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Show • 342 'ibe Hiflory of P L A N T S. globofe, and feparable into two parts: the feeds are two, hremifpheric and concave: the flowers of the di.fk are often abortive. Coriandrum fruEti!Jus glo!Jojis. The root is oblong, flender, and white: the leaves are of two kinds; the radical ones are compofed of broad, crenated pinnm; thofe on the ftalk are divided into fine oblong and narrow fegments. The ftalk is round, ftriated, ilender, and two feet high, and ramofe: the umbels are moderately large; the flowers reddifh, fometimes quite white. It is a native of Germany, where it grows in corn-fields and by road-fides; it is fown in many places for the feeds. C. Bauhine calls it, Coriandrum majus. It's feeds are the Coriander feed of the fhops, and are a pleafant carminative. Authors mention two other fpecies of Coriander, a larger and a fmaller, with tefticulated feeds, but they appear to be no more than accidental varieties of this common kind. SCANDIX. T HE general umbel is long, but compofed of only a few radii; the partial ones have more rays: th~ par~ial i~volucrum. is formed of five leaves, ?f the length of ~he umbellule: the penanthmm IS fcarce vtfible; the general corolla IS flightly difform : the flowers in the di.fk are hermaphrodites; thofe in the radius females ; each confifts of five petals, of a cordato-inflex figure; the inner ones fmaller, the outer one larger: the ftamina are five capillary filaments;. the antherre are roundilh : the genncn is oblong; the ftyles are two; they are fubulated, erect, of the length of the fmalleft petals, and permanent : the ftigmata are obtufe : the fruit is naked long fubulated, and feparable into two parts : the feeds are two, fubula ed, convex, a~d ful~ cated ?n one fide, and plane on the ot~er : the flowers of the difk are generally abortive. Th1s genus comprehends the Scandtx, Cerefolium, Odorata and fome of the fpecies of Myrrhis, of authors. ' In the ~candix the feeds are filiform, and have a kernel included in their bafe. In the Cerefolmm the feeds are ovato-fubulated and ftriated, the involucrum green and per~anent, and the .flowers all hermaphrodites. In the Odorata the feeds are angulated, the mvolucrum deciduous, the flowers of the difk male and thofe of the radius he,- maphrodite. ' I. Scandix Jemini!Jus roflro longiflimo. Tbe ~candix, with very long, rojlrated feeds. ,§i)btPbttilS Jflcentc. Th.e .root .is oblong, ~ender, fibrated, and fweet to the tafte. The leaves are fmall, and dtvided mto a multitude of narrow, oblong fegments; they ftand on long pedicles. The ftalks are ro?nd, firm, ~nated, ramofe, and about eight inches. high. The flowers are f~all and whit~; the fruJt very long, and refembling the beak of the cranes bills. It IS common m our corn-fields. C. Bauhine calls it · Scandix femine rofirato · others, Petl:en Veneris. ' ' 2. Scandix femini!Jus hf!pidis. The rough-feeded Scandix. mounll=fttllttt, lbtU.l <!lJetbtl. . The root is fmall, oblong, and white. The leaves are pinnated and compofite; the pmnre are iho~t, hr?ad, crenated,. and hairy. The ftalk is round, ilender, ramofe, and two feet htgh 1 It has ~ few thm, weak fpines, Oli hairs, ·On it, The umbels are fmall, the flowers white. I.t is c~~mon with us under hedges. Rays calls it,, lV(yrrhis fylveftris feminibus afpens; R1vmus~ Caucalis foliis cerefolii. 3. Scandix The Hij}ory of P L A N T S. 343 3. Scandix Jeminibus nitidis ovato-Jubulatis Tbe Scandix, with Jmooth, ovato-ju!Julated feeds. , ([C:bttbil. The root is white, oblong, flender, and fibrated. The leaves refemble thofe of parfley, but that the pinnre are fmaller, and more divided. The fl:alk rifes to four feet high; it is round, ftriated, hollow, and jointed at confiderable difiances. The umbels are large, the flowers fmall and white. It is wild in many parts of Europe; with us it is cultivated for fallads. C. Bauhine calls it, Chrerefolium fativum ; Rivinus, fimply, Crerefolium. The other fpecies are, I. The great Cretic Scandix. 2. The very fine-leaved Scandix. 3· The long and fmooth-feeded, wild Scandix. 4· The yellow-flowered, fineleaved Scandix. 5· The fennel-leaved, rough-feeded Scandix. 6. The broad-leaved, reddifh.-flowered, rough Scandix. 7· The trifoliate, Canada Scandix. C H lE R 0 P H Y L L U M. T HE general umbel is patent ; the partial ones have nearly the fame number of radii : their involucra are formed of hollow, lanceolated, reflex leaves, of the length of the umbellules, and from five to ten .in number: the perianthium is fcarce obfervable : the general corolla is nearly uniform : the fingle flowers confiil: of each five inflexo-cordate petals, of which the exterior are fomewhat the larger: the fiamina five fimple filaments, of the length of the umbellule : the antherre are roundifh ; the germen ftands below the cup; the fryles are two, and reflex; the ftigmata are obtu!e ! the fruit is naked, ovato-oblong, acuminated, and feparable into two parts: the feeds are two, oblong, attenuated at top, convex on one fide, and plane on the other. I. Chr.erophyllum femini!Jus lcevi!Jus nitidis, petiolis ramiferis jimplici!Jus. The Chcerophyllum, with Jmooth, nitid feeds, and the ramijerous petioli jimple. The root is long, thick, and white : the leaves are large, and compofed of a multitude of oblong, pointed, ferrated pinnre, of a pale green colour, a little hairy, and foft to the touch. The ftalk grows to four feet high; it is thick, hollow, ftriated, and ramofe. The umbels are large; the flowers fmall 'and white) the feeds are long, fmooth, and black, when ripe. It is common under hedges, Ray calls it, Myrrhis fylvefiris feminibus lrevibus ; others, Myrrhis fylveftris. 2. Chcerophyllum caule maculato, geniczdis tumidis. 'The fpotted-.ftalked Chcerophyllum, with tumid joints. The root is long, white, and woody. The leaves are large, and fiand on long pedides; they are compofed of a number of large, broad, and ferrated pinnules, of a pale green colour, and hairy. The ftalk rifes to three feet high; it is hairy, and fpotted with red, ·and tumid at the joints. The umbels are large, the flowers little and white. It is frequent in mofi parts of Europe. C. Bauhine calls it, Chrerophyllum fylveftre ~ Rivinus, Myrrhis, S E S E L I. T HE general umbel is uncertain in figure; the partial umbels are very ihort, multiple, and almofi round ; their involucrum is compofed of feveralleaves, of the length of the umbellule, narrow, and pointed: the perianthium is fcarce obfervable : the general corolla is nearly uniform: the fingle flowers are compofed each of five inflexo- cordate, and flightly unequal, petals: the fl:amina are five fubulated filaments: the antherre are fimple: the germen ftands under the receptacle : the fiyles are two, and reflex: the fiigmata are obtufe: the fruit is naked, oval, fmall, firiated, and feparable into |