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digging them up, that they have lately been pro- 

 hibited the ufe of them. 

 A dccodlion of thefe roots in milk is alfo frequently 

 adminiflred by the inhabitants of the fame iflands 

 in diarrhoeas and dyfenteries, with good fuccefs •, 

 but perhaps it would be mod proper not to give 

 it in dyfenteries till the morbid matter be firll 

 evacuated. A fpirituous extra6t of the plant 

 ftands recommended in the fea-fcurvy, for to 

 ftrengthen the gums and fallen the teeth. Lin- 

 naus informs us, that the Laplanders paint their 

 leather of a red color with the juice of the roots. 



reptans 2. TORMENTILLA caule repente, foliis petiolatis. 



Sp.pL 716. (P^/. herh, t. ^i.f. 10. Plot. naL ox. 



C. 6. §. 7. /. 9./. S') 

 Creeping Tormentil. Anglis. 

 In barren grounds, but not common. Sibbald, %, 



VIII. 

 It greatly refembles the POTENTILLA reptans, 



for the flowers have frequently five petals. 



GEUM. Gen. pi 6^6. 



Gal, 10-fidus. Pelala 5. Sem. arifta geniculata. 



urhanum i. GEUM floribus eredis, fruftibus globofis villofis; 

 ariftis uncinatis nudis, foLis lyratis. Sp. pL 716. 

 (Ger. em. 994./. i. Pet. herb. t. 40./. uBlakwelL 



t^ 253) 

 Common Avens^ or Herb^Bennet. Anglis. 



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