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Show 326 The Hi}Jory of P LA N T S. and turns outward: the leaves are linea·r, pinnated, and longer than. the umbellula: the eneral corolla is difform and radiated : the fingle flowers of the d1Jk are all mal~s; the g confift each of five ereCt, inflexo-cordate petals : the fingle flow~rs of the rad1us y 11 h h d't they confift of the fame number of petals, but m thefe the ex-are. a er~apl ro ttehs ;n the refi and divided into two parts : the ftamina in all are five teno·ur one IS arger a , · h fl f h d' fi' t the antherre are fimple and round1ili : t e owers o t e ra tus bpi al; 1 amen }~all and placed under the cup : the ftyles are two, and reflex : the ft~ve t e germfien le T, he crul't 1·s roundilh compreffed, divifible into two parts, and 1gmata are tmp · 1 ; ' d 1 t1 'd foliaceo-fquammofe at the edge: the feeds are two, oblong, an e egan y n ged a; the edges, with round fquammre. . Of this genus there is only one known fpec1es. ART ED I A. The root is fmall oblong and white : the radical leaves are finely divided, and of a dark green colour;' they 1la~d on mode~ately long pedicles, and fomewhat refemble the lower leaves of dill ; they are of a bitter and d1fagreeable tafie. The fta~ks are round, · firiated, and two feet high : the leaves ftand fingly on the~, an~ are l~ke the radical ones, only fmaller. The umbels are fmall; the flowers _white, With a tmge of bluifh. The feeds are large and beautiful, and ftand very clofe m the ~ead. It is a native of the eafiern parts of the ~orld; Raww~lf fou?q .tt . about ~aunt Lebanon and elfewhere · he calls it Gingidmm; C. Bauhme, Gmgtdmm folto fceniculi.; ;nd Tournefort, Thapfia orientalis anethi folio fetnine eleganter crena to. D AU C US. T. HE general umoel is multiple:, plane w?en in .flower, b~t, ·~hen in feed, c~ncave and connivent: the part1ai umbel ~s multtple, a~d hke.lt: tlle gen~ral mvolucrum is of the length of the umbel, and IS compofed of feveral leaves; thefe are linear and pinnatifid: the partial involucrum is more fimple, and of the length of the umbellula: the proper perianthium is fcarce vifible : the general corolla is unequal: the fingle flowers confift each of five inflexo-cordate petals, the exterior ones larger than the refi: the fiamina are five capillary filaments: the antHefre are fimple : the germen is placed under the proper ~e~ep.tac1e, and is fmall : the fiyles are tw?, r~fl~x -: !he ftigmata are obtufe. The frUit ts of an oval figure, every Way covered With n grd har.rs, and is divifible into two parts: the feeds are two, of a fuboval figare, convex and harry on one fide, fmooth and plane on the other. Of this genus there is only one known fpecies. D A u c u s. The root is ob~ong, thick, and of ah agreeable tafie: the radical leaves fiand on .long pedicles; they are very finely divided, large, and of a duiky green colour, and hairy on the under fide, The fialk is round, ftriated, and jointed; it grows to three feet high, and is, toward the top, divided into many btahches: the leaves ftabd fingly at the joints, and are like the radical ones, only fmaller. The utnbels fiand at the tops of all the branches ; they are moderately large, very thick fet with flowers, and have a purpliili tinge before they open, but, when opened, they are white. The umbel of the feeds is large and hollow; the feeds themfelves beautifully armed with pale, whitiili prickles. It grows with us by way-fides very common. Clufius calls it, Dauctts vulgaris; C. Bauhine, Paftinacha tenuifolia feminibus hifpidis ; Van Royen, Linnreus, and Hal· - ler, Daucus feminibus hifpidis; but the addition of the two laft words is unneceffary, as the having hifpid feeds is a part of the generical character. The difference culture is able to produce in plants we have a very eminent inilance of in this: our carrots, the red, the yellow, and the whitilh kinds, which T ournefort has defcribed as fo many fpecies, all are the fame plant, all the com.mon wild Daucus, meliorated by culture. It's other accidental varieties have alfo been treated in the fame way by authors, and the number of fpecies is thus fwelled to no lefs than ten, though truly and originally but one and the fame plant. A M MI. Tbe Hijlory of P LA N T s .. THE general umbel is multipl'i, confifting of fifty radii : the partial umbel is lhort, and thick fet with flowers: the general involucrum is compofed of a number of linear, punctate-acute leaves, fcarce fo long as the umbel: the partial involucrum is formed of a number of linear, acute, fimple leaves, lhort,er than the umbel: the proper perianthium is fcarce vifible; the general corolla is difform: the fingle flowers are formed each of five inflexo-cordate petals, unequal in iize in the radius, but equ'!l in the diik.: the fiamina are five capillary filaments ; the anthera~ are rqundiih : the germen ftands below the receptacle : the fiyles ~re two, and reflex ; the fiigmata are obtufe : there is no pericarpium: the fruit is round, fmall, ftriated, and divifible into tw9 parts; the feeds are two, convex and ftriated on one fide. This genus comprehends the Ammi of authors, and the 1\.mmoides of Boerhaave. I. Ammi foliis inferioribus pinnatis lanceolatis Jerra_tis, Juperiori!Jus multifidis lineari!Jus. Tbe Ammi, with the lower leaves lanceolate and Jerrated, the upper ones multifid and linear. . <!omnton 1J5i:;; ft)op'g~ruecn. The root is oblong, flender, and whitiili : the radical leaves are placed on long pedicles, and are divided into a multitude of oblong, broad, crenated, and multifid fegments: the fialk is round, ftriated, and two or three feet high; the leaves on it ftand fingly, and are divided into more numerous, and thofe much narrower and finer, fegments, multifid, and of a dark green. The umbels ftand on the tops of the branches ; they are very large, the flowers w bite. It is common wild in the vineyards of Spain and Italy; we have it in gardens. C. Bauhine calls it, Amm.i majus; Dodonreus, Ammi vqlgare; Linnreus, ,&c. Ammi laciniis foliorum caulis laoiniatis. The feeds of this are ufed in the lhops 'as femina ammebs, but improperly; the next fpecies is the true officinal kind. 2 • ./J;nmi foliis inferiori!Jus pinnatis Jinearibus ftrratis, Juperiori!Jus in figmenta angujliflima divijis. · The Ammi, with the lower leaves pinnated, linear, and firrated, the upper ones very finely divided. 1true 11Dtfi)op's · ·Wtell. The root is fmall, oblong, and white ; hard, but of an agreeable tafte, like that of a 'parfnep. The radical leaves ftand on long pedicles; they are large, but the pinna: are oblong, narrow7 linear, and ferrated all the way round. The ftalk is round, ftriated, jointed, and about a foot high; the leaves on it fiand fingly, and are finely divided, like thofe of fennel. The umbels ftand on the tops of the branches; they are fmall, and the flowers white. The feed is very flender, and of a very aromatic fmell, and acrid tafte. It is a native of Italy; we have it in our gardens. C; Bauhine calls it, Ammi parvum foliis freniculi; Boerhaave, Ammoides majus odore origani. lt:s feeds are ufed in the lhops as a carminative, and are ingredients in many compofitiOns. 3· A mmi foliis omnibus pinnatis ~inearibus anguflioribus. The ..Ammi, with all the leaves pinnated, linear, and very narrow. ~atrolll:.:ltabeb :215tflJOP, .S::-UJt t.J.l. The root is fmall, oblong ,white, and hard': the radical leaves are narrow, pinnated, ~nd of a dark green; the pinnre are very narrow, oblong, and deeply ferrated. The ftalk ~s round, fmooth, branched at the top, and about fix or eight inches high : the leaves on 1t fiand fingly; they are fmall, finely divided, and of a dufky green. The umbels are very fmall ; the flowers little and white. It |