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Show soB The Hijlory of P L A N T S. It is a native of North America. Gronovius has defcribed. it in his Fl. Virg. 71 : the rudiment of the ftfth fiamen, however, fuffident~y diftinguilhes it, \vithout any f.1rther defcription . ' · · · G E S N E R I 'A. J. T HE calyx is divided into five fegment~, and fituated on the germ~n : the corolla is crooked. It is a native of America, defcribed by Plumier, 9; The. c~araB:ers of tho calyx and corolla fufficiently difiinguilh it, withou~ any farther defer1ptwn. GERAR:OIA. T HE calyx is divided into fi_ve fegments: the c?rolla has ~wo lip~; the lower lip is divided into three emargmated 1 bes, the m1ddle one 1s alfo bifid. This alfo is an American, ddcribed by Plumier, 9· The charatl:ers here delivered will difl:inguifh it from all the others of this clafs, without any farther defcription, A N T I R R H I N U M. I . T HE calyx is compof~d of ~ve leaves~ · th~ ·qafe of the corolla protuberates downwards, and contains a honey"'ljke juice. 1 , This genus comprehends the Antirrhinum, Linaria, Afarina, Cymbalaria, and Elao tine of authors. 1. Antirrhinum corollis acaudatis, calycibus brevijjimis. The very jhort, cupped Antirrhinttm., wtth no tails to the jlr;wers. <15~tat ~nap~ n~agon. The root is white, oblong, and woody; the fialks are numerous, round, rigid, and two feet high: the leaves are an inch and a half long, v·ery narrow, and placed clofely on the ftalk: the flowers are large, and of a pale red colour; they ftand in a ~ind of fpikes, at the tops of the ftalks. · It is a native of France, C. Bauhine calls it, Antirrhinum majus folio longiore; it is common in our gardens. 2. Antirrhinum Joliis ternis ovatis. The ternate, oval-leaved Antirrhinum. The root is white, oblong, and thick: the ftalks are numerous, a foot high, rouhd, and thick : the leaves ftand three at a joint, and are broad, fhort, and furround the ftalk at the bafe; they are of a blui01-green colour, and flatti01; the flowers are purpl~· and yellow. It is a native of Spain. C. Bauhine calls it, Linaria triphyllos minor lutea ; others, Linaria Valentina. 3· Antz"rrhinum caule jlaccido, Joliis cordatis quinquelobiis. The weak-.flalked Antirrhinum., 'with cordated., quinque- qt)?mbalarta. lobate leaves._ The _root is fibrous; the ftalks are round, ilender, weak) and t~ailing: the leaves are half an mch broad, of a dark green colour, and divided into five parts; the flowers ~and on fingle, tortuous pedicles, arifing from the alre of the leaves; they are fmal1; purple in colour, and have a fpur behind. · It is a native of Italy, but grows on the walls of the Thames about London, from the refu[e of gardens. C. Bauhine calls itJ Cymbalaria. · The other fpecies of this genus are very numerous, and have been rendered much !Dore fo by au~hors, who have mifiaken varieties for fpecies. The Afarina of authors IS but one fpectes, properly called the round-leaved Antirrhinum. Th?fe called Anti~rhi~um by authors are, 1. The common, field Antirrhimln'f. 2; The httle, field Antlrrhmurn. 3. The yellow Antinhinu·m. 4• The broad'..:}eaved, great- The Hijlory of P t A N T S. 509 great-flowered Antirrhinum. 5· The hairy, origanum-leaved Antirrhinum. 6; The red valerian-leaved Antirrhinum. 7· The tall, narrow-leaved, Spanilh Antirrhinum. 8. The graffy-leaved, [mall-flowered Antirrhinum. Thofe called Linarire are, 1. The broad-leaved, Portugal Linaria. 2. The great• flowered, broadrleaved Linaria. 3· The blue-flowered, three-leaved Linaria. 4· The larger three-leaved Linaria. 5· The daify-leaved Linaria. 6. The moneywort-leaved Linaria. 7· The auriculated-leaved Linaria: thefe are called male and female Elatine. 8. The hairy, yellow Linaria. 9· The ferpyllum-leaved Linaria. 10. The polygonumJeaved Linaria. I 1. The hairy, ternate-leaved Linaria. 1 z. The polygala-leaved Linaria. r 3. The broad-leaved, procumbent Linaria. I 4· The common, yellow Linaria. 15. The narrow-leaved, purple and yellow-flowered Linaria. 16. The great, purple, fweet Linaria. 17. The fweet, capillary-leaved Linaria. 18. The narrow, hoary-leaved Linaria. J 9· The little, yellow-flowered Linaria. 20. The blue, field Linaria. 2 r. The four-leaved, yellow Linaria. 22. The little-flowered, fleihy-leaved, procumbent Linaria. 23. The blue, creeping Linaria. 24. The procumbent, four-leaved Linaria. 2 5· The mollugo-leaved Linaria. 26. The vifcous, hairy, fea Linaria. 27. The long-tailed-flowered, narrow-leaved Linaria. z8. The thyme-leaved Linaria. CYMBA RIA. T HE calyx is_ divided into a great number of linear fegments: the reft fee in the claflical character. Of this genus there is but one known fpecies. C Y M B A R I A. The root is brown, woody, and creeping: the fialks are flender, round, and five or fix inches high: the leaves are oblong, narrow, and very iharp-pointed: the flowers are very large, and yellow; they grow on ihort pedicles, from the alre of the leavei: the leaves grow fop1etimes fingly,_ fometimes two together. . The plant is a native of Ruflia. f 1 Clqfs the Fourteenth. Order the Second. Divijion the Second. Didynamia Angiofpermia, with the .ftigma Jimple and the corolla patulous. LINN lEA. T HE calyx is double; that of the fruit is compofed of two le~ves, that of t~e corolla is divided into five fegments, and ftands upon the frmt: the corolla 1$ campanulated. Thefe charatl:ers fufficiently diftinguilh it, without a farther defcription. CRANIOLARIA. T H E calyx of the flower is double : the perianthium is compofed of four leaves ; the fpatha of one leaf. . • It is an American, defcribed by Houfton as a fpectes of Martyma, but the characters given here fufficiently diftinguifh it from that and every other genus. .lEGINETIA. T HE fpatha is formed of a lingle valve : the bafe of the corolla is globo!e; the ftigma is alfo globofe, and reflex. . It is an Afiatic, defcribed in the Hortus Mal. I 1. 7• 60 HE BEN~ |