OCITANDRIA TklGYNlA. 2C7 



on the appearance of little red bulbs, which 

 fometimes germinate upon the ftalk. 

 The inhabitants of Camtjchatca^ and fometimes the 

 'Norwegians^ when prefs'd with hunger, feed up- 

 on the roots of this plant. 



** Fevfic^Lrh pijitllo bijidoy aut jlamina minus 8. 

 amphibium ^ fioribus pentandris femidigynis, fpica ovata. 

 ^' Syfi. Nat. 275. ^p. fl 517. (Oed Dan. /. 282, 



cpt. Moris, hijt / 5. ^. 29. /. 2. ordinis fuperioris 

 nd dextram. Pet. herd. t. 3*/, 12. J 

 Perennial Arfmart. Ar/^lis, 

 In ponds, lakes, and wet ground. i|.VIf. 

 When it grows in the water the itamina are fhorter 

 than the fiov/er, when upon land longer than 

 the flower, with two diilin6t ftyles. 



perjicaria 4 P. fioribus hexandris, digynis ; fpicis ovato ob- 

 longis, foliis lanceolatis, flipulis ciliatis Sp.pL 

 5i(i {Ger, Em. 443- f- 2. Moris, hift. f. 5. t» 29. 

 /. 2. ordinis fecundi. Pet. herb, t. 3./. 7. J 



Dead or Spotted Arfmart. Anglis. 



In m.oill ground and wafle places frequent, o* 

 VIII. 



The nerves of the leaves on the under fide are 

 hairy. A decodion of the plant with alum 

 dyes a yellow color. 



hydropiper POLYGONUM fioribus hexandris femidigynis, 

 5. foiiis lanceolatis, ftipulis fubmuticis. 'jp.pl. 517. 



{Ger. Em. 445. /. i. Moris, hift. f. 5. /. /. 29./. 

 6, Pet. herb. t. 3./. 5.) 



Water 



