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Show 6!8 'lbe Hifio1} of P . L A N T' S. perianthium is divi.de.d into three feg~e.bts, ahd ftands a.bove ~he gerJben : the fiy1es are three ; the frult IS a capfule con.tami~g a fingle. cell, .m whtch ~re f~veral feeds. · This genus cornpre9ends the Valhfi1ena and Valhfi1ermdes of Mn:helt. V A L L I S N :S R I A. The root is oblong, white, creeping, and fibrated : the ~eaves are numerous, very long, narrow, and ob~ufely pointed ; they rif~ in clu~ers,. e1ght or t~n .together from the root: the fialk which fupports the flower nfes from am1dft thefe; It IS naked, fiender, very long? and rpirally contorted in. a. ~eauti\ul ~anner like a cork-lkrew: ~he flower is fingle, and It's tube very long ; 1t ·IS of a l:>eaouful purple: by the untwtfimg of the ftalk, the flower gets to the top of the water, almofi from any depth. SALIX. T HE male flowers are arranged into an amentum or catkin, and their calyx is the fquamma of that amentum ; there is no corolla, .but there is a nectariferous gland at the bafe. The calyx of ~he. female flow:er. IS alfo a fquamma of the amentum ; there is no corolla : the fiyle JS bifid : the frmt IS a capfule formed of two valves, and containing only one cell, in which there are feveral feeds furniibed with down. Salix foliis ferratis ovatis acutis glabris. The ferrated, oval, a11d acute-leaved Salix. The root is large and fpreading; the leaves are the broadefi of all the willow-kind; they are two inches long, and near an inch and a half broad, fmooth, very like thofe of the common bay in !hape, and ferrated at the edges; of a bright !hong green on the upper furface, and of a paler colour below: the tree g_rows to a moderate. fize .: the bark of the trunk is rough, and full of cracks ; that of the young i110ots IS fmootb, and of a pale yellowiil1-green: the flowers hang from the branches, in long, whitiih .. green catkins. It is a native of England, but is not frequent. Ray calls it, Salix folio laureo feu lata glabro odorato. The other fpecies of Salix are, I. The common, white-leaved, tree Willow. 2. The red-twigged Salix, with dark green, not ferrated leaves. 3· The long, crenated-leaved, yellow Willow. 4· The almond-leaved, aurited Salix. 5· The very long and narrow, whitifh-leaved Salix. 6. The low, narrow-leaved Salix. 7· The oblong, hoary, acute-leaved Salix. 8. The brittle-fialked, long-leaved Salix. 9· The roundilh, filvery- leaved Salix. · Io. The low, erefr, broad-leaved Salix. I 1. The broad-leaved, dwarf, creeping Salix. I 2. The round-leaved, dwarf, mountain Salix, with the leaves grey underneath. 13. The dwarf, alder-leaved Salix. I4· The dwarf Salix,· with leaves hoary on both fldes. I 5· The dwarf Salix, with leaves fmooth oh both fides. 16. The dwarf, hoary, flax-leaved Salix. 1 7· The dwarf Salix, with fhort leaves. I 8. The narrow and fmooth-leaved, dwarf Salix. 1 9· Tfie ferp,llum-leaved, gloify, dwarf Salix. 20. The roundifh-leaved Salix, called the common Sallow. 2 I. The oblong, pointed-leaved Sallow. 22. The very broad-leaved, water Sallow. 23. The fage-leaved, auriculated, f:>ortugal Salix. 23. The Babylonian or droopingbranched Salix. 24. The common Ofier. 25. The long and broad-leaved Salix. 26. The .long, narrow, deep green-leaved Salix. 27. The firm and fcarce ferratedleaved Salix. 28. The fmooth, lanceolated-leaved, ferrated Salix. 29. The round) filvery-leaved Salix. Clafs ) The Hi}Jory of P L A N T S. Clqfs tha Twenty-:fecond. Order the Third. D I 0 E C I A T R I A N D R I A. P !ants that hacve the male and female flowers on fiparate plants, and have • three flamina. OSYRIS. T HE calyx of th€ male flower is divided ipto feveral fegments: there is no corolla. The calyx of the female flower is divided into three fegments : there is no corolla, nor any fiyle: the fiigma is roundi£h, and the fruit is a drupe, containing only one cell. · This genus comprehends the Calia of Tournefort. O)jris foliis oblongis acutis. The oblong, acute-leaved O)jris. T~e root is divaricated, tough, and fibrated: the !hrub grows to three feet high, an? IS very ramofe: the bark of the trunk is brown; the young (hoots are greenifl1, finated, and tough: the leaves are oblong, narrow, and pointed at the ends; they fomewhat refemble thofe of the linaria: the flowers are fmall, and of a greenin1-ycllow colour : the fruit is a large, red berry. · , It is a native of Italy. C. Bauhine calls it, Ofyris frutefcens baccifera; others, CaGa poetica. The other fpecies are, r. The tall, ·myrtle-leaved, Spanifh Ofyris. 2. The obtufeleaved, Siberian Ofyris. Clqfs the Twentyfecond. Order the Fourth. •I ' D I 0 E C I A T E T R A N D R I A. Plants which have the male and female flowers on flparate plants, rmd have four antherce. VIS CUM. T HE calyx of the male flower is divided into four fegments: there is no corolia, nor any fiamina: the anthet·a: arc four in num.ber, and grow to the calyx. The ·calyx of the female flower is compofed of four leaves, and is fituated above the germen : there is no corolla, nor any fiyle: the fruit is a round berry, containing a fingle feed, which is of a cordated form. Of this genus there is but one known fpecies. , V l S C U M. ilJBifittOt." The fiem is round, robuft, half an inch in diameter, and covered with a yellowifh bark: the whole plant grows to a foot and a half, or more, in height, and fpreads to nearly as much in diameter, ufually affettin~ a roundifh form in the whole : th~ ~em divaricates, at a. fma11 height from it's bafe, mto feveral branches, and thefe agam mto others, v~ry numerous, and, in general, dichotomoufly: the. leaves are obion~, obtufe, thick, and of a yellowifl1-green colour; they are abo~1t an mch and a. half m leng~h, ·and near half an inch in breadth: the flowers are mmute and yellowJ!h; the bernes large, and full of a vifcous juice; they are naturally of a fi10w-white colour, but [ornetimes are red. It grows on the trunks and branch~s of tre~s, as. the' apple,. plu~, white thorn, &c. in our gardens and hedges. C. Bauhme calls It, V1fcum baccts al~1s. It is efieemed a good medicine in epilcpfies and other nervous dtforders . 3 . HIPPOPH A E. |