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Show The Hiflory of P L A N T .S. I. Heliotropittm faliis ovatis integerrimis, /pi cis conjttnc!is. The oval, whole-leaveli Heliotrope, with conjunct [pikes. The root is oblong, lingle, hard, and whitilh: the fialk is round, fungous, white; an'd dow.ny. It grows to fix or eight inches ~igh :. the leaves ftand fimple; they are of a roundi01, but fomewhat oblong, figure, an mch m length, ~nd mar~ than three quarters of an inch in diameter, when largeft ; but often not a th1td part fo large : they are even at the edges, but hoary and white, as the fialk. F~om the alre of every leaf grows a branch, and, at the tops of thefe, as well. as of the mam ftalk, ftand long and flend er fpikes of flowers, the tops of which. turn !nward, in the- manner of thofe of the m~ofotis, and other plants, called fcorp10n-taiied ones ~ the flowers are fmall and whtte, and are arranged very clofe to one another. This is not a native of England, but it iS' fi·equent in moft other parts of Europe.' C. Bauhine calls it, Heliotropium majus Diofcoridis; J. Bauhine, Heliotropium majus flare alba. 2. Heliotropium floribus glomeratis. T6e clu.fter-flowered Heliotrope. The root of this fpecies is compofed of a clufter of white, rigid fibres : the radical leaves ftand on moderately long pedicles; they are oblong, broad, obtufe, and hoary, foft to the touch, and white: the ftalk is procumbent, and full of branches ; it grows to five or fix inches long; the leaves on it are fomewhat lhorter than the radical ones approaching more to roundnefs; they are very white and hoary. The flowers are large: and very numero'l:ls; they ftand at the extremity of the ftalk, in a kind of glomera ted clufiers : they are f weet, and foon fall. This is a native of Sicily. Boccone calls it, Heliotropium majus flare ample odorato,' The 0 her fpecies of the ~eliotrope are, 1. The little, procumbent H eliotrope. ~· The blue, clary-leaved Heliotrope. 3· The narrower-leaved, blue, clary-like Hellotr? pe. 4· The narrdw-Ieaved, glaucous Heliotrope. S• The ihrubby, woolly, fea Hehbtrope. · The plant, called Heliotropium tricoccon, is not of this clafs, but is defcribed in it's place •. MY 0 S 0 T I S. T H.~ cal~x of the t;nyof0tis is an. oblong, erect, acute, and permanent perianthium; divided mt_? fiv~ lh~rt fegments at the .extremity : the corolla confifts of a fingle petal; the tube Is cylmdnc and fh?rt; the hmb is plane, and lightly divided into five fegments ; the fegments are emargmated and obtufe, and the opening of the flower is clofe? by five convex, prominent fquamma!, which bend toward one another: the ftamma are five very lhort filaments, placed in the neck of the tube: the an thera:~ are fmall, and covered; the germina are four; the ftyle is filiform and of the length of t~e tube of the cor?lla? t~; ftig~a is obtufe; the cup becom~s larger afterwards, and 1s erect, and c~ntams m It s cavity four oval, acuminated, fmooth feeds. I· Myofltis foliorum apicibus callojis. Tbe Myofotis, with callous apices to the leaves. ~ouft:-::earc ~co~pton:-::g~arg; Tl,lis is a plant which fometimes grows in barren, dry grounds, and fometimes in the mud,. about ihallow waters, or the edges of rivers, &c. in thefe two ftates it makes !0 very d1fferent an appearance, that all the botanical writers till Linnreus have defcribed lt under ~wo names, Myofotis paluil:risJ and Myofotis arve~fis, as two fpecies ; but the one, earned t~ the place of growth of the other, foon thews the difference, however, to be mere!y acc1dental. The root confifis of a number of white fibres. the radical leaves ~-J.:n mch long, a third of an inch broad, and terminate in an ~btufe point . the a 5 are firound. and hairy; thick, when in a wet foil; fiender when in a dry one: they grodw tol 'kIX 'he 1 gh t '.or more m· e h es m· 1e ngth; the l·e aves f't and alternately on t' hem, an are 1 e t e radtcal ones ,; the flowers ftand in long fpikes, curled up at the ~x:- tremtty. T!Je Hijlory of P L A N T S. tremity. . When in wet places, they are large, and of a beautiful blue colour . when in dry ones, much frnaller; ufually blue, but fometimes yellow. ' . T~e plant is frequent with us in .both it's ft~tes, and is defcribed ~nder them by C. Bauhme, under the names of Echmrn fcorpotdes paluftre, and Echmm fcorpioides arvenfe. Ray calls i~, M yofotis fcorpiodes paluftr!s, and M yofotis fcorpioides arvenfis ; and Tournefort, Ltthofpermum palufire, and Lithofpermum arvenfe minus. 2. Myojotis feminibus echinatis. Echinated-feeded Myofitis. J!ittlt, blut J,lo"nb' g~tongut. The root is oblong, fiender, black, and of a fweet tafte; the radical leaves are oblong, narrow, white, hoary, and pointed. The ftalk is flender, hairy, angular, and eighteen inches high ; the leaves ftand alternately on it, at very [mall diftances, fo that it is, in a manner, covered with them; they are fhaped like the leaves of gromwell, oblong, fomewhat broad, pointed, and foft to the touch ; they are covered with very long hairs.. The ftalk is divided into four or five ramifications; toward the top thefe ftand obliquely, and are long, flender, and curled up at the ends ; the lower part of thefe is thick-fet with (mall, alternate leaves ; the upper part with flowers, placed alfo alternately ; they are fmall, but of a beautiful Golour. This is not a native of England, but is frequent in many other parts of Europe. Linnreus calls, it, M yofotis .feminibus aculeatis triglochidibus; C. Bauhine, Cynogloifum minus ; Tournefort, Bugloffum femine echinate. L I T I-I 0 S P E R M U M. THE calyx of the Lithofpermum is a permanent perianthium, oblong, and divided 1 into five fubulated and hollowed fegments: the corolla confifis of a fingle petal, of the length of the calyx ; the tube is cylindric ; the limb lightly divided into five fegments, obtufe and ereCt; and the mouth open: the ftamina are five very lhort filaments; the anthera: are. oblong, and appear in the mouth of the corolla; the germina ~re four ; the ftyle iS filtfor~, and o~ the ~ength of the tube of the corolla ; the ftigma IS obtufe and b1fid: there IS no pencarpmtn, but the cup becomes patulous and long and contains four hard, oval, acuminated feeds. , 1. Lithofpermum Jeminibus lcevibus, corollis vix calycem fuperantibus. <!omnton The fmooth-Jeeded Lithofpermum, with corollce fcarce <!5~0ttllbtll. , longer than the cup. .The root is perennial, of the thicknefs of a finger, woody, and furnilhed with many fibres: the fialk is round, hard, rigid, rough to the touch, and two or three feet high ; it is divided toward the top into a number of branches, and is befet with lea~es, alternate1y placed, at fmall diftances, of a duiky green colour, two inches long, an mch broad, and terminating in a fharp point; they have no pedicles, and thofe placed toward the top of the ftalk are broader, in proportion to their length, than the reft: the flowers ftand all along the upper part of the branches; they are fmall and white: the feeds are whitilh, and very gloify. . This is frequen~ with us, by road-fides, and in dry fields. C. Bauhine calls it, Lithofpermum maJUS erutum; others, Lithofpermum vulgare. 2. Lith.ofpermum Jeminibus rugojis, corollis vix calycem fuperantibus. 1.15aftarn The rough-Jeeded Lithqjpermum, with corollce fcarce longer ::<flkanet. than the cups. The root is annual; it is fimple, oblong, reddilh, and woody. The plant grows to a foot,. or. ~ore, in height: the fialk is round, thick, rough to the touch, and, at the top,. IS dtv1ded into three or four branches : the leaves are an inch and a half long, half an mch broad, of a pale green colour, hairy, and foft to the touch; The flowers fiand on fhort pedicles, in the alre of the leaves; they are white and fmall; the feeds are rugofe~ This |
