454 M'>'- Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



CINQUEFOIL. Fivefinger. Blossoms yellow. In old fields. 

 June. 



It is mildly astringent and antiseptic. A decoction of it is 

 used as a gargle for loose teeth and spungy gums. 



GEUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 561. 



Geum Jloribus erectis, fructu globoso : aristis uncinatis 

 nudis,foliis ternatis. Syst. Nat. 



BENNET. Common Avens. Herb-Bennet. Blossoms white 

 or yellow. By fences and borders of fields. July. 



Dr. Withering says, the roots gathered in the spring, before 

 the stem grows up, and put into ale, give it a pleasant flavour, 

 and prevent its growing sour. Infused in wine it is a good sto- 

 machic. When it grows in warm dry situations, its taste is 

 mildly austere and aromatic. 



Geum. Jloribus nutantibus ^ fructu oblongo: aristis plumosis. 

 Syst. Nat. 



WATER AVENS. Throatroot. Cur call. Blossoms purplish. 

 In boggy meadows. May. 



The root is powerfully astringent. A decoction of it has 

 been used, with good success, as a gargle, and a drink, in in- 

 flammed and ulcerated sore throats, and cankers. It is said, 

 that the powdered root will cure tertian agues, and that it is 

 much used by the Canadians for that purpose. 



POLYANDRIA. 



MONOGYNIA. 

 ACTJEK. Linn. Gen. Plant. 568. 

 Actcea racemo ovato, fructibus baccatis. Syst. Nat. 

 CHRISTOPHER. Baneberries. Blossoms white. Berry red. 

 In wood land and shady places. May. 



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