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Show he BRS PSR Guradien oN LOOSE HE RBA kh Ups S°F.R LF E HE flower confifts of a fingle petal, which is dividedinto five fegments at the edge: the feeds are contained in a fingle capfule, which is round andlarge: theplant is ereét and tall. Linrzus places this among the pentandria monogyynia ; there being five threads in the centre of the flower, and the rudiment of the capfule being fingle. It is a genus extremely diftinét, and plainly characterifed. We have been accuftomed to call this, and feveral other very different genera, by the common name of willow herb, the leaves of fome of Thofe ofthis genus are muchlefs like them thanthe leaves of fome of the others ; wherefore we have changed that name for anotherJoo/e ftrife, by whichit is alfo commonly known; retaining that ofwillow berb, for the other genus, which has more right to that appellation. Deb Vers I ON’ “T BURZI Tisch. the ftalks and their branches : they are large, and placed diftinét ; they confift each of a fingle petal, divided into five fegments in the manner ofthe common yellow kind, and are of a beautiful red. ‘The feed-veffel is {mall and round. It is a native of Italy, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Ephenerum Matbioli. LYSIMACHIA. them refembling thofe of the willow. The 2. Spotted yellow Loofe Strife. culis tunifloris. Theroot is long, flender, jointed, and creeping. The ftalk is round, firm, upright, fmooth, andtwofeet high. The leaves are long and narrow; their broadeft part is in the midc they are fharp pointed, and undivided at the edges, and have no foot- N footftalks : they are undivided at the edges, and fharp at the point. The roots are numerous, long, flender, and The firft leaves are large, oblong, broad, even at the edges, and pointedat the ends : they are of a beautiful green; they rife in a thick tuft, and have no footftalks. The ftaik is firm, upright, hard, andfour feet high, and toward the top it fends out many branches. The leaves grow two, three, or more, at a joint without footftalks : they are large, broadeft at the middle, and jointed at the end, and of a beautiful green, The flowers are very numerots, confiderably large, andof a beautiful gold yellow: they feem compofed offive petals, and have pointed buttons on the threads. The feed-veffél is round and large. This is fo beautiful a plant in its erect ftature, regular growth, and elegant flowers, that it is hy to be taken into ourgardens. It is ot unfrequently, and flowers C. Bauhine calls it Zy Others, Ly bia luiea vulgaris. 2. Globofe Loofe Strife. The root is long, flender, jointed, and fur- nifhed with abundanceoffibres. ‘The firft leaves rife only two or three together from different parts of the root: they are long, narrow, and of a deep green; and they have no “i. Lyfimachia flore rubente. The root is compofed of many thick, long, long, narrow, and of a bright green, and have no footttalks : they rife 3 the ftalk fingly, and on others four at a joint. Their colour is a deep green, and they:are commonly {potted on the back. The flowers are large, beautiful, and yellow: they ftand on thort footftalks rifing from the bofoms ofthe leaves, one flower on each. The feed-veffel is roundifh; but fomewhat oblong. It is frequent in Flanders, and in fome parts of Italy. It flowers in Ju C. Bauhinecalls it LZ; nigris pundtis notatis. Clufius, I cunda. Loofe rife has the credit of being an excellent vulnerary ; but it is not regarded in the prefent practice. UineaS Vi. The ftalk is firm, upright, not branched, and a foot and a halfhigh. The leaves ftand in pairs: they are long, fomewhat broad, undivided at the edges, and have no footftalks: they are fmalleft toward the bottom and top of the plant, and largeft in the middle, The flowersftand in roundifh heads : thefe are fupported by long, flender footftalks, andrife from the bofoms of the leaves, principally about the middle of the plant ; they are fmall, and yellow. The feed-veffel is fingle, roundith, and fmall. It is found in wet places, but not common. C. Bauhine calls it Ly/fmachia bifcla flor Slobofo. Others, Lyf lutea globofa. 3. Hairy fhort-leaved Loofe Strife. Lyfimachia folis brevibus birfutis. The root is long, flender, creeping, and full of fibres, The ftalks are numerous, andthree feet high : they are firm, upright, not much branched, and of a pale yellowith colour. The leaves ftand in an irregular manner as in the common kind, two, three, or four at a joint : they are fhort, blunt, of a pale green, and hairy. low: they ftand in clufters at the tops of the branches. The feed-vefféls are large and round. It is not uncommon in damp paftures, and flowers in June. Raycalls it Ly/imachia lutea Soliis breviorib us obtufis floribus in fummitate congeftis. FOREIGN 1. Red-flowered Loofe Strife. and whitifh fibres. The firft leaves ftalks. They ftand irregularly ; on forme parts of MONEYWORT,. The flowers are large, and of a beautiful yel-~ a flore globofo. DIVIESTON 65 BREEFaAS Hes PEC. E'S: x. Commonyellow LoofeStrife. Lyf HER Bea {f, SPECTES. in large tufts, but fade and difappear when the {talks come up. The ftalks are numerous, round, firm, erect, and two feet and a half high, The leaves are tong and narrow: they ftand in pairs, and have nofootftalks. The flowers ftand in long fpikes at the tops of the NUM MU Mowe, i Dis HEflower confifts of a fingle petal, andis dividedinto five fegrients: the feed-veffel is large and round, andthe ftalks are weakandtrailing. Linnzeus places this among his penta monogynia, the threads in each flower being five in number, and the rudiment of the capfule fingle. But he does notallow this a diftin& genus ; he makes it the fame withlyfimachia, andcalls its fpecies by that name: Weare averfe to abolifhing received and eftabiifhed names, becaufe we would render the ftudy of botany familiar, not load it with difficulties: therefore we have feparated thefe plants, retained the name xummularia, and eftablifhedit as a genus. It is true, that the flowers of this plant, and thofe es of lyfimachiaare erect andtall, and all thofe oflyfimachia are ofa like ftruéture; bur all the ff of num ‘a weak, low, andtrailing. This is an obvious, and, for all ufeful purpofes, a fufficient diftinction. DEVIiSLON t. Yellow Moneywort. Numinularia flore flavo. & BRIGVTSH SPECIES 2. Purple Moneywort. a flore purpurafcentes This is a fmall, but very pretty plant. The root is long, and furnifhed with nunierous tough fibres, The ftalks are numerous, flender, weak, crooked, and fpreading: they lie upon the furface, or rife very little, and very irregularly fromit. The leaves are fmall, roundifh, but a little pointed, ofa frefh green, and placedinpairs on fhort footttalks. The floweis aré moderately large, and of a beautiful red: they ftand fingly on long and veryflender footftalks rifing from the bofoms of the leaves, and are dividedinto five fegments, fo deeply that they feem compofed of fo many The root is long, Mender, andfurnifhed with manyfibres. The ftalks are numerous, flender, round, weak, andtrailing: they naturally lie upon the ground, and fpread every way; and they are fimple, and not branched. The leaves are very beautiful in fhape and dif-_ f sofition : they ftand two at a joint, and grow A and the diftances between themare the plant lies fpread on the d . ground, they make a very beautiful appearance : they are nearly round in fhape, and of a fine frefh green colour. The plant hadits name from their refemblin x pieces of money. The flowers are : d of a fine gold yellow: they ftand on footftalks rifing from the bofoms ofthe leaves almoft the whole length The feed-veffel is fmall and’oval; the feeds of the plant. are numerous, andvery fmall. The feed-vefiel It is not uncommon in boggy places, and Tt is common flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Nummularia minor flore purpurafcente. J. Bauhine, Nummularia rubra, 3. Money- |