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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 853 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BURNET , known botanically as Poterium, a member of the See also:

rose See also:

FAMILY

family . The See also:

PLANTS

plants are perennial herbs with pinnate leaves and small See also:

FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers arranged in dense See also:

long-stalked heads . See also:

GREAT

Great burnet (Poterium officinale) is found in See also:

DAMP

damp meadows; See also:

SALAD (Med. Lat. salata, salted, pickled, salare, to sprinkle with salt)

salad burnet (P . Sanguisorba) is a smaller plant with much smaller See also:

flower-heads growing in dry pastures .

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