. 
The root of Hydrastis affords a juice of a brilliant yellow colour. 
which has been employed for the purpose of dyeing. 
TABLE XXVI. 
Fig. 4. Represents a flowering specimen of Hydrastis Canadensis, 
about the usual size during florescence. 
2, The size of the leaves when the plant is further advanced 
and in fruit. 
3. A petal. 
4. A stamen, a very little magnified. 
5. Represents the immature fruit about half advanced towards 
perfection, and about one-third of the size of the full 
grown berry. Ihave figured it in this imperfect state, 
never having seen the mature fruit. 
