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Show 442 'Ihe Hiflory of p L A N T S. fix inches high, and furniilied, from the top almofl: to the bottom, with numerous, ob-long, greenifh-white, fhiated flowers. . . . I ld Walls but is not common I met wah It m vafi: abundance near t grows on o , . h d fid C B h' 1 . She ton Malltt in Somerfetiliire, on the walls by. t e roa - 1 e. . au me ca ls It, C otyP I ed o n ma J·or., J. Bauhine , Cotyledon vera radJce tuberofa; and others, Umbilicus VeTnehreis .o ther fpecies are, · C 1 d · h b' 1 d 1 I. The fJHubby, Af11can oty e on, wit or 1cu ate eaves, with purple edges. 2 • The yellow-flowered, oblong-leaved Cotyledon. ,3· The [po tted- leaved, Afi·ican Cotyledon. 4· The long, black, great-leaved, Afnca.n, lhrubby C I d 5 The fcarlet umbdlated-fiowered Cotyledon. 6. The auncula-leaved Coottyy leed oonn.. · ' · 1 d C 1 d 8 7. The orange-coloured :flowered, orpme- eave oty e on. • The oblong, tuberous·rooted Cotyledon. SEDUM. T HE calyx is a permanent perianthium, divided into five parts, erect and acute: the corolla confiO:s of five acuminated, lanceolated, plane, patent petals : the neCl:aria are five ; each is a very [mall, emarginated fquammula, affixed to the outer part of the gcrmen, near the bafe : the fi~mina are ten. fubulated filaments, of the length of the corolla ; the antherre are round1lh : the germma are fiv.e, oblong,. and terminate in as many fiyles, which are fhorter than the corolla ; the fi1gmata are o~tufe l ·the fruit confiO:s of five ereeto-patent, acuminated, comprelfed capfules, emargmated toward the bafe, and opening longitudinally upwards and downwards: the feeds are numerous and !inall. . This genus comprehends the Sedum and Anacampferos of Tournef~rt. The e~en~ tial character confiLl:s in the nectarium. The Cotyledon craffula fempervtvum, Rhadwla, and Tillrea are all very nearly allied to this genus : and, in general, nature has made very numerous families of the fucculent plants, witnefs the Cactus Mefembry an themcum, &c. r. Sedttm foliis fubovatis adnato-Jeflibilus, gibbis ereElit{culis . alternis, racemo triplici. The triple-clujlered Sedum, with fubovate, gibbous, alternate leaves. mtlilU }0cppcr. The root is fibrous: the fialks are il.ender, round, reddifh, and fucculent; they grow to three or four inches in length, but are fcarce able to fupport themfelves ereCl: : the leaves are .fhort, pointed, thick, and fucculent, and fiand very clofe upon them: the flowers are beautiful, moderately large, and yellow. . . It is frequent on walls, and fop1etimes on the ground. C. Bauhme calls It, Sempervivom minus vermiculatum acre; J. Bauhine, Sedum parvum flore luteo. 2. Sedum foliis planiufculis patentibusferratis, corymbo termi-natrice. .® Jpittt The patent, plane-leaved Sedum, with terminatory clujters of ~ flowers. The root confifl:s of a great number of flefhy tubercles, with long fibres among them : the fialk is round, fmooth, erect, fucculent, often reddii11, and grows to two feet high: the leaves fiand irregularly, but very clofe; they are oblong, broad, of a blui!h-green, often with fome reddilhnefs among it, and are ferrated about the edges; the flowers fiand in a kind of umbel at the top of the fialk, and are large, an? of a beautiful purple: the flowers are fometimes white, and the leaves fometimes enttre. It is common in our pafiures. C. Bauhine calls it, Telephium · vulgare; others, Anacampferos and Craffula. The Hijlory of P t A N T s. 3· Sedum foliis ferratis, corymbo foliofo. The ferrated-leaved Sedum, with a foliofe corymbus. 44j ~enolb ~tbt::: tian £!Dtptne. ·The root is compofed of tubercles and fibres ; the fialks are numerous, round, fucculent, and procumbent, except that, when in :flower, they are a little .raifed; they are fix or eight inches long: the leaves are of a lanceolated figure, and m part ferrated : the :flowers are large, yellow, and very beautiful ; they fiand in a kind of umbel, with leaves under them. It is a new difcovered fpecies; it's native place Siberia. Amman calls it, Anacampfer os :A.ore :A.avo. The other principal fpecies are, r. The white-flowered, cylindric-leaved Sedum. z. The compreffed-leaved, rock Sedum. 3· The fix-leaved, imbricated, yellow Sedum. 4· The oval, feffile, gibbous-leaved Sedum. 5. The little, fhorter-leaved Sedum; and, 6. The taller, fucculent-leaved, fmall-:A.owered Sedum. PENT H 0 RUM. T HE calyx is a very fmall, permanent perianthium, formed of one leaf, divided into five acute, equal fegments : there is no corolla ; the fiamina are ten fetaceous, equal, permanent filaments, of twice the length of the calyx ; the _anthe~re are roundifh and deciduous ; the germen is divided into five parts, and termmates m five ftyles, of a conic figure, erect, and of the length of the fiamina : th~ fiigmata are obtufe : the fruit is a fingle capfule, divided into five parts, with five come angles, and containing five cells : the feeds are numerous, very fmall, and comprelfed. Of this genus there is only one known fpecies; an American, defcribed by Grono• vius, in his Fl. Virg. 5 I. Clafs the Tenth. Order the Fifth. D E C A N D R I A D E C A G Y N I A. Plants which have in every j/ower ten .flamina and ten Jlyles. P I-I Y T 0 L A C A. T HERE is no calyx; the corolla confill:s of five roundia1, hollow, patent, and permanent petals, coloured, and turned back at their extremities : the fiamina are ten fubulated filaments, of the length of the corolla; the anthem) ar.c roundilh and lateral : the germen is of an orbiculated figure, depreffed, and divided externally into ten lobes, and terminates in as many very fhort fiyles, with fimple, permanent fiigmata: the fruit is an orbiculated, depreffed berry, with ten longitudinal furrows, umbilicated with the pifl.ils, and containing ten cells : the fe~ds are fingle, fmooth, and of a kidney-like lhape. N E URAD A. T .H E calyx is a very fmall perianthium, divided into five parts, and placed upon the germ en : the corolla confifl:s of five equal petals, and is larger than the cup : the fl:amina are ten filaments, of the length of the cup : the anther~ are fimple; the germen is gibbous; the fiyles are ten in number, and of the length of the fl:amina; the fiigmata are fimple: the fruit is an orbiculated, depreffed capfule, convex on the under part, and armed with afcendent prickles; it contains ten cells, in each of which ls a fingle feed. · Of this genus there is only one known fpecies. Juffieu has given it the name of Tribulafirum. |