SANGUINARIA. 



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The Name. — Tliis genus is appropriately named San- 

 guindria (mngtiisj blood); and as Linnajus obtained his first 

 specimen from Canada, he made its specific name S. Cana- 

 de)isis. It is the only species yet known. 



Classification. — We find in this plant a new combina- 

 tion of characters — a colored juice, a flower 2 or I^-imrted, a 



ANALYSIS OF BLOODROOT. 



