See Angelica Svlves- 



the plants will thrive. 



HERBA GERARDI. 



TRISMIKOR. 



HERBALIST, HERBARIST, a perfon who 



is fkilled in diftinguifliing the kinds, natures, or vu*- 



tues of herbs or plants. 

 HERBA PARIS. See Paris. 

 To HERB ARIZE, to go abroad in the fields in 



queft of different or new herbs of pknts. 

 HERBIFEROUS fignifies bearing or bringing 



forth herbs. 



H E RBI V O R O U S, i. e. devouring or feeding on 



herbs or Grafs: 



HERBOSE, grafly, or full of Grafs or herbs. 



HERBOSITY, graffinefs, or abundance of Grafs 

 or herbs. . 



HERBULENT, grafTy, full of Grifs or herbs. 



HERMANNIA. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 656. tab, 432. 

 Lin. Gen. Plant. 742.^ The title of this genus was 

 given by Dr. TournefoVt in honour of that great Bo- 

 tanift, Paul Herman. M. D. Profeflbr of Botariv at 



- Leydcn. 



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'r' - 



The CHARACTERsf are, 



The flower hath a pitcber-Jhaped permanent empale- 



fnenty divided into Jive parts at the him. It hath five 



petals^ which are narrow at their bafe^ and iwift azainji 



the fun within the tubulous empalemeftt^ but fpread open 



ahovey where they are broad and obtufi. It hafb five 

 broad ft^ 



iy pointed fu 



dijh five-cornered germen^ fupp 



V 





y 



■ 



<^^ljhapedftyle which is longerthan theft. , .. ,. 



V ^ fi^gleftigma. thegermeri afierivdrd becomes a five- 

 cornered roundijh capfule^ with five cells opening at thetop^ 

 tnchfing many feeds. ... 



This gerrus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 

 Lmnaeus's fixteenth clafs, which includes the plants 



^yhofe flowers have five ftamina joined in one body to 



theftyle. ■ : / ■ .V 



The SpEcrts are, 

 HERMANNtA {Alnifolia) foliis c\iYldformibus plica- 

 caus, crcnato-emarginatis. Hort. Cliff. 342. Herman- 



H 



lohes and a uniform corolla, Paftinaca foliis fimplicitcr 

 pinnatis, foliolis pinnafidis. Flor. Siber. i. p. 218. 

 The firft fort grows naturally in moll parts of England, 

 fo is rarely admitted into gardens \ there is a variety 

 (if not a diftincft fjpecies of this) with narrower leaves, 

 which are more divided than thofe of the firft; how- 

 ever, as they are feldom cultivated, I Ihall not trou- 

 ble the reader with their defcription. 

 The fecond fort is placed in moft of the Pharma- 

 copoeias as a medicinal plant, but is rarelyufed as fuch, 

 efpecially in England. This rifes with a tall ftalk 

 near fix feet high, which is embraced by the bafe of 

 the leaves \ thcfe are winged, having generally five 

 roundilli lobes, whofe furface is rough, of a dark 

 green colour ; the flowers are produced at the top 

 of the ftalks, being clofely inclofed by the empale- 

 ment when they firft appear ; but this afterward burft- 

 in^y, the umbel expands, having large petals on their 

 exterior row, which are almoft heart-ihaped, and are iuc- 

 cecded by fiat compreflTed feeds like thofe of Parfnep, 

 but larger, having black ftreaks on their outfide. 

 This grows naturally on the Appenines. 

 The third fort grows naturally on the Alps, as alfo in 

 Siberia : the ftalks of this rife as high as thofe of the 

 former, but the leaves are fmooth. This is feldom 

 cultivated. 



The fourth fort grows naturally in Siberia and Tran- 

 fylvania ; in the former country, the inhabitants eat 

 the ftalks and leaves of the plant for want of better 



food. .. .. - • * -. 



As thefe plants are rarely cultivated, unlefs in bota- 

 nic gardens, fo I Ihall recommend to thofe who are 

 defirous to propagate either of the fpecies, to fow 

 their weeds in the autumn j and in the fpring, when 

 the plants are up, to hough the ground, cutting up 

 ^the feeds, and thinning of the plants, in the fame man- 

 ner as is direfted for Parfneps, with which culture 



■f. 



H E 



77ia zvith ivedge^floaped folded leaves^ which are crenated 

 and indented, Hermannia frutefcens, folio oblongo 

 ferrato latiori. Boerh. Ind. Sbruhly Hennannia with a 

 broader^ oblongs ferrated leaf, 



2. Hermannia {Grojfulari^folia) foliis obcvatis acute 

 . incifis, pedunculis bifloris. Prod. Leyd. 347. Her- 

 mannia with cval leaz'es acutely cut^ and foot ^alks hav- 

 ing twoflcwcrs, Hermannia frutefcens folio grofiu- 

 larise parvo hirfuto. Boerh. Ind. Shrubby llcrmannia 

 with a pnally hairy ^ Gocfeberry leaf. 



3. Hermannia {^AUha^fcUa) foliis obovatis plicatis cre- 

 natis tomentofis- Hort. Cliff. 343. Hermannia with 

 ovaU folded^ woolly leaves^ which are cre-natcd Her- 

 mannia frutefcens, folio ibifci hirfuto molli, caule pi- 

 lofo. Boerh. Ind. Shrubby Hermamtia with a foft^ hairy y 

 MarfJjmallow Icaf^ and wccUy ftalk, 



4. Hermannia {Hyffopifclia) foliis lanceolatis obtufis 

 ferratis, Hort. Clitf. 342. Hermannia with obtiife fpear- 

 fhaped leaves^ which are fawed, Hermannia frutefcens, 

 folio oblongo ferrato. Tourn. Shrubby Hermannia with 

 an oblong ferrated leaf. 



5. Hermannia {Trifoliato) foliis oblongo-ovatis cre- 

 natis tomentofis flore mutabili. Hermannia with oblongs 

 oval^ crenated woolly leaves^ and a changeable flower. 



' Hermannia frutefcens, folio oblongo moUi cordato 

 hirfuto. Boerh. Ind. Shrubby Hermannia with a foft^ 

 oblongs hairy y heart-ftoaped leaf. 



6. Hermannia iPinnata) foliis tripartitis, media pin- 

 natifida, Hort. Cliff'. Hermannia with tripartite leaves 

 ending in many points, Hermannia frutefcens, folio 

 multifido tenui, caule rubro. fioerh. Ind. alt. Shrubby 

 Hermannia with a narrow multifid leaf^ and a red ftalk, 



7,' Hermannia {Lavendulifolia) foliis lanceolatis obtufis 

 integerrimis, Hort. Cliff. 342. Hermannia with ob- 

 tufe fpear-fhaped leaves^ which are entire. Herman- 

 nia frutefcens, folio lavendulcE latiori & obtufo, flore 

 parvo aureo. Boerh. Ind. alt. Shrubby Hermannia 

 with abroad^ blunt ^ Lavender leaf^ and a fmall golden 

 flower. 



8. Hermannia {Hirfuta) foliis fimpHcibus ternatifque 

 hirfutis feflllibus. Hermannia with flmgle and trifoliate 

 leaves which are hairy ^ and fit clofe to the ftalk. 

 The firft fort rifes with a flirubby ftalk fix or eight 

 feet high, dividing into many ereft irregular branches, 

 covered with a brown bark, garnifiied with wedge- 

 Ihaped leaves, which are narrow at their bafe, but 

 broad arid round at the top ; they are about an inch 

 long, and three quarters broad at the point, where 

 they are indented and crenated. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in fhort Ipikes on the' uppef^ part of the 

 branches ; tney are of a pale yellow colour, but 

 fmall ; thefe appear in April and May, and are often 

 fucceeded by feeds, which ripen in Auguft. 

 The fecond fort is a fhruS or lower ftature than the 

 firft, biit fends out a" great riuniber of branches, 

 which fpread wide on every fide, gairnifhed with 

 fnialler leaves than thofe of the former, which are 

 fdiigh, and fit clofe to the branches.' The flowers 

 are produced in fhorf clofe fpikes at the end of every 

 Ihoot, fo that the whole flirub fcems covered with 

 flowers; they are of a bright yellow, arid appear to- 

 ward the end of April, but are not fucceeded by feeds 

 in England. , 



The third fort' Is i plarif of humbler growth than ei- 

 ther of the former, feldom rifing more than two feet 

 arid a half high ; the ftem is not fo woody, and the 

 branches are foft and flender, garnifhed with oval 

 woolly leaves, which are plaited and crenated oh the 

 edges ; the flowers are produced in loofe panicles at 

 the end of the branches ; they 'are larger than thofe 

 of the other Ipecies, dhd have very hairy empalements. 

 This fort flowers in June, and July, and frequently 

 puts out more in the autumn. 



The fourth fort has been longer in the European gar- 

 dens than either of the other. This rifes with a 

 Ihrubby upright flfalk to the height of feven or eight 

 feet, fending out many ligneous branches from the 

 fide, which alfo grow more eredt than any of the other > 



thefe are cloathed with obtufe ipear-lhaped leaves, 



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