488 Mr. Cutler's Account of indigenous Vegetables,

the noxious qualities by the force of heat.—Starch may be madefrom the roots.

CALLA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 917.

Calla foliis cordatis, spatha plana, spadice undique hermaphro-dito. Syst. Nat.

HEART-LEAFFL AG. Spatha on the inner side white. Sta-mina yellow. Berries red. In watery places.

MONOECIA.

MONANDRIA.ZANNICHELLIA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 920.ODDITY. Sterns hairy; erect. Leaves ovate; slightly ser-rated; alternate. Blossoms in pairs in the axillce of the leaves.The calix tinged with red. In pastures. September.

ELATERIUM. Linn. Gen. Plant. 1036. 6 Edit.WILD CUCUMBER. The stems, leaves and blossoms like thoseof the cucumber. Hampton falls, in the State of New-Hampshire. August—September.

TETANDRIA.BETULA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 933.The limits of this paper will admit of giving only the Eng-

lish names of this and the following genera of trees.------The

White Birch. The Black Birch. The Alder, or Owler.

URTICA. Linn. Gen. Plant. 935.

Urtica foliis oppositis ovalibus. Syst. Nat.

NETTLE. Stinging Nettle. The leaves are deeply serrated.

The young shoots, early in the spring, are a good pot-herb.

A leaf put upon the tongue, and pressed against the roof of the

mouth, is said to be efficacious in stopping a bleeding at the

nose.