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Show 424 BRET HSHTH BR BY L. The offciC. Bauhine calls it Ligu/ticum quod fefeli narum, Others, Siler montanum. the tops The flowers ftand in large umbells on broad, and of all the branches ; and the feeds are : of a pale brown. in AuIt is a native of Italy, and flowers guft. Gs! obs The root is aperient and diuretick. It is excellent againft the jaundice, and in the begin- nings of dropfies. VrinoS oN Th BRITISH HERBAL, It is'a native of Germahy, and is cultivated in gardens every where. Befide its ufe at the table, the feeds are car¢minative; and good in cholicks. A ftrong de- XI. Gea Sa deotlbaR BaoE:: T. Serees ae RU M, AM oblong, ferrated, fharp-pointed, and of a plea. Sifarum- vulgare. BC: fant green. The flowers are white ; and toward theevening they have a light fragrance, Thefeeds are fmall and brown. It is a native of Spain, and is cultivated in other countries for the root, whichis pleafant and wholefome. fA The root is compofed of numerous, oblong, tuberous pieces, brownifh on the outfide, white within, ‘and ofa pleafant flavour. The ftalk is ftriated, firm, branched, and a foot and half high. C. Bauhinecalls it Sifarum Germanicum. The leaves are pinnated; and the pinna are M -E N .U ANE AirctiNe| Ss LL Common Bifhops Weed. Ammi vulgare. Oy merous, broad, indented \pinne 3 and are of a XII. Geilighnon GM, five oval petals ; at the bafe of either. The cup is very {mall. Each flower is compofed of and the feeds are rounded, and ftriated on one fide: Linnzus places this with the preceding among the pentandria. Anifum vulgare. PE: Ctr f 2 Therootis long, flender, and. white. The ftalk is weak, hairy ; a foot and half high, but fearce erect. The lower leaves are compofed of a few broad, fhort fegments, ferrated. at the edges, and of a deep green. Thofe on the upper part of the ftalk are formed of very narrow fegments. GE N Duk The flowers are {mall and white. The feeds are of a pale olive colour, and ofa ftrong fmell, and {weettafte. It.is a native of the Eaft, and is fown in the Levant iflands for the feeds. RU Ss Se ub Pest ROS 2 Spanifh Toothpick. Xe The root is long and thick. Theftalk is two feet high, ftriated, green, and divided into many branches. The leaves are large, and of a fine’ bright green : they are divided and fubdivided into minute, narrow fegments. The flowers formlarge umbells 5 but they are feparately {mall and white. el Ne Use Greets N’ The feeds are brown, and of a very pleafing {mell. It is a native of Spain, and flowers in Au- Thelower leaves are compofed of numerous, broad, ferrated fegments ; andare of a fine green. The upper leaves, are narrower in their divifions. The flowers are fmall and yellow, andthe feeds are of a dark brown. It guft. C.Bauhine calls it Gingidium ambella longa. Others, Vifnaga. The rays of the umbel, when the feeds are pickedoff, make an excellent kind of toothpicks : they are fine, tough, of a rough furface, and fweet-fcented. We fometimes import them for that purpofe. Uo 8 XVI. CANDY DAUWC WS, DAUCUS Petrofelinum vulgare. P’L: Ga... 74 #*O OT HP IC K ium Hifpanicum. XIII. xv, Linnzus places this among the pentandyia with’ the reft. Linneus places this among the pentandria with the preceding. The foot is long, flender, ‘white, and of an agreeable tafte. The ftalk is two feet high, ftriated, weak, and divided into many branches, gg their fubdivifions, there ftand numerous.little leaves. The cup is very minute. Eachflower 4 coms pofed of five petals; of which the outer one is larger than the reft. The feeds are oblong and rough. ‘SHE flowers are difpofed in fmall umbells, on divided and fubdivided branches, andat the bafes of the principal and leffer divifions ftand‘one or mote irregular leaves. The cup is very mifiute.» Each flower is compofed of five’roundifh petals. The feeds are roundifh, andftriated. CommonParfley. The feeds operate by utine; and are alfo good againft flatulencies. TIE flowers are placed in umbells, on fubdivided branches; and the whole umbel; which ig flat while in ower, grows convex as the feeds ripen. Under the principal Pracetes and C. Bauhine calls it Anifum herbariis. Others, The feeds are an excellent mild carminative, good in cholicks, flatulencies, and indigeftions. Thole on thé upper part are divi- ded into narrower fegments, and are paler. The flowers are {mall and white; and the feeds are of a dark browh. Itis a native of the Eaft; and flowers in July: C: Bauhinecalls it Anmi majus. Others, Ammi vulgare. Gu Nee fed totes, Anifum vulgare. 2U= ag’ SP ot oNe eS no leaves HE flowers are placed in umbells, on divided and fubdivided branches , and there are Common Anife. i. deep green. Mb6a. 75 The root is long, flender; and furnifhed with many fibres. The ftalk isftriated, of a pale green; branched, and three feet high. SE. ST XIV: Linnzeus places this with thepreteding among the pentandria. Theleaves atthe bottom are compofed of nu- G) oS WEED: HE, flowers are placed in umbells on fubdivided branches ; and at the bafe of the principal, and of the fubdivifions both, there ftand little oblong leaves. The cup: is very minute. Each flower is cornpoledof five irregular, heart-fhaped petals ; thofe in the outer part of the tufts having great difproportion, and thofe in: the middle the petals more equal. The feeds are convex, and 9 e firiated. preceding, Linnazus places this among the pentandria with the Common Skirret. NU BES iH O Ps {mall leaves ee flowers are difpo. fed.in umbells, on fpreading fubdivided branches; and there are flowers are at the bafe of the princip: al ftalks and fubdivifions. The cup is fearce vifible, The ‘The feeds are rounded and ftriated. compofed each offive pétals, which turn back. 425 cottion of the roots works fafely and powerfu lly by urine; atitl is excellent in obftrugtions of the vifcera, GRE TF faGiod oss ae flowers are placed in umbells, on fubdivided branches; and at the bafes of the principal a branches, and oftheir fubdivifions, there ftand feveral little leaves. The cup is very fmall. The flowers are compofed of five heart-fhapedpetals, which are bent ; and the outer one is largeft, Thefeeds are long andhairy. Linnzeus ranges this with the other umbelliferous plants among the pentandria; each flower having five filaments, N° 4a, & Candy |