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Show The® ee SeeET LS 4° the BR 296 9 large and yellow, kind of fpikes; and they are andof a very fweet fmell. feeds fornewhat The feed veffels are large, and the variety of colours. flat, and clouded or fpotted with a moft freIc if a native of Sitily, and is found ft. s in A quently near the fea-coatt. It flower is flo ~ C. Bauhinecalls ic Lapians ff and Lupin lutews ; and sf low lupine. The lowith, hairy footftalks: ven or more parts, fpread out like the r ftar; and th re fhort, broad, roun ends, of a bluifh green. The ftalk is round, of a pale green, we and about a foot and ahalf long: it does not often ftand perfectly erect, but ufually leans or trails 2. Scarlet Kidneybean. Phafeolus flore coccineo major. NG 21. The root is long, flender, and hung with a great number offibres. The ftalk is of a pale green, flender, and weak : when fupported it will grow to fix or ight feet in height ; but otherwife it trails on the ground, and is fhorter. a little. Ge The leaves on this are placed upon long, flen. der footftalks; and they refemble thofe from the root, but that they are compofed of longer and Ee The common white lupine is cultivated in many parts of Europe, in the manner of our {mall pulfes, for the food of cattle. Thefrefh plant is cut upfor this purpofe about the time of its flowering. The ripe feeds are in fome places eaten at table; are large andflatted. Tt is a native of the Eaft Indies, and flowersin Auguft. C.Bauhine calls it Lupinus peregrinus major, five villofus leus major. Yts great height has the name of Giant lupine. but they have a bitternefs that is, unpleafing. They are good againft worms in children, and are for that purpofe beft given as'a decoction, fweetened with honey. The youngfruit entire, infufed in water, promotes the menfes; and the flour of the feeds is ufed in cataplafms, and other outward appli AED, The root is compofed of numerous, flender, tions, No? [Wei N BIRD HEERG BEA oy. 297 Theleaves are placed on long footftalks, and three ftand on each: thefe are long, broadat the bafe, fharp at the point, andof afine green. The flowers are large, and of a bright fearlet : they ftand in a kind of fpikes upon long footftalks. The feed-veffel is large and oblong: the feeds are large and fpotted. It is a native of the Eaft Indies, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Phafeolus Indicus flore coccineo; andothers follow him. U «Pp OCHRUS, rowerparts. The flowers are fmall and blue; the feed-veffels are long, flender, and whitifh; and the feeds are fmall and flatted. It isa native of North America, and flowersin Augutt. Morifon calls it Lupinus ceri inianus repens. The feed-vellels. are very large, and the feeds “E BURtI°THl ScH®) At fea they eat the dried feeds in the manner of peafe ; but this is a coarfe method, occafioned by neceflity. The young pod is the proper part. fibres is redifh ; and they fpread vattly, and remain manyyears. i The root is long andthick, andit is furnifhed with innumerable fibres: The firft leaves are numerous, and very beautheyare placed on long footftalks ; and each ti is compoled of feven of more parts: thefe are obof a beautiful bluih green, andhairy. long, broad, The ftalk is round, thick, white, and a yard anda half high. The leaves on this tefemble thofe from the root, but they are fmialler. The flowers ftand in {pikes or clufters on fhort footftalks ; and are large, and of a beautiful fky-blue. “This is their natural colour ; but the induftry of our gardeners has in this féfpect introduced fo much v jon, that the plant is fcarce to be know’ for the famé fpecies, except for its great height and h efs. G eR R AL. the ground, fend ftalks in different places. rs. The Giant Lupine. Lupinus maximus hirfutus. 5. Peténhial Lupine. Lupinus cérulens per « A lum is very broad, and nipp’d at the top. The FIAHE Aoweris papilionaceous. arina is fhort, flatted, and of the fhape of a new moon, { are roundifh, and conver, piece, dividedintofive ments. The feed-veffel is long and large, The cupis formedof a fin by a long rim. he leaves are fingle, and and the feeds are round: they are fixedto the re pt have tendrils at the end. Linnzus places this among the diadelphia decandr 2; the threads being ten, and difpofedas in the preceding genera. This author does not allow the ochrus to be a diftin&t genus. He makes ita fpecies of pea; but it is fufficiently diftinguifhed by Nature. There is but one known fpecies of this genus, andit has at all times been judicioufly held diftin&t by autho’ Wecall the leaves fingle, in compliance with The Birds-Pea. Ochrus C:hrbilll he root is long, flender, and furnifhed with manyfibres. The ftalks are numerous, weak, flender, and of a pale green: they lie upon the ground, if not fupported : but, whenthere are bufhes near, they will run up to twofeet and ahalf in he ght. The leaves are of a very fingular fhape and fir re: their bafe is leafy, and runs downthe ym thence they run out broader to the ftalk they divide into twoparts, pro€ ty, wh perly the leaves of the plant, and have tendrils. cuftom; but the fingle part is truly a ind of bafe all the way, on which grow thefe two fepara’ aves. The flowers ftand fingly on fhort footftalks in the bofoms of the leaves ; and they are fmall and white. The feed-veffel is long, and the feeds are round, It is commonwild in the corn-fields of Italy, and in the Greek iflands. It flowers in Auguft C. Bauhine calls it Ochrus gro capreol tente. Others fimply Och and fome £r- Ill. KIDNEYBEAN. Pirtok 4S FO. LU 8S. HE, flower is papilionaceous. The vexillum is obtufe, and of a heart-like fhape, and has the ale are turned back. o Thee ala are-oval, and have long, flender bottoms. The carina is narrow The can, is “divi : Sree a Nace i and twitted. e cup is divided into two lips; the upper one of thefe is nicked at the tip, and the lower | ee points. The feed-veffel is long and flender ; and the feeds are kidney-fhaped. Li places this among the diadelpbia decandria ; the threads in the flower beingplacedin two or : in one, and a fingle one in the other ; as in the preceding kind, times purple: ‘Thefe are accidental varieties, th fpecies being in all the fame. The feed-veffél is long and flender ; an feeds, when ripe, are kidney-fhaped. y green, weak, it will trail upon the ; fometimes every foorftalk; ‘and they are t ends. everal together, and are times redifh, and fome2 FAAHE floweris papilionaceous. i Common Lentil. nz “EG RAS, The root is fmall, longifh, and full of fibres. The ftal imerous and weak: they are July. Its ufe is for the table; and, when young; eaten moderately, it is very wholef a too old, it is apt to caufe fla The alz are of the The carina is very fmall, and fharp- parts. The feed-veffel is fhort, and pointed. The cup is divided into five narrow and longith the feeds are two in each pod, andthey are round. or Linnzeus places this. among the diadelpbia decandria, as the preceding : and he makes the cicer the particular form of the chich fpecies of this genus; but they. are fufficiently diftinét from 1, and always have been called by feparate names. It is a native of the Eaft Indies, and flowersin C.Bauhine calls it Smilax feolus major. We call it the Kidneybean, The kidneybean, and, foolifhly enough, Z4e French bean. The vexillum is large, broad, and obtufe. fame form with the vexillum, and about half its bignefs. ofa pale green, and lie upon the rround in great part, unlefs they meet with bufhes or fticks for fupport. . 5 N® 30, The leaves are long, narrow, andbeautifully pinnated : each is compofed of feveral pairs of fhort, oval pinna:, with a tendril inftead of an odd leaf at the end. The flowers are fmall, and of a faint purple : they grow on long, flender footftalks, rifing from he bofoms of the leaves, two oneach, 4G The |
