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Show The Hi.ftory of P L A N T S. Tragopogon calycibus corolla longiorib~s, foliis acumhzatis, peduncttlis incralfatts. The 'Tragopogon, with cups longer than the flowers, and incra.f!ated peduncles. t0ntple ®oat' .S:::btntb~ or ~rttff. The root is oblong, white, as thick as one's finger, and efculent : the plant rifes to two feet high; the fialks are round, hollow, and ramofe: the leaves are long, narrow, and £harp-pointed, and much refemble thofe of the common leek: the flowers are large, and of a deep purple; they fiand on the tops of the branches: the cups are much longer than the flowers, and of a ~right green.. . . . It is a native of Germany; we have tt frequent m our gardens. Authors calltt, Tragopogon purpureum, and Artifi. . The other fpecies are, 1. The common, yellow Tragopogon. 2. The oblong, finuated- leaved Tragopogon. 3· The- broad-leaved, blue Tragopogon. 4· The graffyleaved, fcarlet Tragopogon. 5· The crocus-leaved, purple Tragop_ogon. 6. The yellowilh-flowered laciniated-leaved Tragopogon. 7· The low, hatry Tragopogon. 8. The fuccory-lea~ed, hoary Tragopogon, called by authors, Hierachium magnum, and Chondrilla foliis cichorei. P R E N A N T H E S. T H E receptacle is naked ; the calyx is calyculated : the down is fimple, and nearly feffile : the flofc.ul~s ar~ placed in a fimple fe.ries. . . . The charaCters fufficiently dtlhngmil1 the Prenanthes, Without a farther defcnptwn. CHONDRILLA.· T HE receptacle is naked; the calyx is calyculated ; pated: the flofcules are ·arranged in feveral feries. Chondrilla caule fpincfo, ramis junceis. The prickly, rujhy-branched Chondt:illa. the down is fimple and fii-: i\ttfiJP <lDaun ~uccorp. The root is large, oblong, white, and full of a vifcous juice: the radical leaves are large broad, and jagged at the edges : the fialks are tough, ru(hy toward the top, and prickly in the lower part : the plant rifes to four feet high 3 the leaves are j~gged, and very few; the flowers are yellow, moderately large, and grow from the fides of the fialks toward the tops. It is common in France and Italy. C. Bauhine calls it, Chondrilla juncea vifcofa arvenfis qure prima Diofcoridis. The other fpecies are, I. The hawkweed-leaved Chondrilla, called Hierachium pulchrum by many. 2. The pale-flowered, fonchus-leaved Chondrilla. 3· The -purple- flowered, fonchus-leaved Chondrilla. 4· The ·narrower-leaved, purple Chon .. drilla. C R Ji P 1'8. T HE receptacle is naked; the calyx is calyculated; the down is plumofe and fiipated. ' . \ \ Crepis foliis amplexicaulibus lanceol~tis dent~tis, radicalibus jinuatis. The creeping, amplexicaule-leaved, dentated Crepis, with the radical leaves Jinul:fted. The root is oblong and white; the radical leaves are large, hairy, and ·finuated; the fialks are numerous, round, of a foot high, and hairy : the leaves on them are dentated, and ftand at diftttnces, and from the ala of each there rifes a branch : the The Hij}ory if P L A N T s. 561 the flowers fiand at the tops of the branches, and, before they open, they bend downward:; the~ are, when open, very_ large, a?d of a fine bright red. .It ts ~native o~ Italy. C. Bauhme calls It, Chondrilla purpurafcens f<l!tida. others Hterachmm Apubum flare fuaverubente. ' ' . The other fpecies are, 1. The fcorzonera.:leaved, Alpine Crepis. 2 • The Cre is w1th oval, .dentated leaves. 3· The fetaceous-cupped Crepis, called by others the f 1~ cated, proliferous Hawkweed. a H Y 0 S E R IS. T H E r~ceptacle is naked ; the calyx is calyculated : the down is fim pie. · : Thts ge~us c.omprehends the Taraxaconafl:rum of Vaillant, and the Leon-todontOides of Mtchelt. Hyqferis caule divifo nudo. The Hyo.feris, with a divided, naked jlalk. ~lbint'55 .§Duccorp. The root is white, £lender, and very long; the leaves are nu~erous, oblong, and • ro~nded a~ the ends; they fomewhat refemble thofe of the common, little daify; they are a ltttle hatry, ferrated at the edges, and of a bluilh-green : the fialks are numerous £lender at the bottom, but ~bicker ~award the parts where the flowers fiand; th~y are naked, except for fome httle rudtments of leaves at the bafes of the ramifications: the flowers are fmall and yellow. It is common in fandy places in mofl: parts of Europe. C. Bauhine calls it, Hierachium minus folio fubrotundo. LAPS AN A. T HE receptacle is naked; the calyx is calyculated, and every fquamma ufually in-clofes a feed. · This genus comprehends the Lampfana, Hedypnois, Zacyntha, Rhagadiolus, and Rhagadioloides of authors. In the Lampfana, the feeds are all naked, not furrounded by the fquammre of the cup. In the Rhagadiolus, every fquamma of the cup inclofes a fingle feed. In the Zacyntha, the marginal feeds are each furrounded by a fquamma of the cup, and the central ones are coronated with a iliort, fimple down. In the Hedypnois, the marginal feeds are each furrounded in a fquamma of the cup and the . central ortes are coronated with a cup divided .into five denticles. ' Lapfana calycibus fruEius undique radiis fobulatis pa-tentibus, foliis indivijis. . 7be undivided-leaved Lapfana, with the cups patent and radiated. ~ttllattn ~alllltUJtttJ. The root is oblong, fimple, and white; the plant rifes to a foot and a half high; the fialks are round, £lender-branched, and a little hairy : the leaves are two or three inches long, of a lanceolated figure, and undivided at the edges: the flowers are fmall, yellow, and numerous: the cups of the fruit· are radiated; there is a fingle feed immerfed in each of the horns or rays. · It is a native of France. C. Bauhine calls it, Hierachium filiqua falcata; ]. Bau-hine, Hierachium fiellatum ; others, Rhagadiolus. · The other fpecies are, 1. The common Lampfana, or Nipple-wort. 2. The crooked- feeded, drooping-headed Lampfana, called Hedypnois by. Tournefort and others. 3· The wart-fuccory, or Lampfana, called by many Cichoreum verrucofum; and by Tournefort, Zacyntha. · LAC T U CA. T HE receptacle is naked; the calyx is imbricated; the down is fimple, and has a fialk. 7 D La flue a |