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Show The Hiflory of P L A N T S • . J A M B 0 L I F E R A. T HE calyx is a perianthium, compofed of a fingle. leaf, divi?ed int? four .fho~t fegments at the end : the corolla confills of foor petals, and IS of an mfundibuh-form fhape : the ftamina are eight flatted filaments. . . . . Thefe charaCters fufficiently dHlinguifh the Jambohfera, Without a farther defcnpt10n. MIMUSOPS. T HE calyx is a perianthium, compofed of eight leaves: the. c?rolla confifis of eight petals: the ftamina are eight flender filaments : the !rutt ts a drupe. Thefe characters fufficiently diftinguifh the Mimufops, Without a farther de- {cription. LAWS 0 N I A. T HE calyx is a fmall, permanent perianthium, divided jnto four fegments : the corolla confifis of four petals, plane, patent, and of an ovato-lanceolated figure: the ftamina are eight filiform filaments, of t~e length of the c?rolla ; ~hey fiand by pairs, within the petals : the antherre are roundifh ; t~e germen _Is ro~nd1fh _; the fiyle is fimple, permanent, and of t~e l_eng~h of th_e fiamma; th~ _fi1gma Is cap1tated: the fruit is a globofe capfule, termmaung m a pomt, and contauung four cells ; the feeds are numerous, angular, and acuminated. There is but one known fpecies of this genus, which is fuffioiently dillingui!hed by thefe charaCters, without a farther defcription. R H E X I A. T HE calyx is a permanent perianthium, forme~ . of a. fingle leaf, oblong, tubulated, ventricofe toward the bottom, and d1v1ded mto four fegments at the. mouth : the corolla confifts of four petals, roundifh, patent, and inferted into the calyx: the ftamina are eight filiform filaments, longer than the calyx, and inferted into it: the antherre are oblong and dedi nate: the germen is roundifh; the ftyle is fimple, and of the length of the ftamina ; the fiigma is thick and oblong : the fruit is a roundiili capfule, formed of four valves, containing four cells, and comained in the belly of the cup ; the feeds are numerous and roundifh; the cup, in fome, is fmooth, in others it is elegantly ftellated with a kinJ.I, of fhort hairs. OE N 0 THERA. T H E calyx is a deciduous perianthium, formed of a fingle leaf l it's tube is cylindric, long, and erect; it's limb is divided into four oblong, acute, deflex feg· ments: the corolla confifts of four plane petals, of an obvetfely cordated figure, of the fize of the fegments of the cup, and infected into the divifures of them : the !lamina are eight crooked, fubulated filaments, fhorter dian the corolla, arid inferted into the tube of the calyx: the anthem.~ are oblong and ihcutnbertt: the germen is cylindric, and placed under the tube of the cup; the ftyle is filifbnn, of the length of the framina ; the ftigma is divided into four parts, thick, obtufe, and refl x : the fruit is a cylindric capfule, with four low angles; it is formed of four valves, and contains four cells: the feeds are numerous, and angulated; the receptacle is columnar, free, and of a quadragonal form. · This genus comprehends the Onagra of Tournefort. ' OEnotbera foliis ovato-lanceolatis planis. The OEnothera, with plane, lanceolated leaves. 1Cbt ~~irnrofc. Th~ root is oblong, white, and of the thicknefs of a finger. The !lalk is robuft, browntlh, fpotted t~ward the top, and downy; it is round toward the bottom, but grows angulated, as 1t fends out branches higher up; it grows to four feet high, ereCt, firm, '.!be Hi}iory of P L .A N T S. .firm, and rigid. The leaves are three inches long, an inch broad, finuatedt and den• tated at the edges; they fiand alternately on the ftalk, and dole. T he flowers are very large, and of a beautiful yellow colour, in lhape much like thofe of the primrofe. It is a native of Virginia ; it was brought into England in 168o, and is now cqmmon ih our gardens. · C. Bauhine calls it, Lyfimachia lutea cornicuJa~f ; Mo if~n~ Lyfillna-chia non pappofa lutea Virginica. · ' · 1 The other fpecies are, I. The narrow-leaved, long-horned OEnothera. 2. The little-flowered, willow-leaved OEnothera. 3· The betony-\eaved, rough-frui ted Ognothera. 4· The arfmart-leaved, litde-fl.owered OEnothera. $· The DeFittm-leaved 0 Enothera. · · · 0 . l- IIJ EPILOBIUM.' ' T H E calyx is a deciduous perianthium, compofed of four oblong, acum'itlated, coloured leaves: the corolla confifis of four roundi!h, patent petals, fomewhat emarginated : the fiamina are e igh~ fubulat€d tilaments, !tlt~rn at~ly .(Q9rt6r; the fln\llelCC are oval, compreffed, and obtufe: the germen is cylind ric, very long, and placed below the receptacle : the ftyle is filiform; the fiigma is divided into four parts, thick, obtufe, and revolute: the fru it is an extremely long, cylindric, firiated capful~, formed of four valves, and coMaining four cells; the feed~ are nuJllerous, oblong, and corol}ated with a downy matter; the receptacle is very long, of a tetr~gonaJ figure, fqq~r~~ fr~.e, flexile, and coloured. · ' This genus comprehends the Chem~nerion of Tournefort, th~ Lyfimash\~ Gliq1,1ofa of others. In fome fpecies the ftamina and pifiil are ~rect, in others they are qeclinate, and in fome of thefe the declination is fideways, in others downwards. 1. Epilobium jloribus dijformibus, pijli!lQ declinato. The dijformjlowered Epilobium, with a declinated pijlil~ 3Rofe::bap ~m:utol\J;.~ ~t~. This is the talleft and moft beautiful of all this genus. It's root is white, oblong, thick, and creeping. The fialk is thick, fmooth, furrowed, and variegated with green and purple. The leaves ftand very clofe ; they are three or four inches long, fcarce more than half an inch broad, finall at the bafe, ·and terminate in a point. The flowers are large, and of a bright red colour, and ~and on p~dides in a regular order, fo as to form a tall, beautiful fpike, on the top of the fialk. · It is a native of England, but not common; we have it in Cane-wood near H ighgate. C. Bauhine calls it, Lyfimachia Chamrenerion dicta, latifolia ; others, Onagra and Cham~nerion. 2. Epilobium foliis lanceolatis firratis. The Epilobium, with lanceolated; firrated leaves. ~omn ton purple: <Ultillolb:::l)erb. The root is creeping, moderately thick, and of a reddifh colour. The ilalk is round, hairy, thick, and four feet high. The leaves are four inches long, near three quarters of an inch broad, pointed at the ends, ferrated about the edges, of a pale green colour, and fomewhat hairy. The flowers are of a pale purple colour; they grow on fingle pedicles, from the al~ of the leaves toward the top of the plant, and ftand on long pods: the tops of the plant have a very fingular, agreeable fmell. It is common about waters. C. Bauhine calls it, Lyfimachia filiquofa hirfuta parvo flore, and defcribes a variety of it with the flowers larger, as another fpecies; in this error mofi others alfo follow him. The other fpecies of Epilobium are, I. The great, fmooth Epilobium. 2. The narrow-leaved Epilobium, with bifid petals. 3· The chickweed-leaved Epilobium. 4· The trifoliate Epilobium. 5· The fhining, denticulated-leaved Epilobium. 6. The prunella-leaved Epilobium. 7· The almond-leaved, fmooth ~pilobiurn. 8. The origanum- leaved Epilobium. ERIC A.. |