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Show The G Net E u CS C. Bauhine calls it Thaliéfrum majus filiqua angulofa firiata.. Others, Thalitirum vulgare, and Thakéirum majus, or Thalitirum caule nigri- VII. conte. BURNET. feements: thefe feare broad, divided d iinto four fegmen fe of a firgle petal, deeplyy divide ab HE flower is compofed only at their very bottoms; fo that the united and bafe, the at narrow end, the at obtufe and ed of two to have four petals. The cup is compof flower, to an incurious obferver, would feem and they fall with the they ftand oppofite to one another, broad: and fhort are thefe fmall leaves: a) <ernel,: E a double kem and roundifi h, and has ‘ flower. Thefeed iis fingle, naked, the threads in the flower being four, andthe ; nia ¥ monogy ria tetrand the among s this s & place Linneu being fingle. ftyle from the rudimentof the fruit 1. Common Burnet. ‘with The root is long, thick, and furnifhed i many fibres. ully The firft leaves are long, and very beautif more paits pinnated : each is compofed of fix or and thefe of pinnez, with an odd oneat the end; ointed. are fhort, broad, ferrated, and fharp-p Their colour is a beautiful green. The ftalk is lender, upright, and toward the top it is divided into feveral branches: the leaves each compofed on it are like thofe from the root, : : of feveral pairs of dentated pinne, with an odd one at the end. The flowers are placed in fmal] oblong heads at the tops of the branches : thefe heads are brown, but the flowers themfelves are of a faint purple. Thefeeds are fmall and cornered. It is common by road-fides, and in hilly paftures. It flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Sanguiforba minor. Others, Pimpinella vulgaris, and Pimpinella fanguiforba minor. 2. Great Burnet. Sanguiforba major. DLlug0 1@ The firft leaves are large and pinnated: each pinnz, with is compofedofthree or four pairs of an odd one at the end; andth te oblong, moderately broad, and fharp-pointed, ferrated at deepgreen. a of the edges, and The ftalk is upright, flender, branched, and The feeds are large, and their creft is wrinkled and brown. The leaves on this refemble thofe from th root; but they are fimaller. The flowers ftand at the tops of the bra the kingdom, and flowers in July. in fhort oblong heads: they are of a v It is found on hilly paftures in many parts of at copied by others. The root is compofed of tough, flender fibres. Thefe two fpecies have the fame general qualities; but the firft poffeffes them in’ the greater degree. It isa cordial and fudorifick : it was The ftalk is round, upright, a foot high, branched, andof a purplifh colour, efpecially toward the root. ‘Theleaves are large, and of a dufky green : much ufed formerly to give a flavour to wine, but it is now neglected. It is an aftringent of confiderable power. The root dried and powdered ftops purgings; or it Du AES) fh OLNGAE may be givenin form ofa ftrong decoétion to the fame purpofe. The juice of the leaves is good againft hemorrhages. Nee 8 3. Little broad-leaved Meadow-Rue. ThaliGirum minus foltis latioribus. MEADOW-RUE. HE flower is compofed of four petals: they are roundifh, and hollowed, and are of fhort dur tion. There isnocup. The feedis fingle after every flower, and it is furrounded bya rough wrinkled fkin. The leaves are divided into many parts, and the flowers growin clufters. Linnzusplaces this among the polyandria polygynia , the threads in the flower being numerous, and growing to the receptacle ; and theftyles from the rudiment of the feed alfo numerous. 4. Meadow-Rue with fhining leaves. Thalittrum foliis [plendentibus. The root is fmall, and creeps under the furface. The ftalk is ftriated, weak, and not much branched: it is about a foot high, but rarely ftands quite erect. The leaves are large; and each is compofed of numerous, broad fegments, placed on fhort footftalks : thefe are nippedat the tops and fides. “PPS fide, and of a greyifh green underneath, The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks in roundedfcattered tufts: they are white andfmall. The feeds are fmall; and their coat is rouch and purplifh. m It is a native of our northern counties, and thrives beft on damp ground uponhills, It flowers in April, and dies to the ground foon after. Ray calls it Thalifrum minimum montanum rubens foliis- [plendentibus. oS PoE ‘Gil E:S. The feeds have a rough, brown coat. Narrow-leaved Meadow-Rue. Chalitirum anguftifolium. PE500 F The root is compofed of numerous tough, yellow threads. thefe are undivided at the edges, and fharp- Tig Hag AN Dita Coot OR AU Thefeeds are {mall. It is common on the Welch mountains, and flowers in May. Ray calls it Thalirum minus montanum tioribus. FO R-ExL.G:N The ftalk is round, flender, purplifh, upright, not at all branched, and a foot high. The leaves are large, and of a frefh green: they are divided into numerous flender parts, and Vil. fpecies ; but thefe are broader and larger than in any other, of a deep green, and nipped at the top. The whole leaf is of a deep blackifh green on the C. Bauhine calls it Thaliéirum minus; a name and dull purplifh colour; and the heads are brown between them. The feeds are {mall and cornered. Tt is common in paftures, and flowersin July. C. Bauhine calls it Sanguiforba major. The root is compofed of numerous thickfibres. Gee ; The leaves ftand irregularly on it ; and they are very beautiful: they are in the wholeconfiderably large ; but they are compofed of many fmall parts, placed ona dividedrib; and thefe are fhort, broad, and dented at the end. The whole tuft is of a tender fubftance, and deep purplith green colour. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalk in a kind of umbel: they are fmall, and of a pale yellow. twofeet high. they are compofed of many parts, as in the fornter faint tinge ofyellow. Theroot is long, flender, and creeping. ‘The ftalk is round, of a pale brown, upright, fearce at all branched, and about eight inches high. 347 The flowers growin a broadtuft at the topof theftalk ; and are fmall and whitith, with a very 2, Small Meadow-Rue. ; pid pn Thaliftrum minus. LC S04 SANGUISORBA. Sanguiforba vulgaris. Plug. “7 BRAT UES HAE RBA pointed. The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks in fpiked clufters; and they are {mall and white, It is found in the woods of Germany near fprings. It flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Thalifrum pratenfe anguftifSimo folio. Others, Thalittrum foliis gramineis. Thefe plants are not diftinguifhed by any particular virtues by authors ; but they deferve fome notice. The country-people in Buckinghambhire boil the roots and young leaves of the common kindinale, and take this as a purge. Ina {mall | dofe it works by urine, and is good againft ob{trudtionsof the vifcera. witha faint tinge of purple. GE Nia Ue es IX, FUMITORY. DEVE sl O" Ne St. BR YT St i. Common Meadow-Rue. ThaliGrum vulgare. PLSOuw7 The root is compofed of innumerable long, thick, and fpreading fibres, The ftalk is firm, upright, ftriated, purplifh toward the bottom, andthreefeet high. Theleaves are large, and very beautifully divi- ded or compofed of numerousfmall parts, placed SPE CW ES. POU OM OAL R, on feparate fhort footftalks, on a large divided rib: thefe are notched at the edges, efpecially towardthe points; and are of a bluifh green, but deep and dufky. The flowers are fmall and whitifh: they ftand in great clufters on the ftalks. The feeds are brown. ‘ It is common in meadows, and flowers ™ July. GC, Baubine id mat HE flower is formed in the manner of the papilionaceous kind, but terminates behindina fpurThe cup is compofed of two leaves, fmall, and placed oppofite. The feed is naturally fingle, and inclofed in a loofe fkin. The leaves are divided, and the flowers are fmall. : Linnzus places this among the diadelphia hexandyia the buttons on the threads in the flower being fix, and arranged in two affortments. There is no genus in which Nature wantons fo much. This Linnzus is obliged to acknowledge} who has placed it among his diadelphia ; and it is as needful to be mentioned here, where, after the method of Mr. Ray, it is placed with the salifrum, among the fingle-feeded plants; 4 The |