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to become almofl heart-Hiapcd \ the flowers ar^ pro- 

 duced at the wings of the ftalks in lliort loofefpikes, 

 they are ahiiofl white, and are fucceeded by fickle- 

 fnaped pods, having two cells filled with fquare brown 



feeds. 



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feeds ripen in autumn. 



This is propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown 

 in the fpnng upon an open bed of light earth, and 

 the plants treated afterward in the fame manner as 

 hath been direfted for the' annual forts before-men- 



tioned. 



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\.NTIA, Maflerwort. 



The Charactjers are. 



It is a plant whofe flcj^ers groiv in an nntbel^ the gene- 

 ral mubel is ccrnpofed of four or five fin all ones. The in- 

 volucrum of the general umbel is in_ one fpecies compofed of 

 two large trifid leaves^ and tzvo entire. In another fpecies 

 of fever al fin all leaves : the involucrum of the f mall um- 

 bel is ccrnpofed of many finall pointed leaves^ which are 

 longer than the umbels^ coloured and fpread open. ■ The 

 empalement of the fiovoer is per7nanent^ ereoi^ and cut into 

 fivefijort acute figments -^ the fozver is compofed of five 



bifi 



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five fiawina the length of the petals^ cro-ivned by ftngk 

 fumniits ; the oblong germcn is fituated below the recepta- 

 cle^ fupporting two Jlcnder fiyl'S, crowned by fprcading 

 fiigrm ; the germcn aftei'Wdrd becomes an oval^ blunt^ 

 channelled fruity divided into two parts ^ having two ob- 

 long oval feeds inclofied in the cover. • * 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftion 

 of I.inna;us's fifth clafs, entitled Pentandria Digynia, 

 the llower having five ftamina and twoftyles. 



The Sp£CI£s are, 

 , AsTRANTiA {Major) foliis radicalibus quinquek 

 ferratis, cavflinis trilobatis acutis. Maflerwort 



ftalks 



rt with 

 five fawed lobes., and thofe 



Aftrantia major 



corona floris purpurafcentc. Inft. R. H. 314. 



2. AsTRAisTTiA {Candida) foliis quinquelobatis lobis tri- 

 ■ partitis. Ilaller. Helv. 439. Majler 



having five tripartite lobes. Aftranti 

 floris Candida. Tourn. Inft. 314. 



3. AsTRAXTiA {Minor) foliis digitatls ferratis. Lin. Sp. 



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The nrft fort hath many fpreading leaves rifing from 

 the root, which are compofed of five large lobes, 

 fawed pretty deep on their edges ; from between thefe 

 the ftalks arife near two feet high, having at each 

 , joint one leaf deeply cut into three fliarp-pointcd 

 iobes \ at the top of the ftalk is produced the umbel 

 of flowers, at the bottom of v/hich is fituated the ge- 

 neral involucrum, compofed of two long trifid leaves, 

 and two entire ones of the fame length. The fmall 

 umbels ftand upon long foot-ftalks or rays, under 



■ v/hich is placed the involucrum, compofed of many 

 fpcar-Aiapcd pointed leaves, v/hich extend beyond 

 the rays, and are of a purplifti colour. 



The fecond fort hath much the appearance of the 

 firft, fo has been fuppofed to be only a variety of it ; 

 but it ditfcrs froni that in having 'iw^ lobes to the 

 leaves of the ftalks, which are much fliorter, and 

 rounder at the point than thofe of the other. The 



. general involucrum of the umbel is compofed of 

 fhort narrow leaves, and thofe of the fmaller umbels 



' are ftiorter and v/hite. 

 Tlie third fort feldom rifcs a foot high \ the foot- 

 ftalks of the leaves are four inches long \ the leaves 



■ are divided into eight fcgments at the bottom, and 

 fpread out like a hand •, thefe are deeply fawed on 



• their edrxs : the involucrum of the general umbel is 



- compofed of feveral very narrow leaves ; tJie foot- ■ 

 ftalks of the feparate umbels are very large and flen- 

 . der, and tov/ard the top often divide into three, each 



■ having a fmall umbel. The involucrums of thefe 

 fmall umbels are fliortand v/hite. 



Hiefe plants are very hardy; they may be propa- 



• gated eith^er by fowing their feeds, or parting their 

 roots. If they are propagated from f^^eds, they llaould 



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be fown in autumn, foon after they are r:pe, on a 

 fhady border ; and, when the plants are come up, 

 they ftiould be carefully weeded, and v/here they are 



■ ■ too clofe, fome of the plants fliould be drawn out, to 



allow room for others to grow, until Michaelmas, 

 when they ftiould be tranfpianted where they are to 

 remain \ which ftiould always be in a moiftfoil and 



■ a fliady fituatipn. ' The diftance thefe plants ftiould 

 be placed, is three feet, for their roots will fpread to 

 a confiderablc w^idth, if they are permitted to remain 

 long in the fame place. They require no other cul- 

 ture but to keep them clear from Weeds, and every 

 third or fourth year to be taken up at Mich :elmas, 

 and their roots parted and planted again. Thefe plants 

 are feldom_ preferved but in botanic gardens, there 



• being no great beauty in their flowers. They all 



^rov/ naturally upon the xllps. 

 ATHAMANTA. Lin. Gen. Plant. 301'. Meum. 

 Tourn. Inft, R. H. 312. Spignel. 



The Characters are, 



// is a plant with an umbel! a ted flower j the general urn- 



belfpreads open^ and is compofied of many finall ones \ the 



involucrum ofi the great limb el is compofied of many narrow 



. leaves^ which are floor tcr than the rays \ thofe ofi the fimall 



ones are narroit 



the fli 



of the great umbel are uniform ; thofe ofi'the fimallerhavt 

 five infle^ed hcart-floapcd petals^ which are a little unequal \ 

 each flower hath five fiu'nder flajnina.,- tvhich are of the 

 fiame length with the petals, and crowned hy ■ rounJiflj 



fi 



the germcn is fit 





iceptacle^ 



fiupporting two r'flexed ftyles., crowned by cbtufie ft 



the germen afiterivard becomes an oblong channelledyruity 



divided into two parts, each containing one oval channelled 



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feed^ 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feflion 

 of Linnseus's fifth clafs of plants, entitled Pentan- 

 dria Digynia,^ the fiov/ers having five ftamina and two 

 ftyles. -^ ■■■ ■ 



, • The Species are,* - '^ ■ - ' ■ 



1. Athamanta (M^//?7?) foliolis capillaribus, femini- 

 bus glabris ftriatis. Hort. Cliff. 07. Sdimel with hair- 



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like leaves, and fincotb channelled feeds. iVIcum foliis 

 Anethi. C. B. P.- 14S. commonly called Spignel 



2. Athamanta {Gretenfts) foliolis linearibus planis hir- 

 futis, petalis bipartitis, fcminibus oblongis liirfutis. 

 Lin. Mat. Med. 143. Spignel with plain hairy leaves., 

 petals divided into two parts, and oblong hairy ficecls. Dau- 

 cus Creticus foliis funiculi tenuiffimis. C. B. P. 



3. Athamanta {Sicula) foliis inferioribus nitidis, um- 

 bellis primordialibus fubfcfTiIibus, feminibus pilofis. 



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firft fitting clofii 



•hfi 



Daucus fe- 



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cundus ficulis fophia^ folio. Zan. Hift. So. 

 Athamanta {Orcofielinum) foliolis divaricatis. Flor. 

 Suec. 249. Athamanta with divaricated leaves. Apium 

 montanum folio ampliore. C, B. P. 153. 

 5. Athamanta {Ccrvaria) foliolis pinnatis decuftatis, 

 incifo-angulatis, feminibus nudis. Lin. Sp. 352" J- 



cut. 



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angularly 



and naked fieeds, • Daucus miontanus Apii folio 



major. C. B. P. 150. 

 The firft fort is 



is the common Spignel ufed in medi- 

 cine. ^- This grows naturally in Weftmoreland, and 

 by^ the inhabitants there is called Bald-Money,' or 

 Bawd-Money-, by fome it is called Meu. This is a 

 perennial plant -, the ftalks rife a foot and a half high, 

 and are channelled ; the leaves are very ramofe, and 

 compofed pf many fine Iiair-like leaves fct pretty clofe, 

 of a deep green ; the ftalk is terminated by an umbel 

 of white flowers, which are fucceeded by oblong 

 fmooth feeds. 



This may be propagated by parting the roots at 

 Michaelmas, or from ieeds fown foon after tliey are 

 ripe; the plants'ftiould have a ftiady fituation and 

 moift foil. It flowers in 



Auguft. 



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feeds ripen in 



The fecond fort is the Daucus Creticus, of which 

 there are two forts, whofe feeds are indifferently ufed 

 in the fliops, one of which is annual, but that here 

 mentioned is a perennial plant, which fends out many 



E e ftalks, 



