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Show The Hijlory of P L A .N T s~ C E L T I S. T HE calyx of the hermaphrodite flower is divided into five ~e&ments: there is no corolla : the fiamina are five : the ftyles are two : the frmt ts a drupet containing a fingle kernel. The calyx of the male flower is divided into fix parts : there is no corolla, and but one ftamen . . Celtis foliis majoribus ferratis. The larger, ferrated-leaved Celtis. 3tbe ~et~ tle::trcc+ The root is brachiated : the tree grows to a confiderable fize : the t runk is thick: the branches numerous and diffufe : the· bark is of a greyi£h colour : the leaves are three or four inches long, and three fourths of their length in breadth near the bafe; they arc fomewhat like thofe of the common ftinging Nettle; they are deeply ferrated, and terminate in a long, narrow point: the flowers are fmall : the fruit is black, and of the bignefs of a Cherry. It is a native of Italy. C. Bauhine calls it, Lotus fruCl:u cerafi. The other fpecies are, 1. The Virginian» red-fruited Lotus. 2. The citron•leaved, American Lotus. . H 0 L C US. T HE calyx of the hermaphrodite flower is a glume, containing two flowers: the corolla is a glume, furniihed with a triple arifia, or awn : the fiamina are three; the fl:yles are two; the feed is fingle. The calyx of the male flower i a hi~ valve glume : there is no corolla : the fiamina are fix. . . There charatlers fuffi.ciently difiingui!h the Hokus from all the grafs kind without a farther defcription. This genus comprehends the Sorghum of Micheli .• 1E 0 I L 0 P S. T HE calyx of the hermaphrodite :flower is a glum~(, containing three flotvets ,: the corolla is a glume, terminated by a fimple arifl:a, or awn : the fiamina are three; the ftyles are two ; and the feed is fingle. The calyx of the male flowers is a glume; containing three flowers: the corolla is an arifiated glume: the fiamina are three. ./Egilops Jpica ovata, arijlis breviort. The /Egilops, with an oval fpike foorter than the arijlce. •' The root is compofed of a few ihort, white fibres : the plant grows to about a fo.ot high : the fialk is round, hollow, jointed, and has two or three long, narrow, graffy leaves on it, hairy at the edges: at the top of the fialk fiands a fhort fpike, compofed of two or three little rigid clufiers ·of flowers : the feeds are large, and fomewhat like barley, but flatter: the arifire are long, white, and acute. It is a native of Italy, and fome other parts of E urope. C. Bauhine calls it, Feftu-ca altera capitulis duris ; others, JEgilops. · , ~ . The fpike is fometimes longer than ufual, in which ftate Tournefort has mentwn.ed it as another fpecie~, under the name of Gramen fpicatum durioribus locuftis fp1ca longiffirna. C EN C H R US. T HE involucrum is laciniated, echinated, and contains two flowers : the caly1e is a glume, containing two flowers, the one of them male, the other ~ermaphrodite : the corolla of the hermaphrodite flower is a muricous glume : the ftamma are three: the fiyle is divided into two parts, and the feed is fingle. In the male flower, the corolla is alfo a glume, without any awn: the ftamina are three. T his genus c.omprehends the Panifcaftrella of Micheli. Cenchrus The Hiflory of P L A N T S. 633 Cenclwus panicula ./picata. 1£\ougb:::tattil, fea . The Jpiked-panicled Cenchrus. .ilDO.tf S:::g~afg. The rodt is compofed of a great number of white fibres '· th 1 '[c b fi · h · 1 · h h 11 ,k ·· e pant n es to a out IX Inc es 11g : t e Ha, s arc numerous hard rigid redd'fh d fi 11 f k · · h 1 ' ' ' 1 Jomts : t e eaves arc numerous and fhort · they cover the ftalk , a· n u o nbo ts 'ii or rounding it at their bafes; they are hairy' at the edges and r' 1 ~1g:~t part, ~ ur-thei fl?wers form abkind hof fpike, of'about an inch lo~g, an~ l:uri~:ted~reen co our: t IS common a out t e fea-coatls in many parts of Europe c B h' 11 • G · · · · ' · · au lJle ca s It ramen canmum .maritimum fp1ca echinata; but it is often found far from the fea ' '!'he ~ther fpectes. are, r. The long, purple-fpiked, American Cenchrus. 2 • The whtte-fptked, A~encan Cenchrus. 3· The broader-leaved Cenchrus. 4 . The t 11 narrow-leaved Cenchrus. a ' VAL ANT I A. J N the he.rma~hrodite flower, th~re .is no ~alyx: the corolla is divided into four parts : :h~ ftamma a1e four : ~he fiylc ~s .btfid! and the feed is finglc. In the male flower, t~et e IS no calyx: the corolla Is d1v1ded mto three or four fegments . the nam·1n c1 th er t h ree or 1c 0lH : .t h e pt' fi1'l I.S obfolete. . 'l' a are This g~nus comp_rehends the . Cruciata of authors . 7!'alantia jlori~us mafc~lis quadri}idis, pedunculis dipbyllis. The 17ala11tta, wzth quadrijid male flowers, and diphyllous peduncles. The root i~ compofed ~f a clufier of yellow fibres :. the fialk~ are n~merous, a foot Ioqg, an~ ~airy, fquare, mfirm, and often 1in part procuqlben~: the leaves fiand four at every JOint; they a~·e broad, fhort, o.btu(e, h~iry, and difpofed in a radiated manner: the flowers ~re fmall and yellow, and ftand in the ah of the leaves . It .is commori under he?ges, in many parts of England. C\ 'Bauhine c~lls it Cruci-ata htrfuta; others, Cructata. ' The other fpecies are, I. The four-leaved, echinated, faxatile Valantia. 2 , The narrow and fmooth,leave.d Valantia. ' 3· The fmall broad-leaved fmootl1 AI · V. a1 a ntt·a . 4- Th. e pam·c u1 a te d - fl owered Valantia. 5·' The fmooth, ' fine-leave'd Vaplamne-tia.. 6_. The ha1ry, 1'?u.hd-.le~ved, Pyrenean Valantia .. 7· The broad-leaved, fmooth, ~bite-flowered Valantta. 8. T~1c narrower-leaved, wlute-flowercd Valantia. 9 . The ltttle, procumbent, wall Valant1a. 10. The tough-fruited Apadpe .of authors. 1 r. The fmo::)th, broad-leaved, oriental Valantia. · P _A R I E T A R I A. ' THE calyx of the her?1aphrodite flower is divined into four fegments: there is ·.no c?rolla : the fiamt~a · are four : the fiyle is fingle ; the feed is fingle, and is con tamed m the ~aly~,. wht:h becomes elongated for it's reception. The calyx of , tb~ female flow~r Hi dtvtded mto ;four fegments: there is no corolla : there are no fta~ ma : the fiyle ts fingle, and the feed is fingle, and is contained in the fame manner 111 the elongated cup. Parietaria foliis lanceoiato-ovatis alternis. The P arietaria, with lanceolato-ovate, alternate leaves. Wtilito~v of tbt U1au. The root '.is rco~rpofet!l of a multitude of fibres, of a· reddi!h colour: the fialks are numerou~, . . rdimd, haii'.Y, brbwnifh, brittle/ and not very thick; they grow to a foot, or more, .m length : the leaves are oblong, broadeft in the middle, and pointed at the ends, of a dufky •'green colour, and fomewhat hairy : the Bowers are fmall and greenia1 ; they ftand in clutlers; at the alx of the leaves. It is common on old walls. C. Bauhine calls it, Parietaria officinarum et Diofcoridis. ~he. other fpecie& are, 1. The bafil-leaved Parietaria. 2. The dwarf, Portugal ~anecana. 7Y ATRI PLEX. |