6 Déntaria laciniata.
cate blossom-red, inclining to white; indeed, plants are frequently
found with entirely white flowers. In the vicinity of this city Dentaria
laciniata grows abundantly along the high banks of the Schuylkill
above the falls, in company with the species called Pepper-root, and
on the high banks of the Wissahickon creek.
From the trials I have made with these two species, it appears to
me, they do not bear transplanting into a garden soil—at least*they
require much care, and an artificial imitation of their native mould, to
ensure their growth and vigour. They do not increase in size or improve
in colour by any attention in their culture to which I have subjected
them.
Fig. 1 . Represents the top of the plant of its natural size, cut asunder
from
2. The root.
3. A flower.
4. Calix, with stamens and pistil.
