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liis rugofis trifidis. Mor. Umbel. 70. Greater Meadow 



Rue with Jlreaked feed-vejfeh^ and rough trifid leaves, 

 Thalictrum {Aquikgifolium) fruftibus pendulis tri- 

 angularibus reftis, caule tereti. Lin. Sp. Plant. 547. 

 Meado'vu Rue with a pendulous triangular fruity and a ta- 

 per ftalk. Thaliftrum hiajus ftaminibus florum pur- 

 purafcentibus. C. B. P. 337. Greater Meadow Rue with 

 purple Jiamina to the flowers^ commonly called feathered 



Columbine, 

 TiiALicTRCM {Lucidtmi) caulc foliofo fulcato, foliis 



linearibus carnofis. Dalib. Parif. 162. Meadow Rue 

 with a fiirrozved leafy Jialk^ and linear flefhy leaves. 

 Thalidrum pratenfe minus alterum, Parifienfum, fo- 

 liis craffioribus lucidis. H. R. Par. Another fmaller 

 Meadow Rue of Paris^ with thicker fhining leaves. 

 Thalictrum (Canadenfe) floribus pentapetalis, radice 



Meadow Rue with 



fibrosa. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 486. 



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rrnm. r;4nadenle. Cornut. Canad. 1S6. Meadow 



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Thalictrum {Tuberofum} floribus pentapetalis, ra- 

 dice tuberosa. Hort. Cliff. 227. Meadow Rue with 

 flowers having five petals^ and a tuberous root, Thalic- 

 trum minus afphodeli radice, magno flore, Tourn. 

 Inft. 271. Smaller Meadow Rue with an Afphodel root^ 



and a large flower, ^ ^ \ '" 



Thalictrum [Minus) foliis fcxpartitis, floribus cer- 

 nuis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 546. Meadow Rue with leaves 



and nodding flowers, Thaliftrum 



fix fegmentSj and nodding flower 

 C. B. P. 2 27. Smaller Meadow 



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minus. L.. 15. r. 337. ^imaiia 



Thalictrum {Fcstidum) caule paniculate ramofifll- 

 mo foliolb. Lin. Sp. Plant. 545. Meadow Rue with 

 a very branchings panindatedy leafy ft alk, , Thalidrum 

 minimum foetidiflimum. C. B.P. 337. Thejeaftftink- 



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Thalictrum {Dioicum) floribus diocis. Lin. Sp. 



Plant. 545. Meadow Rue with male end female flowers 

 on different plants, Thalidtrum pratenfe minus. Park. 

 Theat. 265. Small ^ American Meadow Rue, 

 10. Thalictrum [Anguftifolium) foliolis lanceolato- 

 linearibus incegerrimis. Hort. Cliff. 226. Meadow Rue 

 with fpear-fljaped linear leaves which are entire, Tha- 

 lictrum pratenfe, anguftiffimo folio. C. B. P. 337. 

 The narroweft leaved Meadow Rue, 

 Thalictrum {Alpinum) caule fimpliciffimofubnu- 



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montanum "minimum pr^ecox, foliis fplendentibus. 



leaft Meadow Rue with fhining 



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The firft fort grows naturally by the fide of rivers and 



In moift meadows in many parts of England. This 

 has a yellow creeping root, from which arife feveral 

 furrowed ftalks five or fix feet high, garnifhed at each 

 joint with leaves compofedof many lobes, which differ 

 in their form and fize •, fome are fpear-fhaped and en- 

 tire, others are obtufe, and cut into three points j 

 they are of a deep green colour on their upper fide, 

 , but pale on their under. The flowers are of an her- 

 baceous white colour, and formed into many pani- 

 cles, ftanding ereft on tlie top of the [talks, l^hefe 

 appear in Jufy, and are fucceeded by Ihort triangu- 

 lar capfules containing one oblong feed. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally in the meadows 

 about Montpelier. The root of this is like the for- 

 mer ; the ftalks are angular, and rife five feet high j 



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The flowers grow in large panicles at the top of the 

 ftalk. .It flowers in June, and the feeds, which are 

 in triangular capfules, ripen in Auguft. 

 The fourth fort grows naturally in the meadows about 

 Paris ; this hath upright channelled ftalks which rife' 

 five or fix feet high, garniflied at each joint with 

 winged leaves, compofed of many linear flcfliy lobes, 

 which are for the moft part entire, ending in acute 

 points. The flowers are of a yellowifti white colour-, 

 they appear in July, and are fucceeded by fmall an- 

 gular capfules with one fmall oblong feed in each, 

 which ripens in Auguft, 



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The fifth fort grows naturally in North America i this 

 has a fibrous root of a dark colour. The ftalks are 

 fmooth, of a purple colour, and rife three or four, 

 feet high, branching toward the top. The leaves are 

 like thofe of Columbine, of a grayifli colour, and 

 fmooth. The flowers are produced in large panicles 

 at the top of the ftalks ; they are larger than thofe of 

 the former forts, and have five white petals which 

 foon fall off, and a great number of white ftamina 

 with yellow fummits. This flowers in June, and the 

 feeds ripen in Auguft. 



The fixth fort grows naturally in Spain 1 this has knob- 

 bed roots ; the leaves are fmall, obtuie, and indented 

 in three parts at their points; they are of a grayifli 

 colour and fmooth. The ftalks rile a foot and a half 

 high, naked almoft to the top, where they divide in- 

 to two or three fmall ones, under which is ficuated 

 one leaf. Each divifion of the ftalk is terminated by 

 a fmall bunch of pretty large flowers, having five 

 white petals. The flowers are almoft difpofed in form 

 of an umbel. They appear in June, and are fuc- 

 ceeded by fmall angular capfules, containing one ob- 

 long feed in each, which ripen in Auguft. ■ ' '^ 

 The feventh fort grows naturally in fome parts of 

 Cambridgefhire -, this has a creeping fibrous root. The 

 ftalks rife about a foot high, and are "garniflied with 

 winged leaves compofed of many obtufe fliort lobes, 

 which are cut into fix fegments. The ftalks branch out 

 wide *, the flowers grow inloofe panicles ; they are fmall 

 and nodding. The ftamina are of an herbaceous white, 

 and the fummits are yellowifli. It flowers in June. 

 The eighth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France; 

 this hath a very branching ftalk which rifes about fix 

 or feven inches high, garniflied with winged leaves, 

 which are downy, compofed of a great number of 

 fmall lobes which are bluntly indented, and have a 

 foetid fcent. - The flowers grow in loofe panicles; 

 they are fmall, 6f an herbaceous white colour, with 

 yellowifli ftamina. This flowers in June. '■■,';*■' 

 The ninth fort" grWs" hlturalTy in North America. 

 The root of this is fibrous •, the ftalks rife near a foot 

 high, and are almoft naked at the top, where they 

 have one leaf, compofed of many fmall lobes of a 

 grayifli colour, indented at their points. The flowers 

 are produced in fmall bunches at the top of the ftalks ; 

 they are male and female in different plants. Thefe 

 appear in June. / .- .. /- - ■ 

 The tenth fort grows naturally in Italy and fomeparts 

 of Germany ; this hath a perennial root. 'Theuallcs 

 rife from two to three feet high ; the leaves are wing- 

 ed like thofe of the other fort, their lobes are nar- 

 row and entire. The flowers are fmall, aiid are col- 

 lected in panicles at the top of the ftalks, and are of 

 an herbaceous white colour. 

 The eleventh fort grows naturally on the Alps ; this 



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thev'are better furniftied with leaves, whofe lobes are hath a fibrous creeping root ; the leaves are fmall. 



very narrow, fome of them ending with two, and others 

 with three points, of a bright green colour. The 

 flowers are yellow, and are formed into many panicles 

 which terminate the ftalks. This fort flowers about 

 the fame time with the former. 

 The third fort grows naturally upon the Alps ; of 

 this there are two varieties, one with a green ftalk 

 and white ftamina, the other has purple ftalks and 

 ftamina. Thefe two are propagated in gardens, by 

 the title of feathered Columbine j this hath a thick fi- 

 brous root ; the ftalks are taper, and rife three feet 

 high i the leaves are like thofe of the Columbine. 



blunt, and of a grayifli colour.' The ftalks rife about 

 fix inches high, and are almoft naked ; they are ter- 

 minated by a fingle loofe fpike of flowers, each hav- 

 ing four petals. This flowers the latter end of April 

 or the beginning of May. 



Thefe plants are generally propagated by parting 

 their roots. The beft time for this work is in Sep- 

 tember, when their leaves begin to decay, that they 

 may take frefli root before the froft comes on to pre- 

 vent them ; they fliould alfo be planted in a frefli light 

 foil, and have a fliady fituation, in which they will 

 thrive exceedingly, though they may be plantecfin al- 



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