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We have two othar fpecies. 
;. Bur Reed, not branched, Sparganiiim mil 
ramofiim. Smaller, and with an upright 
ftalk, 
The leafl: Bur Reed, Spargaiiium minimum^ 
The leaves are very long, and the heads 
fmall. 
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^HE flowers are ranged together on a long and elegant receptacle, of the (hape and bignefs of a 
finger : they are compofed each of fix hollow, obtufc leaves, with the fame number of threads. 
The feed-veffel is fhort, triangular, and contains fevcral oblong, oval feeds. 
Linnsus ranges this among the hexandria mmogynia ; the filaments being three, and the ftyle finglc. 
Common Acorus. 
Acorus vulgaris. 
The root is long, thick, and creeping ; and is 
ofapleafing, warm, and aromatick tafte. 
The leaves are two feet long, of a yellowifh 
green. 
The catkin is of a yellowilb brown. 
We have it by ponds in feme parts of Eng- 
land. 
C. Bauhine calls it Acorus virus feu Calamus oro- 
7natkus ojjicinarum. 
The root is ftomachick and deobflruent ; but 
it does not in our cold climate attain its full 
virtue. 
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