Buctiwbeat Jfamili?. 



Tear-thumb. Polygonwm sagittatvmi. 



Found blossoming on swampy ground, and along ditches, from 

 July to October. 



The weak-fibred, 4-angled, stalk, armed on the angles with sharp 

 saw-toothed prickles, that point downwards, is green in color. 



The long arrow-shaped leaves have short foot-stems, and grow 

 singly, at long intervals ; they have entire edges, and a smooth surface, 

 though the back of the midrib is set with small prickles ; they are fine 

 in texture, and of a dark green color. 



The little 5-parted flowers, white, or rose colored, grow in small 

 close heads, on the ends of smooth foot-stems, from the angles of the 

 upper leaves. 



The leaves are pretty in shape and color, thougli so far apart as to 

 make small impression on the passer-by; the lopping stalk supports 

 itself on the surrounding vegetation by means of its backward pointing 

 prickles ; it turns a russet-red in autumn. A shining, brown, 3-angled 

 seed is developed within the long-lasting flower. 



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