CORNEL. Dogberry. The stem is quadrangular. Leaves oval; opposite. From the axilla of the upper leaves, two other leaves are sent off, spreading laterally, which give the appearance of six leaves at a joint. Blossoms white. In woodland. May-June.

OLDENLANDIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 143.

DOGWOOD. The leaves are ovate; acuminated. Blossoms

in broad-topped spikes; white. In swamps and banks of rivers. July.

DIGYNIA.

HAMAMELIS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 155.

WITCH-HAZEL. The leaves are nearly inversly ovate. Blossoms yellow stand three or four together on short flower stalks. In loamy land. Sept.-October.

This singular shrub does not commonly bloom until its leaves are destroyed by frost, when its numerous blossoms make a gay and agreeable appearance; and continue until the weather becomes very cold, often until snow falls. The germen endures the severity of our winters uninjured; for the fruit does not ripen until the next September, the time of its blossoming again, when ripe fruit and blossoms will be found on the same tree.

The Indians considered this tree as a valuable article in their materia medica. They applied the bark, which is sedative and discutient, to painful tumors and external inflammations. A cataplasm of the inner rind of the bark, is found to be very efficacious in removing painful inflammations of the eyes. The bark chewed in the mouth is, at first, somewhat bitter, very sensibly astringent, and then leaves a pungent, sweetish taste, which will remain for a considerable time. The specific qua

lities

lities of this tree seem, by no means, to be accurately ascertained. It is, probably, possessed of very valuable properties.

CUSCUTA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 156.

Cuscuta floribus pedunculatis. Syst. Nat.

DODER. Devil's Guts. Among flax. July.

This plant is well known to farmers, who often have their fields of flax greatly injured by its twining about the stalks. It is parasitical. When it has ascended the stalk of flax, or whatever plant is next to it, a number of very small papillæ are sent off from the inner surface of the vine, which insinuate themselves into the bark of the plant. The root then decays, and it receives its nourishment from the plant which it twines about. The whole plant is bitter; and it affords a pale reddish colour.

TRAILING COCKSPUR.

Calix none; except the corolla be called the calix. Corolla one petal; flat; coloured without and within. Limb deeply divided into four ovate acuminated segments. Deciduous. Stamina four short, filiform, erect filaments; standing upon the corolla. Anthera globular. Germen below; double. Stiles two; erect; passing through the base of the corolla. Stigmata globular. Two seeds, or nuts, contained in a rind thick set with hooked spines.

The generic characters of this plant approach those of the Aphanes, but seem so essentially to differ as not to admit its being placed under that genus.

The stem trailing; four square; the edges tumid, and beset with short, hooked spines. Leaves lanceolate; six at a joint. Blossoms reddish white; placed in the axilla of the leaves. Borders of brooks and ditches. August.

UPRIGHT

UPRIGHT COCKSPUR. Stems erect; quadrangular. Leaves ovate; four at a joint. Stem-leaves rough: somewhat woolly. Blossoms white. Open wood land. June.

TETRAGYNIA.

POTAMOGETON. Linn. Gen. Plant. 160.

Potamogeton foliis oblongo-ovatis petiolatis natantibus. Syst. Nat. Fontalis major latifolia vulgaris. Park.

PONDWEED. Blossoms in spikes; yellowish. In ponds and rivers. August.

The leaves afford an agreeable shade to pickerel.

PENTANDRIA.

MONOGYNIA.

CYNOGLOSSUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 168.

Cynoglossum staminibus corolla brevioribus, foliis lato-lanceolatis tomentosis sessilibus. Syst. Nat.

HOUNDSTONGUE. Blossoms pale blue. Road sides in Dedham. July.

It has a very disagreeable smell. Dr. Withering observes, that both the root and leaves have been suspected to possess narcotic properties; but that others will not admit the fact.

SYMPHYTUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 170.

Symphytum foliis ovato-lanceolatis decurrentibus. Syst. Nat. Symphytum magnum. Raii. Syn.

COMFREY. Blossoms yellowish white. In moist land. Not common growing wild. June.

It is cultivated in gardens; and though it is sometimes found growing wild, there seems to be some doubt whether it be indigenous.

The

The roots are much used by the common people for sprains. They are glutinous and mucilaginous. The leaves give a grateful flavour to cakes and panadoes.

CORTUSA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 181.

Cortusa calycibus corollam excedentibus. Syst. Nat.

BEARSEAR SANICLE. The stems are round; erect. Leaves oblong in pairs. Blossoms yellow. In moist ground. July.

HOTTONIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 186.

Hottonia pedunculis verticillato-multifloris. Syst. Nat. Millefolium aquaticum floridum seu viola aquatica. Park. Hottonia. Boerh.

WATER VIOLET. Featherfoil. Leaves winged, spreading on the surface of the water in a stellate form. Blossoms white. In standing waters and ditches. May-June.

LYSIMACHIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 188.

Lysimachia foliis quaternis subsessilibus, pedunculis quaternis unifloris. Syst. Nat.

YELLOW WILLOWHERB. Pimpernel. Loosestrife. Stem round; hairy. Leaves ovate. Blossoms bright yellow. In wood land. June.

MEADOWSWEET.

Moneywort. Stems erect.

Leaves ob

long; five or six at a joint; marked with white or red specks. Blossoms single; on long flower stalks; yellow. Borders of meadows, or brooks. June.

ANAGALLIS. Linn. Gen. Plant. 189.

Anagallis foliis indivisis, caule procumbente. Syst. Nat. Anagallis flore phæniceo. Park.

PIMPERNEL. Blossoms red. In clayey ground. June.

Anagallis

Anagallis foliis sinuatis. Syst. Nat.

GROUNDSTAR. Blossoms white, tinged with red. Amongst grass by the way side. May-Aug.

AZALEA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 195.

Azalea foliis ovatis, corollis pilosis, staminibus longissimis. Syst. Nat.

AMERICAN HONEYSUCKLE. Swamp Pink. Blossoms in a kind of tuft at the termination of the branches. They are white; but the deep red globules at the ends of the hairs on the corolla and stamina give the appearance of a red tinge. Common in low, swampy land. June.

ance.

This shrub, when in full bloom, makes an elegant appearThe blossoms are fragrant, and have been made into It is easily propagated in gardens, and may doubtless be improved by cultivation. We have few exotic flowering shrubs superior to it.

conserves.

CONVOLVULUS.

Linn. Gen. Plant. 198.

Convolvulus foliis sagittatis utrinque acutis, pedunculis unifloris. Syst. Nat.

BINDWEED. Small Convolvulus. Blossoms white or striped. In corn fields. July.

Convolvulus foliis sagittatis postice truncatis, pedunculis tetragonis unifloris. Syst. Nat. Convolvulus major albus. Park.

GREAT CONVOLVULUS. Two floral leaves close to the calix. Blossoms white; or white and red. Common in hedges, and by stone walls. July.

Catesby, in his history of the Carolinas, mentions an Indian who daubed himself with the juice of a species of the Convolvulus, and then handled a rattlesnake without receiving injury.

Scammony.