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The ftalks are procumbent or hanging, and the leave mia ; the Aower having fourthreads in it, two Linnzus places this among his did 4 nia angiolper in a caplu ile. longer, and two fhorter, and the feeds being contained makes it, as well as all the inaria and He does not allow it to be a diftinct genus, but fpecies of antirrbinumor | napdragotty h thofe of the /iaria; but the mannerof The flower and {eed-veflel of this genus agree wit are perfectly diftinct : it has a Ifo an antient and received name, which growthand formofth ; e leaves coma es ee ae I have therefore preferved, as thereis fufficient diftinétion. et c rr. : of plants, this is a If generical characters are to be taken folely from the flowers and feed veflels but there are no laws, afpeét; and form general the in be it different however aria, fpecies of if the leaves andother parts of plants may, when eftablifhed on that head, on aninviolable authority : acter, this is a perfectly diftingenus. there is occafion, be taken into the generical c generical Nothing tends more to perplex the ftudent than multiplication of fpecies under the fame ener: Ley Scie of F genera, I facili number the ftudy than a fufficient 7 other hand, nothing morefacilitates hame: onthe write to make the {cience familiar. There is but one known fpecies of this genus, andthatis a native of Britain, though not very common. Ivy-leaved Cymbalaria. Gy they rife from the bofoms of the leaves all the way upthe ftalk, and are fupported on long, ia foliis bedera. flender pedicles: they refemble thofe of fluellin The root is compofed of a multitude of fibres, sifing from a{mall head. The firft leaves are large, fhort, broad, and cornered in twoorthree parts near the bafe ; each of thefe corners, and the main body ofthe leaf, alfo terminate in fharp points: the whole leafis of a deep green colour and gloffy furface, and ftands on flender purplifh footftalk. in fhape, but are of an uniformpale red colour. The feed-veffel is fmall and roundifh: the feeds are numerous and black. It is a native of our northern counties, and flowers in June. Wefee it wild on the walls of the Thames about Batterfea, and on the walls of The ftalks are numerous and weak: theylie feeds or parts.of the plant. thrown out fromthat uponthe ground, or uponthe furface of a wall ; they are a foot or more in length, not much branched, and are of a deep purplifh colour. The leaves ftandirregularly on them, and have the apothecaries phyfick garden in Chelfea; but in both thefe places it has doubtlefs rifen from or fromfonie other garden. C. Bauhine calls it Cymbalaria.. naria bederaceo folio glabro. long, flender footftalks. They are broad, cornered, and fharp-pointed, and are of a fmooth furface, and deep, glofly green. The flowers are very numerous and {fimall: Others, Li- It is cooling andaftringent. A conferve made of the leaves is good in the overflowing of the menfes, in {pitting of blood, in diarrhzeas with fharp and bloody ftools, and in the fluor albus, Its common in woods, and in damp, fhady places. It flowers in July. The whole plant has a ftrong anddifagreeable fell, efpecially when in flower. C. Bauhine calls it Scropbularia nodofa feti from the tuberous knots about its root, and its ftrong {mell. Others, Scrophularia vulgaris. fometimes there grow a couple of fmaller leaves onthe footftalk below their bafes; The flowers are fmall, and of 4 deep purple ‘ 7 and aaa have yellow buttons to their four threads within, : The feed-vefiel is large and rounded jy andt feeds are {mall and brown. It is common by ditch fides; and £ lowersin July. a remedy for the evil: the method i ake a ftrong decoétionof the roots daily for a great length oftime. Thefe long and tedious cures are lefs certainly to be judged of than thofe performed more fpeedily ; but there feems great authority to believe that this is a powerful andexcellent medicine. In fome places there is a cuftom of brewing drink with fome of this herb among it; andthis root is celebrated for its virtues againft the fcurvy. When frefh, it gives the beer a moft difagreeable tafte; but this is not muchperceived when ufed dry. It is famous alfo, both inwardly and outwardly, againft the piles. Thefingular form of the tuberous parts about the root led people to think of it as a remedy in this diforder, becaufe they were fuppofed to redemble thofe fwellings; and, experience has fhewn, the plant has the virtues they imagined. A ftrong decoégtion of the root is good againft all foulneffes of the fkin, the itch not excepted: it fhould be taken inwardly, andthe parts wafhed with fome of it alfo warm. An ointment is made in fome places of the leaves, boiled in lard, and ufed for the fame purpofes ; but the decoétion, or a putlice, made from the frefh root, boiled foft with bread and milk, will anfwer the purpofe better. C. Bauhine calls it Scr poularia aquatica m J. Bauhine, Scrophularia maxima radice The common writers call i Tt is faid to poffefs the fame virtues with the former, but in a lefs deere, r Illes ?. 3. Small-leaved Figwort. Scroph 2 foliis minoribus. The root is long, thick, and full of little tube< i umps: i runs obliqu a bliqueely underer imps: it F the furfac e, ik that of the common fi > andis of a whitith colour, with atinge of redifh. he Palle Gers “inne Ae : The ftalk is firm, {quare, of a yellowith green, and two foot high. ; The leaves ftandin pairs: they are broad and fhort, lightly hairy, and indented fharpl y at the edges: they arethick, firm, and of a pale green The flower erss faftand id at at the the tops tops ofof thethe ftalks, ftalks. andand are large, and of a deep dutky colou r. The feed-veffél is large and round: and the feeds are {mall, very numerous, and brown It is found on our weftern coatts 3 and flowers in Auguft. Ray calls it Scrop/ /corodome folio, from its leaves having fome refemblance of thofe of woodfage. 2. Water figwort, called Water betony. entibus, Gee bor Ne Uterd 6 VI. FTG WOR. T, SCR OPHULARIA. T HE flower confifts of a fingle petal, and is of an irregular figure, fomewhat approaching to 8 : ate e : : the labiated kind, and open: it is formed into a large, rounded tube, and very {mall edge: the edge is divided into five fegments; two ftand uppermoft, and are large ; two ftand fide-waysS$ and{pread open ; andthe fifth is undermoft, and turns back. The cupis divided into five parts ; and the feed-veffel is roundith. Linnzus places this among his didynamia angio/permia, the threads in each flower being four, two longer, and two fhorter; and the feeds containedin a capfule. DiPVaib/Ssl-O°Ne =k poe ites ES PoE Cie Ss. 1. Common Figwort. Scrophularia vulgaris. The root is long and thick, and has a great quantity of fmall, tuberous pieces growing toit. The ftalk is fquare, firm, upright, and three foot high: it is not much branched, and is ufually of a brown colour. The leaves ftand in pairs, and are large and beautiful: they have long footftalks, and are broad, oblong, and of a deep green colour, and very frequently brown, asis alfo the ftalk : they are broadeft toward the bale, fharp at the point, andindentedat the edges. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalk and branches, and are fmall, and of a deep dufky colour, witha mixture of greenifh: they open wide at the mouth, and fhew the buttons on ; 3 1 the tops of the threads, which are of a deep yellow. Thefeed-vefiel is large, rounded, and fharp at the top. The feeds are numerous and{mall, The root is compofed of a great number of fibres. ; oad, oblong, and y they rife in a little tuft, and h has its feparate long footftalk: they have fome refemblance of the leaves of woodbetony; theyare vaftly larger, but from this the plant has been commonly called water d The ft Aeeh Che ftalk i mble thofe from een colour: they and terminate ir th t, and are ang, bluntly 1; and ant * » thick, long, and full of erovie knobs: lenobe ours bij berous it runs obliquely under the furs face, and is of a whitith colour, The ‘Grigle-- firm, Bima upright, owes Theftalkk48is fingle, fquare, of green colour, and two foot and a half Theleaves are Ze, and ftand in pai they havelong footftalks, and are broadeft at the bafe, fharp at the point, and indented at the e loes. The flowers are fmall, and of a Bieenith colour, with four yellow buttons on the threads in the centre. Thefeed-veffels are large and roundifh. It is found in Oxfordfthire and the adjacent counties; and flowers in June. Raycalls it Scrophularia major folti et floribus viridibus. REG NL : caulibus, SP ee The firft leaves leaves are larce a ‘ * The firft are large and hairy; eight or ten of them > from the root, and they aré fupported on long, hairy footftalks: they are } Iu broad and fhort, of a heart fafhione ly ferrated, and of a dufkygreen The ftalk is fquare, f : and is of a brownifh a: cen “The BRITISH 1rd |