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Show Th BRITISH Sein 2) HERBAL ES The BRITISH Ir G E N US Ii 1. The White Beam. MALUS. The fruit is roundifh, flefhy, and contains feveral oblong feeds, Linneus places this among the icofandria pentagynia; the filaments being numerousand in- ferted in the cup, and theftyles five: Malus fyloeftris vulgaris.Z7G2., 0 hee $ eae The fhrub is tough, and fpreads into many branches, which are knotty, and covered with a purplifh rind. 2 Mefpilus alnifolio fubtus incano.Z¥V(Fe-A3) HE flower is placed in a cup divided into five fegments; and is compofed of five large, The Crab. 5 IV. THE flower is placed in a cup, lightly divided into four fegments ; and is compofed of five roundifh petals, with numerous filaments... The fruit is flethy, roundith, and umbilicated, Linnzus places this among the icofandria pentagynia, The APPLE. roundifh petals. PU MESPILUS. ‘Trees and fhrubs which have fruit after all the flowers, G. EN HE RB. Asdz The leaves are broad, fhort, pointed, and of a deep green. The flowersare large and fleth-coloured ;, their C. Bauhinecalls it Alni effigie lanato folio: but its moft ufual name is dria Theopbrafti. Thetree grows to a moderate bignefs. The barkis pale and {mooth, The leaves are oblong, broad, obtufe, and lightly dented: of a dark green on the upper fide, and whitifh underneath. Wehave three other fpecies of Me/pilus. : 7 The common White Hawthorn, Me/pilus apifolio vulgaris Spinefa. 2, Oblong-leaved Mefpilus, Me/pilus vulgaris fo- The flowers are fmall and white ; and thefruit is {mall and roundifh. We haveit in our weftern counties, buds very red. It is commonin hedges. C. Bauhinecalls it Malus flveftris) tio laurino, 3. Great-leaved Mefpilus, Me/pilus foliis et fruttu majoribus. Gita N JUS ._V. ROIS Es GrmenrN T05"s ROs 4. Il. PE A R. HE floweris placed in a large cup, thick, and rounded ‘at the bafe, and divided at the edge into five long fegments; and itis compofed offive broad petals, with numerous filaments. The PEL Rewklys: fruit is formed of the thick bafe of the cup; and contains many feeds. oe flower is placed in a cup, divided into five feements, and is compofed of five large petals, Thefruit is oblong, flefhy, and has within feveral oblong feeds. Linnzus places this with the former, Linnzus places this among the jcofandria polygynia. The Burnet Rofe. Wehavefive other f{pecies, Az, Rofa pumila fpinofiffima foliis pimpinella: The wild Pear-Tree, 1 Pyrus fylvefris. VL TELL The tree is tall and fpreading. The bark is rough and brown. The flowers are large and white. The fruit is yellow, and harth to thetafte Wehaveit in hedges in the north of England. The leaves are broad, oblong, and: of a pale C. Bauhine calls it Pyrus fylveftris. This is a little but very pretty fhrub. The branches are tough, and their bark is brownith, The leaves are pinnated, and the pinne are c i : . fhort, ferrated, and roundith: their colour is a av are! green. oo. are large, and of a very pale fiehh colour, Gn & Ne al sin:® Thefruit is fmall, red, and roundifh. TI. Sorbus legitima. FOr2. pr nt The tree grows to a confiderable fize, and {preads out into many branches. The leaves are beautifully difpofed, and are pinnated, oblong, fharp-pointed, and of a fine green, The_fowers ftand in clufters; and are fmall and white. The fruit is large, oblong, pear-fhaped, and brown, 2 this wild in our fouthern counties, g White-flowered Dog-rofe. Rofa fylvcftris minor flre.albo. The leaves broaderand fhorter. 5, The great Englith Apple-rofe, Rofa flvdiris pomifera major. pear. The fruit as big. as a {mall BU Sz Gor Nr & BOWL ry THE flow eis placed in a cup; divided into five light fegments, and is compofed of five broad 4. petals. The fruit is foft, roundifh, and umbilicated; and the feeds are three, Linneus places this among the ico/andria pentagynia, 1. The True Service, 3. Sweet Briar, Rafa fy It is common in hedges, and flowers in’ June. C. Bauhine calls it Rofa fylueftris pomifera. Others, Rofa foliis pimpinelle. SERVICE. SHOR . The common Briar, or Dog-tofe, Rofa fylveftris inodora, five canina. Commonin all hedges. 2. Wild Briar with large, prickly hips, Rafa [plocftris frudiu majore hifpido, In hedges. > x A bobvahri® odor Te hay have We efiris odera. CURRANT RIBES. Wehaveit in woods in Staffordthire: C. Bauhinecalls it Sorbus fativa. Thefruit when mellowis very pleafant. Wehave two other {pecies. 1. The commonService, Sorbus torminalis. The leaves broad, and deeply divided ; and the fruit fmall. 4272.25 2. The Quicken-tree, Sorbus /ylueftris foliis dom neftice fimilis, The leaveslike afh, and thefruit red, thofe of the a Te cup is rounded, fwoln, and divided into five fegments. The Baer confifts of five {mall; roundifh petals. The fruit is rounded, juicy, and contains many feed's. Linnzus places this among, the peutandria monogynia. Wehave four fpecies wild in our northern counties. i. The commoi Currant; Ridesouulganis frudu rubro, Cultivated alfo every where in gar- dens . The fweet Currant, Ribes vulgaris fruftu dulci, The leaves broader and larger. 3. Small-fruited: Currant, Rides ne Thefruit and leaves baske very famall. a 4. The black Currant; Ribes nigrum aes leaves of anill 0 Thejelly of this cures fore throats. ce GEN US$ |