2^6 ICOSANDRIA POLYGYNlA. 



as growing in the den of Bethaick, four miles 

 from. Perth, is now not to be found there -, pof- 

 fibly the POTENTILLA argent ea was miftaken 

 for it. 



COMARUM. Gen. pi. 638. 



Cal. lo-fidus. Petala ^, calyce minora. Receptee. 

 feminum ovatum, fpongiofum, perfiftens. 

 pahifire 1. COMARUM. Sp. pi. 71K. {Ger. em. 987. /, 4. 

 Moris, hijl. f. 2. /. 19./. 4. i^ ejus var. Pluke- 

 net. t. 212. f. 2. Pet. herb. t. 41./. 2) 



Purple Marfb Cinquefoil. Anglis. 



In peat-bogs and marfhes frequent. %. VII. 



The ftalks iare proftrate and creeping : the leaves 

 are pinnated with five or feven oval, fcrrated Fo- 

 lioia, the odd one at the end being largeft : the 

 flowering ftems are red, and a foot and a half 

 high, bearing feveral flowers towards the top : 

 the Calyces are large, and of a dull purple, or 

 blood color, confitting of ten fegments, alter- 

 nately great and fmall : the Petals are much 

 fmaller than the Calyx., of the fame color, and 

 liguldte or tongue -Iliap'd : the Stamina are of the 

 fame -color as the Petals : the AntheriC yellow, 

 and the P^eceptacle of the feeds, wlien ripe, tu- 

 mid and flefliy. 

 The roots will dye wool of a red color, and have 

 aflringency enough to tan leather. 



CLAS3IS 



