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518. OBOLARIA. Ge;/. /./. 1044. 
i.O. caale simplici, foliis oWongis truP:Catis carnosis subtus 
piirpureis, iioribus axilianbus solitariis sessiiibus.— - 
IFilld. sp. pL 3. p. 340. 
Icon, Pluk aim. t. 209./. 6. Moris, hist. 3. s. 12. ^.10. 
f. 23. 
In shady rocky places : Pensylvania to Virginia 5 rare. 
Not above three inches high ; dowers pale red, in a 
spike, supported by purple bracteas. 
519. OROBANCHE. Gen.pl. \0A5. 
1 . O, canle ramoso, doribus alternis distantibus, corqllis de- 
ciduis 4-dentatis.— sp pi. 3. p. 351. 
Icon. Moris, hist. 3. s. } 2. t. lO f. 9. 
Parasitic on the roots of beech-trees : Canada to Georgia. 
I/. July — Sept. V. V. Flowers small, purple. This 
plant is known by the name of Cfincer~root , being 
thought to be a never-failing remedy in cancerops 
ulcers. 
2. O. caule simplicissimo squamis ovali-lanceolatis imbrica- / 
tis obtecto, spica terminal! glabra, corollis recurvatis, 
staminibus exertis. — IVilld.sp pi. 3. p. 351. 
Parasitic on the roots of trees : Pensylvania to Carolina. 
11 . July. V. V. About a span high, of a brownish- 
yellow colour. 
3. O. scapis nudis unifloris, calyce ebracteato, corolla re- 
ciirvata, — Willd. sp. pi. 3 p. 352. 
Icon. Pluk. mant. t. 348. f, 3. 
Parasitic on the roots of ditferent plants and shrubs : Ca- 
nada to Virginia. }/ . June, July. v. v. Not above 
two or three inches high, of a tan colour j dowers 
pale purple. 
virginka. 
virginiana^ 
amerlcana. 
unifiora. 
