PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 295 



The outer bark of the oldest shrubs, near the ground, Is extremely 

 light and friable, and absorbs moisture with so much avidity that it 

 snav be used with advantage instead of Agaric and similar "styptics. 

 When rubbed betwen the hands it excites a sensation similar to that 

 produced fter immersing the hands in a stron;; astringent fluid. 

 It forms a serviceable application to wounds or ulcers, where tlie in- 

 dication is to. cicati'ize them. 





GALAX. Gen. pl. 383. 



part?tus. Pe^ I Califx 5 paired. Petals 

 tola 5. Tubus jO-fidus, I 2. Tube lO cleft, witli 



5 segments alternately 

 shorter and bearing the 



laeiniis 5 alternis brevio- 

 ribus, antheriferis. Stig- 



ma S-lobum. Capsula \ anthers. tStigma ^ loheiL 

 S-locuIariSy 3^vaIvis5poly- | C«/?sz//^ 3 eelledj 3 vulvedj 

 sperma. I many seeded. 



1. Aphylla. Sp.pl. 1. p 1140. 



Galax rotundifolia, Pursh, 2. p. 446, 



Erythrorhiza rotundifolia. Mich. 2. p. S5. 



Solanandra eordifolia, Vcntenat* Malm. p. 69- Pers. 2. p. 215* 



Perennial. Root creeping, of a deep red colour. Root leaves on 

 long petioles, reniform or cordate, glabrous. Scape 12-— 18 inches 

 longj naked, excepting that it is surrounded a base h^ scales, Flow* 

 ers numerous, crowded on a long raceme* pedicels about 2 lines long. 

 CoroUa small, white. 



Grows on mountains. Dr. Macbride. 



Flowers May — August. 



RIBES. Gen. pl. 390. 



4 



Petala 5, et stamina ca- | Petals 5, and with the 

 lyci inserta. IStyhis ^fi- \ stamens inserted into the 

 dus. jBficcfl polysperma, j calyx. Style 2 deft Ber~ 

 infera. j ry many seeded, inferior. 



1. ROTUNDIFOLIUM. MlCh. 



U. spina subaxillari ; I Spine generally axilla- 

 foliis suborbiculatis, lobis | ry ; leaves ncmly round, 

 subrotundo-obtusis; ped- the lobes obtuse j pedun- 

 yncuiis i-floris i limbo cles i flowered^ border 



