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Show The Hiflory of P L A N T S. LIMOSELLA. T H E calyx is divided into five fegments a.t the edge: the ,corolla is. alfo di~ided into five equal fegments : the capfule IS formed of two valves ; It contams a fingl cell, and in it feveral feeds. . . . . T his genus comprehends the Plantagmella of D11lemus. There IS but one known fpecies of it. LIM 0 s ELL A . The root is fm; ll, oblong, and fibrated : the leaves are ·numerous ; they are placed on long pedicles, and are oblong and pointed. In th~ mld.fl: qf thefe rifes a fin gle ftalk, very 11ender, and about an inch high, on which ftands one fmall, white flower. It is common with us in muddy places. C. Bauhine calls it, Plantaginella paluftris. Clqfs the Fourteenth. Order the Second. Divijion the 'lhird. Didynamia A ngiofpermia, with double Jlig,mata. 0 B .0 LA RIA. T HE R E is no calyx : the ~o~olla is campanulated, and divided into f6ur feg ... ments at the edge; the fruit IS a capfule, formed of two valves, and containin o· feveral feeds. The charaCters difiingui1h it fufficiently. 0 OR OBA N C HE. T HE calyx is divided i~to fou~ parts; the corolla .is ringent: the capfi1le is formed of two valves ; It contams a fingle cell , and 111 it feve ral minute ie ds. Orobanche caule jim,plici, corollis majoribus. The largejlowered, · .fimple-Jlalked Oro bane he: The .root is fibrous; the plant grows to a foot and a half high : the fialk is fimplc, very thtck, of a brown colour, and ornamented with a few membranes inftead of leaves ; ~t is bulbous a~ the bafe, ~nd at the top forms a fpike of flowers; thcfe are of a yellow1fl1-brown, wide and gapmg. The whole plant is of the fame general taw-ny, or yeTiowiih-brown colour, and it has no leaves. ' It is common in o~r broo~-fields, and fometimes in places where there is none of that ilirub, J. B.auhme calls It, · Orobanche fiore majore. The other fpec1es are, 1. The great, fiinking Orobanche, with fmaller flowers. 2. The purple-flowered, leffer Orobanche. 3· The fmall-.flpwered Orobanche. 4. The blueflowered Oroba~che . S· The [mall-flowered, ramofe Orobanche. 6. The dufkybranched, Amencan Orobanche. L I P P I A. T H E calyx is roundi(h, and has four indentin.gs at the edge ; it is ereCt, coml? reffed,. and membranaceous: the capfule IS covered : it is formed of two valve~; 1t contams only one cell, and in it two feeds. It IS an American, defcribed by Hou.fl:on. Thefe tharatters fufficiently difiingui1h it. M 'I M U L US. T HE c.aly~ is of a prifmatic ·figure, and has four indentings at it's edge: the co. rolla IS rmgent, and it's upper lip is folded back at the fides: the capfule con-tams two.. cells and each r.eve 1 fc d Th · b · · • ' ' 1 ra ee s. ere IS ut one known fpec1es of this genus. MrM IJLU~. The liiftory ·of P L A N T S. M 1 M u L tT s. · ':!'he root is creeping ; the plant rifes to two feet high ; the ftalk is 1'obuft, fmooth and tquare =. the leaves ftand two at a joint; they have no pedicles, but embrace th: ~alk at their bafe ; they are ~blong and narrow : the flowers are large, and of a beau. ufuJ:·~}ue; t.hey fl:a~d ?~ pedtcles arifing from · the alre ·of the leaves. It IS a na 1ve of Vugmta. Ray calls it, Digitalis perfoliata olabra flore violaceo mi-nore ; Morifon, Digitalis Lyfimachire facie. 0 • r • B 0 N· T I A. 1 • m g £ calyx is divid€d into five 'cegments: the lips of the corolla are bent back , ·.:I ." . the fruit i~ a drupe ~f an oval figure, containing only a fingle feed. It 1s an Amencan, defcnbed by Plumier, 23 . It's charaCters fufficiently diftingui{h it. S E. SAM U M. T •H E: c~l~,.t is cli.vi~ed into five .feg'ments: the corblla ·is of a campanulated, form, and d1v1detl alfo mto five fegmertts, the lowe.fl: of which is the large:O: : the ftigmata are of a lanceolated figure, anti the capfule contains four cells. Of this there is but one k nown fpecies. 8 E S A M U M. Th~ r9ot is oblong and fibrated : the ftalk is :lingle~ robuft, .firm, a foot and a half high, a11d fle!hy! the leaves fl:and on long pedides; they are oblong, narrow, and ferta. tt~tl :' 'the .flowers ~we very large, of a beautiful blue on the outfide, and white within ; they refemble thofe of the foxglove in Ihape, and they il:and on pedicles arifing from the alre of the leaves. • ' It is a native of the Ea.{t. It's feeds, and an oil extraCted from them, were one kept in our £hops ; now both are unknown there. DODARTI A. TH E calyx has five indentings at it's edge; the lower lip of the corolla is twice as . long as the other : the capfule is of a globofe figure, and contains two cells. It is an oriental, of which there is tmly one known fpecies. T he charaCters fufficiently difiingui{h it. RU E L L I A. T H E calyx is divided into fiVe parts 1 the corolla is of a fomewhat campanulated figure: the capfule burfts open, when ripe, by means of certain elailic denticles. It is an American. There are two fpecies ; one a native of Virginia and Carolina, the other of Barbadoes. The formet has a great many flowers on one common peduncle, the other only three. B A R L ERIA·. 1: B E calyx is divided into five parts ; two of the ftamina are vafily fmaller than the others : the capfule is formed of two valves; it is of a quadrangular figure, and contains ool y ne cell : it is ela.fl:ic without the ungues, or den tides of the Ruellia. It is n Ame rican, defcribed by Plumier 3. 3 1. The charaCters fn.fficiently diftin-guiih it . . , 0 V I E D A. ~HE ca1yx is divided into five fegments: the tube of the corolla is cylindric, ~ attd exueamly loog: the fruit is a globofe beriy, containing two feeds. lt is an American, defcribed by Plumier under the name of Valdia. The charaCters fa'f}icieml y diilinguiib it. C OL UMNEA. |