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Show The Hiflory of P L A N T S. The other fpecies of the Ci!lus-kind are, 1. The rounder-leaved C~fius. 2. The great, hoary-leaved Ciflus. 3. The oblong, narrow, hoary~]eaved Ctll:us. 4· The tall, [age-leaved CiO:us. 5• The proc~mbent, fage-le~ved Clfl:us.' 6. The narrowleaved Cifius Ladanifera. 7· The wtllow-·leave~ C1fius L~dantfera. 8. The bayleaved Ciftus Ladanifera. 9· The poplar-leaved Ciil:us L~damfera. I.o. The bro.a~er, hairy-leaved Cifius Ladanifera. 11. The narrower, ha1ry-leaved Ctfl:us Ladamfera. 1 z. The rofemary-leaved Cifius Ladan~fera. . . _ Of the Helianthemum, or dwarf Ctftus-kmd, are, I. The narrow.-leaved, ha~ry, white-flowered Cifius. 2. The ferpyllum-leaved, yell~w-flowered Cdlus. 3· The myrtle-leaved Cill:us. 4· The narrow-leaved, taller Ctfl:us. 5· The thyme-leaved Ciftus. 6. The ibrubby, marjoraqJ..-leaved Cifius . . 7· The fmoot?, thyme-leaved Cifius. 8. The willow-leaved Cifius. 9· The lavende~-leaved C1fius. 1 o. The fpotted-flowered Ciftus. r r. The ~mbellated-flowered Ct~us. 12. T~e broad-leaved Ci!lus. I 3· The narrow-leaved Ctfius. I4· The plan tam-leaved C!ll:us. 1 S· The origanum-leaved Cifius. 16. The Ciftus, with narrow leaves, hoary underneath. C 0 R C H 0 R US. T HE calyx is a deciduous perian~hium, compofed of five ereCl:, acute leaves, of a lineari-lanceolated figure : the corolla confi!ls of five oblong,. obtufe petals, narrowefi at the bottom, ereCl:, and of the length of the cup: the fiamma are a great number of capillary filaments, !barter tha~ th~ corolla; the antherre a:e fm~ll :. the germen is oblong and fulc~ted .; the fi~le ts thtck and ihort, and the fitgma ts b~fid: the fruit is a very large cylmdnc, acummated pod, compofed of five valves, fom.etJmes only of two, and contains five cells: the feeds are n_?merous, angular, and acummated. Corchorus capfulis oblongis ventricojis. The oNong and ventricofe-podded Corchorus. The root is oblong and white; the plant rifes to a foot and half high : ~he fialk is fmooth ; the leaves are oblong, three inches in length, and half as much m brea?th, ferrated round the edges, and the loweft ferratures longer than the reil:, and terrnmating in a kind of hair, that bends back V.:ith them : the flow~rs are ~ellow, and. of the breadth of a !hilling; the pods are three mches long, and ftnated with yellow hoes. It is a native of JEgypt. C. Bauhine calls it, Core horus Plinii ; J. Bauhine, Corchorus, five Melochia. The other fpecies are, I. The roundiib, podded Corchorus. 2. The linear, pod-ded Corchorus. SAUVAGE A. T HE calyx is a permanent perianthiurn, compofed of five acute, lanceo1ated leaves : the corolla confifi:s of five obtufe, equal petals, !barter than the leaves of the cup : the neCl:arium confifis of five leiTer leaves, placed alternately with the petals : the fi:amina are numel'ous, capillary filaments, !barter than the petals, and fitu~ted out of the corolla, but within the cup : the antherre are roundiih ; the germen ts oval; the fiyle is fimple, and of the length of the fiamina: the 'fiigma is fimple; t~e fruit is an oval, acuminated capfule, covered by the cup, containing one cell, and m it a number of feeds. T I L I A. T HE calyx is a perianthium, divided into five parts, hollow, coloured, deciduous, and nearly of the fize of the corolla: the corolla confifi:s of five obl?ng, obtufe petals, crenated at the extremities: the ftamina are numerous filaments, thtrty, or more; they are fubulated, and of the length of the corolla; and the anthera! are roundi{h: the germen is roundi{h ; the ftyle is filiform, and of the length of the fiamina ; the fiigma is obtufe and pentagonal : the fruif is a coriaceous capfule, of a glo.bofe figure, divided into five cells, formed of five valves, and opening at the bafe : the feeds The Hiftory of P L A N T S. 479 feeds are fingle and roundi{h; -one feed only of the five ufually ripens, and the very cells of the others often difappear, fo that the fruit feems unilocular. Tilia fbliis latioribus profundius firratis. The broader a11d 1nore deeply firrated-leaved Tilia. l:be cotn;: 1non J.Linte. The tree grows to fif[y feet high. The wood is white; the bark dark brown. the branches are numerous; the leaves two inches and a half long, and two inches b(oad . they are deeply ferrated at the eqges. The flowers are white and fi·agrant. ' It is common in our plantations. C. Bauhine calls it, Tilia fremina folio majore. The other fptcies are, 1. The fmall er- leaved Tilia. 2. The hairy-leaved Tilia with red twigs. , VATER I A. T HE calyx is a fmall, acute, permanent perianthium, divided into five fegments : the corolla confifis of five oval, patent petals: the flam ina are numerous filaments, ihorter than the corolla : the anthera! are fimple; the germen is roundilh; the .fiyle is fimple and lbort; the ftigma is capitated: thy fruit is a turbinated, coriaceous capfule; fituated on the fiyle, which is reflex, and marked with three futures; it is formed of ree valves, and contains one cell : the feed is fingle and oval. It is an Afiatic, defcribed in the Hortus Malabaricus, vol. 4· fol. I 5· C H R Y S 0 B A L A N U S. T HE calyx is a permanent perianthium, formed of a fingle leaf, plane, and divided into five parts at the top : the corolla confifis of five plane, oval, patent petals : the fiamina are numewus, ereCl:, villofe filaments, placed in a circular order : the antherre are iinall ; the germen is oval : the fruit is a large, oval berry, with one cell; the feed a britde, rugofe, oval nut, with five remarkable furrows. It is an American, defcribed by Plumier, under the name of Icaco. P L I N I A. T HE calyx is a fmall, plane, acute perianthium, formed of a fingle leaf: the corolla confifis of a fingle petal, divided into five oval, hollow fegments : the .fiamina are numerous, capillary filamel)ts, of the lei,lgth of the corolla: the anther::e are fmall ; the germen is fmall; !he fiyle is fubulated, and more than of the length of the fiamina: the fiigma is fimple: the fruit is a large, globofe berry, firiated, and containing only one cell: the feed is fingle, very large, globofe, and .fmooth. It is an American, figured by Plumier. P 0 R T U LAC A. ' T H 'E calyx is a fmall, bifid, permanent perianthiurp, compreifed at the top, and fituated on the ·germen : the corolla confifis of five plane, ereCl:, obtufe, emarginated petals, large~ than ~he calyx~ the .fiamina are very .numerous, capillary filaments, of about half the length of the eorolla : the antherre are fimple; the germ en is oval; the fiyle is fi5Jlpl~ ap~ lhort: th.e fiigrpata are fix in number, oblong, and of the length of the fiyl' ~ . .. 1-:Je fruit is an oval, covered capfule, containing only one cell, and opening horizontally at the middle: the feeds are numerous and fmall. Portulaca foliis cuneijormibus fef!ilibus. The Portulaca, with cuneiform leaves without pedicles. <tonunon ~urfiatn. The root is oblong, white, and woody. The ftalks are numerous, procumbent, and a foot long, reddiib, thi~k, round, and fucculent. The leaves are thick and fucculent, narroweft at the bafe, and broadeft at the other extremity. The flowers are fmall and yellow; the fruit is of the fize of a barley~ corn. It is a n~~otive of France and Italy, and is common jn our gard~ps, C. i3aqhjne calis it; PorC\ll'lca latifolia fativa; it is eaten at our tables. The |