58 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS. 
. SAPONA’ a a Soapwort. 
[Latin, Sapo, that article. J 
Calyz tubular, 5 toothed, sot ont at the base. Stamens 10. Styles 2. 
Capsule. short-stalked opening with 4 teeth at the apex. Embryo coi 
into a ring, 
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. 1. S. officina’lis, L.. Leaves oval-lanceo flowers in corymbose 
clusters ; petals crowned with a eta Bn = the top of the claw. 
- Orrictnan Saponarta. Soapwort. Bouncing Bet. 
Perennial. Stem 12~18 inches high, Leaves 134-3 inches long. Flowers large, pale 
rose al — double. 4 
Waste places. Native of Europe. as — 4 
Obs. rm conspicuous weed ng by ihe root and forming large a 
bunches near buildings he gi cipiek m ay i Be appearance to the farm 
The plant has been empl Scueaty in Tistoney as a substitute f for 
Sarsaparilla in dep mihas of the 
Fic, 36, Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). 
