BASTARD AMERICAN SANICLE: A genus of the digynia order, belonging to the decandra clas of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 13th order, Succulenta. The calyx is quinquefid; the corolla pentapetalous, and inserted into the calyx; the petals pinnatifid; the capsule unicellular and bivalved, with the valves equal. There are two species, both natives of North America, rising with annual herbaceous stalks from five or six to eight or nine inches in height, and producing spikes of small whitish flowers, whose petals are fringed on their edges. They are easily propagated by parting their roots; and should be planted in a shady situation, and in a soft loamy soil.