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Show E mn ih Th BRITISHHERBAL. 510 2 The Yew-leaved Fir. 3 Th BRITISH HERBAI C. Bauhine calls it Abies coni Wehave one ; other {pecies alfo native; The commonFiror Pitch tree, Abies rubra. Its ‘ and the cones hang leaves crow irregularly, 2 ” downwards. n is thick, and covered with a redifh The trunk Sues: brown bark. rous, 2and ae ading. TThe branches are numerous, oa f e o refem fer 70 feries, eer = ee ingthofe refem| The leaves grow in two of the yew-tree ; and are of a. deep green above, What is called the Scotch fir is diftin& from andof a filvery grey below. ag The leaves are We On hare both thefe: it is the wild pine. : ; eaThe cones are large, brown, and ftand up- long and bluifh. wards. We have it in Scotland, and fome other places. ks WU fet ck catkins, and three are placed on eachfcale of* the cup, x HE male flowers are difpofed in cylindri : ; ; fegments. The female into four ae at the edge minute leaf,: cutsite ofc ,a fingle Eacheeis formed Ss . it casi Be i Stace 3 bat rudiments of feeds under the fcales of flowers are placed in C, oval catkins ; and have no petals, : ® the catkin, which afterwards becomes a fmall cone. The Alder. It is common by waters. C.Bauhine calls it Anus rotundifolia glutinofa viridis. i We have a variety of this called the /rarle alder ; in which there are red membranes under 7 It is naturally a fhrub offree growth. The bark is gloffy and purplifh. The leaves are large, roundifh, and clammy ; ,1 the cones » Owing wing to accident. iden and the cones are brown. Geel, into four oval fegmen three 1 os sail ) innzus pla imen A. z ace oe the fcales of oblong catkins. ee atfe li placed tetrandri ‘ormer among monecia tetrandria. ng the the monwcia The leaves are oval, pointed, ferrated, and : gloffy. The Birch Tree. fe Live uf Betula. It is common in woods. All authorscall it Betula Thetree is tall.and regular in growth. The baik is fmooth and glofiy, pale on the C of a pale green, fharp at th and 4 E Seay : point * | ‘ the and trees, fome on grow The male flowers purplifh b fruit on others: : thist is a round, r 1 u re othe on uit erry, a Pty ee covered with a grey powder. G xI EMPETRUM EMPETRUM. 5 é 3 flowers, male, female, and hi rmaphrodite, all on diftinét plants The female have all the parts of the hermaphrodite . 4, lack : berry’d2 Empetrum : ; EmpetrumfruGu nigro. £°C 70» Ca ¢ branches trail The fhrub is low and : {mall ; the i upon the ground, and the barkis red and glofly. The leaves ftand thick and irregularly, and The berries are black and fhining. ; ; We haveit on boggy heaths. ‘ C. Bauhine calls: it Erica i baccifera ]procumbens , sigra. Others, Empetrum mgrum. Our people, Crowberries, and Crakebervies. are oval, fhort, and pointed. G N E j body, but purplifh at the-twigs. < : leaves of this are broader than in the other. “ly a (aecenne This is 2. Savine, Sabina. properly a fpecies of 4 ve rt TTA the juniper with broader leaves: famous for r promoting the menfes Us-55S N E BLACK - Dwarf Mountain Juniper, Yuniperus Alpina Be saga ; a oe flowers, but no filaments, The farina fromthe male flower impregnates the female; Linnzeus places this among the friecia. and the hermaphrodite impregnate themfelves. catkins ; and are formed of a fingle petal, divided HE male flowers are placed in cylindrick flowers of thefe ftand on each feale of the cup. The female nf narrow, of a fruit, nor are fucceeded by any berry. ii. : I mall, ERE arethree kinds of BIRCH Bick MPOds fpecies Wehave two other : 5 i v : 7, We haveit commononheaths. C. Bauhine calls it Funiperus vulgari The berries ar € an excell erniea ‘ diuretick;a as is alfo th ne W i Fe ae 9 this is The male fower has a cup divided into three parts, and three fmall, oval petals; have no rudiment fucceeded by a berry. The male flowers are formed as the hermaphrodite, but VI U N - G Linnzus places this among the diwcia monadelphia. re ay : ea leaves i fet el thick, a they a a as ; eS ; h HE male flowers are placed in long catkins by threes; and they h i ae fi lower 1p divi e there are only filaments.By The female has ee bale: befides this ees i t hy ah ing t three parts, and three hard-pointedpetals. Thefruit is a round berry > is three The branches are numerous. de es ; JUNIPERUS. . . 4 to a tree in fomeplaces. rife will AL DER. go JUNI PER Common ib Ni J Juniper. pe Funiperus vulgaris. POTRAO ‘ ‘ Jtis commonly a fhrub of fix feet high, but 5 U N E G . xX v4 sh GG: bus five mas. Abies conis furfum JpeBantibus. CLA. 2 S U XIL B.O.X. BUXUS. GEN U , S: hollowed thee male flowersrife from the buds of the branches, and are formedof two roundifh, grow among them, and have a flowers female ‘The cup. eaved three-l a leaves, placed in three beaks. four-leaved cup and three petals. The feed-veflel is round, andhas TX. S WE"E, eG AU 'L. Linnzus places this among the monecia tetrandria. G ATE: of filaments under the HE male flowers are placed in a loofe, oval catkin, and confit only ants 5 ; feales of the catkin. : f i The female flowers are difpofed pofed in the fame manneron different plants 5 is dry, fkinny, and compreffed at tp. and have only a rudiment of a fruit, which, when ripened, Sweet sil: sae: PC; 2.) 2 het of a foot and‘half, i. _ is fmooth, and deep coloured. he twigs are flender; the leaves are oblong, undivided, and of a pale green, 8 The flowers:are brown. Wehaveit in boggy ground. C. Bauhinecalls it Rhus myrtifolia Belgica. The leaves, where bruifed, have a coar fely aromatick {mell : : GEN US C. Bauhine eS, it Buxus arbore/cens, 1. Common Box. ce yy) f? Buxus vulgaris. VC, LulB low fhrub. It is naturally a bufhy, . a The bark is pale ; the woodyellow ; the leaves hard, roundifh, and firm. white ; g The flowers are of a greenifh It is wild in Kent and elfewhere. ‘The wood . has the virtues of guiacum, as a ze gadorifick and fweetener of the blood. Ceci , have another fpecies. : ; P We have Buxus K anguftifolia. The Box, ed Narrow-leav 2. leaves fharper at the point, andthe branches fewer. |