F U M 



rUCIISIA. Plum. Nov. Gen. 14. Lin. Gen. Plane. 

 log;. This plant was fo named by Fachcr Plumier, 

 who diicovcrcd it in America, in honour of the nie- 

 niory of Leonard Fuchfius, a learned botanift. 



The Characters are, 

 ^he f.cv:er kath no onpakmott \ it hath one petals 

 •idth a iicfed tuhe^ zvhhh is Jlightly cut into eight parts 

 ct thcbrim^ ending in acute points \ it hath four ft amina 

 e length of the tuhe^ 'which are terminated by obttife 



fiirtimits 



[upper ting a Jingle ftyk^ croivned by anobtufe ft 



fi< 



ifterzvard becomes a fiicculent berry 'with four ft 



fteeds 



A 



fteveral ftmall 



h^ 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fe<5i:ion of 

 Linn^us's fourth clafs, intitTed Tetrandria Monogy- 

 nia, the flower having four ftamina and one ftyle. 

 We know but one Species of this 



fent, viz. 

 Fuchsia ['Triphylla,) Lin. Sp. Plant. 1 191. Tbree4eaved 

 Fiichfia, Fuchfia triphylla, florc coccineo. Plum. Nov. 

 Gen. Three-leaved Fuchfta with a ftcarlet flower. 

 This plant is a native in the warmefl parts of Ame- 

 rica •, it was difcovered by Father Plumier, in fome of 

 the French Iflands in America, and was fince found by 

 the late Dr. William Houftoun, at Carthagena in 

 ■ New Spain, from whence he fent the feeds into 



England. 



This is propagated by feeds, which muft be fown in 

 pots filled with rich light earth, and plunged into a 

 hot-bed of tanners bark, and treated in the fame way 

 as other feeds from warm countries. In about a month 

 or fix weeks after the feeds are fown, the plants will 

 begin to appear, when they fhould be carefully cleared 

 from weeds, and frequently refrefhed with water to 

 promote their growth ; and when they are about two 

 inches high, they fhould be fliaken out of the pot, and 

 fcparated carefully ; then plant each into a fmall pot 

 filled with light rich earth, and plunge them again into 

 a hot- bed of tanners bark, being careful to fcreen 

 them from the fun until they have taken new root ; 

 after which time they muft have frefh air admitted to 

 them every day in proportion to the warmth of the 

 feafon, and fhould be frequently watered. As the fea- 

 fon advances and becomes warm, the glafTes of the 

 hot-bed fhould be raifed higher, to admit a greater 

 Jhare of air to the plants, to prevent their drawing up 

 weak ; and when the plants are grown fo tall as to 

 reach the glafTes, they fhould be removed into the bark- 

 ftove, and plunged into the tan-bed. In winter thefe 

 plants require to be kept very warm, and at that fea- 

 fon they muft not have much water, but in fummer 

 it muft be often repeated. 



Thefe plants are too tender to thrive in the open air 

 in this country, even in the hotteft part of the year; 

 therefore they fhould conftantly remain in the ftove, 

 obfcrving to let in a large fhare of frefh air in fum- 

 iner, but in winter they muft be kept warm -, with 

 this management the plants will produce their fiowers, 

 and make a beautiful appearance in the ftove, amongft 

 other tender exotic plants. 



F U M A R I A. Lin. Gen. Plant. 760, Tourn. Tnft. R. 

 H. 421. tab. 237. Fumatory-, \n¥r^nc\\^ Fumeterre. 

 The Characters are, 



. The empalcment oft the flower is compofted of two equal 

 leaves placed oppoftte, The flower is of the ringent 

 kind-, approaching near to the butterfly flowers. The up- 

 per Up is plain, cbtufte^ indented at the top, and reflexed\ 

 the netlanum at the bafe of this is obtuje, and a little pro- 



, winent. The under lip is like the upper in all its parts, 

 hut the bafte is keel-Jhaped \ the neElarium at the bafe is 



, lefs prominent. The chaps of the flower is four-cornered, 

 obtufe, and perfectly bifid ; there are fix equal broad ft a- 



■ mina in each flower, divided in two bodies, included in the 



three ft 

 fupporting aft: 



In the 



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by an orbicular comprejfedftigma. The germen af- 

 becomes afhortpcd with one cell, including roundifh 



This grnus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion 



I. 



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F U M 



of Linnasus's feventeenth clafs, intitlcd Diadtln)' 

 Hcxandria, which includes the plants vvhofc a,, 

 have their framina in two bodies, and have fix fl- 

 mina. To this genus Dr. Linnaeus has joined tl > 

 Capnoides of Tournefort, the Cyfticapnos of Boc '' 

 haave, the Corydalis of Dillenius, and the Cucul 

 ria of JufTieu, making them only fpccies of the fam' 

 genus. 



The Species are, 



FuMARiA {Officinalis) pericarpis monofpermis rac 

 iiiofis, caule difTufo. Lin. Sp. Plants 700. Furnator 



vith feed-vejfels growing in a rac emus, with af.ngk fed 

 and a diffufedftalk. Fumaria officinarum & DiofcoH 

 dis, flore purpureo. C. B. 143. The common Fumaton 

 with a purple flower. ^ 



2. Fumaria (Spicata) pericarpiis monofpermiis fpicatis 

 caule erefto, folioliis filiformibus. Sauv. Monfp. 26?' 

 Fumatory with feed-veffels growing in a fpike, with ^le 

 feed, an upright ftalk, and thread-like leaves. F'umaria 

 minor tenuifolia. C. B. 143. Left[er mrroii- leaved Fn- 

 matory. 



3. Fumaria {Alba) filiquis linearibus tetragonis, cauli- 

 bus diffufis acutangulis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 700. Fuma- 

 tory with narrow four-cornered pods, and diftfufed ftalks 

 having acute angles. Fumaria fempervirens & floreas 

 fiore albo. Flor. Bat. Evergreen Fumatory with awhile 



flower. 



4. Fumaria (Capnoides) filiquis teretibus, caulibus dif- 

 fufis, angulis obtufis. Fumatory with taper pods and 

 diftfufed ftalks, having obtufe angles. Fumaria lutea. 

 C. B. 143. Yellow Fumatory. 



5. Fumaria {Claviculata) filiquis linearibus, foliis cir- 

 rhiferis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 701. Fumatory with narrow 

 pods, and leaves having clafpers. Fumaria claviculis 

 donata. C. B. P. 143. Fumatory with tendrils. 



6. Fumaria {Capreolata) pericarpiis monofpermis race- 

 mofis, foliis fcandentibus fubcirrhofis, Lin, Sp. Plant. 

 701. Fumatory with feed-veffels growing in a racemus^ 

 with one feed, and climbing leaves having fhort tendrils, 

 Fumaria major fcandens, flore pallidiore. Raii Hift. 

 405. Greater climbing Fumatory tvith a paler flower. \ 



7. Fumaria {Cava) caule fimplici, brafteis longitudine 

 ilorum. Lin. Sp. Plant. 699, Fumatory with a ftngk 

 ftalk^ and braEle^ as long as the flowers. Fumaria bul- 



bofa, radice cava, major. C. B. P. 143. Greater bul- 

 lous Fumatory with a hollow root. 



8. Fumaria {Bulbofa) caule fimplici, brafteis brevio- 

 ribus multifidis, radice folida. Fumatory with aftngk 



ftalk, ftjorter many pointed braElea, and a fclid root, 

 Fumaria bulbofa, radice non cava, major. C. B. P. 

 144. Greater bulbous Fumatory with a folid roots 



9. Fumaria [Cucularia) fcapo nudo. Flort. Cliff. 351. 

 Fumatory with a naked ftalk. , Capnorchis Americana. 

 Boerh. Ind. alt. i. 309. and the Fumaria tuberofa 

 infipida. Cornut. 129. Tuberous infipid Fumatory. 



10. Fumaria {Veficaria) filiquis globofis inflatis. Hort. 

 Upfal. 207. Fumatory with globular inflated pods. Cyf- 

 ticapnos Africana fcandens. Boerh. Ind, alt. 1.310. 

 Climbing African Cyfticapnos. 



11. Fumaria {Eneaphylla) foliis triternatis, foliolis cor- 

 datis, Lin. Sp. Plant. 700. Fumatory with leaves com- 

 pofted of three trifoliate fmall leaves, which are heart- 

 fhaped. Fumaria enneaphyllos Hifpanica faxadlis, 

 Bocc. Muf. 2. p. 83. Five-leaved Rock Fumatory of Spain. 



12. Fumaria {Sempervirens) filiquis linearibus p'anicu- 

 Jatis, caule erefto. Hort. Upfal. 207. Fumatory ivith 

 narrow pods growing in panicles, and an upright ftdk. 



Capnoides. Tourn. Infl. R. H. 423. Baftard Fuma- 



The firft fort is the common Fumatory which is ufed 

 in medicine. This grows naturally on arable land m 

 moft parts of England ; it is a low annual plant, and 

 flowers in April, May, and June ; and very often from 

 plants which rife late in the fummer, there will be a 

 fecond crop in autumn. The juice of this plant is 

 greatly commended for bilious cholics. It is never 

 cultivated in gardens. ■ 



The fecond fort grows naturally in the foutn or 

 France, Spain, and Portugal, but is preferved in bo- 

 tanic gardens for the fake of variety. It is an annual 

 ^ . • ^ plant, 



