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Show The Hijlory of P L ~ N T S. The fpecies of other parts of the world are yet more numero~s : they are, 1. The broad-leaved, tree Euphorbia. 2. The foft-leaved, tree Euphorbia. 3. The roundilhleaved, tree Euphorbia. 4· The almond-leaved, tree ~uphorbia. ~· The box-leaved, tree Euphorbia. 6. The great, long-lea~ed Eupho1 bt~, or Cataput1a. 7· The Ieifer Cataputia. 8. The broad-leaved, Spamlh Euphorbta. 9· The hoary E uphorbia. 1 o. The flax-leaved Euphorbia. I r. The red-headed Euphorbia. I 2. The toadflax- leaved, lunated-flowered Euphorbia. 13. The flax-leaved, tree Euphorbia. 14. The prickly, fea Euphorbia. IS· The willow-leaved Euphorbia. 16. The 1hrubby, bog Euphorbia. 17. The little, hairy, round-leaved Euphorbia. I8. The cordated-leaved Euphorbia. 19. The procumbent Euphorbia. T R I U M F E T T A. T HERE is properly no calyx; fome have taken the corolla for a calyx, but erroneoufiy : the corolla conlifis of five linear, ereCt, obtufe petals ; they are hollowed and bent backward ; the point is prominent, below the apex, and they are deciduous: the fiamina are fixteen equal, ereCt, fubulated filam ents, of the length of the corolla; the antherre are fimple : the germen is roundilh; the fiyle is of the length of the fiamina ; the fiigma is bifid and acute: the fruit is a globofe capfule, every-where furrounded with hooked prickles, and contains four cells: the feeds are two, convex on one fide, and angular on the other, but one of the two feeds of each cell ufually ripens. It is a native of South America, and is figured by Plumier, 8. PEG ANUM. ' T HE calyx is a permanent perianthium, compofed of five linear, ereCt, acute leaves, of the length of the corolla : the corolla is compofed of five petals, of an oblong, oval figure, and placed ereeto-patent : the fiamina are fifteen fubulated filaments, dilated at the bafe, and of about half the length of the corolla : the antherx are oblong and ereCt: the germen is roundifb, but fomewhat trigonal; the fiyle is filiform, and three-cornered, and of the ,length of the anthera::; the fiigmata are three, and longer than the fiyle: the fruit is a capfule, of a roundifh but fomewhat trigonal figure ; it is compofed of three valves, and contains three cells : the feeds are numerous, oval, and pointed. pEG ANUM. The root is fibrous; the fialks are numerous, firm, hard, and grow to a foot, or more, in height : the leaves are divided into a multitude of long and narrow fegments; the flowers fiand at the tops of the branches, and are large and white; the antherre are yellow • . It is a native of the Eafl, and grows in loofe fand, where fcarce any other plant can hve. Tournef01~t calls it, Harmala; C. Bauhine, Ruta fylvcfiris fiore albo magno; others) Ruta Synaca. E L lE 0 C A R P U S. T HE calyx is a fmall perianthium, compofed of five oblong, pointed leaves: the corolla confifis of five petals; the ftamina are a number of oblong, ilender fila~ ents ; the antherre are tumid ; the germen ill oval and thick ; the .fiyle £lender ; the ihgma capitated ; the fruit is a drupe, with a crifp nucleus. M I C R 0 C 0 S. T HIS genus is very nearly allied to the Elreocarpus : the calyx is a perianthium, . compofed of five oblong leaves : the corolla is formed of five petals; the fi~mma ~re numerous,. oblong, £lender filaments; the antherre are oval; the germen IS roundtfh; the fiyle ts flender, and the .fiigma fmall: the fruit is a drupe, as in the former, but the nucleus is fibrous. Thefe Tbe Hiflory of P L A N T S. 477 Thefe two genera are fufficiently difiinguilhed by their corolla:: calyces and fruit ~· both from all the others of this divifion, and from each other. ' ' MENTZEL I A. T H E calyx is a perianthium, divided into five fegments; it is patent, and is placed on the extremity of a very long germen : the fegments are of a lanceolated fi .. gure, and deciduous : the corolla confifts of five petals, of an obverlely ovated figure, patent, and fomewhat larger than the calyx : the fiamina are numerous, fetace .. ?us, erect filaments; the antherre are fimple; the germen is cylindric, and very long ; It fiands under the calyx; the fiyle is fetaceous, and of the length of the corolla ; the iligma is fimple : the fruit is a long, cylindraceo-clavate capfule, containing only one cell ; the feeds are numerous, fmall, and roundilh. It is a native of South America, figured by Plumier. 0 C H N A. T HE calyx is a deciduous perianth.ium, compofed of five, fmalJ, patent leaves, of an ovato-lanceolated figure: the corolla confifis of five roundilh petals; their ungues are of the length of the leaves of the calyx; they are patent, and very obtufe at the extremities: the ftamina are a number of very fmall, connivent filaments: the germen is oval ; the fl:yle fubulated, longer than the fiamina, and erect : the fruit is a very large, flelhy, roundifh, truncated receptacle, containing on each fide a fingle berry, of an oval figure, and immerfed at the bafe : the feed is Jingle and oval. · It is a native of South America, and is figured by Plumier, under the name of Jabotapita. C I S T U S. T HE calyx is a permanent perianthium, compofed of five roundilh, hollow leaves, two of which are alternately fmaller, and placed lower than the reft : the corolla conlifis of five large, plane, patent petals, of a roundii11 figure : the fiamina are a great number of capillary filaments, lhorter than the corolla; the anthera~ are roundifh and fmall; the germen is roundifh; the ftyle is fimple, and of the length of the fiamina ; the fiigma is plane and orbiculated : the fruit is a roundi{h, covered capfule; the feeds are numerous, roundifh, and fmall. This genus comprehends the Ci.fius and the Helianthemum of Tournefort. The Cifius has a capfule with only one cell; that of the Helianthemum has five or ten cells. I. Ciflus arboreus foliis rugojis, ovatis, et lanceolatis. The jhrubby Ci)lus, with oval and lanceolated leaves. JLong~ltabtb il!f)ale Qt:tfttts. The root is brachiated and creeping; it grows to four feet high : the fialks are brittle; the leaves toward the lower part grow together at their bafes in pairs, and are of an oval figure ; the reft are feparate, and pointed at the ends ; they are all rugofe and hoary. The flowers are as big as thofe of the wild rofe, and of a pale flelh colour. It is a native of all the warmer parts of Europe. C. Bauhine calls it, Cifius mas folio oblongo incano; Parkinfon, Ci!l:us mas vulgaris. 2. Cijlus .flipulis quaternis, foliis oblongis, caule procumbente. The procumbent, oblong-leaved Ci.flus, with quaternate Jlipulce. The root is oblong and woody; the .fialks are a foot long, nurnerous, ~ard, and procumbent : the leaves fiand in pairs ; they are half an inch long, and a thtrd of an inch in breadth ; the flowers are of the breadth of a 1l1illing, and of a bright yellow. It is common with us by road-fides. C. Bauhine calls it, Chama:cifius flare Iuteo. 6 F The |