440 Mr. Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



Polygonum Jlortbus hexandrts, dtgyms,sptcts ovato-oblongis, 

 foltis lanceolatis, stipulis ciliatis. Syst. Nat. 



HEARTSEASE. Spotted Ar smart. The leaves have a dark 

 spot on their upper surface, in form of a crescent. Blossoms 

 reddish white. Common about barns. August. 



It will dye woollen cloth yellow, after the cloth has been 

 dipped in a solution of alum. 



Polygonum fioribus octandris trigynis axzllartbus, foltis 

 lanceolatis, caule procumbente herbaceo. Syst. Nat. 



KNOTGRASS. Blossoms reddish white. Common by the 

 road sides. June — September. 



Polygonum foltis sagittatis, caule aculeato. Syst. Nat. 

 SICKLE WEED. Bearded Arsmart. Blossoms white, tinged 

 with red. In wet meadows. August. 



Polygonum foltis cordatis, caule volubili^ fioribus planius- 

 cults. Syst. Nat. 



BLA CK BIND WEED. Wild Bean. Blossoms greenish white. 

 About barns and in corn fields. July — August. 



ENNEANDRIA. 



MONOGYNIA. 

 LAURUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 452. 



Laurus foltis enerviis ovatis utrinque acutts integris annuis. 

 Syst. Nat. 



FEVER BUSH. Blossoms yellowish. Berries red. Common 

 in moist land. May. 



This shrub is aromatic. A decoction of the small twigs 

 makes an agreeable drink in slow fevers, and is much used by 

 the country people. It is said the Indians esteemed it highly 

 for its medicinal virtues. Laurus 



