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Show s8o '!7Je Hiflory of P L A N T S. C 0 T U LA. T H E receptacle is naked ; the down is emarginated.; the corollulre of the diik are divided into four fegments at the extremity, and there are no corollulce of the radius. , · · · 'fi f v '11 d p d This genus comprehends the Ananthocyclus and Lanc11a o a1 ant an onte era. Cotula Joliis lanceolato-linearibus pinnati.ftdis amplexica~libus. - The Cotula, with lanceolato-linear, pinnati.ftd leaves furroundzng the jlalk. The root i.s fibro~s: the fialks are round and £lender: the plant grows to fix or eight inches high, the leaves are pinnatifid, oblong, and narrow, and fomewhat refemble tho(e of the coronopus : the flowers fiand on the tops of the branches, and are fmall, naked, and whiti{h. . . . It is a native of Ethiopia, in wet places. .D11l~nms calls It, Ananthocyclui coronopi folio; Breynius, Chryfanthernum cham::Eme!t fa~1e. The otl.1er ft)ecies are, I. The Cotula, wtth mfiated cups. 2. The broader-leaved Cotula. 3· "The hairy Cotula. B E L L IS. T H E receptacle is naked ; there is no down to the feeds ; the cup is of a hemifpheric !hape, and equal; the feeds are obverfely oval in figure; the receptacle is conic. Bellis Jcapo nudo unifloro. The naked-Jlalhed, Jin~le-jlowe~ed Bellis. 3tbe little ~atfp. The roots are fibrated: the leaves are obl~ng and obtufe: the fialks naked and fimple, and, at the fummit of each, fiands a moderately large flower, naturally whitifh. It is common every-where in our meadows. C. Bauhine calls it, Bellis minor vulgaris. The plant varies greatly in the height of it's fialk an~ ~ze o_f it's leaves in it's wild fl:ate; and culture produces yet a greater number of vanat10ns m the colour and duplicature of the flower ; all thefe have been defcribed by authors as different fpecies, and hence this fingle plant has been divided into near fifty. C H R Y S A ~ T H E M U M. T HE receptacle is naked; there is no down to the feeds; the calyx is of a hemifpheric figure, and imbricated, and the edges are membranaceous. This genus comprehends the Chryfanthemum and Leucanthemum of Tournefort, and the Bellidoides of Vaillant. Cbryfanthemum foliis pinnatijidis incijis, extroifum latioribus. The pinnatifid and laciniated-leaved Chryjantbemttm. · Qtrttic~ co~tt ~arpgoln. The root is fibrous: the plant rifes to two feet high: the Jl:alk is round, fmooth, and firm: the leaves are finely divided into oblong and laciniated fegments: the flowers fiand at the tops of the branches, and are large, and of a beautiful yellow colour. It is a native of Crete. C. Bauhine calls it, Chryfanthemum foliis matricarire. The other fpecies are, I. The bluiil1-green, laciniated-leaved Chryfanthemum. 2 . The broad, roundilh-leaved Chryfanthemum. 3· The Ieifer, oval-leaved Chryfanthemum. 4· The ageratum-leaved Chryfanthemum. 5· The narrow, dentated-leaved Chryfanthemum. 6. The dwarf, ranunculus-leaved Chryfanthemum. The vari~ties of the firft defcribed fpecies are very numerous, and are defcribed as difiinct fpecies by many. Of the Leucanthema:!, or great Daifies, as they are ufually called, there are, 1. The common Leucanthema. 2. The great, Alpine, rigid-leaved Leucanthema. 3· The great, acute-leaved Leucanthema. 4· The obtufe, crenated-leaved, mountain Leucanthema. The Hijlory of P L A N T S. canthema. 5· The creeping-rooted, broad, ferrated-Jeaved Leucanthema. 6. The tanzy-leaved Leucanthema. 7· The graffy-leaved Leucanthema. 8. The coronopusleaved Leucanthema. 9· The broad-leaved, great-flowered Leucanthema. 10. The deeply laciniated-leaved Leucanthema. r J. The hoary, multifid-leaved, little Leucanthema. 12. The filvery, laciniated-leaved Leucanthema. 13. The pinnatifidleaved, acrid Leucanthema. MATRICARIA .. T H E receptacle is naked ; there is no down to the feeds : the calyx is of a he· mifpheric figure, and imbricated, and the marginal fquammce are folid, not membranaceous. Matricaria foliis compojitis planis, folio/is ovatis incijis. The plane, compound-leaved Matricaria, with oval folio/a. Qt:ontmon JFeberfelb. The root is oblong, £lender, and fibrated: the plant grows to two or three feet high; the fialk is round, hollow, and ereCt ; the leaves are compofed of a great number of fhort, broad, and laciniated foliola: the flowers fiand at the tops of the branches, and are moderately large and white, w~th a yellow dHk. It is common in dry places. C. Bauhine calls it, Matricaria vulgaris. It has been efieemed a good uterine, but is little ufed at prefent. Culture makes the flower double and :fifiulous : fometimes alfo it is found naked ; but thefe are varieties, not diftinet fpecies, as too many have made them. The other fpecies are, I. The fine-leaved, fcented Matricaria. 2. The great-flow• ered, tawny-leaved Matricaria. 3. The buphthalmum-leaved Matricaria. 4· The fmall-ftowered, ambrofia-leaved MatriCaria. ANTHEM I 8. T HE receptacle is paleaceous; there is. no down. to the feeds: the cup is hemif~ pheric and fubequal: the receptacle ts of a comc figure. ' This genus comprehends the Chamremelum of Tournefort and others. Anthemis paleis fitaceis, fiminibus nudis. 'The naked-feeded Anthemis, with Jetaceous palece. ~tinlting ~aplbeetJ. The root is fibrous and white; the plant rifes to a foot and a half high: the fialk is round, green, and ftriated : the leaves are finely divided into a multitude of oblong, narrow fegments, and of a dark green : the flowers ftand on the tops of the branches, and are very large, and of a beautiful white. It is common in our corn-fields and gardens. C. Bauhine calls it, Chamremelum fretidum ; others, Cotula fretida. . The other Cpecies are, 1. The common, fweet-fcente~ Anthemts. 2. The Ant~emis, without fmell. 3· The tall, fine-leaved Athem1s. 4· The fea Chamomtle. 5. The abrotanum-leaved, Alpine Anthemis. 6. The very fine-leaved,. red-fialked Anthemis. 7. The very fine-leaved, large-flowered, fcentlefs_ Anthem1s. 8. T.he yarrow-leaved Anthemis. 9· The wormwood-leaved Anthem1s. 10. The fophtaleaved Anthemis. ACHILL.l£A. T H E receptacle is paleaceous ; there is no down to th,e feeds : the calyx is of an oval figure, and imbricate~ : th~ receptacle is r.lane. This genus comprehends the Mtllefohum and Ptarm1ca of Tournefort. 7 I .&hi//(~ a |
