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herbarium. The early writers compare the fragrance to that of
raspberries, and Milde repeats the observation. Hooker and
Greville thought it “ not unlike that of the common primrose.”
Maximowicz states that the odor is sometimes lacking. Milde
quotes Redowsky as saying that the Yakoots of Siberia use the
plant in place of tea ; and, having tried the experiment myself,
I can testify to the not unpleasant and very fragrant astringency
of the infusion.
The illustration is taken from a plant collected by Mr. D. A. Watt
on the Saguenay River, in Canada.
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