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Show so6 7be Hiftory of P L A N T S. It is common in our meadows every-where. C. Bauhine calls it, Pedicularis pratenfis lutea, five Crifta galli. The other fpecies are, I. The taller ~hinanthu s, with ~airy cups: 2. The fpicated, pale-flowered Rhinanthus. 3. The v1 fcous, ferrated-l eaved Rh111anthus. 4· The umbellated, yellow Rhinanthus. 5· The narrow-leaved Rhinanth~s. 6. The oblong, ferrated-leaved Rhinanthus. 7· The great-flowered Elephas, wah an erec1 tru nk. 8. The [mall-flowered Elephas, with an erecl: trunk. 9· The crooked- trunked Elephas. I I E UP H RASIA. rJ"'1 HE calyx is cylindric, and divided into four fegments; the capfule is of an ob- . ~ long, oval figure. . This genus comprehends the Euphrafia of Tournefort, and the Odontites of Dillenius. Euphrajia Joliis ovatis acute d_entatis. The acutely-dentated, oval-leaved Euphrajia. <tontuton ~peb~ tgbt. The root is white, oblong, and flender: the fialk is round, thick, rigid, brown, and fix or eight inches high : the leaves are half an inch long, oval, of a bluiCh-green colour, and dentated: the flowers ftand all along the tops of rhe fl:alks; they are white, and very beautiful, though fm all. The plant is common in our meadows. C. Bauhine calls it, Euphrafia vulgaris. The other fpecies are, I. The taller and more ramo(e E uphrafia. 2. The blLJeflowered, tall, iimple-flaJked Euphrafia. 3. The Jitde, yellow, Alpine Euphrafia. 4· The Euphrafia with finely-divided leaves. 5· The lanceolated, ferrated-leaved Euphrafia. M E L A M P Y R U M. T HE calyx is divided jnto four parts : the upper lip of the corolla is compreffedJ and it's edge bent back: the capfule is oblique, and opens on one fide. Melampyrum Jpicis coni cis, . !axis, laceris. The Melampyrum, with conic, lax, lacerated /pikes. 1eu rpie~raren <toll.J::: lb!)eat. The root is oblong, (mall, and woody: the fialks are hairy, of a purplilh colour, and fquare : the leaves are !'road, oblong, and deeply laciniated ; tho le toward the lower part of the ftalk narrower, thofe about the top a1ort, broad, and purplia1: the flowers lland among thefe, and form a kind of fpike; they are variegated with yellow and purple. It .is very common in the corn-fields of France, Spain, and Germany. C. Bauhine calls tt, Melampyrum purpurafcente coma; J. Bauhine, Triticum vaccinium. The other fpecies are, 1. The broad-leaved, yellow Melampyrum. 2 , The purple and white-flowered, crefted Melampyrum. 3· The narrower-leaved Melampyrum. 4· The fmaller-leaved, larger-flowered Melampyrum. LATH R lEA. T HE calyx is divided into four parts, and there is an emarginated, depreifed gland . at the bafe of the future of the germen. Thts genus com~rehends the .Clandeftina, Phelyprea and Squammaria, or Anblatum, of Tournefort. Lmnreus has, mdeed, feparated thefe into three genera, in his Gener~ Plantarum, but he has fince found· they are all but one genus. Lathraa Tbe Hifiory of P L A N T s. Lathrcea caule jimpliciJ!imo, corollis nutantibus, labio inj eriore trifido. 'rbe Jimple-Jialked, nodding-flowered Lathrcea, with tbe lower lip trifid. ([Dl tat 3t ootblbo~t. The root is white, tender, and fucculent, variouily divaricated, and formed of a beautiful arrangemenJ: of fcales ~ .the ftalk is five or fix inches high, as thick as one's little finger, tender, fucculent, brittle, , ~nd furrounded by a thin ikin ; there are membranes, refembling leaves, on the lower part of it, and, on the upper, there is placed a feries of large, du:lky -coloured flowers, all hanging on one fide. It is found in dark, lhadowy lanes. C. Bauhine calls it, Orobanche radice dentata major. , The other fpecies of Lathrrea a,re, I. The blue, clu fl:ered -flowered, cordated-leaved Lathrrea. 2.,The oblong-leaved ~athrreq ; and, 3· The low, fmaller-fiowered Lathrrea. . ' lo.J • ll S W ALB EA. T HE calyx is divided into four fegments; the upper fegment is very fmall, the lower one is l~rge and emargiq.ated. It is an American, defcrib~d by Gronovius~ in -his Flora Virginica, 7 r. The divifion of the cup,fuffic ien tl.y 9iftingui£hes it, without a defcrip tion . ' l I PEDICULARIS. THE calyx is divided into five parts; the cap(uie is mucronated and oblique. Pedicularis caule ramofo, floribtts folitariis, calycibus quinquejidis crenatis. · The ramofe, Jingle-flowered Pedicularis, with crenated cups. ~til lltattle.' The root is fibrated and white: the ftalks are round, procumbent, and of a purplifi1 colour ; the leaves are finely divided, and of a deep green colour: the flowers ftand towards the extremities of the ftalks ; they are fmall, and of a bright red colour. The plant is frequent in our meadows. C. Bauhine calls it, Pedicularis rubra vulgaris. The other fpecies are, I . The taller, eretl: Pedicularis. 2 . The lhort, obtufe-leavcd Pedicularis. 3· T he teucrium-leaved, red, fpiked Pedicularis. 4· The narrow-leaved Pedicularis. 5· The fern-leaved Pedicularis. 6. The tuberous- rooted Pedicularis. 7· The finely-divided-leaved Pedicularis. T 0 Z Z I A. T HE calyx is divided into five parts at the extremity; the capfule is globofe and unilocular. Of this genus there is but o~e known fpecies. T 0 z z I A • The root is oblong, moderately thick, fquammated, and fu rn iChed with a great number of fibres at the bottom: the ftalk is fquare, and a foot high: the leaves are oval; they ftand in pairs, and are ilightly crenated,, and have no pedicles: the flowers grow fingly, from the alre of. the ~eaves, on ili~rt pedicles ; they are fmall.and yellow. It is a native of Italy. M1cheh has figured Jt under the name of Tozzta. I C HE L 0 N E. T HE calyx is divided into five parts : there is the rudiment of .a fifth ftamen be_. tween the upper ones. · It |