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PARIS. Cor. 4-petaIa, fubulata. CaJ. 4-phyllus. 



MONOGYNIA. 



EPILCBIUM. Gen, pi 471. 

 Cal. 4-fidus. Petala 4. Caps, oblonga, infera, Sem. 

 pappofa. 

 ** Staminihus declinatis, 

 (ingujlifoli- EPILOBIUM foliis fparfis lineari-lanceolatis, fio- 

 j «.^ ^' ribus in?Equalibus, Sp. pi. 493. (Oed. Ban. t. 



1 289 opt. Moris hijt. f. 3. /. 11./. i ordinis fu- 



perioris ad dextram. Ger. Em. 477./. 7- P^^- ^^^^' 

 • /. 52./. lO.J 



Rofebay Willow-herb. JngUs. 

 In woods and on rocks by the fides of mountains, 

 as in Coryton woods, and among the rocks to 

 the Eaft of the Kh k of Shots^ near Hamilton. 

 Dr. Parfons. And twenty miles Well: oi Sterling., 

 near Loch-Lntnaig., by the road from I'iendrum, 

 Mr. Stuart. %. VII. 

 An infufion of the leaves of this plant has an in- 

 toxicating quality, as the inhabitants of Camt- 

 fchatfca have learnt, who likewifc eat the white 

 young (hoots, vhich creep under the ground, 

 and brew a fort of ale from the dry'd pith of it. 

 The down of the feeds has lately been manufac- 

 tured by mixing it with cotton or beavers hair. 



** Staminihus eretlis regtilarihiis., petalis hifidis. 

 ■ rfutum 2. E- foliis oppofitis lanceolatis ferratis decurrenti-am- 



O 3 plexicaulibus. 



