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Show The Hiflory of P L A N T S. fum. 9· The echium-leaved, oriental Cynogloifum~ 10. The plantain-leaved Cynonogloifum; and 11. The .b~glofs-leaved ~yno~glolfqrn. To thefe we are to add three others, called by authors Ompbalodes: 1. 1 he flax-leaved Cynogloffum. 2. The tall1 larger-leaved Cynogloifum. 3. The comfrey-leaved, ver)lal ,Cynogloifum. S Y MPH Y TUM. " T HE calyx of the Symphytum is an er€ct, acute; pentangular, permanent perianthiu~, divided into hve parts at the edge : the ~orolla ~onflil:s of a fingle petal', formed into ~ very fh<;>rt tube, and a tQbulated, ventncofe lunb, fomewhat thicker than the tube, and divided into five fegments at the edge, obtufe and refl x. The opening is furnilhed with five fubulated rays, lhorter than th~ limb, and collnivent, fo as to form a cone. The il:amina ar~ five Jububted filaments, placed alternately with the radii of the aperture : the antherre are acute, ereCt, and covered ; the germina are four; the il:yle is filiform, of the length of. the corolla; the il:jgma is firnple. There is no pericarpium, but the calyx grows 'larger, and contains · four gibbous, pointed feeds, placed with their apices connivent. This genus comprehends the Sytnphytum of Tournefort, and the Confolida of Rivinus. . ' 1. Symphytum folii's ovato,...lanceolatis . The Symphytum, with ovato-lanceolate leaves. <tontntott €otnfttp. The root is oblong, irregularly {haped, an inch thick, black on the outfide, white within, and extreamly vifcous. The radical leaves are a foot long, three or fou r inches broad in the middle, even at the edges, rough to the touch, of a pale green, and terminate in a point. The il:alk grows to two feet, or more, in height; the iliape is round; but it is edged with membranes from the bafes of the leaves; it is as thick as a finger, green, hairy, and rough to the touch; toward the tQp it is divided into feveral branches, which are covered with long feries of flowers, moderately large, and of a white colour, fometimes purple, fometimes yellow : this variation of the colour on the flower, has by fame been made the diil:iqetion o( two different fpecies, but erroneou! ly. The plant is a native of England, anp is common in watery places. C. Bauhine ~ails it, Symphytum confolida major ; others, Confolida major, and Symphytum rnaJUS, or Vulgare. The root of this is a powerful agglutinant, good in the fluor albus. 2. Symphytum foliis oblongis angu.ftioribus. The oblong, narrow-leaved Symphltum. r The root is tuberous, long, branched~ and brittle, black on the furface, white within. The radical leaves are eight inches long, and two and a l1alf in breadth, of a pale bright green colour, and not [o rugofe or rough to the touch, as thofe of the common Comfrey. The ftalk is green, fucculent, and edged with membranes from the bafes of the leaves, fo that it lo,oks pentangular: the leaves fiand at. dillances on it; they are oblong, narrow, pointed, and of a bright green: the flowers are of a whiti~1 ~olour, lon&er, but not thicker than thofe of the common Comfrey. Thts IS frequent m the woods of Germany, and other places. It varies much in fize, and has been defcrib~d by C. Bauhine, in thefe il:a~es, as two fpecies, under the names of Sympllytum maJUS tuberofa radice, and Minus. P U L M 0 N A R I A. T HE calyx of the Pulmonaria is a permanent, cylindric, and fomewhat pentangular perianthium, formed of oqe leaf, ftnd divided into five fegments at the edge. The corol~a co~1fi~s of ~ ~~:gle P.etal : the tube is cylindric, and of the length of the cup :. the hmb ts lightly .<Itvtded mto five fegments, obtufe, and ereeto-patent. The mouth ts open; the il:amma are five very fhort filaments, placed in the mouth of the corolla: the antherre are ereCt and connivent: there are four germina: the il:yle is |