PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA* tSSl 



Filaments short, incurved, inserted into the base of the petals, •^n- 

 thers nearly globular, incumbent, reflexed, 2 celled. Germ 3 angled, 

 the base clothed by the calyx, the upper part surrounded by a purpli^^h, 

 dentate, nectariferous ? ring. Style aslon^ as the stamens, 3 cleft. 

 Stigmas simple, obtuse- Berry? dry, 3 angled, obtuse, hollowed at 

 the summit, 3 celled. Seed one in each cell, ovaI> slightly angled on 

 the inner side. 



Grows in light soils. 



Flowers May — July. Red-root JV^ew^Jersey iea4ree^ 



The bark of the root is Intensely astringent, and may be used in 

 all cases where the use of astringents is indicated, in the form of in- 

 fusion, tincture or powder. It is of a dark red colour, which it iaJ- 

 parts to water or alcohol. 



S. Intermeiiius ? Muhl. Cat 



C. foliis parvulis, lan- 

 ceolatis, serratis, parce 



Leaves small, lanceo- 

 late, serrate, slightly 



pilosis ; racemis panicu- | hairy ; racemes pam'cu- 

 latis, asillaribus, longe late, axillary, on Ion 



& 



pedunculatis. E, | peduncles 



Pursh, l.p. 167. 



4 



In habit very similar to the preceding species, but every way smal- 

 ler. The leaves 6—8 lines long, 2 — 4 wide, slightly serrate, strictly 



lanceolate, 3 nerved, hairy along the nerves. Panicle small, and the 



racemes almost simple. 

 From 



Fla\ 



Mr 



.vers 



3. Perennis. Pursh. 



C. foliis ovalibus, sub- 

 SeiTulatis, glabris ; pani- 

 ciilis thvrsoideis, tenni- 



Leaves oval, slightly 

 I rulate. glaI)i'ous ; pan- 

 thyi siis formed, ter- 



iialibus axillaribusque. | niinal and axillary 

 ^ursh. i, p. 167. 



Leaves as large as those of the C. Americanus, but glabrous. Stems 

 generallj die down to root every winter. Pursh. 

 Grows on rocks near rivers, in Virginia and Carolina. 

 Flowers May. . 



4. Micro PHYLiiUS. Mich. 

 C. foliis minutis, oho- I Leaves very small, o- 

 Vatis, integriusculis, fasci- bovate, nearly entire^ 



