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A-n EtiphorUa -ivith a qundrifid umhel, a forked fialk, 

 /nd entire leaves puiced oppoftte. Tithymalus latitblius 

 Caraputia didus. H. L. Broad-leaved Spurge, called 



10. Euphorbia {Myrfiultes) umbella luboftihcla, bihda, 

 involucellis fubovads, tbliis ipathulatio patentibus 

 carnofis mucronatis margine fcabris. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 461. Euphorbia "-Jjith an umbel divided into eight points, 

 wbofe [mall involucrums are oval, and fpreading flejhy- 

 fointed leaves fhaped like a fpatula, having rough borders. 



' Tithymalus niyrfinites latitblius. C. B. P. 296. Broad- 



leaved Myrtle Spurge. 



20. Euphorbia {Dendrcides) umbella multifida, dicho- 

 toma, involucellis fubcordatis, primariis triphyllis, 

 caule arboreo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 462. Euphorbia with a 

 multifid forked umbel, heart-fhaped fmall involucrums, the 

 firji three-leaved, and a tree-like ftalk. Tithymalus 

 myrtifolius arboreus. C. B. P. 290. Myrlle-leaved 



Tree Spurge. 



21. Euphorbia (Jmygdalcides) umbella multifida, dicho- 

 toma, involucellis perfoliatis emarginatis, orbiculatis 

 foliis obtufis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 662. Euphorbia with a 

 multifid umbel divided by pairs, orbicular perfoliate invo- 

 lucrums, and obtufe leaves. Tithymalus characias amyg- 

 daloides. C. B. P. 290. JVood Spurge. 



22. Euphorbia {Palujtris) umbella multifida, fubtrifi- 

 da, bifida, involucellis ovatis, foliis lanceolatis, ra- 

 mis fterilibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 462. Euphorbia with a 

 multifid umbel, which is fubtrifid and bifid, the fmall in- 

 volucrums oval, fpear-fhaped leaves^ and fteril branches. 

 Tithymalus paluftris fruticofus. C. B. P. 292. Shrubby 



Marjh Spurge. 



23. Euphorbia (Orientalis) umbella quinquefida, qua- 

 drifida, dichotoma, involucellis fubrotundis acutis, 

 foliis lanceolatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 460. Euphorbia with 

 a quin^uefid and quadrifid forked umbel, a pointed roundifh 

 involucrum, and fpear-flo aped leaves. Tithymalus Orien- 



'^ . talis, falicis folio, caule purpureo, flore magno. 

 ' "^ Tourn. Cor. 2. Eajlern Spurge with a JVillow leaf a 

 - purple ftalk, and large flower. 



24. Euphorbia {Characias) umbella quinquefida, trifi- 

 da dichotoma, involucellis ovatis, foliis lanceolatis, 

 capfulis lanatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 460. Euphorbia with 

 a quinquefid trifid umbel, dividing by pairs, an oval in- 



, volucrum, fpear-fhaped leaves and woolly capfules. Ti- 

 thymalus arboreus, caule corallino, folio Hyperici, 

 pericarpio barbato. Boerh. Ind. alt. i. p. 256. Tree 

 Spurge with a red ftalk, a St. John^s Wort leaf, and 

 Bearded capfuky . 



'25. Euphorbia (Uiberna) umbella fextifida, dichotoma, 

 involucellis ovalibus, foliis integerrimis, ramis nuUis 

 capfulis verrucofis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 462. Euphorbia 

 with a JiX'pointed forked umbel, ovd invoJucrumSy entire 

 . leaves, no branches, and warted capfules. , Tithymalus 

 . Hibernicus Machingboy di£tus. Men Pin. Trifh Spurge, 

 called Machingboy. Z:.':'-^": "-..:^^. .-^ -//.t^r- ■ -^-j^-.^r :; 



•20. Euphorbia {Aplos) umDella quinquefida, bifida, 

 involucellis obcordatis. Lin.^ Sp. Plant. 457. Euphor- 



. ^^ hia with a quinquefid bifid umbel, and hearl-fhaped in- 

 'volucrums. : T\th.\md\vis tuberosa pyriformi radice. 



; L. B. P, 2^2, Spurge with a tuberous Pear-fiaped root. 

 ij> Euphorbia (Aleppica) umbeM quinquefida^,^ di- 

 . .chotoma, involucellis ovato-lanceolatis mucronatis, 

 , foliis inferioribus fetaceis. Lin.'Sp. Plant. 458. Eu- 

 ; -phorbia with a quinquefid forked Umbel, ovat fpear-fhaped 

 V ^j^'^^^^erums ^which are pointed, and the lower leaves' 



*"' . Tithymalus Cypariffius. Alp. Exot. 65. Cy- 



; preft Spurge:' ::^, . - /^r/ 



28. Euphorbia (Cr(?/;V^) umbella multifida, bifida, in- 

 \ volucellis orbiculatis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis villofis. 

 ^ Euphorbia with a multifid bifid umbel, orbicular involu- 

 crums, and narrow, fpear-fhaped, hairy leaves. Tithy- 

 malus Creticus characias, anguftifolius, villofus & 

 incanus. Tourn. Con i. Cretan Wood Spurge^ with 

 narrow, hairy, and hoary leaves. . 

 29' Euphorbia {Sylvatica) umbella multifida, dichoto- 

 ma, involucellis perfoliatis, fubcordatis, foliis }an- 

 ccolatis integerrimis.JLin. Sp. Plant. 463. Euphorbia 

 ■ witf) a multifid forked unih'ely hear t~ftjaped perfoliate invo- 

 . hcrum, end entire fpear-fhaped leaves. ^Tixhwi 



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fylvat'icus lunato fiore. C. B. P. 290. IVood^Spurgc v:ith 

 a niGon-ftoaped flovser. 



20. Euphorbia [Heterophylla) inermis foliis ferraris pc- 

 tiolatis difformibus ovatis lanceolatis panduriformibu^. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 45J. Euphorbia vAthout fpincs^ kaviuj 

 fa-ived leaves tvith foot-ftalks vAvch are deformed, ova!, 

 ypear-ftoaped, and like a fiddle. Tithyir.alus Curairavicu^ 

 lalicis & atriplicis foliis variis, caulibus viridantibus. 

 Pluk. Aim. 396. Spurge from Cur aff a 0, with variable 

 leaves like Willow and Orach, and a green ftalk. 



31. Euphorbia {Hypericifolia) dichotoma, foliis fcrratis 

 ovali-oblongis glabris, corymbis termJnalibus, ramis 

 clivaricatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 454. Forked Fjiphm-hia 

 Vuith oblong, oval, fnicoth, favoed leaves, and divaricated 

 branches terminated by umbels. Tithymalus ercftus 

 acris, parietari^e foliis glabris, floribus ad caulim no- 

 dos conglomeratis. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 82. Upright acrid 

 Spurge, with fmooth Pellitory leaves, and flowers growinor 

 in clufters from the joints of the ftalk. 



3?,. Euphorbia {Ocymoides) inermis, herbacea, ramofa, 

 foliis, fubcordatis integerrimis petiolatis floribus Ib- 

 litariis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 453. Branching herbaceous Eu- 

 phorbia without fpines, having entire heart-fhaped leaves 

 with foot-ftalks, and fingle flowers. Tithymalus Ame- 

 ricanus, ereftus, annuus, ramofifTimus ocymi caryo- 

 phyllati foliis. Houft. MSS. Upright, annual, branching 

 Spurge of America, with leaves like fmall BafiL 

 The firfl fort has been generally taken for the true 

 ^Euphorbium of the ancients, and as fuch hath been 

 direfted for medicinal ufe ; but it is from the fecond 

 fort, that the drug now imported under that title in 

 England is taken. Dr. Linnseus fuppofes the fourth 

 to be the fort which fhould be ufed, though as they 

 are all nearly of the fame quality, it may be in- 

 different which of them that drug is taken from, 

 which is the infpiffated juice of the plant. 



The firft fort hath a triangular, comprefTed, fucculent 

 ftalk, which is jointed, and rifes to the height of 

 eight or ten feet, fending out many irregular twifting 

 . branches, which are for the moft part three-cornered, 

 but have fometimes only two, and at others four an- 

 gles ; they are compreffed, fucculent, and fpread out 

 on every fide the ftalk; thefe have at the extremity 



^ of the branches a few Ihort roundifh leaves, which 

 foon fall offi and near thefe come out now and then 

 a few flowers, which have five thick whitifli petals, 

 with a large three-cornered germen in the center 5 

 thefe foon drop ofi^ without having any feeds. It grows 

 naturally in India, from whence the plants were 

 brought to the gardens in Holland,^ and have fmce 



. been communicated tQ moft of the curious gardens in 



..Europe. 



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The fecond fort grows naturally in the Canary Iflands, 

 from whence I have been credibly informed, the Eu- 



^..phorbium which is imported in England, is now 



brought, and is the infpiflated juice of this plant.^: In 



. I.its native country this grows to the height of twenty 



. feet or more, but inJEngland if is^jrarc^^ 



than fix or feven; nor is it of any advantage to have 



them fo tall here, becaufe they fend out manv branches 



which are larse ana fucculent, fo render the plants 



too heavy to be eafily removed. This hath a very 



rrjijthick, green, fucculent ftalk, which has four or five 



.^-lafge angles or corners, clofely armed with black 



,;^ crooked fpines, .^^i^ich come out by pairs at every in- 



"^"jdenture: the ftalks fend put from every fide large 



fucculent branches of the fameibrm, which extend to 



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the diftance of two or three feet, then turn their ends 



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-upwards, fo that when the plants are well grown, 

 they have fome refemblance to a branched chandelier ^ 

 tliefe have no leaves, but are clofely armed with black 

 fpines like the ftalks > at the end of the branches 

 come out the flowers, which are ftiaped like thofe of 



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The third fort hath a naked three-cornered ftalk 

 which is compreljed, fending out a great number of 

 ;^ ^branches which grow erect, and join up to the main 

 ftalk i thefe are generally three-cornered, but fome 

 svary to four; they are jointed and armed with Iliorc 

 crooked fpines, but have no leaves, nor do the 



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