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THE BRITISH HERBAL. 
The leaves ftand on long footftalks, and are 
of a particular form: they have a pinnated afpect, 
and confift each of nine leaves, difpofed in three 
parcels ; one parcel at the end of the footftalk ; 
the other two at the fides, in the’ manner of wings. 
Thefe are of an oblong form, and beautifully di- 
vided ; and are ferrated round the edges. 
The flowers ftand on long footftalks, and are 
of a beautiful purple colour, fometimes deeper, 
fometimes paler. g 
The feeds ftand in a round head, with long 
and beautiful downy threads. 
It is frequent in fome parts of Germany, and 
flowers in June, _ 
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C. Bauhine calls it Clematis alpina geranifolia. 
Haller, in the new method, makes this fhrub 2 
fpecies of anemone. He calls it Anemone tubis 
caudatis pinnis latiffimis. He adds the word ¢e- 
trapetala, confidering the cup as the flower. 
It is of a hot and pungent tafte. The bark of 
the root has been ufed in outward applications 
againft pains, and is faid to have taken great ef- 
fect againft the fciatica. Some have ufed it alfo in 
the gout, under the violence of a fit in their feet, 
but without fuccefs. 
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