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This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fetlion of 



Linn^eus's eighteenth clals, entitled Syngenefia Puiy- 

 gamia luperflua, the flower being compofed of licr- 

 maphrodice and female florets-, and the chief diftinction 

 of this genus is in the hermaphrodite and female 

 flowers being of the fame fl^ape, and d)e female having 

 ftamina. 



The Stecies are, 



1, Arnica {Montana) folils ovatis integris, caujinis ge- 

 minis oppoutis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 884. Jrnka with en- 

 tire vd leaves^ thofe on fhe ftalks growing cppofite by 

 pahs, Doronicum plantaginis folio alterum. C. B. P. 



2. Armica {Scorpioides) foliis alternis ferratis. Plall. 

 Helvet. 737. Arnica v:itb fatvcd leaves grozving alter- 

 fuilcly, Doronicum radice dulci. C. B. P. 184. ■ 



Aii,NiCA [Crocea) foliis ovalibus ferrato denticulatis, 

 fubtus tomentofis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1246. Arnica with ._ 



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cvcd indc}7ted leaves-, 'whcfe underfides are woolly. Dens 

 leonlsenula? folio. Pet. Muf. 393. 

 I'lic firft Ibrt grov/s naturally upon the Alps, and alfo 

 upon many of the mountains in Germany, and other 

 cold parts of Europe, and is greatly cfteemed by the 

 Germans for its medicinal qualities, where it is pre- 

 icribcd by this title of Arnica. It is alfo ranged among 

 the, medicinal plants in many dilpenfaries, by the title 

 l^iven to it by Cafpar Bauhin. 



The roots ot this plant, w^hen placed in a proper foil 

 and fituation, greatly increafe, for they fend out tliick 

 llelhy roots, which fpread very far under the furface-, 



ihele put out many oval entire leaves, from betw^een 

 wliich the flower-fl:ems arife, which grow about a 

 foot and a half high, having two or three pair of leaves 

 growing oppofite upon each, and the top is terminat- 

 ed by a lingle yellow flov/er, compofed of many flo- 

 rets, like thofe of Dandelion. Thefe are fuccecded 

 by oblong feeds, which are crowned with down, 

 whereby they are difperfed to a confiderable dillance 

 when ripe. It flowers in April and May, and the 

 Iceds ripen in September, 



I'his plant deUghts in a moifl (hady fituation •, it may 

 be propagated by parting of the root in autumn, 

 "w!ici\ the ilalks begin to decay, or by the feeds if 

 fuwn in autumn, foon after they are ripe, for thofe 

 fown in the fpring often fail *, but if the feeds are per- 

 mitted to fcatter, the plants will come up the foUov/ing 

 ^, fo that when one plant is obtained, it will pro- 

 ■ pagate itfelf fait enough without other care, but to 

 keep k clean from weeds. . ' 



Tiie fcccnd fort grows naturally on the mountains of 

 Buhernia, as alfo in Siberia, from whence I received 



fpri 





the 



feeds. The roots of this fort are much jointed, 

 and divide into many irregular fleflvy offsets, which 

 are varloufly contorted ^ from whence many fuper- 

 fdtious perions Iiave been led to imagine, that the 

 roots v/ould expel the poifon of fcorpions, and cure 

 the wounds made by the bite of that animal. It is 



■ a very hardy plant, and is propagated m the lame 

 mani-er a:; the form.er. . 



The tliird fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 

 Hope,- from whence the feeds have been brought to 

 ]'A;rope. This will not live through the winter in 

 t'le open air in this country, fo the plants mufl: be 

 kept in pots, which fliould be placed under a'comm.dn 



■ hot-bed frame in winter, to fcreen it from the frcil, 



but fnould enjoy the free air at all times, when the 

 wt'adier h milch It propagates by roots and feeds 

 in plenty. Hiis is titled by Dr. Burnian, Gerbera 

 foliis phinis dentatis fiore purpureo. 'Plant. Afr. 157. 

 ARTEDIA. Lin. Gen. Plant. 249. We have no 

 p^nglilh name for this genus. 



■ The Characters are, 

 It is an umbelliferous plant -^ the greater umbel is fpread 

 Gpen, and compcfcd of many fnall ones \ the involucrum of 

 the large one is compofed of ten oblong leaves^ which ex- 

 . tend the Ungth of the ttrabsl^ cut at their tips into three 

 pirrts. "The involucrum of the f mall umbels have but three 

 narrow leaves^ which arc longer than the umbel \ the rays 

 of the large umbel are difform^ thofe of the f nail ones in 

 the difk are raale^ and the rays are hermaphrodite. J hey 



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have five petals^ which are erC'5I^ becrtfjji^ped^ anJt 

 turned inward. Thefe have each five fender /lamina, 

 crowned with rcundifjfummits ; thofe fowers which com- 

 pofe the rays^ have a fmall germen at bctloni^ fupporti::'?- 

 tworeflexcdftyks^ crowned by afnigleftigma. 'ihc germen 

 afterward becomes aroundifo compreffed fruity wiibnkafy 

 border^ which fplits into twb^ and contains two oblong 

 feeds J with fcaly borders. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftiort 

 of Linnxus's fifth clafs, entided Pentandria Digyniu,^ 

 from their flowers having five ftamina and tv/o 

 ll:)'Ies. 



. We have but one Species of this plant, viz. 

 I, Artedia (Squamata) feminibus fquaniatis. Kort; 

 Cliff. 89. Artedia with fquamous feeds. Thapfia Orien- 



talis anethi foho femine eleganter crenaco. Toum. 

 Cor. 22. 



This is a native of the eaff. Rawvolf found it p-rowln^^ 

 upon Mount Libanus ; it is an annual plant, whole 

 ftalks rife about two feet hidi, fendino- out a few fide 



branches, garniflied v/ith narrow compound leaves 

 refembiing thofe of Dili-, the extremity of the ftalk is 



, terminated by a large umbel of v/hite fiovvers, com- 

 pofed of five unequal petals, thofe on the outfide 

 being much larger than the other. Thefe are fuc- 

 ceeded by roundifn compreffed fruit, eacli having two 

 feeds, whofe borders are fcaly. 

 This plant decays as foon as the feeds are pcrfcded, 

 and many times before they are ripe in England; for 

 unlefs the feeds are fown in autumn, and the ulants 

 come up before winter, they rarely produce good 



, feeds here. The feeds fhould be fov/n on a warm 

 border where the plants are to remain, for they wlli 

 not bear tranfplancing. All the care they require is 

 to keep them clean from weeds, aiid thin the pianrs 

 to fix or eight inches diflance. They flower in June, 

 and their feeds ripen the end of Auguft, 



ARTEMISIA [;A(lsiJ^i^U, Gr. fo called, according 

 to fome, from Artemifia, wife of Maufolus, king of 

 Caria, who brought this plant into ufe, and adopted 

 it as hers \ whereas, before, it was called Parthenis, 

 the virgin goddefs being feigned to have given tliat 

 name to it.] Mugwort. 



The Characters are, - 

 The common empalement is fcaly and rounds as are affoths 

 fcales. The fiowcr is compofed of hermaphrodite and fe- 

 male florets^ the border being ranged with the ftmcdty 

 which have a f nail germen at botto?n^fupporting afieudtr 





e Oeins: com- 



ftyle^ crowned by a bifid ftigma, The hermaphrodite fi. 

 compofe the dijk^ or middle \ thefe are iubulcus^ cut hiQ 

 five parts at the brim ; in the center is placed the germ e-ry, 

 with the like fiyle and fligmM .as the femMle^ acccmpanied 

 by fi've hairy Jiaminaj crozvncd by cylindrical fummitt^ 

 which are indented in five parts. The germen after- 

 ward becomes a fingle naked feed^ fitting upon a nakel 

 placenta. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fcfl.:on 

 of Linnasus's eighteenth clafs, entitled Syngenefia Po- 

 lygamia fuperilua, the flowers of thei 



pofed of female and hermaphrodite florets, wliich are 

 both fruitful. 

 The Species are, 



1. Artemisia (Fulgaris) foliis pinnatifidis planis iacilis; 

 fubtus tomentofis, racemis fimplicibus floribus ovatis 



. radio quinque floro. Lin. Sp. Plant. 348. MugworS 

 with plain cut leaves^ ending in many parts^ woolly un- 

 derneath, with fingle fpikes of oval flowers^ whofe rays 

 arc compofed of five florets. Artemifia vulgaris niaior- 



C. B.P. 137, 



2. Artemisia {Integrifolia) foliis lanceolatis fubtus to- 

 mentofis integerrimisdentatifqueflorumradiofubquia- 

 quc floro. Lin. Sp. Plant. 11 89. Mugwo'rt withfprar- 

 foaped entire leaves y indented on their edges ^ whofe ui dr 

 fides are woolly^ and the rays of the flower compofed of fivff 

 florets. Artemifia foliis planis lanceolato-lineai-ibus 



inferioribus fa;pe ex pinnato-dentatis. Flor. Sib. 2, 

 p. 109. 



3. Artemisia {C^rulefcens) foliis caulinis lanceoktis in- 

 tegris-, radicalibus multifidis, fiofculis fcemineis terriis. 



Lin. Sp. 1 1 89. Mugwort whofe leaves on thefldks are 





