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Show • Th~. Hi.ftory of P L A N T S. 2. Rofa caule petioli/que aculeatis, . calycibus indivijis. The Rofl, with the .ftem' and petioles both prickly, .. and with undivided cups. 1tbt l!ou r::: net l\ofe. The root is divaricated. The trunk is robuft, but low, very much branched, and very prickly. The )eaves are pjnnated; the pinnules are fmafl, roundilh, and of a dark g(een.cololl't:.) tlfhe flowers are (m.all and ~hite; the fruit .round.. . I~ is a native bf ;England. C. Bauhme calls It, Rofa fylvefins pcomtfera mmor ; J. Bauhine Rofa piJ'mila fpimofiillrha foliis pimpinellre glabris. 'Fhe ~ther gemdn¢ fpecies of Rofe are, 1. The prickly-fi·uited, wild Rofe. 2. The great, apple Rofe. 3· The large-leaved Rofe. 4· The fmooth Rofe. R U B U S. T HE calyx is a permanent peri~u)thiu~, formed of a fingle leaf, divided into five oblong, larrceolated, patent fegnle'nt's: the corolla confifis of five roundi(h petals, of the length of the cup, erecto-patent, and inferted into the cup : the fiamina are numerous filaments, inferted into- the cop, and fhorter than the corolla : the anther< E are rounoilh and ~ompreffed; the germ.ina are, numerous; the fi,yles are capillary and fmall, and arife from the fides of th~ germirla : the fiigmata are fimple and permanent: the fruit is a compound berry; the acini it is tompofed of are roundiili, and arranged into a clufier, convex, concave below1 and each acinus has only one cell : the feeds are fingle and oblong; the receptacle of the pericarpia is conic : the acini in mofi of the fpecies grow together, fo as to be infeparable without breaking. I. Ru6uf .fol{{f ruina,to-digitati$ terna(f/qfte, caule petio,lifque aculeatis. The quinato-digitated, and ternated-leaved Rubus, with tlie .ftem and petioles prickly. . ((ontnton l/5~antb~t+ The root is oblong, nodofe, and creeping. The fl:em is angulated, fpinofe, fix feet long, but too weak to ftand erect. The leaves fiand three or five on a pedicle ; when five, they ·are not pinna ted, but digitated; they are large, oblong, broad, fcabrous, and whitilh underneath. The flower$ are large and white, or fleih-coloured ; the fruit blacR:, When ripe. It is common in hedges throughout Europe. C. Bauhine and others call' ir, Rubus vutgaris, and Rubus fruau nigra,. · . ' 2. Rubus foliis quinato-pinnatis ternatifque, caule hifpido. The htfpid-.ftalked Rubus, w~th ternate and pinnated-rpt,inate leaves. 'Ebt laafp~ btt~P JJOttfiJ. The root is divaricated and fpreading. The fiem is round, · flender, hifpid, rather than prickly, efpecially while young, and of. ' a reddifu colour. The leaves are large, oblong, and hairy; they ftand three or five on a pedicle, and, when five, they are ·not digitated, asia th.e Bramble, but piitnated: th~ pedicles are about two inches long. 1and fmooth. The -~owers are white;. thet fruit red, tender, and fucculent. It i~ a native. oJf• moft parts of tEutope. C. Bnnhine calls it, Rubus Idreus fpinofus; others, Rubus Idreus. ; It's fruit is cooling and fubacid ; an agreeable fyrup is made of it's juice. • The ~theF fpeqe~ of Rubus are, 1. The fmall, ternate-leaved, blue-fruited Rubus. ~. iThe >h.erlilc.equs.:~ftalked Rubus, called ~·the Stone Bramble, · and Chamrerubus. 3· 'the ternate-leave<hRubus, .with only one flower on the .finlk. 4· The fimple-leaved R.ubusi' withf) only1on,-r;1taowet' Oil· the ftMkl,c called the Chaturemorus. 5· The hoary Rubus. , f • . . r r-:\ ,- FRAGARIA. 'The Hij}ory of P L A N T S • FRAGA RIA. T HE calyx is a plane perianthium, compofed of a fingle leaf, lightly divided in-to ten fegments, alternately exterior and narrow! the corolla confifl:s of five roundiih, patent petals, inferted into the calyx : the fiamina are twenty fubulated filaments, fl:orter than the corolla, and inferted into the calyx : the anthera~ are lunular ; the g.ermwa ~re numerous, very fmall, ~nd collected into a head : the ftyles are fimple, and m_ferte? mto the fides of the germma : the ftigmata are fimple : there is properly no pencarpmm : the common receptacle of the feed is of a roundill1, oval figure, plane at the bafe,. and pulpofe, large, foft, and d.eciduous: the feeds are numerous, very finall, acummated, fcatte red over the fuperfictes of the receptacle, and. not deciduous. Fragaria jlagellis reptans. The Fragaria, with creeping tendrils. 1tbt ~tralb::: bertp 10lant. The root is long, reddilh, and fibrated. The tendrils, or flagellre, are round, knotty; and f~o?th,; they run every way from the head of the root, and themfelves take root at the JOmts. The leaves are large, oblong, broad, ferrated, and whitilh underneath; ~hey fiand t~ree on each pedicle: the pedicles are four or five inches long. The fl:alk 1s r?und, hatry, and lho;r,. ramofe at the top, and furnilhed with fix or eight large, whtt~ flower;. The fi·utt IS red, fweet, and large. . It IS a native of our W?ods. . C. Bauhine calls it, Fragaria vulgaris. Culture alters 1t ~o .much, as to h.ave gtven nfe, by the varieties, to feveral imaginary fpecies. The frutt Is alfo very fubJect to variation; on the wild plant it is in fome places very large in fome white, in feme irregularly figured. ' ' ' The other really difiinct fpecies are, I. The fcarlet, Virginian Fragaria. 2. The arborefcent Fraga ria, with green flowers. 3. The broader-leaved deeply-ferrated Fragaria, without tendrils. ' P 0 T E N T I L L A. T HE calyx is a perianthium, formed of a fingle leaf, plane, lightly divided into ten fegments, alternately fmaller, and reflex: the corolla confifi:s of five roundiih, patent petals, inferted by their ungues into the calyx : the fiamina are twenty fubulated filaments, fhorter than the. corolla, and inferted into the calyx: the antherre are oblong and lunulated : the germtna are numerous, very fmall, and collected into a head: the fiyles are filiform, of the length of the ftamina, and inferted into the fides of the ~ermina .= the fiigmata are obtufe : there ~s no pericarpium : the receptacle of the feeds 1s roundtth, fi?all, and permanent, and 1s covered by the cup, and furrounded with the feeds, whtch are numerous and acuminated. This genus comprehends the ~nquefolium and the Pentaphylloides of Tournefort, &c. 1. Potentilla foliis pinnatis, caule repente. 'The pinnated-leaved Potentilla, with a creeping jlalk. ,4)ilbtt:;:UJttb, 0~ Cl1lltU.l 'ltanfep. The root is fhort, reddifh, and furnifhed with a multitude of fibres. The ftalks are procumbent, and take root at their knots, or joints. The leaves are long, pinnated, and of a pale green colour on the upper fide, and a filvery-white underneath; they are compofed of about eight pairs of pinnre, which are oblong, narrow, and ferrated at the edges. The flowers fiand on fhort pedicles, and are of a beautiful yellow colour, and large . It is common by way-fides. C. Bauhine calls it~ Potentilla,; others, Argentina and Pentaphylloides relatrum. 2, Potmtilla |