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Show —The BRITISH Diu V.1.5. 1,0 .N2 HERBAL. BeR IT TS. 1 The BOR: CTT S C, Bauhine calls it Meumfoliis only, Meum. Ourpeople, Bala SP ECR. S. owers are fmall and white ; and t are oblong and brown. Garden-Chervill. Cherophyllum fativum. PE 5F1L/ iP BIC h oS, root; but the fegments are narrower, and they are of a paler green. The flowers are {mall and white ; andthe feeds, whenripe, are black. It is a native of the Greek iflands, and flowers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Cherap yllum fativum. Our | gardeners call it Sweet fern, | Zi Wie It is an agreeable plant in fallads; and, when taken as a medicine, operates by urine; andis good againft obftructions of the vifcera, «Us Deer M E IN § cbr U I E,, BRITISH Common Spignell. Meum vulgare. AX 57 The root is long, thick, and furnifhed with a fewfibres: it is brown on the outfide, and wi within, andhas a firm heart: the outer fub is tender, and of an aromatick, and not difagreeable tafte. There frequently are fide-fhoots from the old roots ; and at their tops there ufuallyis a large thready tuft, of a brown colour, which is formed of the fibres of decayed footftalks, The leaves whichrif from the root are larce and of a blackith KUD g)green colour; a Hour; andthey are a di- vided in an elegant manner into regular andextremely flender fegments. The ftalk is upright, ftriated, branched, and two feet high. The leaves onit. refemble thofe fromthe root 5 but they are fmaller, and fomewhat paler ¢0loured. Theflowers are {mall and white. The feeds, when ripe, are black. It is found in our weftern counties in rich, June. Angelica major. ¢ OL 5 F.fnd Za The root ‘is long,’ thick, and furnifhed with manyfibres: the outfide is brown; but it is white Within, and when’ cut’ yields’a' thick, yellowith juice : itsitafte is'wat'm and ‘aromatick, and ‘its fell very. It flowers i C, Bauhine SP BrGot brs, The ftalk is round, flriated, upright, and a foot and halfhigh. Theleaves ftand alternately on this; and they are dividedinto fine fegments, in the manner of thofe from the root. The flowers are fmall and white, and the feeds are ftriated andlarge. It is a native of Italy, and flowers in Ma C. Bauhinecalls it Meumlatifoliumc hea o§ Vill; Le i Cws fragrant.and agreeable, It is a plant of great virtues ; cordial, fudorifick, andftomachick. Tlie candied ftalks are a very agreeable way of taking it, and havea great deal ofvirtue ; but the roots and feeds poffefs it in the higheft degree, They are beft given in powder; a fcruple of the root, or five’grains of'the feeds, for a dofe, The leaves aré‘extremely large: they ftand upon thick, flefhy footftalks ; and are compofed 2. Wild Angelica. Angelica fylueftris. of oblong, broad, pointed, and ferrated feg- The root is long, white, thick, andfirnithea with many long fibres. Thefirft leaves are very large: they are fupported on purplifh footftalks ; and are formed The leaves on it are placedirregularly ;, and they refemble-thofe from) the) root, but they: are {maller. The flowers are:fmall, and ofia greenifh white. Thefeeds are large ge, and greenith, Tt is wild in our northern counties ; but-for its ufe is cultivated alfo every where in gardens. C. Bauhine calls it 5 a name lica fa moft others have copied. Spperie 1 £ S. damp foils, but not common. 1. Great Angelica. The ftalk is round, hollow, upright, thick, and ofa fine green: it is divided toward the top into many branches, and is feyen,or eight, feet high. M. ReBoGoNio "DHE flowers are difpofed in large'umbells, of 2 globular figure, upon divided and fubdividedfootftalks; and under thefe t e ftand a fewoblongleaves. The fmaller clufters, which. together form the whole umbel, are pe ly globular ; andat the bafe of thefe there ftand eight {mall leaves; Each flower is‘compotedof five pointed petals, which are a little bent. The feeds are of an oval form, roundedandftriated on one fide, and fmooth and flat on the other. Linnzus places:this among the pentandria digynia 5 the threads being five, and the ftyles two. ments. VIL. HE, flowers are dlifpofed in fpreading umbells on divided and fabdividedftalks ; andat the bale of thefe on the ftalk grow.a numberof lone, narrow leaves. Each flower is compofed of five nearly equal petals ; which are of a heart-fafhioned fhape, and fomewhat bent. The cupis very minute. The feeds are oblong, and fm aller at one end, and roundedand ftriated on one fide, and flat and plain on the other. Linnzeus places this among the pentandria digynia ; the tk nreads being five, and the ftyles two. J, Ne AANS Gack The root is long, thick, white, and of an aromatick, and notdifagreeable tafte. The leaves that rife firft are large, and divided into numerous, broad, fhort, indented fegments ; ofa pale green colour, and of an agreeable flavour. The’ ftalks are ftriated, hollow, upright hed, and fwelled in a kind of round knots ler the joints. The leaves on them refemble thofe from the ae Bp ments. Whenthe plant is in flower, the ftalk {wells FO RGN 405 The root poffeffes moft virtue, and is beft gi- Italian’ Spignell. M714 Giuk juft underthe joints. 4E IL The root is long and thick, black on the outfide, white within ; and of a coarfe tafte, and difagreeable fmell. The firft leaves are large; and they are divided into numerous longifh and very flender feg- it is of gular thicknefs, not fwell j as the other. HERBAL, It is goodin the jaundice, andit promot es the menfes. venin infufion. DIVISION The root is long, thick, white, an with a few fibres. The firft leaves are very large, and they are andis a yard high. The leaves are placed alternately on it, and refemble thofe from the ro’ The flowers are fall and white; and the feeds, when they are ripe, are brown. It is commonunderhedges, at C. Bauhine Ils Ck Others eftri ; “ and A DLV nS 10+N* H It is a very powerful diuretick and deob- Cherophyllum filveftre. 157. 9 has a The root is long, white, and hard, and fweetifh tafte, but with a fharpneis, and an aromatick flavour. The firft leaves are divided into a great number of fegments, which are of a pale green, a little hairy, and ftand on hairy ribs. The ftalk is hollow, ftriated, and branched, DIVISION Others firvent. 1. Wild Myrrhis. Gr anethi. i Goi fan Y ! of numerous {mall parts, which are broadeft at the bafe, ferrated, fharp-pointed, and ofa dufky green. The ftalk is round, firm, upright, very much branched, and fix feet high. The leaves ftand irregularly on it, and furround it with the bafes of their footftalks : they are like thofe from the root, but fmaller. The flowers are {mall and whitith ; and they form vaft umbells. The feeds are {welled andftriated. It is common by waters, and flowers in June, C. Bauhine:calls it Angelica fylueftris major. Us55 IX. HERB-GERARD. PO! Diu Ave@ IR oR oy, 4s flowers are difpofed in a rounded convex umbel, on divided and fubdivided branches : at the bafe of this there are no leaves, nor at the place oftheir fubdivifions. Each flower is compofed of five oval, hollowed, and stearly equal-petals.. The cup is very minute. The feeds are of an oval, oblong form, ftriated, and fwelled on one fide, andflat and fmooth on the other. : Linnzus places this among the pentandria digynia’, the threads being five, andthe ftyles two in the flower. But he takes away its received name, and calls it egopodium. E Ofthis genus there is but one known fpecies, and that is a native of Britain. 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