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rotundifolia). Those who have never seen its white 

 blossoms growing, can form but little idea of its sin- 

 gular appearance. Bound the root it has a circle of 

 leaves, and each leaf has a number of red hairs, tipped 

 with pellucid glands, which erude a clear liquid, giving 

 the leaves a dew-bespangled appearance, as it glistens 

 in the sunshine. These have proved a fatal trap to 

 numbers of insects. The foliage and stem are much 

 tinted with crimson, and the whole plant is small. 

 Mixed with milk, the juice is used as a cosmetic ; alone, 

 the milky juice is used as a caustic for warts. 



Amongst the July flowers is the beautiful Bog or 

 Buck Bean (MenyantJies tri/oliatd), the queen of marsh 

 flowers. It sometimes, too, rears its tall head by the 

 side of the river, and is frequently planted in that po- 

 sition in ornamental waters, for the sake of its hand- 

 some white flowers, which appear almost hidden by a 

 border or delicate pink fringe. Its flower-stem grows 

 out of a sheath on the top of its stout stalk, and the 

 flowers are scattered down the stem. The leaves are 

 triple, like those of the field bean, and the stalk has a 

 general resemblance to that plant. It has many valu- 

 able bitter qualities, and in this country it is used 

 JIB a remedy for rheumatism, but in Sweden and 



