HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA* I91 



The leaves are kidney-lliap'd ; the calyx has only 

 two leaves: the flower two petals^ with fix fla- 

 mina, and two flyles : the germen comprefs'd. 



*** Florilus declinis, 



lacetofa 8, R. floribus dioicis, foliis oblongis fagittatls. Sp, pL 

 481. CGer. Em, 396./. 1. Moris,. hiji, f. 5./ 2%. 

 /. I. ordinis fuperioris.) 



Gorrlmon Sorrel. Anglis. Sealbhag. Gaulis, 



In meadows and paftures. ^ ; VI. 



The leaves of the calyx in the male flowers are ob- 

 tufe ; in the female acuminated and reflex'd, and 

 wav'd on the margins. 



The Laplanders boil a large quantity of the leaves 



in watei', and n^ix thfe juice, when cold, in the 



milk of their rein-deers, which they efl:eem an 



agreeable and wholefome food, and which will 



.keep in a cool place for a long while. 



The leaves are- an agreeable acid, and are reckon'd 

 a good antifcorbutic. 



(icetofellaQ, R. floribus dioicis, foliis lanceolato-hafliatis. Sp.pL 

 481. {Ger, Em, 397. /. 3. Moris, hift,f, 5, /. 28- 

 f, II iS 12, Pet, herb, ..Q,,f, 2^ 0^,) 

 Sheep's-Sorrel. Anglis, 

 In dry paftures frequent. ^. V-VIL 



TRIGLOCHIN. Gen, pi 453. 



Cal 3-phyllus. Petala 3<calyciformia. Stylus Ov 

 Caps, bafi dehifcens. 

 ^ahjlre i. TRIGLOCHIN capfulis trilocuiarlbus fublineari- 



