470 Mr, Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables, 



culous cases. It is given to cattle when they make bloody 



water. 



POLYANDRIA. 



ALTH^A. Linn. Gen. Plant. 749. 



Alth(za foliis simplicibus tofnentosis. Syst. Nat. 



MARSH-MALLOW. Blossoms purplish white. In marshes on 

 Martha's Vineyard. August. 



It is common in gardens, where it is cultivated for its medi- 

 cal virtues. The whole plant is mucilaginous, but the muci- 

 lage abounds most in the roots. It is much used in cataplasms 

 and fomentations as an emollient. An infusion, or decoction, 

 is commonly ordered in all cases which require mild mucilagi- 

 nous substances. 



MALVA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 751. 



Malva caule repente., foliis cordato-orbiculatis obsolete quin- 

 quelobatis. Syst. Nat. 



MALLOW. Blossoms white, tinged with purple. Common 

 about barns. June — September. 



DIADELPHIA. 



OCTANDRIA. 

 POLYGALA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 761. 

 Poly gala floribus imberbibus oblongo-capttatis, caule erecto 

 herbaceo simplicissimo., foliis lanceolatis acutis. Syst. Nat. 



MILKWORT. Blossoms red and yellow. Common in moist 

 fields. August — September. 



This plant is generally called Low Centaury, and has, pro- 

 bably, been mistaken for a species of the Gentiana. 



Polygala. 



LONG-SPIKED MILKWORT. Stems erect ; branched. Leaves 

 lanceolate. Blossoms in long terminating spikes ; pale red. In 

 moist land. Not common. August. DECANDRIA. 



