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Show 3 o ~ The fli.ftory of P L A N T S. L A G o B c r A. laounn4)tailtil <tutnntitt. The root i~ compofed of ~ clufier .of fibres: th~ ~alk ~s round, h~llow, and w~ak; it rifes to about fix or eight mches h1gh, and IS d1v1ded mto a multitude of r~md1ca~ tions. the leaves are four inches long, pinnated, and of a duiky green: the pmnre are oblon.g, broad, and ferrated at the edges. At the tops o~ .the branch.es ftand .roundi~ heads or clufiers of flowers; the whole head appears whiti!h and ha1ry. It IS very 1ll referr~d, by authors, to the Cummin. It has neither the appearance, fmell, or tafie of that plant : it's fmell is more like that .o~ the carrot. . It is a native of Syria ; we have It m fame of our gardens. ~ournefor.t calls It, Cuminum orientale; Camerarius, Cuminum fylvefire; and C. Bauhme, Cummum fyl-· veftre capitulis globofis. B R u N 1 A. I T HE common perianthium is roundi!h, i~pricared, compofed of a m~mbe: of narrow, pointed leaves, and containing feveral flowers. The proper penanthmm is compofed of five obl0ng, hairy leaves, {barter than the corolla: the corol!a confifis of five petals; their ungues are pender, and of .the length .of the cup; th~n· bractere roundi!h and patent: the fiamma are five capillary, fl acc1d ~laments, lpnger than the corolla and affixed to the ungues of the petals: the germen IS very fmall ; the ftyle is fimple, ~nd of the length of the corolla; t?e fiigma is bifid; th~re is. no P.e!·icar~i- 'um : the common receptacle of the fruCtificatiOns feparates the penanth1a by It s ha1ry fquammre : the feeds are fingle, and fomewhat hairy. Breyni'us calls this, Cypreifo-pinulus, Cent. I. I o. CLAY T 0 N I A. T H E calyx is a bivalve perianthium; the leaves are oval, erecr, equal, obtufe and ·~ permanent. The corolla confifis of five la~ge., ereCt Fe~als, of an ov~l, oblong figure, and emarginated : the ftam{na ate five crooked, fetaceous filaments, a little !barter than the corolla : the antherre .are oblong and incumbent : the germ:en is roundi!h ; the fiyle is fitnple, and of the length of the ftamina : the fiigma is bifid : the fi-uit is a capfule of a roundi!h figure, containing three cells, and in each three roundifh feeds. ( f Claytr;nia foliis obverfe ovatzs. 1 I The obveife!J-rival-leaved Claytonia. The root is fibrous; the radical leaves are numerous, of an obverf~ly oval figure; the top; being round and broad, the bafe narrow, and forming a furrowed pedicle below; they are fmooth, nervous, and even at the edges : the fralk is round, and does not exceed the radical leaves in height; at it's top there ftand two feffile, obverfely oval, iliort leaves, oppofite to one another : the flowers are large, and of a beautiful red. It is a native of Siberia ; we h~ve it in fame of our gardens. It is defcribed in the Stockholm ACts, under the name of Limnia. . ( C E L 0 S I A. ~HE calyx is a perianthium, formed of three acute~ lanceolated, dry, permanent '.1 1eaves, and refembling a corolla : the corolla confifis 'of five ereCt, lanceolated, acute, rigid, ahd permanent petals: the neCtarium is a very !mall margin, furrounding the germen; the fl:amina are five fubo1ated filaments, of the length of the corolla: the qnthen:f are veifatile; t'he germen is globcife; the flyle is !trait, fubulatcd, and of the length of the fi:amina : the fiigma is fimple: the fruit is a•globofe capfule, furrounded with the corolla. It is formed into only one cell, and opens horizontally : the feeds are roundiih and emarginated. Zbe Hijlory of P L A N T S. Celojia foliis lanceolato-ovatis. The lanceolato-oval-leaved Celojia. ~tttltb ~matantb. The root is oblong and thick ; the fialk is round, thick, fl:riated, and of a mixed t:>urple and green colour ; to~~rd the ground it is a11 over of a deep purple, and the bark full of a blood-col~ured JUICe. It grows to four feet high; the leaves fiand alternately, and at fmall dlll:ances fi·om one another; they are eight or ten inches long narrow, of a deep green, and pointed at the extremity. On the top of the ftalk and of the feverallateral branches, ftand broad, and, as it were, reticulated fpikes of flowers, of a beautiful purple. The whole fpike is often a foot and half long curled at !he edges, and bending down with the weight of the top ; they are often th~ee or four mches broad. It is a .native of the Eaft In.dies. C. B~uhine. calls it, Amaranth us panicula incurva; Cameranus, Amara~thus cr.lfl:a~us. It IS fubjeCl: to great variations from culture. The colour of the fp1ke, which IS naturally of a fine firong fcarlet, will become of all the degrees of red, of a gold yellow, and of a thoufand admixtures of red yellow and green. . To .thef~ accident~! ~ariations of. the plant we owe the name; of mar~ than than thirty 1magmary fpecies 111 the botamcal writers. Of the number of thefe are the Amaranthus fpicatus fericeus flare luteo virefcente ~ maranthus fpicis carneis, &c. The error of confounding this with the Amaranthu; IS alfo a very grofs one: the characters are perfeCtly different. Clqfs the Fift/;. Order the Fir.fl. Divijion the Seventh. P entandria Monogynia, with incompleat jlow~rs. ACHYRANTHUS. T HE calyx is a petiaathium, compofed of five lanceolated, acute, rigid, pungent; - and permanent dry leaves ; there is no corolla: the ftamina are five iliort fila• ments; the anthera: are fmall.; the ~er~en is roundi.!h; the !tyle is fimple,. of the length of the fiamma; the fitgma IS bifid. There IS no pericarpium : the feed is fingle, roundilh, and compreffed. Dilleniu? has .fi~ure.d this plant in his Hortus Elthamenfis~ but the charaCters alone are a fufficient diftm810n. THE S I U M. T ~ E calyx is a turbi~ated1 permanent perianthium, formed of a fingle leaf: divided mto five fi10rt, fem1-lanceolated, erect, obtufe fegments. There is no coroll but the calyx, being coloured on the infide, has palfl:d for a corolla with fame. th, ftamina are five fubulated filaments, !barter than the cup, and affixed to the b;fe of the fegm:nts .: the antherre are roundHh; the germen is placed below the receptacle .; the fi~le IS fih~orm,. and of the length of the fiamina: the ftigma is thick and obtufe: there IS no.Pencarpmm : the calyx ~olds in it's bottom a fingle, roundiih feed. . ~her~ 1~ but one known fpecies of this genus, and the charaCters· fufficiently difimgm!h lt, G LA u X. I • THERE. i~ no ~alyx. The cor<Dlla is a fingle, campanulated, eretl, permanent petal, dtvtded mto five obtufe, revoluted fegments: the ftamina are five fubulated,. ereCt filam ents, of the length of the corolla : the anthera! are roundiih . the ger n;en Is oval; th.e ~yle is filjform, and of the length of th~ ftamina: the ftigma is ca: PI.ta~ed : the frmt IS a glo~ofc:, but acuminated, capfule, formed of five valves, con-h tau111mg a fingle cell, and m It five roundi!h feeds, with a great roundifh receptacle o owed by the feed . , GLA u X~ |
