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Show The HIEIRIBIA L. .BiRGIaTiI SiH® G2 odd Lu N-A. Ro. Ms 8 The »B Ri lyT 1 Sa Gib IL Nw }HeE R B ALG Va 8 II. WHITLOW-GRASS, VilO.L Bots PARQNYCGHYTA. LUNA RIA. HE flower is compofed of four petals, which open crofs-ways: they are of an oblong figure, S floweris compofed of four petals difplayed.crofs-ways 5 they, are large, obtufe, undivided, ofan and have flender bottoms of the length of the cup. The cupis formedof fourleaves, at the bafe: the oval or oblongoS figure, and convergent at their tops; there are two of themthick Thc . fla gure, Vv iis of an ellip iptic or long-round figure, flatted, : erect, and very large 2 : it is terminatedbyy a g feed-veffel long point, and is formed of two valves, and divided into two cells ‘or partitions by a membrane; and have very flender bottoms. The cup is formed of four little, hollow, oval leaves, which fall with the flower, The feed-veffel is oblong,flatted, and hasfo fmall a point at the extremity, that it appears almoft deftitute of any: it is compofed of two valves, and divided into two cells by a membrane that runs parallel with them. Thefeeds are numerous and fmall. Linneus places this among the vetradynamia Jiliculofa, the threads in the flower being four longer and two fhorter, and the feed-veflel a regularfilicule or fhale. which runs parallel with the fides. Linneus places this among the ¢etradynamia Silieulofa ; the threads of the flowerbeing fix, four of which are Jonger than the other'two, and the feed-vefiel a proper filicula or fhale. : Others have arranged it among thefiliquofe plants, or thofe whofe feed-veffel is a regular pod; This author abolifhes the received name of the plants of this genus, and joins them with fome others under the term draba. but erroneoufly. The diftinétions in thefe cafes are fmall, but they are fufficient : the filiquofe and filiculofe plants of feveral genera approach very nearly to one another, but a ftriét examinationof the Pel Vv tool ON feed-veftel will always fhew without error to which clafs any plant truly belongs. al. PRA Ads Fit 1. Common Whitlow-grafs, DAMS ON hi. BR ISS) Hes Lunar Violet, with a wreathen pod. SP ODE s. The root is long, flender, and hung with a The feed-veflel is oblong and twifted ; and the multitude oflittle fibres. The leaves rife in a thick tuft, and are fmall, Tt is found on our northern mountains, and The root is compofed of a few threads. The fitft leaves are ‘oblong, fomewhat broad, and of a greyifh green’: they are fmiall; and they grow inva thick tuft, partly rifing up, and partly fpread upon the ground. The ftalk rifes in the midft of this'tuft ; and tufe, and not atall indented at the edges. feveral fibres. The ftalks rife in the center of this tuft of leaves, many together : they are upright, flenders The firft leaves rife in a thick tuft; and are oblong, broad, of a dufky greep, and hairy: they have no footftalks, and they are fharply ferrated at the edges, and pointedat the ends. The ftalk rifes in the center, and is round, upright, very muchbranched, hairy, and ten inches high, The leaves are placed irtegularly, and are there mentioned with the feed-veffels ripe. Therootis a tuft of thick fibres. The firft leaves are few, and quickly fade ; they are of a heart-fafhioned fhape, and of an obfcure, ditky, green colour. The ftalk is round, upright, firm; branched, and three'feet high, The leaves on this are placed at diftances; and theyvare large andheart-fafhioned, broad, and indested at the bafe, ferrated at the edges, and fharp-pointed : their colour isa dufky green, and they are lightly hairy. Tlie flowers are very numerous, and ftand toward: the extremities; and at the tops of the branches: they are long, and of a beautiful purple. The feed-veffel vis very broad, and extremely thin: itis rounded; and terminated by a fiender point, and when ripe has a filky or fattiny appearance s{ whence the plant has been called the fattin-plant, and fattin-flower : the feeds are large, but not numerous. It is a native of Germany, and flowers in May C. Bauhine calls it Lunaria majorfiliqua rotiindjore. Others, Viola lunaris vulgaris, and Bulbonach. Tts~proper Englifh name is the Round5 alpina repens. The author fappofed it might be the fame with the former ; and it has been found to be fo by thofe who have feen it in the places FO RE LG NaSsP..BoGcdhE $3 Lunaria filiculis fubrotundis. C3 jiu 2: Paronychia ramofa birfuta. Ph:BTA JS Petiver calls it Lanaria contorta major. Plukenet, Lecoium five lunaria vafculo fublongointorto, Mettet, Paronychia Gnaphalii facie. This is mentioned a fecond time, though with uncertainty, inthe fynopfis of Britifh plants, under The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks, and are fmall and white: 1. Honefty. 2, Branched Whitlow-grafs, and of a dufky green: they, are oblong and ob- the name of Paronychie fimilis, fed major perennis |-I1- from the fame feeds with the other. flowers in April. is round, upright, flender, of a greyifh colour, and eight inches high, The leaves on it are: placed irregularly; and they are oblong, broad, and of a:bluifh' green. Dib WViies T-O°N one of thofe actidental varieties which will rife Paronychia vulgaris, My /4 feeds are kidney-fhaped, andlarge. Lunavia filiqua intorta. 5 Perrot o longo, 2. Lunarviolet, with oblong pods. Lunaria filiquis oblongis. Batt The root is compofed of numerous, thick fibres, and remains the winter ;. whereas the other is an annual, dying as foon as the feed is ripened, The firft leaves of this are very large: they are fhort and broad, indented at the bafe, ferrated at the edges, and pointed at the ends. The ftalks are numerous, round, green, a little hairy, and three feet high, The leaves on them refemble thofe from the root: they are fhort, and heart-fafhioned,, fharply indented, and pointed; and they {tand on flender, hairy footftalks. The flowers are placed at the tops of the ftalks and branches ; and are of a pale purple, larges and very handfome, : The feed-veffels are thin and fat, like thofe.ot the common kind ; but they are oblong. The feeds are few, large, and brown, Tt is a native of. Spain, andflowers in June. | C. Bauhinecalls it Viola Junaria major fi longa, The virtues of thefe plants are u does it appear, from any manifeit they are worth regarding. yellowifh, and three or four inches high. There are no leaves on thefe, ‘but ufually toward the tops a great number of flowers and'feedveffels. The flowers are fmiall and white. The feed-vefféls'are oval, flat, and’ yellowih ; andthe feeds are numerous, and very {mall. It ‘is common’on walls and’ the tops of houfes, and flowers very early in fpring. C.Bauhine calls it Burfa paftoris minorloculg ob- Others, Paronychia vulgaris. People Jay'the leaves bruifed to whitlows on their fingers ; but a common pultice would anfwer their purpofe better; or thefe leaves, if ufed, fhould be mixed with it. The leaves ofthis plant are fometimes flightly indented, and fome have defcribed ‘it in this cafe under the name of a diftinét fpecies, butit is DOL V1 S; T,OgNoodl Theroot is long, flender, and furnithed with broad and’ fhort: they are largeft at the bafe, narrower all the way to the point, and ferrated on the edges, The‘flowers are fmall and white: they ftand in little tufts at the tops of all the branches. The feed-veffels are of an oval form, fmall, flat, and yellowifh; and, when the plant has flowered fome little time, they ftand in long fpikes beneath the flowers: the feeds are fmall and brown. C. Bauhine calls this Burfa paftoris majer locute oblongo, Others, Thla/pi foliis veronice. It is found on the hilly parts of our northern counties, and flowers in April, BO) Re Ethie NooeS Bs Boe sos, 1. Yellow Alpine Whitlow-grafs, Poronychia lutea Alpina, (PC?fe te The root is thick, Jong, divided, and furnifhed with numerous fibres, Theleaves rife from it in a very thick tuft, and ftand extremely clofe in vaft numbers: they are very fmall, fhort, and fharp-pointed: they are broad at the bafe, and notatall indented. The ftalks are numerous, weak, round, flender, and naked; and they are about three inches high. The flowers ftand at the tops, fix or eight on each, and they have long and very flender footftalks: they are {mall, and of a bright yellow. The feed-veffels are oval and fmall, and the feeds are very minute and brown, It isa native of the Alps, and flowers in Aprif, C. Bauhine calls it Sedum Alpinum luteum; but the form of the feed-veffel fhews the error of that name. Morifon calls it Burfa paftoris Alpina lutea rofea. Columna, Leucoium lutenm aizoides montanum. Some years the feafon not favouring, it is very minute; but ufuallyit is of the fize and form defcribed here. 2. Branched yellow Whitlow-grafs. Paronychia ramofa flore aurea. DC 37 17 The root is long, flender, and furnifhed with many fibres. The leaves rife in a tuft without footftalks ; and they are broad, oblong, and of a pale green, very hairy, and Jightly ferrated at the edges, 4 G The |