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Title of Ckelidonium maximum Cana- 

 denfe acaulon ; and this Name of San- 

 •guinaria was applied to it by Dr. 

 Dillenius, who was ProfefTor of Bo- 

 tany at Oxford. We have no pro- 

 per Englijh Name for this ; but as 

 the Inhabitants of America call it by 

 the Indian Name Puccoon, I have 

 continued it here. 



It is a Native of moft of the 

 Northern Parts of America , where it 

 grows plentifully in the Woods ; and 

 in the Spring, before the Leaves of 

 the Trees come out, the Surface of 

 the Ground is in many Places cover- 

 ed with the Flowers, which have 

 fomeRefemblanceof our Wood Ane- 

 mone ; but they have mort naked 

 Pedicles, each fupporting one Flow- 

 er at the Top : fome of thefe Flow- 

 ers will have ten or twelve Petals; 

 fo that they appear to have a double 

 Range of Leaves, which has occa- 

 fioned their being termed double 

 Flowers : but this- is only acciden- 

 tal, the fame Roots, in different 

 Years, producing different Flowers: 

 the Roots of this Plant are tuberous, 

 and the whole Plant has a yellow 

 Juice, which the Indians ufe to paint 

 themfelves. 



This Plant is hardy enough to live 

 in the open Air in England ; but it 

 fhould be Dianted in a loofe Soil, 

 and a fhekered Situation, but not too 

 much expofed to the Sun : it is pro- 

 pagated by the Roots, which may 

 be taken up and parted every other 

 Year : the belt time for doing of 

 this is in September, that the Roots 

 may have time to fend out Fibres 

 before the hard Froft fets in. The 

 Flowers of thrs Plant appear in 

 April ; and when they decay, the 

 green Leaves come out, which will 

 continue till Midfummer ; then they 

 decay, and the Roots remain un- 

 adive till the following Autumn: 

 fo that unleis the Roots are marked ; 



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h will be pretty difficult to fag 

 them, after their Leaves decay ; for 

 they are of a dirty-brown Colour on 

 the Outfide ; fo are not eafily di- 

 fiinguifhed from the Earth. 



This Plant is very proper to mir 

 with the DogM»oth Violet, Spring 

 Cyclamen, Ptmfia* Iris, Bulbcco- 

 dium, Sifyrinchium, and fome othe? 

 low- growing bulbous and tuberous- 

 rootcd Flowers, which require the 

 lame Culture ; where thefe will add 

 to the Variety when they are in 

 Beauty: for when the Roots are 

 ftrong, and grow in a good Soi3 # 

 they will produce a gre:u Number 

 of Flowers upon each Root: the 

 Roots may be planted about four or 

 five Inches afunder every Way. 



SANGOTSOR8A, Burnet, caliei 

 by the French Pimpernel. 

 The Characters are ; 



'The Empalement of the Flower t/mk 

 Jijis of two Leaves, which fall away' 

 the Flower is of cm Leaf, di vided in- 

 to four Parts, which are joined at 

 the Bottom : the quadrangular Pom- 

 tal, which is fituated in the Centre, 

 bt:ccmes a fmall Capful', opening bet J? 

 W ays, and inclafing fmall Seeds, 

 The Species are ; 



1. Sangujsorea minor. C. B. P. 

 Common Burnet, or Pimpernel. 



2. Sanguisorba mo jar pratevjis, 

 Rupp. Flor. Great Meadow Burnet. 



3. Sanguisorba Canadcnjh, fort 

 albo fpicato. Rupp. Flor. Canada 

 Burner, with a white (piked Flower. 



4. Sanguisorba major, foliis au- 

 riculatis glahris. Great Burnet, with 

 fmooth-ear'd Leaves. 



5. Sanguisorba hirfuta, e?gri- 

 monise foliis. Hairy Burnet, with 

 Leaves like Agrimony. 



6 . Sanguisorba fpinofz, caule 

 fruticofo. Prickly Burnet, with a 

 woody Stalk. 



7. % A.N Oil i s o r B A majot\Hifpinica, 

 conglomerate flare. Great Spunijb 



Burnet, 



