THALIC'TRUM TUBERO'SUM. 
TUBEROUS-ROOTED MEADOW RUE. 
Class. Order. 
POLYANDRIA. POLYGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
RANUNCULACE®. 
Native of 
Heig-ht. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Spain. 
2 feet. 
June. 
Perennial. 
'[ in 1713. 
No. 598. 
Thalictrum is a name adopted by modern bota- 
nists from the Greek thaliktrox of Dioscorides; 
and it is thought most probable that some of the 
present genus bore this name amongst the ancients; 
but the descriptions of old authors, as we have pre- 
viously observed, are too vague to assist much in 
distinguishing their plants. 
One of the species of this genus is well known — 
the Thalictrum aquilegifolium, and usually called 
the feathered Columbine ; but the Thalictrum tube- 
rosum, which is the handsomest plant amongst them, 
is pot frequently met with, excepting in good col- 
lections. It is not remarkably showy, but its up- 
right growth, neat foliage, and delicately tinted 
flowers, are qualities which sufficiently recommend 
it as a border plant to mix with others of more 
diffuse habit, and specious character. 
Some species increase rapidly — more so than is 
always desirable, but such is not the case with the 
Thalictrum tuberosum. Its tuberous roots may be 
divided, if required, either in the spring or autumn; 
and they should be planted in a light soil, in a 
rather dry situation. 
Don’s Syst. Bot. 2, 11. 
