botanically arranged. 457 



This tree is of a middling size, and the wood very white and 

 soft. When it is perfectly dry it swims on the water like cork. 

 It is used by turners for making bowls, trenchers and dishes. 



CISTUS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 598. 



Cistus herbaceus exsttpulatus,/olus omnibus alternis lanceo- 

 latts, caule adscendente. Syst. Nat. 



AMERICAN CISTUS. Little Sunflower. Blossoms yellow, and 

 the disk commonly turned towards the sun from morning until 

 night. In dry pastures. June. 



PENTAGYNIA. 

 AQUILEGIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 605. 

 Aquilegia nectariis rectis^ staminibus corolla longioribus. 

 Syst. Nat. 



COLUMBINE. Honey Horns. Blossoms red. Amongst rocks 

 in dry land. May. 



Cultivation renders it equal in beauty to any of the exotic 

 columbines. It makes an elegant appearance among them, 

 and adds to the variety in flower-borders. 



NIGELLA ? Linn. Gen. Plant. 606. 



GOLDENTHREAD. Mouth Root. The number of ^^^«/j- from 

 five to seven ; commonly six. Nectaria six cups ; supported 

 on filament nearly as long as the stamina. Germina from three 

 to seven ; commonly six. 



The rpots thread-shaped ; running ; bright yellow. Leaves 

 grow by threes ; circular ; scolloped. Stems erect ; naked. 

 Blossoms solitary ; terminating ; white. Common in swamps. 

 May. 



The roots are astringent, and of a bitterish taste. Chewed 

 in the mouth they cure apthas and cankerous sores. It is fre- 

 quently an ingredient in gargles for sore throats. 



Kkk POLYGYNIA. 



