562 SANGUISORBACEyE. [Perigynous Exogens. 



ing the faded beauty of ladies to its earliest freshness. Sanguisorba officinalis, or com- 

 mon Bvirnet, is a useful fodder. The root of Sanguisorba canadensis is said to be bitter, 

 astringent, nauseous, and emetic, and its fruit stupefying. — Endl. The leaves of Acsena 

 Sanguisorba ax'e said to be an excellent substitute for Tea. The plant is common every- 

 where in Tasmannia, and is well known from the annoyance caused by its fruit hooking 

 to the stockings and other parts of the dress of pedestrians. — BacMouse. The PeI•u^■ians 

 employ a decoction of ]\Iargaricarpus setosus, a little needle-leaved bush with pearly 

 succulent fruit, against haermorrhoids. 



Alchemilla, Tournef. 



Aphanes, Linn. 

 Adenostoma, Hook. etArn. 

 Acasna, Vahl. 



Ancistrum, Forst. 



GENERA. 



Ptilochaeta, Turcz. 

 Sanguisorba, Linn. 

 Poterium, Linn. 

 Bencomia, Webb. 

 Leucosidea, Eckl.etZeph. 



Tetraglochin, Popp. 

 Polylepis, Ruiz et Pav. 

 MargjTicarpus, Ruizet P. 

 Cliffortia, Linn. 

 Morilandia, Neck. 



Numbers. Gen. 12. Sp. 125. 



Scleranthacece. 

 Position. — Drupacese. — Sanguisorbace^. — Rosacese. 

 NydaginacecB. 



