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for cattle, or for the feeds, which are frequently ufc^ 

 for meagre foups. This is alfo an annual plant, and 

 is one of the Icafl of the pulfe kind, which is cul- 

 tivated : it rifes with weak ilalks a foot and a half 

 hi^h, giu-nifhed with winged leaves at each joint, 

 compofcd of fevcral pair of narrow lobes, terminated 

 by a tendril or clafper, wliich faitens to any xieigh- 

 bouring plants and is thereby fupported ; the flowers 

 come out upon fhort foot-ftalks ^rom the fide of tlie 

 branches j they are fnmll, of a pale purple colour, 

 three or fotir ftanding upon a foot-ftalk j thefe are 

 fucceeded by fhort flat pods, containing two or three 

 feeds, which are fiat, round, and a little convex in 

 xbe middle. The flowers appear in May, and the 

 feeds ripen in July. The feeds of this f)laat ^e.com- 

 jnonly fown in March, where the land is dry, but in 

 jilt)ifl: ground the befl: time is in April. The .ufual 

 quantity of feed allowed to an acre of land, is from 

 .one buQiel and a half to two bufhels. If thefe ape 

 fown in drills in the fame manner as Peas, they will 

 fucceed better than when they are fown in broad c aft : 

 the drills Ihould be a foot and a half afunder, to al- 

 low room for the Dutch hoe to clean the ^ground be- 

 tween them; for if the weeds are permitted to ^row 

 among them, they will get above the Lentils and ^ 

 llarve them. The feeds of thefe will ripen in July, 

 when the plants fhould be cut and dried, and after- 

 ward the feeds Ihould be threfhed'out for ufe. . 

 The feeds of Lentils are frequently the common food; 

 of the poorer fort of people in fome of the illands qf- 

 the Archipelago, and otjiqr y/arni countries, when 

 they can meet with no better fare ; for thefe they 

 loath, when they have better food, from whence 





•came the proverb, 

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things in eafy circumftances, which they were glad qf 



in .a low condition. 



There is another fort of Lentil which has been cul- 



,- tivated of late years in England, by the title of; 



^ prench Lentil. This is. the Lens major of Cafpar 



."^ Bauhin, and is undoubtedly a different fpecies from 



; the common, being twice the fee, both in plant and 



feed, ^nd conflantly produces the fame from feeds, 



though they do not differ much in their ch^r^fters, 



but this is much better worth cultivating th^n thp^ 

 _. ether. This pulfe is frequently called Tills in many , 



parts of. England. 



The third fort is very like the common Lentil, but. 

 ..differs from it, in having but one flower on each 



.foot-ftalk, whereas the other has three or four, but 

 ■ \n other refpefts is. the iame, fb may be cultivated in 



•the fame manner. , / 



The fourth and fjfth forts ..are fmall annual Vetches, 



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iK. H. 327. tab. 173. Sea Holly, or Eryhgo. 

 \ The Characters are, A- ;., 



?// haih many findl flowers Jitting idfon one com^zon finical 

 receptacle, whofe involucrum is compofed ofJeveralj>lain 

 haves \ the flowers have a five-leaved ere^ pifpakm^t^ 

 coloured on the upper Jide, fitting tiponjbe.germmyjhefe 

 forma roundijh general- umhel, wtfich As uniform. The 



flowers havefi' 



}}d five ereSi hairy ftamina, ftanding 



the flowers, terrainatcd by oblong fi 

 empaie^nent is fituated a prickly germen, fupp. 



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Jlender Jiyles^ crozvned ly faigle ftig 



Uf^ard becomes an cval fruit Ji-vided in two parts, each 



having one oblong taper feed. , 



"^^^j.^ g^'"'"s of plant? is ranged in the fecond feftion 



of Lionsus's fifth clafs, which includes thofe plants 



whole flowers have five ftamina and two fiyks. 



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The Species are, 

 Eryngium {Maritimm) foliis radlcalibus fubrotun- 

 dis phcatis fpinofis, capitulis pedunculatis. Horr. 



ChfF. Z^. Sea I lolly vjhofe lower leaves are folded, romdifb, 

 and prickly, and flower-heads having foot -ft alks. Eryn- 

 gium maritimum. C. B. P. 3S6. Sea Holly, or Eryngo, 



2. Eryngjum {Campefire) foliis ainplexicaulibus pinnate 

 laciniatis. Hort. Cliii. 87. Sea Holly whofi leaves cm- 

 brace theftalks, ayidare cut like winged leaves, Eryno-ium 

 vulgai-e. C. B. P. 3S6. Common Eryngo, 



3. Ervngium ^Planum) foliis radicalibus ovalibus planis 

 crenatis, capitulis pedunculatis. Hort. Cliff. 87. Sea 

 Holly whofe lower Leaves are plain, oval, and crenated, 

 %mth flower-heads having footfialks. Eryngium latifo- 

 lium planum. C. B. P. '^%6, Broad-leaved plain Eryngo. 



4. Eryngium {Arnethyftinmn) foliis trifidis bafi fubpin- 



natis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 337. Erynp with trifid leaves, 



and thofe at the bafe winged, Eryngivun montanum 



amethyftinum. C. g. J?. 38$. Purple Vigkf-cjjjfured 

 Mountain Eryngo. 



5. Eryngium ,(P/z//^/^K/-?) foliis ra^cajibiis rotundato- 

 raiiltifidis, capitulis pedunculatis. Eryngo whofe l^wer 



leaves are roundifh and imtUifii, haying fofitflalks to the 

 heads of flowers. Eryngium Alpin^um amethylluium, 

 capitulo majore pallefcente. Tovifrn. Jnft. 32S. Alpine 

 Eryngo with a large pale- coloured head' 



6. Eryngium {Orie^^afe) foliis radicalibus pinnatisf 

 ferrato-fpinofis, foliolis ,trifi,di.3. ^ryngo ^^hofe lower 

 leaves are winged, fpiny indented, and the fnalkr ones tri* 

 fid. Eryngium Orientale, foliis trifidis. T. Cor. 2,5. 



, Oriental Eryngo with trifid leaves. 



7. Eryngium {Aquatkum) foliis gladiatis ierrato-fpinofis, 

 flpralibus indivifis caule fimplici. Lin. Sp.' Plant! 336. 

 Errnzo with fword-doaMd kavts which are Mm and in- 



dented, .and the upper ones. entire. Erypgiujai jfoiiis glar 

 diolatis utrinque laxe fei;r^^is, .d.enticulis ,^i)ht]latis. 

 Lin. Hort. Cliff. 88. AperkanSealH^ 



the Aloe, lightly flawed, commonly called R^^^le/nah 

 in America, 



8. Eryngium {Pufillum) foliis radicalibus. oblongis in- 

 , cifjs, caule dichotomo, capitulis feffilibus. Hort. 



Cliff. 87. Eryngo with oblong lower leaves which are cut y 

 .a flalk divided by p^airs, ^nd heads fitting clofe, Eryn- 

 . gium planum minus.. C. B. P. 386. Lefferj)lainEnngo. 



9. Eryngwm (Alpinum) foliis radicalibus cordatis ob- 

 longis, caulinis pinnatifidis, capitulo fubcylindrico. 

 ;Lin. Sp. Plant. 233. Eryngo %vitb oblong, htart-^fhaped^ 

 lower leaves^ ,thofe upon^hejialks wing-pointed, and cy* 

 Undrkal hsads. .pryngium Alpinum casruleum, capi- 



^ti^is ,difpapi..,C-rB..P. 3^^r^^ui\dljit^ J^^ 



-hea^s Me/t^e X^afil' - - :..«4&^V'^^-^^ 4 ' ' ^^^ 



mibus ,feri?u:is fioralihu^ multifidis caule dichotomo. 

 ^Lin. Sp. plant, ^^o. Kryngo with fword-jbajpedjower 

 Jeaves having fpinyfawj, Jhe^^er leaves ending in many 

 points. Eryngium fdliis ^^nguftis ferratis" totidu^ 



.Sloan. Cat. ]3,m> ^12.7. S tiding Eryngo l^ajt^ing narrow 



flawed leaves, aomn^ofily . cflUe^ fl^efi/er^efd. 





The firft of thejTefpeQies. grows m.great plenty op the 

 -faAdy.an^d gravelly fhpres b divers parts of ^gngjand, 



the roots of which are candied, and fent to London 

 ,for medicinalufe-.and is the true Eryngo. This hath 



creeping roots, which run deep into the ground ; the 

 : leaves are ro\iiidifh, ftiff, and of a gray colour, fet with 

 ■Iharpfpin^s oh the edges. The ftalks rife a foot high, 



and divide upward into two or three fmaller branches ; 



they are fmooth, andgarnjlliedatefch joint wifh.leaves 

 . of the fame form as the lower, but fmaller, which 



embrace die .ftalks with their bafe ; at the end of the 



branches come out the flowers in roundifh prickly 

 , heads ; under each is fituated a range of narrow, ftiff, 



prickly leaves, fp reading like the rays of a flar -, the 



flowers are of a V/hitifh blue colour. They appear in 



July, and the flalks decay in autumn. 



This fort will grow in a . garden, if the roots are 



■ planted in. a gravelly, fgil, and produce their flowers 



'^annuallyi ^but the rgqts will not grow near fo l^rge 



. or flelhy as thpfe .which grow on the fea-fliore^ w^erc 



-,they are flowed with fait water.' The be fi time to 



:tranfpknt the roots is in autumn, when their leaves 



decay -, 



