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'. This ^cnn^ of plants is ranged in the fecond feiflion of 

 Linnaeus's third clafs, which includes thofe plants 

 ' whofe flowers have three ftarnina and two flyles. 

 The Species arc, 



f- Milium {Pariicura) panicula laxa flaccida, foliorum 

 vaginis pubcfceiitibus. I/li!let with a hcfe hanging pa- 

 wcky and the Jheaths of the leaves kaiiy. Milium I'e- 

 nunc luteo C. B. P. 26. Mtllet 'with a ytllcw feed, 



• PanicuniMiliaceum. Lin. Sp. 



2. Milium {Sparfum) panicula fparsa 'erefta, glumis 

 ariitatis. Millet ^^ith a kofe ereci panicle^ and bearded 





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-chaff. Milium panicula ampla erefta fparsa. Houft. 

 >ISS. Millet with a large, ereEt^f par fed panicle, 

 3. Milium {Effufum) floribuspaniculatis difperfis, Flor. 

 Suec. c^S. Mllet with difperfed flowers. Gramen fyl- 

 '■ vaticum panicula miliacea fparsa. C. B. P. 3. Wood 

 Grafs with a fparfed Millet-like panicle. 

 Milium 



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{Confertum) floribus paniculatis confertis. 

 Prod. Leyd. ^7- Millet with panicles of flowers grow- 

 ing In clufiers. Gramen paniculatum Alpinum, lati- 

 folium, panicula miliacea fparsa. Scheu. Gr. 



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Broad-leaved^ Alpine^ Panicle Grafs^ with a fparfed Mil- 

 • let-like panicle.. 



The firft fort grows naturally in India, but is now 

 cultivated in many parts of Europe as an efculent 

 grain -, this rifes v/ith a Reed-like ftalk from three 

 to four feet hio;h, and is channelled •, at every joint 

 there is one Reed-like leaf, which is joined on the 

 top of the (heath, which embraces and covers that 

 joint of the ftalk below the leaf; this fheath is clofely 

 covered with foft hairs, but the leaf which is expand- 

 ed has none ; that has feveral fmall longitudinal fur- 

 rows running parallel to the midrib. The top of the 

 ftaik is terminated by a large loofe panicle, which 

 hangs on one fide, having a chaffy flower, which is 

 fiicceeded by a fmall round feed, which is often made 

 ": into puddings, &c. There are two varieties of this, 

 ^'; one with white, and the other hath black feeds, but 

 J'^do'not'SifFer in any other particular. 

 ^^jyThis pliht is ranged under the title of Panicum, by 

 Iftinn^us, but as it is more generally known by its 

 ^^v former appellation, foT chufe to continue It .> r^ : ; 

 ^^1^^ The fecond fort was difcovered growing naturally at 

 --> La Vera Cruz j this has a flendercr ftalk than the for^ 

 t- xner, which rifcs about three feet high. ' The Iheaths 

 "" which furround it have no hairs, but are channelled. 

 ^^ The leaves are IHorter than thofe of the former:' The 

 panicle ftdnds crcfl, and the'chaflp has fhorter awns, 

 or beards. 



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The other ty^^o forts grow naturally in woods, and are 

 never cultivated in the fields, fo do not require any 



■'":. farther defcription. *' 



'-;• The common Millet was originally brought from the 

 ',. Eaftern countries, where it is ftill greatly cultivated, 



- r from whence we are furniflied annually with this grain, 

 " fty/hich is by many perfons greatly efteemed for pud- 



V'.^ings, ^c. but is feldom cultivated! in England in 



- .quantity, but by way of cvi"ribIityi*K fmall gardens^ 

 ' V for feeding of poultry ; but the feeds^gernerally ripen 



w:They nmft be lown the beo-mning; of April, upon a 



-fwarm dry foil, but not too thick, becaufe thefe 



.plants divide into feveral branches, anid ftiould have 



^'-^•nluchfoofn ; and' When"' they cbrfie' up, they ihould 



'IJihort time, get 



'•| ^?It'<-^^^^d from ^weeds, after which jthey "svill, in a 



tlie better of them,' and prevent 



^lieir future erowth.'hin Auguft thefe feeds will ri- 



pejij when it muft be cut down, and beaten out, 



i is praclifed for other grain -, but when it begins to 



Vlfipcn, if it be not protefted from birds, they' Will 



* Toon" Sevour it. -- - y 





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-MILLEFOLIUM. See Achillea. - "v:/. 



:M I L L^il I A. Houft. Gen. Nov. Martyn. Cent. 4 



"* Lin. Geri^' Plant. 881. ^ ' ' -V * - " '\ 



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'f Re Characters are. 





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'^'Thti bat}^"^^ compound flower, compofed of feveral flotets, 

 "ana one half floret^ which are included in one common em- 

 palemeiit of one leaf which is cut into three parts^ and 

 is permanent. The hermaphrodite florets have one tubu- 

 hiis petaU lihicb is^ere£i^ and indented at the brim in 



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five parts \ thefe have five hairy Jl^mlna, with ere cf 

 near fummits conne£Jed in their middle^ to the fide and *" 

 the length of the petal, and an oblcng narrc:v\enn» 

 fupporting aflefiderftyte, crowned by two narrow, obtufj 

 fpreading fligmas ; thefe florets are barren. The fmiu 

 half florets is of one leaf, ftrctched cut on one fide Uke 

 tongue, and is indented at the top ; this hath a large tbret 

 cornered genmen, jupporting a fender ftyk, crowned h 

 two long briftly fligmas. The germen afterward turns to 

 an oblongs three-corneredy obtufe feed, inckfed in the em- 

 palement^ .. ■ " 



.This genus of plants is ranged in the fourth feaion 

 of Linnseus's nineteenth clafs, which includes thof 

 plants with compound flowers, whofe hermaphro- 

 dite flowers are barren, and the female flowed arc 

 fruitful. ' . >^^ 



. The Species are^ 



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1. MiLLERiA {^inqueflora) foliis cordatis, pedunculis 

 dichotomis. Hort. Cliff. 426. Milleria with heart- 



Jhaped leaves, and forked ft alks. Milleria annua erec- 

 ta, major, foliis conjugatis, floribus fpicatis luteis. 

 Houft. MSS. Greater, upright, annual Milleria^ 'viitb 

 leaves growing hy pairs, and yellow fpiked flowers/ 



2. Milleria {Maculata) foliis infiniis cordato-ovatis 

 acutis rugofis, caulinis lanceolato-ovatis, acuminatik 

 Milleria whofe lower leaves are oval, beart-fl^aped, acute- 

 pointed, and rough, and the upper ones oval, fpear-Jhap^ 

 edy and pointed. Milleria annua erefta ramofior, foliis 

 maculatis, profundius ferratis. Martyn. Dec. 5. Up- 

 right, annual, hranchingMilleria,withfpotted leaves deeply 



•.flawed. 





3. MiLtERlA (Biflora) foliis ovatis, pedunculis fimpli- 



cifTimis. Hort. Cliff 425. Milleria with ova! leaves 

 ■•^^ and fingk fopt-ft alks, ^-<Mi\ltvh annua erefta minor 



foliis parietari^, floribus ex foliorum alis. Houft. 



MSS, Smaller^ upright, annual Milleria, with a Pellitci 

 £2i fy leafy and flowers ffoceeding from the wings of tb$ 



leaves. '— '^'''■■'" '' '' " ' ^^ 



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4V MillerU (Triflora) foliis ovato-lanceo!at!racumi- 



natis tnnerviis; pedunculis alaribus trifloris. M/leria 

 •fwith oval, fpear-fhaped, acute-pointed leaves, having 

 r^^ three veins y and foot -ft alks' proceeding from the wings of 

 t^jbeljeWffis^' with three flowers: .Milleria anhuaereda, 

 r foliis parie^ariEe longioribus, floribus ex foliorum alis. 



Edit, ^nor. Annual ereSl Milleria, with a longer Pelli* 



^- tory leaf, arid flowers proceeding from the wings of tU 



^'leaves. ■ ' - - • i:.^'^ -v*' '- ■■- ■ " • '\ ^'*>0;-i:^ ^c 



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The firft fort was difcovered by the late Dr. William 

 -Houftoun, at Campeachy, in the year 1^31, from 



whence he fent the feeds to Europe; and as the 

 •' charafters which diftinguifh the genus, were different 

 - from all the other gefiera of the clafs to which it be- 

 ' longs, fo he conftituted a new genus with this title. 



This rifcs with an herbaceous branching ftalk frotu 



four to five or fix feet high, garnifhed with heart- 

 t'^fhaped leaves about four inches long, and three inches 

 J>.] broad toward tlaeir bafe, drawing to' a poihFat the 



^ end, which are flightly fawedon their edj 



having 



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ttwo veins on each fide the midribj 'which diverge and 

 join to it near the bafe, mejeting again at the point, 

 which generally is obliqu^ to the foot-ftalk. The 

 '/^leaves are of a light greejr, and hairy, fta'iiding oppo- 

 -'li'te ; their foot-ftalks arc about ah inch long, and have 

 ^\;a p^rt of the leaf rtinhing bn each fide hke wings. 

 J 'The ftalks divide Opward into forks, and the foot- 

 ftalks of the flowers come out at the divifions ; thefe 

 .-.branch again by pairs, and terminate in loofe fpikes 

 ^of yellow flowers, compofed of four or five hernia- 

 ) ' pihrodite -florets, which are bafrenrahd one female 

 ' - half floret, which is fucceeded by a fingle, oblong, an- 

 gular feed, wrappbd in the empalement of the flower. 

 ' It flowers in July and Auguft, and the feeds ripenin 



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The Tecond fort was difcovered Sy MrJ Robert Mil- 



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iar, at Campeachy, in the ye^r "i 734 ; this approac 

 neartb the firft fort, but the ftalks rife fix or fevcn 

 feet high, branching out very wide. ; The leavei^^^r? 

 feven inches long, and four inches and 'alialf broad 

 toward their bafe, ending in long acute joints; they 



are deeper fawed on their edges, and have feyerai 



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