GREAT BURNET 



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Grkat BiKMiT (I'o/rrium i'l)}(lii„h\ A. (Iniy) 



The moths, Brown Tail jNIoth {E!ip?'is/cs cJu-ysorrluca), Reddish Buff 

 {Acos7)/e(ia caligiiiosa). Ortliosia o-i-aci/is feed on it. 



The second Latin name refers to its use in medicine. It is culti- 

 vated as a fodder plant abroad. In early times it was a cure lor 

 wounds, being bitter. 



EssKXTiAi- Srixii-ic Characters: — 



103. Polcrium officinale, A. Gray. — Stem erect, I^iranching abo\e, 

 leaves few, pinnate, smooth, leaflets 3-5 pairs, serrate, tlowers purple 

 in oblong head, calyx as long as filaments, fruit of 2 achenes, oblong, 

 winded above. 



