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Show Th BRITISH HERBAL The g. Dwarf Spurge. 6. Broad-leaved Spurge. BARSIST USHE C, Bauhine calls ic Peplus, five Efula rotunda Ray, Tithymalus parvu i Tithymalus pumilus anguftifolius. non crenat. es. Theroot is long, lender, and ‘has.fewfibr The ftalkis fingle, round, upright, firm, and a foot andhalf ‘high: The deaves are oblong ‘and broad, perfeétly fmooth, not at all indented arythe edges, and of a pale green: he Howers ftand in a large clufter at the top of the ttalks, and.are {mall;andgreen. The {eed- vefiel is darge,, as-arealfo the feeds. Tt is found among,cora in our foushern counties:; and flowers,in july, C. Baubine,calls it, Ficbymelus ervenfis latifolins J. Bauhine, Tithymalus plaiyphyllos Germanicus. |,,Clufius, Sithymalus \peregninus platyfuchfi. phyllos, 7. Small long-leaved Spurge. Litkynvalus parvus longifolius. This is an upright, pretty plaac. The root is fmall and flender, and’ has but few fibres. The ftalks are numerous, firm, upright, and of aredifh hue near the ground, but of a pale green higher up. " The leayes are long, nartow, and of -a yellow green: they have no footftalks, and they are perfectly undivided at the edges. a The flowers fland ina doofe kindiof umbel at the: tops-iof:the: ftalks, and on fmali’ branches rifing from the bofoms of thenpperleaves: they are finial and yellow. The: .ed-veftel sis fmall; and the feeds are browa. ! It is commonin the corn-fieldsiof Kent and fome:\othe>parts of the kingdom and flowers in July. 12. Branched Sea-Spurge. The ftalks are numerous, weak, round, and of a-yellowith colour: they lie fpread every way upon the ground, and. are branched, full of leaves, and ufually four or five inches high, fometimes more, often muchlefs. The leaves. are {mall, oblong, pointed at the ends, and of a:pale green, The flowers ftandin a kind offeattered umbels at the tops ofthe ftalks; and atthe bafe of thefe theré are longer and narrower Jeaves than the others: the fowers themfelves are very fmall, and yellow. The feed-veffels are alfo fmall, Tt is commonin ourcornfields, and flowersin Augutt. C: Bauhinecalls it Zézbymalus efula exigua, Others, Tithymalus minimus, 10, Sun Spurge, Tithymalus heliofcopius. Def The root is long, flender,.and furnithed with a few fhort fibres. Theftalk is round, upright, fingle, not:at all branched, and ten inches high. The: leaves..ate: numerous; oblong, of an inverted oval figure, and ferrated-at the edges: they have no footftalk ; and ate fmalleft at the Dal whence they are broadervall the way to the end. The flowers ftand at the top of the ftalk, ina broad, fpreading umbel: they @rewof a yellowith green. The feed-vefiels are large, and the feeds are hbymalus mariti This is a fingular fpecies. The root is long, fender; and undivided. The ftalk is round, weak, fix or eight iat high, and very:much branched : a great part of the branches ufually lie upon the ground, but the main part of the ftalk rifes tolerably upright. The leaves are fmiall, broad, fhort,; numerous, and of a yellowifh green at firft; but, when the plant has ftood fome time, they are ufually redifh : DD. TMs ty ers able 8» Little'Sea Spurge. Yue The root is long, and furnifhed with many fibres. The ftalk is round, ingle, upright, and'abour eight inches bieh, The leaves are numerous, fmaller at the bottom, andlarger all the way up the ftalk: they have no footftalks; land hang’ .doivnwards : they are fhort, and ofaninverted oval figure; broadeft at the end, and {maller all the way to the bafe: they areyofod wwhitith green colour, undivided at the-edges,.and round at» the end, with a weak prick The flowers!axe numerous, and ftandin a loofe attered umbel: theyiard fimallsahdsyellow. The f{eec-veffels’ ave large, and» fomewhat rougbi It is found on jour fea~coafts ; and Rowers in june. Rap ctallsvit Tithpmalusmaritimus minor Portlanic was fistt found>by Mt, Sroneftreet near labdsteward Devonthire. they are br tothe: Ist b where they adhere obtufe at the end. and yellowith at f lifh : they do not the top of the t, rifing with fhort fo bofoms of the leaves. large, and marked w the feeds’ are: large It is frequent on our fea:coafts, and flowers i May. C, Bauhine calls it Tethymalus maritinus fol Others, Peplis. chin flower; it is:ufually throughout of a fcarlet-colour, F,9 RELG NoaSeaE Soles. 2. Round-rooted-Spurge, 1, Tree-Spurge, Tit Tithy us arbo The root is large, and f{preading, The ftem is thick; finm,) andere 3 and. the whole plant has very much the appearance of a tree. It grows to five’ feet_in height? the trunk ds naked; and fron its top, which is nearly satshalf thecheight of the entire plant; rife numerous branches: thefe are flender, uf redifh colour. The leaves are oblong, narrow, andof a green, not at all divided at the ¢ F the point, and without footftalks. The flowers ftandat the tops ofthefe‘in finall and are little andyellow. fels are large, and the feéds brown. of Italy, and ofthe Greekiflands, alfo large. arba- It is. common on garden borders and in other cultivated grounds ; and flowers in July. Ray, calls it: Iethymalus fegetum longifolius. jthymalns maritimus parvus. The root is fmall, oblong, and undivided, and has a fewfibres. A C, Bauhine calls it Tithymalus beliofcopins, J. Bauhine, Tithymalus folifequius. The toot-islatge, and: of aregularifigure ; approaching to, round, \butirefembling the fhape of a’ pear. The ftalks are numerous, round, thick, and ufually redifh: they are five or fix inches high, and feldom, perfeétly/ereét, »but leaning or ing one way or other, The leaves are broad, fhort, and not ver merotts they have no. footftalks,: and t foialleft at the bafe, andlargerall the wi other end. The flowers are fmall, and green, with a tinge of yellows they-ftand in large umbels on the tops ofthe ftalks, Thefeed-yeffel is large, and marked withthree divifions, andthe feeds are lar Tt is a*native of Crete, and flowers in Aucuft. C. Bauhine calls it Tithymah @ erst radice. Others, Apis. Dine S 2 4. Pine-Spurge. Tibbymalus foliis anguftis acutis: a1, Little, roundith-leaved Spurge. Tithymalus parvus foliis fubrotundis. The root is Jong, iflender, and furnifhed with many-fibres, The ftalks are round, upright, of a pale green, andeight inches high, The leaves are fhort, roundifh, on the lower part of the ftalks, and fomewhat longer on the upper part, where they refemble thofe of the Sun feurge, but that they are fmaller, and not dented at the edges: they ate of a pale green; and have-no footftalks, The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks ina kind of loofe umbels ; they’ aré fimall, and of 4 yellowith green, a very pretty appear, all di g refemble tt wards, ant pointedat 1" <, and of a and they y_are 1. rc u edges, C. Bau- It is common amongthe wet rocks in Fra pain, and Italy, and flowers C, Bauhine calls it 7#h flowers are pithyufa. It is commonin garden borders, and other cultivated ground ; and flowersin May. This and the preceding are the two moft common kinds we have: they generally grow toge- ther, and are diftinguithed at fight by the leaves being dented in one, and notin the other : this laft alfo is the fmaller. The root is long, flender, and covered with a redifh bark. The ftalk is round, firm, upright, and a foot and a half hi nd irregularly, and’ are large, narrow, and pointed at the end: they are of a bright green colour, and foft to the touch. The flowers are fmall and greenifh: the umbél at the top of the ftalk. -veffel is large, and the feeds are ‘in Augutft. foliis pi Others, Pith “fa. 5. Great-fruited Spurge. Vithymalus fruélu magno. nalus myrfinites latifo5 myrfinites. Theroot is large and {preading, The ftalk is round, thick, hollow, w and tinged, as it were, with brown: it is upright, |