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8. Pa'nduratus, V 



C. foliis cordatis, inte- I Leaves cordate, entire 

 gris lobatisvCj pandurse- { or lobcd, and pandura. 

 formibus; calycibus Isevi- | form 3 calyx smooth, 

 bus. Sp. pi. 1. p. 850. 



Walt. p. 93. 



Mich. 1. p. 135. Pursh, 1- p. 144. 



Hoot perennial, 'arge, penetrating several feet into the earth. 8km 

 terete, tnc young branches pubescent, the old nearly smooth. Leaver 

 sometimes 3 lobed, entire, mucronate„ pubescent, underneath slightly 

 glaucous J petioles 2 inches long. P^d^wwc^^s and cahjx lactescent; 

 peduncles 1 — 2 inches long, 1 — 5 flowered, furnished with 2 small 

 stipules. Corolla large, the border slightly lobed, white, with a pur- 

 ple tube. Filaments \qij villous at base. ^SY/gmajust cloven in two, 



globose, white. 



Grows in dry, shaded soils. 

 Flowers May — August. 



The root is bitterish and somewhat astringent to the tasfe, it con- 

 tains some resin, and certainly possesses some cathartic power, but 

 probably in too slight a degree to bring it into use as a substitute 

 for Jalap as has been proposed. 



In the form of infusion or decoction it is said to be very service* 



able in gravel. Barton's Collections, Part II, p. 49. 



^ mUl potato-vine. 



9. Sagittifolius. Mich. 



C. foliis sagittatis, an- | Leaves sagittate, witli 

 riculis longis, acutis ; | the auricles long, acute ; 

 caule volubilij peduncu- stem twining; peduncles 

 Jis unifloiis. E. | l flovyered. 



Mich. I. p. 138. Pursh, 1. p. 144. 

 C. speciosus, Walt. p. 93. 



Root perennial. Stem glabrous, terete, twining around humble 

 shrubs, sometimes prostrate. Leaves glabrous, entire ; auricles lo c' 

 diverging, acute j petioles 1—2 inches long. Flowers axi laiy, so 

 tary ; peduncles about an inch long, furnished with 2 small or^^^^^^ 

 CoroUi large, purple. Filaments unequal, very villous at base, 

 half as long as the corolla. Jnthers white. Htyle longer than u 

 stamens, 2 cleft. Stigmas 2, globose, white. Capsule 2-o laive , 



2 celled. . . • xfirlnux 



Very near to C. Wheleri ; Uunxm under that species, j-ind » ;^;' . 



under his Sagittifolius both refer to the same figure in^j^l^^ 

 Aim. t. 85. f 3. Catesby, vol 

 Grows along the margins of 



plants. 



Flowers throuirh tlie whole si 



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. 1. pi. 35. represents this sp^'C^' - 



salt water, among rushes and saw 



