432 Mr. Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



PETTYMORREL. Life of Man. Blossoms greenish white. 

 Berries black. In moist, rich wood land. July. 



It is aromatic. The berries give spirits an agreeable flavour. 

 The bark of the root and berries are a good stomachic. It is 

 said to have been much used by the Indians for medical pur- 

 poses. 



Aralia. 



SARSAPARILLA. The roots extend a long way just under the 

 surface of the ground. Stems naked ; divided into three leaf- 

 stalks. Leaves ovate ; acuminated ; serrated ; three or five on a 

 leaf-stalk, in a winged form. Blossoms in a globular umbel, 

 rising from the axill(s of the leaf-stalks ; white. Berries red. 

 Common in loamy wood land. May. 



The roots are aromatic and nutritious. They have been found 

 beneficial in debilitated habits. It is said the Indians would sub- 

 sist upon them, for a long time, in their war and hunting ex- 

 cursions. They make an ingredient in diet drinks. 



STATICE ? Linn. Gen. Plant. 348. 



Statice caule nudo paniculato tereti, foliis Iambus. Syst. 

 Nat. 



MARSH ROSEMARY. Blossoms blue. Common in marshes. 

 July. 



The roots are powerfully astringent. A decoction of them 

 is given, and used as a gargle, with success, in cankers and ul- 

 cerated sore throats. 



DROSERA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 351. 

 Drosera scapis radicatis, foliis orbiculatis. Syst. Nat. 

 SUNDEW. Rosa Solis. Blossoms white. In mossy mea- 

 dows. July — August. 



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