164 WEEDS AND USEFUL PLANTS 
rotate, 4—5-parted. Stamens coed Styles 2, united at base. — 
idymous, subglobose, baccate, 
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ves qari in apparent pele of six, lanceolate, sub-petiolate ; ate 
duncles axillary, tri eae es lobes of the erolle with a 
mination, not cus cus 
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Madder. 
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Root perennial, large, reddish brown. Stems procumbent, 3-4 feet bata 
romered mil the} ie nts ; Meco 8 pro ominent, sometimes more than 4, aculeate with short 
rsely cu ickles ~2 inches fo midrib and 
acess —flower-t , Opposite. Corolla brownish 
yellow, Pie 5- poten 
Gardens and lots : cultivated. Native of the East. Fl. July. Fr. September. 
Fig. 114. The Madder Plant (Rubia tinctorum) reduced. 
