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Show The caerulea. and The rootis compofed of numerous fibres, 2. Mountain-Bugle. The root is compofed of numerous, long fibres, The flalks rife feveral together ; and theyare flender, but upright, fquare, of a purplith colour, and not at all branched. The leaves are placed in pairs; and they: are oblong, and moderately broad: they have no dnd footftalks: they are narrowelt at the | broadeft toward the point; and have on each fide three or four deep indentings. The flowers growin the bofoms of the leaves; andthey are finall and blue. The feeds are round andblackith. It is found on the Welch mountains, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Confolida media cerulea Al- at the edges. The flowers ftand in clufters in the bofoms of the upper leaves from the middle to the top, and fometimesall the length of the ftalk ; fo that together with theleaves they form a kind of thick fpike: they are fmall and blue. The feeds are roundifh, and of a deep brown. It is common in our meadows, and flowers in June. C. Bauhinecalls it Confolida media pratenfis caeOthers, Bugula vulgaris. It ftands celebrated in all the old writers as a wound-herb. pina. BURT” HScHi “HiesRaB Ain. 72 1S Linnzus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia: the flower havir ng two longer and two fhorter filaments, and the feeds being naked. He does not allow it to be a difting genus, but makesit one of the fpecies of teucrium. Of the fcordium, properly diftinguithed by thefe cl haracters, there is but one knownfpecies, and that is a native of Britain. * Bugula folio longicre. Pl5442, it fends out creeping fhoots. ed, The ftalk is fquare, upright, notatall branch and about ten inches high. a The leaves are placed in pairs, and are of ed fine green: they are broad, oblong, and indent rulea. The of the vifcera, and in the jaundice. It operates by urine in acertain and fafe manner. 1. Bugle. DLS. 3 Bugula vel; HER SB Asi) *BsRa T ISH Water-Germander. Scordium. Tt is commonin the Ife of Ely, and in fome POS, 9 other parts of the kingdom on dampground. It flowersin June. The root is compofed of numerous fibres, The ftalks are fquare, weak, eight or ten inches long; and theylie either entirely or in part upon the ground : they fend roots from the joints, where they reft upon the ground; and 4 r Je rd thus the plant {preads over a great deal of fpace in a little time. The leaves ftand in pairs, and have no footftalks: they are oblong, moderately broad, dented at the edges, of a pale greyifh green, and foft to the touch. The flowers grow in the bofoms of the leaves ; and they are fmall and red. The feeds are minute and brown. Others, Bugula ceru C. Bauhine calls it only Scord Scordium verum, and Scordiwimlegi Others, it. It is celebrated as a fudorifick, and hasa place in fome of the principal compofitions of the fhops. It has the credit of being an ex medicine in malignant and peftilential feve To this purpofe it is to be given dried and ydered. The juice prefled out with white wine is good in obftructions of the vifcera; and it is ‘faid, given alone, to be a remedyagainft worms in the inteftines. A decoétion ofit is good againft obftructions Gee cee S U XXVII. S° WOOD-SAGE. Bo S GHOER OTD O! NV LOA, Thofe of which there is no {pecies naturally wild in this country: is tubular, and three; of which the middle one is largeft, and is of arounded form. The cup lightly dividedinto five parts. The feeds are four, and they remain naked in the cup. ‘TheIcaves refemble. fage, andthe fmell is like that of garlick. Linneus places this among the didynamia gymnofpermia, there being two longer and two fhorter threads in the Hower, andthe feeds ftanding naked in the cup. Of this genus there is but one known fpecies, and that is a native of Britain. Linnzus does not allow the genus to be diftintt. He confounds it among many others, under the commonname éexcrium; but it is fufficiently diftinguifhed in Nature, The root is long, divided, and fpreading ; and is furnifhed with many fibres. The ftalk is {quare, upright, firm, not much branched, and twofeet in height. Theleaves are placed in pairs: they have fhort footftalks,;. and they are broad, oblong, and fomewhat like thofe of fage, but of a rougher furface, and pale green colour. The flowers ftand in long fpikes at the tops of doa. flower is formed of a fingle petal, andis labiated. The tubular part is fmall at the bafe and thence becomes wider, and compreflzd. Theupperlip is hollow, crooked, compreffed, 9 + ity 7 e ly i a Sree, and nipped at the extremity. Thee lower lip broad, and divided into three fegments ; the middle one of which is large, and nipped at the end. The cup is tubular, ftriated, and divided alfo into two lips at the top: the upper one of thefe has three, and the lower has two points. The feeds are four atter every flower ; and they are nakedin the cup. Linnaeus feparates this from the generality of the verticillate plants, and places it among the dian“oe monogynia, the filaments in the flower being two, and the ftyle fingle. There is fomething fo S f aa. Cy. 1 La ABE er ingular 4in the ftructure of thefe filaments, that the plant, according to this method, appears to be very nearly allied to the didynamia ; for thefe two filaments are fplit each into two branches; one of whichin eachis longer, and fupports a button; and the otherfhorter, and hasin its place only a ufelefs appendage. the ftalks and branches; and they are fmall and greenifh, with purple buttons to the filaments. Thefeeds are little and brown. It is common in woods, andflowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Scordiumalterum five falvia agreftis. It is a powerful deobftruent; and it operates by fweat and urine.’ The beft way ofgivingit is in formof an infufion. It was at one time celebrated againft venereal complaints; but the ufe of mercurial remedies has now fet afide all others in thofe diforders. 1. Common Sage. Salvia hortenfis vulgaris. GE N U WATER sco S XXVIII. GERMANDER, R DTM. HE flower. is formed of a fingle petal, andis labiated. The tubularpart at the bale is fhort. The upper lip is fplit into two fegments; and the lower lip.is divided into. three: the two The cupis formed of 4 ofthefe, at the fides are fmall; but the middle one is rounded and. la: fingle piece : it is tubular, and flightly divided into five fegments. The feeds after each flower are four; and they ftand naked in the cup,. ae..S ForEIGN GENERA. HE floweris formed of a fingle petal, andis of the labiated kind. The tubular part is fhort and-cylindrick, The upperlip’ is divided into two fegments: the lower lip is divided into Wood-Sage. Scorodonia vulgaris, (LS B1+ 7 RT The ftalks are procumbent; and the leaves are downy- Linnzus 7 354 : The root is long and thick, and is furnithed all about with innumerable fibres. . The firft leaves are very numerous: they are Tupported on long footftalks; and they are cbtong, broad, of a rough furface, andof a redifh Teuitse' they ai “ Colour: are fomewhat dentedat the edges ; and they are of a ftrong, but very agreeable tafte and fmell. ne “7. a 1€ talks i are {quare, redith, firm, very much The ftalk nd half high. 1efe refemble thofe from the peor but they have fhorter footftalks. The flowers ate placed in a kindof fpikes at the tops ofthe ftalks and branches; andthey are large and blue, often tinged with purple. Thefeeds are moderately large. The tops of the plant have fragrant refin about them, which fticks to the fingers 5 and thefe have more ofthe fine tafte and fmell of the plant than any other part. It is a native of the warmer parts of Europe, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Salvia major aut fphacelus Theophrafti. Others, Salvia latifolia. Our gardeners, Red fage. It is a very ¢ ood ys medicine againft diforders of S C 3 the |