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Show The Hiftory of P L A N T S. of five very large, unequal, inflexo-bifid petals : the fiamina are five fimple filamen ts. the antherre are roundifh ; the germen is placed under the cup: the fiyles are two: they are fubulated, and permanent : the fiigmata are obtufe : the fruit is. naked, fub: oval, coronated, and feparable into two parts : the feeds are two, fi.tboval, convex, and ftriated on one fide, plane on the other, and dentated at the top. 1 • OEnantbe foliis caulz'nis injlato-jijlulojis tereti6us. <l!onunon The OEnanthe, with the leaves on the .flaiR. rounded and hol/r;w. !!DlOpibo~t~ The root is compofed of a number of oval tuberofities, affixed to the ends of white and thick fibres: the radical leaves are large, and divided into a number of fine fegments; thofe on the ltalk are cylindric, hollow, ·and terminate in a few narrow divifions : the fialk is round, hollow, firiated, and ramofe ; it grows to two feet high • the umbels are fmall, the flowers large and white. • The plant is common with us in wet places. C. Bauhine calls it, OEnanthe aquaticn. 2. OEnantbe Joliis omni6us multi.ftdis o6tujis fubcequalibus. The 0 Enanthe, with all the leaves multifid, o6tuje, and nearly ~tltt lOCk . equal. w :oplbOlt. The 'root is compofed of a number of tuberous bodies, oblong, thick, and fu ll of a yellowilh, acrid juice : the leaves are large, of a pale green colour, and formed of a multitude of large, broad, and indented pinnre. The ilalk grows to four or five feet high, and is thick, firiated, and ramofe : the umbels are very large; the flowers are white. It is common about waters, with us. Ray calls it, OEnanthe cicutre facie ; C. Bau-hine, OEnant~e c?erophylli foliis. It is a terrible poifon; many have periilied by inadvertently eaung 1t. The other fpec_ies are, 1. The thick, apium-leaved OEnanthe. 2. The narrowfegmented OEnant.he. 3· The rue-leaved OEnant-he. 4· The little, water OEnanthe. S· The Portugal OEnanthe, with large, roundilh feeds. Clafs the Fifth. Order the Second. Divijion the Sixth. P entandria Digynia, with two nahed feeds, and only partial involucra. P H E L L A N D R I U M. T I! E general umbel is. multiple ; ~he partial one is fimilar: there is no general mvolucrum; .the ~arttal. one conftfts of feveh acute leaves, of the length of the umbell~le : the p~nanthmm ts fmall, permanent, and quinquedentated: the general ~orolla ts ~early umform ;_ the fingle flowers are unequal; they are compofed each of five acummated,. cordato-mflex petals: ~he ftamina are .five capillary filaments, longer than ~he corolla . the anthera~ are roundt{h : the germen fiands under the perianthium : !he fiy.les are two, fubulated, ereCt, _and perma?ent :. the fiigmata are obtufe : the fru it IS naked, fmooth, and coronated with the penanthmm and piiHls; it is feparable into two parts : the feeds are two, oval and frnooth. Of this genus there is only one known fpecies. p H E L L A N D R I U M. <ml ater }9cntlock. The root is oblong,. thic~, white, a_nd fibrated. ~he fialk is very thick, an inch and a h~lf, or more, m dtameter, finated, hollow, JOinted, and ramofe : the leaves are fix mches long, and near as much broad, fometimes larger, and are finely divided into narro~ fegments: the umbels are fmall, the flowers white, but the antherre reddilh. It 15• com~on. m waters. Lobel calls it, Cicutaria palufiris · C. Bauhine Cicutaria palufins tenu1foha. ' ' C I CUT A. The Hifiory of P L A N T S. C I C U T A. T H E general umbel is roundilh, and compofed of numerous radii, equal in length : the partial umbels are roundi!h, and compofed alfo of numerous, equal fetaceous radii: the partial involucrum is formed of a number of fhort, fetaceous leaves ; the perianthium is very fmall : the general corolla is uniform : the fingle flowers confift each of five nearly equal, oval, inflex, and fmall petals : the fiamina are five capillary filaments, longer than the corolla : the antherre are fimple ; the germen fiands under the cup; the fiyles are two, filiform, longer than the corolla, and permanent : the ftigmata are capitated : the fruit is naked, roundifh, firiated, and feparable into two parts : the feeds are two, oval, convex, ftriated on one fide, and plane on the other. Of this genus there is but one known fpecies. C I C U T A. r.Long::.Ieaben ruater ~etnlock~ The root is oblong, as thick as a man's thumb, and fibrated : the leaves ftand on long pedicles, and are divided into a number of oblong, narrow, and ferrated fegments: the fialk is round, firiated, ramofe, red at the bottom, and two or three feet high: the umbels are large, the flowers white. It grows by waters with us, but happily is not common. Gefner calls it, Cicuta aquatica; Dodonc:eus, Sium alterum ; Rivinus, Cicutaria. It is a terrible poifon : Rivinus fays cattle eat it unhurt, but Linnreus gives an infiance of oxen killed by it. E T H U S A. T HE general umbel is patent;. the interior radii are gradually lhorter, th; middle ones fhortefl: of all ~ the partial umbels are fmall and patent : the parttal invo ... Iuera are dimidiated, placed exteriorly, and compofed of either three or five leaves, which are very long, linear, and pendulous: the perianthium is very fmall; the gene• ral corolla is uniform: the fingle flowers confifi each of five unequal, inflexo-cordate petals : the fiamina are five fimple filaments; the antherre are roundiili : the germen fiands under the cup: the fiyles are two, and reflex: the ftigmata are obtufe: the fruit is naked, of a roundifh, oval figure, and feparable into two parts: the feeds are two, roundifh, firiated, and thence a third part plane. . Of this genus alfo there is oply one known fpecies. It is called, Cynapium and Cicuta fatua, by authors. . E T H u s A . The root is oblong, white, and £lender: the leaves are l:trge, and formed of a multitude of pinnre ; the foliola are fmall, oval, pointed, and fer rated ; the whole leaf much refembles that of hemlock, but that the fegments are nar:rower. The fialk is flender, round, firiated, ramofe, and three feet high: the umbels are moderately large; the flowers white, and the feeds very large: the fialk is not fpotted,- like that of hemlock, but is often dufiy. It is common in gardens, and other cultivated places. C. Bauhine calls it, Cicutaria minor petrofelino fimilis. C 0 R I A N D R tJ M. T HE univerfal umbel has but few radii, the partial has feveral: the partial invo~ lucrum is compofed of three linear leaves, placed outwardly, and the perianthium is quinquedentated : the general corolla is difforrn and radia:ted: the fingle flowers of the difk are hermaphrodites, and compofed of five equal, inflexo-cordated petals : the fingle flowers of the radius are hermaphrodite, and compofed of five unequal, -inflexocordate petals; the exterior one being very large, divided into two parts, and the lateral ones nearefi it having each one large, lateral iegment: the fiamina are five fimple filaments; the antherre are roundifh; the germen fiands under the cup: the fiyles are two, and fmall : the il:igmata of lhe females are capitated : the fruit is naked, exaCtly 4 S globofe, |