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I'his o-enus o[ planes is ranged in i!*c firfc fcction Oi 

 L;nr:rc:us^s fourth clals, which includes th^olc plants 

 whofc [lowers liavc four ftamina and one ilylc. 

 Tiic Si'LciEs arc, 



1. Sanouisorlw {OJjlcinalis) fpicis cvatis. Ilort.^ Clifi. 

 39. Sau^^uifcrhm-ub oval f pikes. Pinipinella langui- 

 iorba n-mjor. C. B. P. 160. Greater Bumct. 



2. Sanguisouba {Subaiuia) fpicis cylindricis, folioiis 



lerratis. Sanguijorha ivith 



cordato-oblongis, 



ri^idis, 



cyluidrkal fpikcs, the lobes of the Laves oblong, heart- 

 (Jjapcd, fiik and Jaivcd. Pimpintdla major, rigida. 



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prccaka, auriculata, fubauda. Bocc. Muf. 2. 19. Talh\ 

 nr-f^. cT-.-P/it V.urnf-'t of Snijov. ivith earcd leaves. 



3. Sanguisorba {Hifpamca) fpicis orbiculatis compaclis. 

 Sa.H'^uiJlrba zvith round compaEl jplkes, rimpincUa ma- 



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jor Hiipanica altera, conglornerato flore. H. R. Par. 



Another great Burnet of Spain., v^itha conglomerated fio'xer. 



Sangui:.orca {Canadenfis) fpicis longifiimis. Hort. 

 Cliff. 39. Sanguijorha with the longeft fpikes. Pimpi- 



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Burnet, ^ 



I'hc firft fort grows naturally in moid meadows in di- 

 vers parts of England ; the ftalks of this rife from 

 two to near three feet high, branching toward the top, 

 and are terminated by thick oval fpikcs of flowers, of 

 a grayiili brow^n colour, which are divided into four 

 fegments almoft to the bottom. Thefe appear in 



June, and are each fucceeded by tour oblong cornered 

 feeds, which ripen in Auguft. The leaves of this 

 fort are compofcd of live or fix pair of lobes placed 

 along a midrib, terminated by an odd one ; the lobes 

 are about two inches long, and one broad at their 

 brfe, drawing narrower to their point ^ they are thin, 

 fawed on their edges, and a little downy on their un- 

 der fide. 



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The fecond fort grows naturally in Piedmont ; this 

 rifes with fliff upright ftalks more than three feet 

 high, branching out toward the top, each branch be- 

 ing terminated by. a cylindrical fpike of brown 

 Pxowers, fhaped like thofe of the former fort, but are 

 fmaller. The leaves are long, the foot-ftalks are very 

 l^rong, and mucK longer than thofe of the firft fortj 

 . the leavesTiTave feven or eight pafr of ftifi:Tobes, ter- 

 minated by an odd one •, thefe are oblong, heart- 

 Jhapcd, deeply fawed on their edges, of a lucid green 

 on their upper fide, but pale on their under, having 

 pretty long foot-ftalks, at the bafe of which come out 

 two fmall roundifli leaves or ears, which are deeply 

 indented. This retains its difference v/hen propa- 

 gated by feeds, fo is undoubtedly a ditfiinft fpecies. 

 The leaves of the third fort are fmrdlcr than, thofe 



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of the firft, having but four pair of lobes to each, 

 terminated i)y an odd one; thefe are bluntly fawed 

 on their edges, and have yefy ftioit foot-ftalks j they 

 .. . are of a pale green on their upp^r fide, and hoary on 

 their under. The ftalks rife about two feet high, and 

 branch pretty much toward their top, and are termi- 

 . " nated by round heads or fpikes of reddifli flowers, 

 ^ which appear in July, and are fucceeded by feeds 

 • :, which ripen in autumn. It grows naturally in Spain, y 

 f: The foyrth fort grows naturally in North America ; 

 \ this hath leaves like thofe of the firft fort, but are 

 a little ftiffer ; they are compofed of four or five pair 

 /.of lobes, terminated by an odd onej thofe on the 

 lower part of the midrib 'ftand alternate, but the two 

 • upper pair are oppofite-, they are of a light green co- 

 lour, and deeply fawed on their edges. The ftalks 

 /rife three feet high, dividing toward the top into 

 . fmall branches, which ftand erect, and are terminated 

 By long fpikes of flowers of an herbaceous white co- 

 lour, each ftanding upon a fliort foot-ftalk. 

 There is another with long fpikes of red flowers, 

 which grows naturally in the fame xiountries, Vv'hofe 

 ftalksrife higher; the fpikes of flowers are thicker, 

 the lobes of the leaves are broader, and are whiter 

 on their ;.inder fide ; but whether this is a diftindl fpe- 

 cies, or an accidental variety of the fjurth, I cannot 



as yet determine.' '" 





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• All thefe forts are very hardy perennial plan 

 will thrive in alivioft any Ibil or fituation. Tii 



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be propagated eidier by feeds or pardng of tl-,e roots ■ 

 if they are propagated by feeds, tlicy ihculd be fown 

 in the autumn, for when chcy are fov/n in the Iprin?, 

 they feldom grow t!ie, fame year : vhen the planVs 

 come up, they muft be kept clean from weeds till 

 they are ftrong enough to traniplant, wlien they may 

 be planted in a fliady border, at about f;x inches dif- 

 tancc eacii way, obfcrving to water them till they 

 have taken ncv/ root, after which they will require no 

 other care but to keep them clean from weeds till au- 

 tumn, when they may be tranfplanted to the place 

 where they are to remain ; the follov/ing fummer thev 

 will produce flowers and feeds, but their roots will 

 abide m.any years. 



If the roots are parted, it fliould be done in autumn, 

 that they nuy get good root before the*dry weather 

 comes on m the fpring. 

 The other forts of Biirnet are referred to the article 



POTERIUM. 



SANICULA. Tourn.Inft.R.II. 326. tab. 173. Lin. 

 Gen. Plant. 2 89. [fo called from fanando, healing, bc- 

 caufe good in many diftempers.] Sanicle. 

 The Characters are. 



// is a plant ivith an umhcllated flower. The wiiver- 

 fal umbel hath but few rays^ and the ifivolucrum is fitti- 

 atedbut half round on the out fide \ the partial tir.ilels have 

 many cluftered rays^ and their iuvolucrums furround them 

 on every fide ; the e'rVpalenient of the flower is fcarce dif 



ery jide\ tbe enipatenient op tbe power ts Jcarce dif 

 cernible ; the flowers lave five ccnipreffed petals which 



and turn inward ; they have five creEl ftamina 



are 



which are twice the length of the petals., terminated by 

 rcundiflo fummits^ and a hriflly ger men fituated under the 

 flower .^ fupporting two awl-Jhaped ftyles, which are re- 

 flexed^ crowned by pointed ftigmas. The germen after- 

 . ^ ward becomes a rough oval-pointed fruity dividing into 



two parts,, each containing one feed. 

 - This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fe6lion 

 of LinniEus's fifth clafs, which contains thofe plants 

 whofe flowers have five ftamina and two ftyles. 



There is but one Species of this plant, which is 

 ,,. ::_ ,^a native in England, viz. 

 SANicuLA"(£2/r^/^^) foliis radicalibus fim.plicibus fiof- 

 - culis omnibus feflllibus. Flor. Suec. 235. Sanicle whofe 

 lower leaves are fmgle^ and all the flowers fitting clofe 

 to the ftalk. Sanicula officinarum. C. B. P. Sanicle,^ 

 or Self-heal, 



This plant is found wild in woods and fhady places 

 in many parts of England, but being a medicinal 

 plant may be propagated in gardens for ufe. It may 



be increafed by parting the roots, any time from Sep- 



tember to March, but it is beft to do it in the au- 

 tumn, that the plants may be well rooted before the 

 dry weather in fpring comes on ; they fliould haye a 

 moift foil and a ftiady fituation, in which they will 

 thrive exceedingly. . \ 



SANTOLINA. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 460. tab. 260. 

 Lin. Gen. Plant. 847. [fo called, on account of its 

 great virtue; q. d. San6ta Herba, i. e. the Holy 

 Herb.] Lavender-cotton ; in French, Petit CyprcSy 



or Garde-role. .... - 



. , The Characters are,.. 



It hath a compound flower with a fcaly hemifpherical em- 

 palement. The flower is uniform^ compofed of many her- 

 maphrodite florets which are longer than the empalement ; 

 thefe are funneffloapedy and cut into flve parts at the top, 

 which turn backward ; they have five fine very floort 

 hair-like flamina terminated by cylindrical fummitSy am 

 an oblong four-cornered germen,, fupporting aflcnder ftyky 

 crowned by two oblongy depreffed,, torn ftigmas. The ger- 

 men afterward becomes afingky oblong,, four-cornered fe^d^ 

 which is either naked., or crowned with very fljort aown, 

 ripening in the common empalement, ^ 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fection of 

 Linna;us's nineteenth clafs, which contains thofe 

 plants whofe flowers are compofed only of herma- 

 phrodite fruitful floretSj and the ftamina are connet^ed 

 with theftyle. .. / 





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