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318 PENTANDIUA. PENTAGYNIA. Drosera. 



Dicks, h. s.-E. hot. 3%1-Kniph. 8-Lud<w. 143-Curt. 151- 

 W ah .-Black™ . 36%-J. B. iii.455. 2-Pet. 55. \2-Ger. 

 em. .560. 5-Park. 1336. \Q~Barr. ll6o. 1. 



Before the flowers open they hang down. Linn. Calyx edge 

 fringed with minute glands on foot-stalks. Dr. Stokes. Fila- 

 ments united, forming a bag which incloses the lower half of the 

 germen. 



Purging Flax. Mill -mountain. Dwarf Wild Flax. Dry 



meadows and pastures. [On St. Vincent's rocks Bristol.] 



A. May— July.* 



Radi'ola. L. Leaves opposite: stem forked: stamens 4, pistils 4. 



Dick s. h. s.-Fl. dan.\~{ %-Kniph. %-Vaill. 4,6- Ray 15. 3. at 

 /. 34$-Pet. 59. 12-Michel. 21-Ger. em. 56$. 2. 







Gmelin in his ed. of Syst. veg. has again made this a distinct 

 genus, restoring its former name, Radiola. Bloss. white. 

 Allseed Flax. Least Rupture-mart. Moist sandy heaths. 



A. August. 



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DRO'SERA. Calyx with 5 divisions: petals 5: 



Caps. 1 cell, with 5 valves at the top: seeds 

 several, fixed to the sides. 



rotundlfolia. D. Stalks from the root : leaves circular. Linn. Styles 6. 



Huds. 



¥1. dan. WZ&Sbeldr. 3$-Loh. oh. 47?. Q-Ger. em. 1556. 

 1-Park. 1052. 1. I. c.-Pet. 63. W-B/aciiv. 432-ThaI. 

 9. 1-7. B. Ui. 761. 2-Barr. 251. 1-Trag. 529. 3- 

 Lonic. 222. 2-Ger. 1366. 1. 



Leaves and leaf -stalks fringed, but the latter are apt to lose 

 the fringe as the plant grows old. Bloss. white. 



Round-leaved Sundew. Rosa solis. Redrot. Youthwort. Meor- 



grass. Mossy bogs. [Malvern Chace on the side of the rivulet 



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* An infusion of 2 drams or more of the dried plant is an excellent 

 purge, and has been given with advantage in many obstinate rheumatisms. 

 It frequently acts as a diuretic. Horses, sheep, and goats eat it. 



t The whole plant is acrid, and sufficiently caustic to erode the skin : 



but some ladies know how to mix the juice with milk, so as to m*** 1 



an innocent and safe application to remove freckles and sunburn. Tne 



juice that exsudes from it unmixed will destroy warts and corns. The plant 



has the same effect upon milk as the PingulcuU vulgaris; and l^e 



that too is supposed to occasion the rot in sheep- Is not the sour 



r coagulated 



