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Show The Ri.ftory of p L A N T S. Clqfs the 'rwentieth. Order the Sixth. G y N A N D R I A D E C A N D R I Ao Plants which have ten .flamina growing on the jlyle. H E L I C T E R E S. . . . . the calyx is obliq~~' and is compared of T HE ftigma is divided mto fivefifipart~. five petals t tlie necrarium is compofed of fi 1 ] f · the corolla con I s 0 a mg e ea. . . £ d of five intorted capfules. . five )eaves: the fruit IS compo e If< f Plumier. There is but one known fpec1es This genus comprehends the ora o of it. H E L I c T E R E s. ,. ' . · t twenty feet high : the leaves are oval The root is brachiated ; th.e treeJl_grows o d fomewhat hairy . they are four in-and pointe d , 1r. errate d , and of a dmKii. y gre. en, s afni ngly fometimes fev' era l toget h er : t h e ches long, three broad, and gr~w o:eti~e 'black . 'they fiand on pedicles, and grow flowers are large, yello~, andh p~t~~t9 ~~ the fta{k ; they are two inches long, and, two or three togethe~ f!Om. t e the to • the fruit is compofed of five £lender, long when expanded, a~ mch wide at notJe; and refembles a ikrew. capfules, tw~fl:ed fptr~lly abohut oEnefta nd We!l: Indies. Plumier calls it, Hora; Van The tree IS a nauve of t e a a Rheede, Ifora Murri. Clafs the Twentieth. Order the Seventh. GYNANDRIA POLYANDRIA. plants which have very ?zumerous jlamitta growing on the fly/e. GREW I A. T HE fti rna is fingle; the calyx is comp~fed of five lea~es : of five gpetals, and has a nectariferous fquamma at the bafe. containing four cells. . Of this genus there is only one known fpecies. GREw I A. the corolla confifig the fruit is a berry h lh b rows to fix feet high : the leaves are The root is brachiated and fibrated : t. e h rul g two broad crenated, and of of an oval figure, and pointedi t~r~e mer ~veo?;' ;~~~il:er; .they ;re fma·ll, green!fh a {hining green : the flh~wers. h.an ~u;h~ petals are reflex: the fruit is a fmall, hairy on th~ outfide, and w lte Wit m, an berry.. d' , , It is a native of the Eaft In lCS. CALL A. , d 'th fl {; 1 '· then~ is no calyx, nor T HE fpatha is plane : the fpadix is cov,ere Wl o cu ~s : an feeds . are there any peffital~: tlhed.frft?its ~~e ~~!r~~ilae~~iili:~:~~~f:~ilier ~efcrip~ion. H Thefe characrers fu cient y 1 mgUI 1 ' .. ARUM. ·. . • ' ' . . 11 d form . the fpadix T HE fpatha is formed of a fingle leaf, and is ~f ~ cu£u alte fl wers. and in the is naked in the upper part, but on the lower 1t as ema e 0 ' middle ftamineous ones. A ·r. C 1 cafia and Dracunculus of This genus comprehends the Arum, r11arum, o o ' authors. ArunJ 7be Hiftory of P LA N T s. Arum acaztle ( oliis hajlatis, fpadice clavato. 7be ha)lated- /eaved Arum, with a clavated fpadix. <tontnton <!uc.:: flolb :-ptnt~ The root is a roundi!h tuberofity, of the fize of a walnut, brown on the outfidt, and white ithln, and lies at fome depth in the earth : the leaves are four inches long, two and a half broad, hafl:ated, undivided at the edges, and of a !lrong green, often fpotted with black : the ftem rifes to fix or e1ght inches hlgb, ahd at it's top carries a fingle fpatha, which is large and green, often purple withih; ih this are contained a number of male and female fruCtifications, with a long, red, or white body riling ~hove them; when this is fallen, and the fpatha withered, there appear a number of red berries · on the top of the ftalk. It is common under our hedges. C. Bauhine calls it, Aru~ vulgare. The other fpecies are, I. Of thofe called Arums. i. The great, white-veined, Italian Arum. 2. The fpotted-flowered, Arabian Ar!Jrn. 3. The dwarf, broadleaved, Ceylonefe Arum. 4· The many-flowered, Egyptian Arum or Colocafia. 5· The great, black-ft:alked Arum, 6. The great, nervous-leaved, long-rooted Arurh. 7· The white, fweet-flowered, African Arum. 8. The tall, great-flowered, Indian Amm. 9· The water-lily-leaved, efculent Arum. I o. The Ieifer efculent Arum, with fagittated leaves. I I. The white-flowered, great-leaved, climbing Arum. 12. The narrower-leaved, climbing Arum. I 3· The Arum, with great ivy-like, perforated leaves. 1 4· The fagittated-leaved, arborefcent Arum. 1 5. The canna-leaved, caulefcent Aruin. i6. The rigid, narrow, and acuminated-leaved Arum. 17. The great, cordated-leaved, red-rooted Arum. i 8. The great, climbing, yellow-flowered Arum. 19. The hifoliate-fpotted, Arabian Arum, called Ardabar. 20. T he (corzohera- leavcd Arum. 21. The ihort and narrow-leaved Aruri1. 22. ,..the very, nar-row- leaved Arum. . Of thofe called Arifarums are; 1. The great, broad-leaved Ari(arum. 2. The fhorter-leaved Arifarum. 3· The great, beaked-flowered Arifarum. 4· The large, trifoliate Ar.ifarum. 5· The !inaller trifoliate Arifarum. 6. The narrower-leaved Arifarum. Of thofe called Dracunculi are, I. The common, great garden Dragons. 2. The greater, late-flowering Dragons. 3· The rough-fialked, Indian Dragons. 4· The cyclamen-rooted Dragons. 5· The creeping-rooted, polypody-leaved, prickly Dra• gons. 6. The many-leaved, fmooth-ilalked Dragons, 7· The trifid-fialked, manyleaved Dragons. 8. The climbing, American Dragons. 9· The climbing, trifoliate Dragons. IO. The dwarf, trifoliate Dragons. I 1. The American 1 colocafia-leaved Dragons. 12. The long, green, pill:illed Dragons. I 3· The quinquifid-lcaved; Indian Dragons. 14. The t'rilobate-leaved, Indian Dragons. D R A C 0 N T I U M. T H E fpatha is of the form of a boat; the fpadix is covered : there is no calyx·: the corolla confifl:s of five petals: the berries contain each feveral feeds. . . Thefe characrers fufficiently difiingui{h the Dracontium, without a farther defcnpttonJ P 0 T H 0 S. T HE fpatha is globofe ; the fpadix is glo?o~e and covered ~ ~here is no caiyx: 'the corolla confifl:s of four petals: the fr.Ult IS a berry contammg feveral feeds . . Thefe characters fufficiently alfo difiinguilh the Pathos, without a farther defcription. Z 0 S T E R A. T HE fpadix is linear, tthd produces the fruCtifications only on one fide ; there is .. no calyx, nor any corolla : the fiamina fiand alternately, and the feeds are fo-litary. . . h · · Thefe characters fufficiently alfo diftinguilh the Zo,!l:era, without a fart er defcnptwn. 7N ~fi |