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Show The Hiflory of P L. A N T S. the receptacle : the ftyles are two, and [lmple ; t_he antherre are fimple : the fruit i~ naked, oblong, angular, fulcated, and feparable mto two parts; the feeds oblonga finooth ftriated on one fide, and plane on the other. This' genus comprehends the Ligufticum filer, and Cicutaria of authors. 1. Ligujlicum foliis multiplicibus, folio/is .fuperne incijis. ' The Ligu}Jicum, with multiple leaves cut in on the upper part. The root is thick, long, and woody ; the leaves are very .large, and formed of a multitude of fmaller leaves, which are broad, large, and cut m toward the top: the ftalk is round, ftriated, ramofe, and fix feet high : the umbels are large, the flowers yellow. It is a native of Germany. C. Bauhine calls it, Ligufticum vulgare. It's feed is an aromatic and carminative. 2. Ligu.flicum Joliis multiplicato-pinnatis, folio/is pinnatitn incijis. The multiplicato-pinnate-leaved Liguflicu?n, with the leaves divided pinnately. ~ttnlting ~enllock. The root is large, long, and white; the leaves very large and compound; the pin..: 11re divided themfelves in a pinnated manner, jagged at the edges, and of a dark green: the flalk is round, ftriated, ramofe, and four feet high; the umbels are very broad; the flowers fmall and white, the feeds fhort~ I~ is a native of the Alps. C. Bauhine calls it, Cicutaria latifolia fcetidiffima; Parkinfon, Sefeli Peleponnefiacum. The other fpecies are, 1. The great, narrow-leaved, fiinking Ligufticum. 2 . The narrow-leaved Ligufticum, called Silet montanum. 3. The great, fine-dividedleaved Ligufiicum. 4· The great, fmooth, hemlock-leaved Ligufticum. 5· The long and multifid-leaved Ligufticum. 6. The fmallage-leaved Ligufticum. 7· The feruleleaved Ligufticum. A N GEL I C A. T HE general umbel is roundifu and multiple ·; the partial umbel, while in flower, is perfeCtly globofe : the general involucrum is compofed of either three or five leaves; the partial involucrum is fmall, and compofed of eight leaves : the pro- . per perianthium is fmall, and quinquedentate ; the general corolla is uniform : the fingle flowers confift each of five deciduous, lanceolated, and flightly crooked petals: the fiamina are five fimple filaments, longer than the corolla; the antherre are fimple: the germen fiands under the perianthium : the ftyles are two, and reflex ; the fiigmata obtufe. The fruit is naked, roundifh, angular, and feparable into two parts: the feeds are two, of an oval figure, plane on one fide and furrounded with a rim · con-vex on the other, with three longitudinal ridges. ' ' I,' I. A ngelica foliorum impari Iobato. The Angelica, with the odd leaf lobated. ~ngelica. The root is brown, oblong, an inch or two thick, fragrant and acrid. The leaves are very large, compofed of pinnated foliola, of an oblong, oval figure, dentated at the edge,. and the od~ l?af at the end of the pinna lobated : the fialk is round, ftriated, as tbtck as a ch1ld s arm : the umbels are very large, and of a globofe figure : the flowers very fmall and greenHh. It ~s wild with us in fome places, but is alfo very common in our gardens. C. Bauhine calls It, Angelica fativa. It's root is a cardiac ale;xipharmic fudorific and carmina-tive, and is much ufed in the fhops. , ' ' The oth~r fpecies are, I. The lucid-leaved, American Angelica, called, by Tournefort, Am~r~can Mafierwort. 2. T~e great, narrow, ferrated-leaved Angelica. 3. The great, narrow-leaved, water Angehca. 4· The yellow-flowered, Can~da Angelica. 5· The n~ Hi.flory of P L A N T S. 331 S· The little, umbelled Angelica. 6. The fmallag:-leaved Angelica. 7· The Columbine- leaved Angelica. S I U M. T HE general umbel is of an uncertain figure; the partial umbels are patent and plane : the general involucrum is compofed of many leaves, reflex and fhorter than the umbels: the leaves are lanceolate: the partial involucrum is fmall, and formed of feverallinear leaves ; the proper perianthium is very finall : the general torolla is uniform ; the fingle flowers are compofed each of five equal, inflex petals : tbe ftamina are five fimple filaments; the antherre are fimple : the germen is fmall, and fi:ands under the perianthium : the ftyles are two, and reflex; the ftigmata are obtufe, The fruit is naked, of an oval or roundi{h figure, fmall, ftriated. and feparable into two parts: the feeds are two, roundiili, ftriated, and convex on one fide, plane on the other. 1. Sium foliis pinnatis, umbel/a terminatrice. The Sium, with pinnated leaves, and terminatory umbels. mater 10nrfnep. The roots are fibrous ; the leaves are fimply pinna ted, or compofed of only two feries of foliola', arranged along a middle rib, with an odd one at the end; they are oblong, oval, and ferrated at the edges: the ftalk is thick, jointed, and fi:riated ; the umbels are large ; the flowers fmall and white; the feeds fhort. The plant is common in ditches with us. C. Bauhine calls it, Sium majus latifolium; othersJ Paftinaca aquatica. 2. Sittm Joliis pinnatis, Jloralibus ternatis. The pinnated-leaved Sium, with the floral ones ternate. ~ktrret. The root is compofed of a number of oblong, thick, tender, brittle tuberofities, of a whitiili colour, and agreeable tafte. The leaves are pinnated ; the pinnc:e oval or oblong, pointed at the ends, and _ferrated deeply ro~nd. the edges.: the ftalk is round, firiated, ramofe, and two feet htgh ; the leaves on It ltke the radical ones, but fmaller, of a dark green. and more pointed at the ends: the umbels are fmall; the flower~ white, and of a very fweet fmell. . It is a native of the Eafi: Indies, but common in our gardens; the roots are eaten~ C. Bauhine calls it, Sifarum Germanicum; Dalechamp, Sifarum majus. 3· Sium foliis integris pinnatis, et trilobatis, Jobolijerum. Jrtin::: The Joboliferous Sium, with entire, pinnated, ·and trilobated leaves. 3tn • The root is oblong, and of the thicknefs of a man's little finger; whitifl1, [oft, and furrounded on the furface by many flight, circular furrows, of an agreeable fmell, and fweet tafte, with fomething aromatic and bitter. It's length is ufually about three inches, and toward the bottom it is often divided into two parts, which the Chinefe . fuppofe to refemble the legs of a man, as the upper part, which is fingle, the body; 'tis hence that they call the plant Nindfin, which fignifies like a man. As the plant grows up, there are often two or three more of thefe roo'ts, produced by the fides of the fir!l:, and they all become fomewhat larger. The upper parts of them all are furnifhed alfo with numbers of tubercles, fame of which are to become mere roots, [orne are to give rife to leaves and fialks. The ftalk grows to two feet high ; it is round, thick, ftriated deeply. and has round prominent joints, at about an inch and half difiance; fi·om thefe joints arife fo many branches, and the fialk itfelf is alfo ramofe at the top: the leaves fiand al ternately, one at every joint: their pedicles are an inch and half long; they embrace the fialk at their bottom, and are hollowed half the way, and firiated all the refi:: the leaves are of very different fize and figure, according to the ftate of the plant. The firfi: leaves that appear are fimple, roundifh, cordated at the bafe, and ferrated round the edges, and about an inch lung. As the plant grows up, they become pionated, and are compofed of three or four pair of pinnre, moderately large, of an ovato-acuminated figure, and fcrrated round the edges. Finally, as the plant grows taller, thofe on the upper part of the fialk are trilobate, and the pinnre (maller, fcarce exceeding the fize of one's 4 R nail. |