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GYNANDRIA HEXANDRIA. 



III. HEXANDRIA. 



67Q. ARISTOLOCHIA. Gen. pi. 1383. 



Sipho. l.A. foliis cordatis acutis, caule volubili, pedunculis uni- 



floris bractea ovata instructis, corollis adscendentibus^ 

 limbo trifido sequali. Willd. sp. pi. 4. p. 155. 

 A. macrophylla. Lam.encycl. 1. p. 252. 

 Icon. Bot. vmg. 534. LHerit. stirp. t. 7. 

 On the mountains : Pensylvania to Carolina. Tj . June. 

 V. V. A very high running vine ; leaves large, and 

 well calculated to form shady bou'ers ; flowers very 

 singular in structure, yellowish-brown ; the leaves 

 are more or less pubescent. 



Serpentaria. 2. A. foliis cordatis oblongis acuminatis, caule flexuoso ad- 

 scendentCj pedunculis radicalibus, corollae labio Ian- 

 ceolato, IV'Uld. sp. pi. 4. p. \5g. 

 In shady woods, on fertile soil : New England to Ca- 

 rolina ; principally throughout the mountains. % . 

 May, June. v. v. This is the famous Virginia 

 Snake-root, so very highly and, 1 think, deservedly 

 esteemed by the Indians and white inhabitants of 

 America. I have seen a very narrow and long-leaved 

 variety of it, which, if there were any ditierence in 

 the flowers, might claim to be a distinct species. 



IV. DODECANDRIA. 



680. ASARUM. Gen. pi. 801. 



canadense. 1. A. foliis lato-reniformibus geminatis, calyce lanato pro- 

 funde tripartito, laciniis sublanceolatis reflexis. — 

 Mich.fi. amer. 1 . p. 27 Q. JVilld. sp. pi. 2. p. 838. 



A. carolinianum. IVall.fl. car. 143. 



A. latifolium. Salish. prodr. 344. 



Icon. Moris, hist. 3. s. 13. t. 7./. 4. Corn, canad. t. 25. 



In shady rocky situations : Canada to Carolina, 1^ • 

 April. V. V. Ihe root is highly aromatic, and known 

 by the inhabitants under the name of IVild Ginger, It 

 is said to be made use of by the Indian females to 

 prevent impregnation. 



