RANUNCULACEA. 
Crow foots. 
No. 69. 
HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS. 
Turmertc-roor. Golden Seal, Yellow-root, Orange-roat. 
Geog. Position. United States. 
Quality. Bitter taste, narcotic odor. 
Power. Tonic, stomachic. 
Use. Aids digestion, removes obstructions. 
BOTANICAL ANALYSIS. 
| Natural Classification. : | 
Orpver RANUNCULACEAR. 
Linnean Classification. 
Cuass XII. Polyandria. Orver Polygynia. 
Auruoritiges.— Lin. Sp. Pl. 784. Willd. Sp. Pl. 1340. Pursh, Flor. N. A. 
389. Lind. Flor. Med. 3. Barton, Veg. Mat. Med. 11.17. Raf Med. Flor. L. 40. 
U. S. Disp. 1335. Ec. Disp. U. 8. 213. Loud. Encye. Pl. 490. Thomson, Mat. 
Med. *77. Griff. Med. Bot. 82. Gray, Bot. Text-Book, 704. Beach, Fam. Phys. 
657. Howard, Bot. Med. 255. Kost, Mat. Med. 448. Wood, Class-Book, 137. _ 
Genus HYDRASTIS. 
From the Greck $8ep, water, the plant growing in watery places. Or to com- 
memorate “a young lady ‘of noble birth.” < ee 
Synonrmes. — Hydraste (Fr.). 
Tue EssentiaL CaaracTers. 
Cauyx. Sepals mostly five, sometimes three, four, or six, 
mostly deciduous, and imbricated in estivation. 
Coroiua. Petals three - fifteen, hypogynous, sometimes ir- 
regular or wanting. ' ae 
Sramens. Indefinite or numerous, distinct, hypogynous. An- 
thers adnate or innate. ae 
Ovary. Indefinite or numerous, rarely solitary or few, dis- oe 
_ tinct, seated on the torus. ae we cS 
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