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Show Th BRITISH Phe; HERBAL. The ftalks are upright, branched, and fpreading, of a pale green, andafoot and halfhigh. Theleaves are oblong, and moderately broad; and they are very deeply j d at the edges: their colour is a fine green, and they are perfeétly {moo h. The flowers|ftand at the tops of the ftalks; and they are fmall, andof a deep yellow It is common in paftures, and flowers in July. C. Bauhine calls it Cichoreum pratenfe luteum L Others, Hierachium apbh acordes. Thefe three fpecies are very common in our paftures 5 and they appear under various forms, t each reaccording to the degree of nourifl ceives. Hence aut ficially, hav divided them into 2 kinds taller or lower, and with more or lef leaves: but thefe three are the real {j fharply at the edges, and befet | they are dentated e. 8, Great Marfh Tree Sow Thiftl with flronger prickles than the otl refcens folio cufpidato. 7°C<¢ $3 andare erminate the bran Sonchis a The flow large, and of a gold yellow ’ July, The root is long and white. It is foundin corn-fields, and flowers in feet high, The {talk is round, upright, eight dentatus. DodoPetiver calls it Sonch us aj divides topit the toward : and ofa dead green neus, Sonchus afp into numerous branches. deeply broad, confiderably long, The leaves are 10. Laciniated, finooth Sow-Thiftle, indented, and pointed at the end. Sonchus levi numerous, yellow, gold a of are The flowers and verylarge. The root is long, flender, and hung with many in It is a native of our marfhes, and flowers fibres. autumn. The ftalks are round, hollow, uv lis folio cufpiMerret calls it Sonchus tricubi five feet high. j dato. The Jeaves are long and large: down to fiderably broad; and they are di g. Sharp prickled Sow-Thiftle. the rib in many fegments. Sonchus afper dentatus. and of afaint yellow, The flowers are larg It is frequent in the weft of England, and The root is fibrous. flowers in June. The ftalk is round, hollow, purplith, and two Petiver calls it Sonchus ! levis laceratus, a name feet high. The leaves are. long, and confiderably broad : Diy 1s ON. Blue Mountain Sow-Thiftle. Sonchus caruleo flore. POE?.9 The root is long and thick. The ftalk is round, hollow, purplith, and of a firm fubftance: it is not much branched. The leaves are large, oblong, fharp-pointed, deeply and irregularly pinnated, and finely {errated along the fegments. The flowers are very large, and of a fine fkyblue, All the /ow-thiftles poffefs the fame quali H.i E R.A 6 I, . Hawkweed with bitten roots. Hieracium radice abrupta, LLEPL0 The root is conrpofed of numerous, thick fibres, joined to a fmall, oblong head, which ates abruptly, -andlooks as if bitten off. The ftalks are numerous, afoot high, branched, and of a ‘pale green. ep he leaves are Jong, narrow, and fharply dividedat the edges. The flowers are fmall, and of a full yellow. and flowers in July, um chondrille folio 2. Long-rooted Hawkweed. Hieraciumlongius ratitatim. P?Co2../1 The root is very long, moderately thick, and of a pale brown. and in a kind of leafy h refembling, of the card: It is com ditch banks, and flov ine calls it Hier Ourpeople, m caftorei odore. fidered by fome as a diftinét fpecies. Ill. 5. Broad-leaved Mountain Hawkweed. Hieraciumla Wok oe mM BRITISH narrow, of a yellowifh green, and very rough to the touch, The ftalks are numerous, branched, andafoot and half high. The leaves on thefe refemble thofe from the root; but they are not altogether fo rot Sum. This fpecies, when lefs nourifhed, has the leaves lefs divided, and has inthis ftate been con- HE; flower is cempofed of numerous Alofcules, arranged in a fmall head. The common cup to thefe is oblong; and is formed of numerous, irregular feales, lying clofe on one another, Each flofcule is fa and dentedin five places at the end. The ftalks of the plant are firm, andthe feeds oblong and flender es this among the fyngenefi2, the buttons on the threads coalefcing into a cylinder. Linneus 7 DriEO A OrN, upon the ground; and are long, Raycalls it Hieraciumcaftorti odore Monfpelien- whichare verytrifling with regard to medicine. Theyare cooling, outwardly applied. Some have eaten the young fhoots; but they are not plea: fant. U § iN HAWK WEED. Hitraciumafperius capitulis foliofis. ‘ The root is long and flender, and has abunce of fibres The s that rife from it fpread circularly The root is compofed of long, thickfibres. The ftalk is upright, branched, and two feet high. The leaves are.long, moderately broad, hairy, deeply indented, andof a pale green. Theflowersare large and yellow ; and, before they open, the bud hangs drooping. We haveit on dry banks in our midland counties. It flowers in July. It is found on the mountains ofItaly, and flowers in May. Others, Petiver calls it Sonchus ceruleus levis. Sonchus montanus ceruleo flore. Gree 439 7. Rough-headed Hawkweed. ong-fcented Haw Ai others have copied. FO Reb iG Nass) Pb C1 ES. a. HERBAL. BRITISH SPECIE S. The leaves rife in aclufter fromthis ; and they are oblong, moderately broad, and of a deep green: they are obtufe at the ends, andare irte- 6. Great jagged-leaved Hawkweed. Hieracium laciniatum majus. gularly finuatedat the edges. Theftalks rife among thefes and are flendet, tough, branched, a foot and half high, and ofa pale green: they have rarely any rudiment. of leaf upon them. The flowers grow at the tops of the branches, and are of a fine gold yellow. Tt is commonin -paf s, and flow calls it Lieracium C. Bauhi obtufum majus. 3. Smooth yellow H Hieracium luteun The root is composed of mumerous ais he um montanun. The root is long, fender, and furnifhed with many fibres. The ftalk is weak, branehed, of a deep green. The leaves are very broad, oblong, hairy, and of a dufky colour. The flowers are large, and of a pale yellow. It is common in our northern counties, and Howers in June. C. Bauhine calls it Hi lium glabrum minus. Clufius, Hieracium Britannicum. Theroot is long, flender, and furnifhed with afew ifibres. The ftalk is round, firm, and two feet and half high. The leaves are long, moderately broad, deeply finuated, and rough. The flowers are large, and of a deep yel- low. It is found on ditch-banks in fandy foils, and flowers in Auguft. C, Bauhine calls it Hieracium maximum chondrille folio afperum. Others, Hieracium cichorei folio majus. 8 The root is The firft leaves 2 pale green, and finuated d : The ftalks are numerous, branched, and t inches high ; and they are almoft naked, The flowers ftand at the tops, andare fimall! and yellow. It is frequent in Suffex on heaths, ar in July. Raycalls it Hieracium parvumtu are) im pappis denficus radiatis. g. Great-flowered rough Hawkweed. Hieracium afperium flore majore. The root is long, and hung with many fibres. The ftalk is upright, round, hairy, two feet high, branched, and of a brown colour. “he Ieaves are long, narrow, rough to the touch, and deeply finuated. The flowers are large, and yellow. We have it in corn-fields, where it flowers in ahine calls it Cichorium pratenfe luteumbirim afperum. Ray, Hieracium afperum major) 10. Dwarf rough Hawkweed. i im pumilum afperum. root is compofed of numerous fibres, con+ neéted to an abrupthead. The leaves are long, narrow, a little finuated at the edges, and rough to the touch. The ftalks are tough, and eight inches high, andthe flowers {mall and yellow. It is found on dry banks in Kent, flowering in June. C. Bauhine calls it Hieracium pu m afperum radice premorfa. Columna, Hieraciu Janatile montanum, 11. Great-flowered broad-leaved Hawkweed. Hieraciumlatifolinum magno flore. The root is compofed of numerous fibres, The |