CL. XI.] DODECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 211 



not, and seira, a band, because rejected from the garlands of the 



ancients. 241. 



1. A. Europ&'um. Common Asarabacca. Leaves two on each stem, 



kidney-shaped, obtuse. Roots creeping: stems very short, simple, 



round, each bearing two leaves, and a single flower, of a greenish-brown 

 colour : filaments extending beyond the anthers. The powdered root 

 acts as an emetic ; the powder of the leaves occasions a discharge from 

 the nostrils, without much sneezing, and forms the base of cephalic snuffs. 

 Perennial : flowers in May : grows in mountainous woods in the north of 

 England, but is not a native plant. Eng. Bot. vol. xvi. pi. 1083. Eng. 

 Fi. vol. ii. p. 342. 723. 



2. LY'THRUM. PURPLE LOOSE-STRIFE. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, cylindrical, with twelve marginal 

 divisions, alternately smaller and larger. Petals six, oblong, equal, 

 with short claws inserted into the calyx. Filaments thread-like, 

 shorter than the corolla, six alternate ones shorter ; anthers 

 roundish, incumbent. Germen superior, oblong. Style thread- 

 like, as long as the stamens, a little curved ; stigma knobbed. 

 Capsule oblong, membranous, two-celled, pointed, inclosed in the 

 tube of the calyx. Seeds numerous, oblong, minute. Name, 

 lythron, blood, from the colour of the flowers. 242. 



1. L. Salicdriii. Spiked Purple Loose-strife. Leaves opposite, lance- 

 shaped, heart-shaped at the base ; flowers in whorled leafy spikes. 



Stem erect, square, from two to four feet high : flowers purplish-red, 

 forming a very beautiful showy spike : the whole plant is astringent. Pe- 

 rennial : flowers in July and August: grows in watery places: frequent. 

 Eng. Bot. vol. xv. pi. 1061. Eng. Ft. vol. ii. p. 343. 724. 



2. L. Jiyssopifolinm. Hyssop-leaved Purple Loose-strife. Grass-poly. 

 Leaves alternate, narrow lance-shaped ; flowers axillar, solitary ; sta- 

 mens six. Stems decumbent, one of them erect : flowers small, pale- 

 purple. Annual: flowers in August: grows in watery places in Eng- 

 land : not common. Eng. Bot. vol. v. pi. 292. Eng. Fl. vol. ii. 

 p. 344. 725. 



D I G Y N I A. 



3. AGRIMO'NIA. AGRIMONY. 



Calyx inferior, of one leaf, tubular, permanent, with five small 

 marginal segments. Petals five, flat, notched. Filaments hair- 

 like, shorter than the corolla, varying in number; anthers small, 

 two-lobed, compressed. Germens egg-shaped, compressed in the 

 bottom of the calyx. Styles as long as the stamens, lateral; stigma 

 obtuse, undivided. Seeds generally two, egg-shaped, compressed, 

 pointed, smooth, inclosed in the hardened tube of the calyx. 

 Name corrupted from Argemone. 243. 



1. A. Eupatiiria. Common Agrimony. Stem-leaves pinnate, with ob- 

 long leaflets, the terminal one stalked ; calyx bristlv ; spikes elongated. 



Root tapering: stems from one to two feet hi^h, generally simple: 



flowers very numerous, yellow, in a close tapering spike, with divided 



