ampbiJ/ium 

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on the appearance of little red bulbs, which 

 fometimes germinate upon the ftalk. 

 The inhabitants of Camtfchatca^ and fometimes the 

 Norwegians^ when prefs'd with hunger, feed up- 

 on the roots of this plant. 



** Perficaria ^//?//^ hijido^ ant jlamina minus 8. 



P. floribus pentandris femidigynis, fpica ovata, 

 Syji. Nat. 275. Sp.pl. 517. {Oed. Dan. t. 282. 

 opt. Moris, hijt.f. 5. /. 29./. 2. ordinis fuperioris 

 ad dextram. Pet. herb. t. 3;/. 12. J 



Perennial Arlmart. AngUs. 



In ponds, lakes, and wet ground. % . Vlf. 



"When it grows in the water the (lamina are fhorter 

 than the flower, when upon land longer than 

 the flower, with two difl:ind fliyles. 



ferficaria 4 P. floribus hexandris, digynis ; fpicis ovato ob- 

 longis, foliis lanceolatis, ilipulis ciliatis. Sp. pL 

 518- {Ger. Em. 4.45./. 2. Moris, hifi. f. 5. /. 29. 

 /. 2. ordinis fecundi. Pet. herb. t. 3./. 7 J 



Dead or Spotted Arfmart. Anglis. 



In moid ground and wafl:e places frequent. o» 

 VIII. 



The nerves of the leaves on the under fide are 

 hairy. A decodtion of the plant with alum 

 dyes a yellow color. 



Jhydropiper POLYGONUM floribus hexandris femidigynis, 

 5. foliis lanceolatis, ftjpulis fubmuticis. Sp.pL ^ly. 



{Ger. Em. 445. /. i. Moris, hifi.f. 5, t. t. 29./, 

 6, Pet. herb. t.T^.f. 5,) 



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