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Show 274 iE RB A 1 HRT Gi The {talks which fupport the flowers rife to four flender, and k, are in height; and with a pith lil flowers are very fmall, and of a greenith fpréading out ftariding fome upright, and others The inches ftuffed The white. The feed-vefiels are oval, and full of {mal brownfeeds. It grows at the bottonis of rivers in the north of England, and flowers in July. Raycalls it Sudularia repens folt obliquely. they have Among thefe tifeRalks, which, when at the ends; prownto two orthree inches, droop again, fending up aa touching the tntid, take root By this there new tufts OF leaves like the firtt. ways and ina feats’ chéSplatt fpréads itfelf every bottom. little time covers'a great fpace of the , PRE Jeaves andftalks‘are ofa pale green colour ed at the aid Weft fubltance = the leaves are round d back, and flat at the front-fide, and are ftuffe The virtues of thefe plants are < known. With wténder pithy matter; as rufhes are. ae Sine Ly So 0 Sooke: Leshe De aeeed a Se UGS She“a us B2 Be SBotR Ges all, Thofe of which there is no fpecies native of this country. The BORSIOL -1sScet The leaves on this refemble thofe from the root, but they are fmaller: they have no footftalks; they are not at all dented at the edges, and they grow inlittle clufters from certain parts ofthe ftalks, leaving large naked fpaces between. The flowers ftand toward the tops; and they are large, and of a bright yellow: they are fupported fingly onlong footftalks. The feed-veffel is large, of an oval inverted figure, and not at all compreffed, but on the contraty {welled out : the-feeds ate large and brown. It is a native of the Greek iflands, and flowers in May. Alpinus calls it Leucoiumluteum utriculato femine. 3. Shrubby, prickly Alyfum Ahyfum fpinofum fr The rootis thick and {preading. The ftalk is firm, woody, brown, and dividéd into many branches. HUERR BAL. The leaves grow on thefe in little clufters, two, three, or four together; and. are fmall, narrow, and oblong: they have no footftalics ; they are not at all dented at the edges, and they are of a deep green. Among thefe there are difperfed a great many fharp and long thorns from the old ftalks. The flowers are fmall, and of a greenifh white: theyftand in clufters at the tops of the branches. The feed-veffels are fmail, and of @ rounded fhape ; and eaehis terminated by a long point. The feeds are fmall and brown, It is a native of Spain, and of other warm parts of Europe. It flowers in July. C! Bauhine call it Thlafpi fruticofum fpinofum. Others, Thla/pi fi ofum Hifpanicum; and others, Leucoiumfpinojum. Urs G.E.N Ay Disa X U.S, Sig Sy. 8F LMG Alyfum antiquorum. mf: B90 fF The root is flender, long, and divided into fibres at the bottom. The firft leaves grow in an irregular manner, fome, u ht, fome leaning, and fome lying altogether onthe ground: they are long, narrow, and of a,whitith green: they have no footftalks, they, are hairy, and they are irregularly finuated at the edges, and obtufe at the ends. The ftalk is round, upright, not much branched, and a foot andhalf high. The leaves ftand “irregularly on this, and re- femble thofe from the root: they are oblong, narrow, hairy, and without footftalks: they are in the fame manner as the others, finuated at the edges ; but they are fharper at the point. The flowers grow at: the tops of the branches feveral together, and are {mall and inconfiderable. The feed-veffels are very large and confpicuous? they are of an oval figure, flatted, and terminated by a point, and they much refemble the pods of honefty, but that they are of a firmer fubftance, andare hairy. ge and brown. the vineyards of Italy, and C. Bauhinecalls it Leucoium alyffoides clypeatum Dodonzus, Allon Diofcoridis, this plant extremelyfor virtues which would 1 be of the greateft i ance, if well eftablif d. They fay it the madnefs occafioned bythe bite of a m The frefh leaves are to be bruifed, and g this purpofe. They affirm, the fame m giving them mixed with the food, dogs that are going mad, or prevent their fo after the bite. This is aff by authorsin moft things worthycredit ; andit is worth while to try whether it be true: fince, ifit prove fo, it will furnifh us a remedyfor the moft terrible dif order to which human nature is fubject, andfor which(with due refj-ect to the great name ofD Mead beit fpoken) no cure is yet known. Its leffer virtues are not inconfiderable. Dio{corides fays it cures the hiccough immediately; and others recommend it againft convulfions in children. Il, Ex OAL ah HE floweris compofed of four peta npae flower is compoled of four petals f{preading crofs-ways : and they have very fhort and flender bottoms. The cupis oblong, andis f leaves; thefe are of an oblong oval thape, andobtufe at the ends: they converge at the poi fall with the flower. The feed-veffel is roundifh, and has a flender point of conf g fromits end-: the feeds are oval and compreffed. Tt is fingular in this f threads in the flower are notched onthe infide toward the bafe, or have in that part li ing inward. innzus p places this among filiculofa innzus g the tetradynamia i) r having four longer fhorter threads, > and the feed-veffel being filicule. ies of it have been trea 3 a regular 3 fome authors in an irregular and indeterminate manner, and many of themcalled by other names. r. The Alyffum of the Antients, DB ReP 275 The plant grows readily from feed with us, andit well deferves trial. 2. Yellow Alyfium wich fwoln capfules. Alyfum flore culis inflatis. G03ye 16 The root is long and thick, and {preads at the bottominto many fibres. The firft leaves rife without footftalks, and ftand ina little tuft : they are oblong, narroWs and of a dufky preen, not at all indented at the edges, but f p-pointed. The ftalk is round, upright, and branched, 204 is a foot and half high 7 xpanded crofs:ways + they are-oblong and undivided, and have narrowbottoms longer than the cup, The cup is formed of four oblong leaves, which do not fall off with the flower, but remain with the {eed-veffel. The. feed-veffel is rounded, comprefied, and dented at the extremity; the eeds.are fmall and round. Linnzus places this among the ¢etradynamiay/fili culofa ; the flower having four longer and two fhorter threads, and the feed-vefiel being a regul filicule. 1) Hoary Clypeola. Clypeola canefcens. IO” aa.gp The root is long, flender; white, and furnifhed with a few fibres. The firft leaves are very fmall, and they quickly fade: they are fhort, broadeft in the middle, and pointed at! the end. and they are of a greyifh green, and hoary. The ftalks-rife in the centre of this little tuft, and ufually ther¢ aré feveral together : thefe partly lean toward the ground, partly {tand upright ; and they are of a whitifh colour, and about five inches high. The leaves aré very fmall, and have no: footfalks : they are of a whitifh colour, and are not at all indented at the edges, but pointed at the ends. The flowers {tand at the tops of the ftalks, and are very fmiall andyellow. ! The feed-veffels are round ; and they alfo ftand in little clufters, and make a fingular and very Pretty appearance : the feeds are {mall and brown. Tt is common on barren grounds in the warmer Parts of Europe, and fiowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Thla/pi clypeatum Serpylli folio, ~Columna, Tontd Tunatuin. 2. Long-leaved Clypeola. Clypeola folii oribus acutis. C239 AD The root is long and thick, and has a few fibres, The. firft leaves are numerous, and have no footftalks:: they are obldngy narrow, and tharppointed, not at all.indented; and of a pale green, and fomewhat hoary. The ftalks are firm} round, of a redifh co. lour, not branched, and) eight or ten. inches high. The leaves on thefe are numerous, and placed irregularly : they are long, narrow, fharp- pointed, and of a greyith green, foft to the touch, and little hairy. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks; and are large and white. The feed-veffels are roundifh, but fomewhat approaching to oval: the feeds are fiiall and blackith. It is frequent on the fea-coafts in the warmer jpatts of Europe, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Th/a/pi alyffumditium maritimim. Tabernamontanus, centunculi anguftofolio: Thla/pi narbonenfe The virtues ofthefe plants are unknown. The END of th SIXTEENTH CLASS, |
