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The firftfort hath thick flelliy roots which arejouircd, 



and fend out fibres from every pare -, the leaves gro 



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fuigly upon fiiort foot-ftalks, ariiing immediately from 

 tlie root ; thefe are kidney-fliaped, eared at the foot- 

 ftalk, and rounded at the top, where they are in- 

 dented i they are fmooth, and of a fhining green 

 colour : the flowers grow^ upon very fliort foot-llalks 

 clofe to the ground, fo are hid under tlae leaves. They 

 are compofed of a bell-lhaped empalement, of a worn- 

 out purple colour, which is cut into three at the top, 

 where it turns backward : in the bottom is fituated 

 the germen, attended by twelve fhort ftamina, which 

 afterward turns to a leathery feed-veflel, divided into 

 fix cells, which contain feveral roundifh feeds. 

 The leaves of the fecond fort are much larger than 

 thofe of the firft, and ftand on longer foot-ftalks ; 

 thefe are pointed and hairy. The flowers are like 

 thofe of the other fort, growing clofe to the root, but 

 are fomewhat inclining to green on their outfide, in 

 all other refpefts they agree. 



The third fort hath fmooth blunt heart-fhaped leaves, 

 ftanding on longer foot-ftalks ; thefe are veined and 

 fpotted on their upper furface like thofe of the au- 

 tumnal Cyclamen ; the flowers of this are Ihaped like 

 the others, but ftand on longer foot-ftalks, and are 

 of a darker purple colour. Thefe flower in April and 

 May, and their feeds ripen in July and Auguft. 

 The firft of thefe forts is very common, and hath 

 been found wild in fome parts of England, though 

 but rarely *, it delights in a moift ftiady place, and is 



increafed by parting the roots in autumn. This is the 

 fort which is ufed in medicine; ^ , ' 



The Canada fort is equally hardy, fo will endure our 

 common winters in the open ground, being rarely 

 hurt by frofts, if planted in a dry foil, for too much 

 I ^ wet often occafions the roots to rot in winter. This 



is propagated as the other. 



^'" The third fort will alfo live in the open air in Eng- 



. land, being feldom injured by froft -, but if the plants 



- are too much expofed to the fun in fummer, they 



feldom thrive well •, therefore they ftiould be planted 



. in a border where they may have only the morning 



fun, in which fituation they will fpread and increafe. 



Thefe two laft grow naturally in feveral parts of 



North America, -■■•.,'..■. 

 A S C L E P I A S [fo called from ^fculapius the firft 



inventor of phyfic-, it is alfo. called Vincetoxicum, 

 from vincerc, to ovecome, and ro^ty^oc, poifons, q. d. 



, a plant overcoming poifons,] Hirundinaria, or Swal- 

 low- wort. ' .■ 

 The Characters are. 

 The empalement is of one leaf ivhich is cut into five acute 



, fegments i the petal of the flower is alfo of one leaf di- 

 vided into five oval parts^ which ar.e reflexed \ in the cen- 



■■; ter is fituated five neilarii which encompafs the parts of 

 . generation \ thefe have horns which turn toward the fta- 

 ' mina^ and are joined in a truncated body inclofed by five 

 fcales^ which open every way. There are five ftamina 

 I which are fear ce vifible^ which have five fummits^ fituated 

 between the ne^arii^ and inclofed by the fcales of the trun- 

 '- catedbcdy. It hath two oval pointed germen^ fupporting 

 ^ two fhort ftyles crowned by a fingle ftigma, 'the germen 

 : afterward becomes two large^ oblongs fwelling pods ending 

 / in. a pointy having one cell^ which opens with two valves 

 filled with comprejfed feeds ^ lying over each other like tiles 

 on a hcife^ and are crowned with a foft down. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in Linna^us's fecond 

 , feftion of his fifth clafs, entitled Pentandria Digyhia,' 

 the flowers having five ftamina and two ftyles. 

 The Species are, _ > 



I. AscLEiMAS {Alba) foliis ovatis'bafibarbatis cauleercfto 

 I ;umbelulis proliferis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 314. Swallow- 

 wort with oval leaves bearded at their bafe^ an upright 

 ftalk^ and a proliferous urabeh. Afclepias albo flore. C. 



B. P. 303. 

 .2i AscLEi'iAs {Nigra) foliis oyatis bafi barbatis caule 



fuperne fubvolubili. Lin. Sp. Plant. 216. Swallow- 

 . wort. with oval leaves bearded at their bafc^ and the upper 



part of the ftalk twiningv Afclepias nigro flore. C. B. 



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3. A?.CLjzriA.s [Liilea) foliis ovatis acutis caule infirmo, 

 umbcllis fijiiplicibus. Swallow-wort with oval point d 

 leaves^ a weak ftaik^ and fingle umbels. Afclepias aii- 

 guftifoiia flore flavcf:entc. 11. 11. \^y:, 



4. AscLEPiAS {V'erticillala) foliis revolutls Hnearlbus ver- 

 ticillatis caule erecto. Lin. Sp. Plant. 217. Swallow- 

 wort with narrow twifting leaves growing in whcrks^ and 

 an upright ftalk, A})0cynum Marianum erectum Ima- 

 ri.-e anguftifllmis folilr. umbellatum. Pluk. Mant. 17. 



5. AscLEPiAs {Syriaca) foliis ovalibus fublus tomentofis 

 caule fimplicifl;imo umbellis nurantibus. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 214. Swallow-wort with oval downy leaves,, a 



fingle ftalk^ and nodding umbels. This is the Apocynum 

 majus Syriacum erectum. Corn. Canad. Greater up- 

 right Syrian Dogfbane. 



6. AscLEPiAS {Amama) foliis ovatis fubtus pilofiufculis 

 caule fimplici vimbellis neftariifque eredtis. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 214. Swaliow-wort with oval leaves^ hai'ry on 

 their under fide^ a fingle ftalk, with upright umbels and 

 ne£farii, Apocynum floribus amcene purpureis corni- 

 culis furreftis. Hort. Elth. 31. 



7. AscLEPiAS {Purpurafcens) foliis ovatis fubtus villofis 

 caule fimplici umbellis erectis nedtariis refupinatis. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 214. Swallow-wort with oval leaves^ 



. hairy on their under fide^ a fingle ft alk^ and upright um- 

 bels with inclining ne5larii. Apocynum ereftum Novc- 

 boracenfe foliis minus incanis flore ex obfoleto dilute 

 purpurafcente. Par. Bat. 33. 



8. AscLEPiAS {Variegata) foliis ovatis rugofis nudis caule 

 fimplici umbellis fubfeflilibus pcdicellis tomentofis. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. Szvallow-zvort with rough, staked, oval 

 leaves, a fingle ftalk, umbels growing clofe to the ftalk, 

 having woolly foot-ftalks. Apocynum vetus Americanum 

 Wifank didum. Hort. Elth. 32. 



9. AscLEPiAS {Incarnata) foliis lanceolatis caule fupernc' 

 divifo,. umbellis ereftis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 2 1 ^..Swallow- 



■■ wort with fpear-ftnaped leaves, the upper part of the ftalk 

 divided, and ere£i double umbels, Apocynum niinus 

 . reftum Canadenfe. Corn. Canad. 9. 



10. AscLEPiAs {Decumbens) foliis villofis caule decum- 

 bente. Lin. Sp. Plant. 216. Swallozv-wort with hairy 

 leaves, and a declining ftalk, Apocynum Carolinianum 

 aurantiacum pilofum. Pet. H. Sice. 90. 



11. AscLEPiAS {Tuberofa) foliis alternis lanceolatis caule 

 divaricato pilofo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 217. Swallozv-wort 



. with fpear-fhaped leaves growing alternate, and a hairy 

 divided ftalk, Apocynum Nov^ Anglic hirfutum tu- 

 berofa radice floribus aurantiis. H. L. 645. commonly 

 called Orange Apocynum, - 



12. AscLEPiAS {Glabra) foliis lincari-lanceolatis glabris 

 caule fruticofo umbellis lateralibus. Swallow-wort with 

 ftnooth, narrow, fpear-ftoaped leaves, afhrubby ftalk, and 

 umbels coming out of the fJes, Apocynum eredum 

 Africanum villofo frudlu falicis folio glabro angufto. 

 Par. Bat. 23. . . . 



13. AscLEPiAS {Fruticofa) foliis lanceolatis glabris um- 

 bellis fimplicibus lateralibus caule fruticofo. S-walkw- 

 wort with fmooth fpear-jhaped leaves, fingle umbels ccmin^ 



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from the fides of the branches, and a ftjrubby ftalk. Apo- 

 cynum ereftum Africanum folio^ falicis lato glabro 

 fruftu villofo. Par. Bat. 24. 



14. AscLEPiAS (Villofo^ foliis lanceolatis villons acutis 

 umbellis fimplicibus eredtis caule fruticofo. Swallow- 

 wort with hairy fpear-floaped leaves, fingle upright umbels, 

 and a ftjrubby ftalk, Apocynum ere£lum Africanum 

 villofo fruftu falicis folio lato fubhirfuto. Par. Bat. 

 24. - 



15. AscLEPiAS {Rotundifolia) caule erefto fruticofD, 

 foliis fubrotundis amplexicaulibus, umbellis congcftis. 

 Swallow-wort with an upright ftjrubby ftalk, ronrulijh 

 leaves embracing it, and clofe umbels. Apocynum ercflum 

 fruticofum folio fubrotundo glauco. Par. Bat. ^y. 



16. AscEEPiAS {Nivea) foliis lanceolatis glabris caule 

 fimplici umbellis eredis lateralibus fol^tariis. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 215. Swallow-wort with a fingle ftalk, friccth 

 fpear-ftjaped leaves, and upright fingle umbels, proceeding 

 from the zvings of the leaves. Apocynum Americanum 

 foliis Amygdali longioribus. Plum. Cat. 2. 



17. AscLEPiAS (Cwri^^w^) foliis lanceolatis petiolatis 

 glabris caule fimplici umbellis ercitis folitariis. Lin. 



Si 



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