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The eighth fort grows naturally in Spain and Italy ; 

 this file's with a P.ender ftiff ftiilk ne3r two feet hign, 

 crarnifhed with trifoliate leaves, whofe lobes are very 

 narrow like Grafs, and are hairy. The flowers are- 

 produced at the top of the ftalks in oblong conical 

 fpikesi the indentures of their empalcmcnts end m 

 lon^ brirtly hairs, which are alnioft equal m length •, 

 thclpikes are hairy, and the flowers of a pale red co- 

 lour. It flowers and ripens its feeds about the lame 



time as the former. n^ r •, 



The ninth fort is the common Hare s-foot 1 refoiU 

 which grows naturally upon dry gravelly land m molt 

 parts of England, and is a lure indication of the ften- 

 lity of the foil, for it is rarely feen upon good ground. 

 This plant is feldom eaten by cattle, fo is unfit for 

 pafl:urc, and is only mentioned here becauie it is lome- 

 times ufed in medicine -, it is an annual plant, whole 

 root decays foon after it has perfefted feeds. 

 The tenth fort grows naturally on arable land in many 

 parts of Englaiid ; this has trailing flalks which put 

 out roots at their joints. The leaves ftand upon long 



(lender foot-fl:alks •, the - 



fawed on their edges •, the flowers are 





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{liort poJ ', thefc ripen the beginn'jig of September. 

 The whole plant has a very ilrong icenc like tluc of 

 Fenugreek, and periOies luon alter the I'eedb arc ripe. 

 If the feeds of thefe forts are permitted to featter, the 

 pkints will rife without care, and require no otJier 

 culture but to keep them clean from weeds, and thia 

 them where they grow too clofe. 



rRlGONKLLA. Lin. Gen. i^lanr. 804. Fccnuni 

 Gnrcum. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 409. tab. 230. Fenu- 



orreek. 



Tlie Characters are. 



r/, 



of the hitterfiy 



the flower is kll-JJjapcd, of cm leaf 

 five dmoft equal fernKnts, "The ficwer 



<fe 



felt like the ftandard^ fo 

 Xular jlov:er of three peti 



chtufe^ and 

 vid fpread- 



'i" 



f the fewer. It has ten 



ftanding upon flender foot-ftalks. 



(lender foot-ftalks ; the lobes are roundifli, and are 



collected in 



roundifh heads, 



which rife from the wings of the ftalks ; thefe have 

 bladder empalements which terminate in two teeth. 

 When thefe lie on the ground, their globular heads, 

 haviog a little blufh of red on their upper fide toward 

 the fun, and the other part being v/hite, have a great 



fljort riflng ftamina^ vine of which are joined^ and one 

 /lands feparate^ terminated by ftngle fummitSy and ^n 



u ooiong germen^ ftippcrting a fingle ftyle^ ct owned Ly 

 ifnw fligma. The germen afterward turns to an cb~ 



ejfedy a?2d clofe filed with kidney -fjjapcd 



feeds. ■ ' 



This genus of plants is ranged in the third feftion of 



Linna^us's feventeenth clafs, which includes thofe 



plants whofe flowers have ten ftamina joined in two 



bodies. 



+ 



The Species are. 



refemblance of Strawberries, and from thence it was | i. Tr^igon e lla^(Fot^^ Gr^^^^ leguminibus^ielTihbus 



titled Strav^berry Trefoil. . 



Thefe forts are frequently preferved in gardens for the 

 fake of variety ^ they are eafily propagated by feeds, 

 which may be fown in an open bed of ground, either 



in autumn or fpring. The plants which come up in ,c • r^ 1 • -i r u ^ 1 • 



autumn will mo^ much larp-er, and flower earlier in 2. Trigonella {Spvioja) leguminibus fubpedunculatis 



ftridis ereftiufculis fubfalcatis acuminatis caule erefto. 



Hort. Ciifi^. 229. T rigonella with fey the-foaped acute pods 

 which are clofe^ ereol^ and fit clofe to thejlalks^ which are 



eretl. Fcenum Gr^cum fativum, C. B. P. 348. Com- 

 mon or cultivated Fenugreek, 



the fummer than thofe which are fown in the fpring ; 

 fo from thofe good feeds may be always obtained, 

 whereas the other fometimes ,i^ifcarry.;;^WheH 'the 

 plants come up, they require^ no other cafe" tn^ to 

 keep them clean from weeds, and' thin-" thern' where 



they are too cloie/ -' ' 



' ^ ■ -^ . .: • Melilot '• ' " '■ ^ 



^congeftis declinatus fubfalcatis compreflis pedunculis 



^-^^(fbrhmunibus fpinofis brevifllmis. Lin. Sp, 1094. 



- Fenugreek zvith foot-fialks to the pods^ which are ftckle- 



'-paped and ^comprefjedyand the common foot-fialks with 



fhort fpines. Fosnum Gr^cum fylveftrepoHxeration 



Creticum majus! Breyn. Cent. ']^. Greater Cretan Fe- 



ntigreek with many podii^^--'jf'^t--'^A'^^^ "' 



in medicmel -it grows naturally among the Corn in 3- Trigonflla (P./r..r^/..) leguFninibvis feffilibus ar- 

 r^'any -parts of England, particularly in Cambridge- • .-^-— -"f-^- r.Ml,hns nrocumbentibus. Tn^ondla 



j^ * * - 1 - . —1 1. ^ _' ^^ .^ ^^ — ^^- ^ -* «^ « -■ L-k 1 rf-k J tf-^ v^-t fk 



weed -, for in reapThg, it is fcarce poffible to feparate 

 it from the Melilot, fo that it is carried in with the 



'ftalks 



ground 



fylvef 



•9'^ 



Corn ; and the feeds of the Melilot being ripe about 

 the fame time with the Corn," they are threflied out 

 with it, and being heavy are difficult to feparate from 

 it ; and when a few of the "feeds are' ground wRh the 

 Corn, it fpoils the flour; for the bread, 'or whatever 

 elfe is made with it, will have'a'fti'ons: tafte likeMc- 

 lilotplafter; ■ ' ' ^—'^- 



> ^-* 



u- 



-1^ .-, X' 



the roots of this plant are ftrong and ligneous, from 



. tre alterum polyceratibn. C. B. P. 348. Jnother wild 



Fenugreek with many pods. ^ - ^ „^., . -...-.; -■ "' 



^: TvLiGb^^ti/AlPlatycarpos) leguminibus pedunculatis 



* toft^eftis pendulis ovalibus compreiTis, caule difFufo, 



fqlioiis fubrotundis^ Hort. Upfal. 229. Trigonella with 



-chftered^ ovaU7ompreffedf hanging pods^ having foot- 



^^alB, diffufed ftalks, and rcundifJj lobes. ^ Mclilotu^ 



^/Tupina latifolia filiqua lata membranacea comprefsa. 



^' "Amman." Ruth. 151- Low broad-leaved Meliloty with 



effed 



^^whichfprina'outfeveral ftalks which rife from, two - Iroad, compreMed, membranaceous poOs. •-: 



-6 four f^^^^^^^ according to the goodnefs^bf the 5. Trigonella (^«/i.mr.) legum pedunculat.s 



'-» 



'-A,.-* 



A-' 



land: The ftalks branch odt, and are garnifhed with 

 trifoliate TeavesV havinf oval fawed lobes of a deep 



<^reen colour: The flowers are produced m long flen- 

 der fpikes which fpring from the wings of the ftalks ; 

 tTiey are oTa Bright yellow, an^lHaped like th^^ 



Ijutteffly flowers j" thefe are Succeeded by naked feeds 

 which ripen in Auguft,f^,-: ,_ 



'■"The twelfth fort grows naturally m Boheniia and Au- 

 • ftria, but has been Tong "ctiltivated in England as a 

 ^- ffle^icinal plant, 'though at prefent it is rarely ufed ; 

 , it is annual. The ftalks are large, hollow, and Chan- 

 knelled ; they rife about afoot high, and fend out many 



congeftis pendulis linearibus redis, foliolis fublarice- 

 olatis. Lin. So. Plant. 776. Trizomlla -with linear Jlr ait 



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jX^ .V •-*- 





1 ■ 



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i- -branches, which are garniflied with trifoliate leaves, 

 '■^' whofe lobes ■'are 'oval and flighdy fawed on their 

 '"'eSges, ftanding upon pretty long foot-ftalks. Tlie 

 • • 'flowers are collefted in oblong fpikes, which ftand 

 ■ :- upon very long foot-ftalks, fpringing from the wings 

 ' of the ftalks at every joint the wh^e length of the 

 •'ftalk ; they 'ire'of a pale blue colour, and ihaped like 



J 



Melilot ; thefe appear in J 



a kidney ftiape, two or three being included in each 



^ ods which hang down, and grow in clufters upon foot- 

 ftalks, and fpear-Jhapcd lobes to the leaves.^ Melilotus 

 ' fupina anguftifoliaj medics folio,' filiqua comprefsa. 

 ■; Amman. Ruth. 119. Low narrow-leaved Melilot with 

 ' ■' the appearance of Me dick, and a comprejfed pod. ' ""■ ,' 



■ The firft fort is the common Fenugreek, whofe feeds 

 are ufed in medicine.. Where this plant grows na- 

 turally is uncertain, but it is cultivated in the fields 

 in the fouth of France, and in Germany, from whence 

 great quantities of the feeds are annually imported 



here for ufe. ► ' . ' 



It is an annual plant, which rifes with a hollow, 

 branching, herbaceous ftalk, a foot and a halt hi^li, 

 earnifiied with trifoliate leaves placed alternately, 

 whofe lobes are oblong, ovaj, indented on their edges, 

 and have broad furrowed foot-ftalks. The fiovvers 

 come out finglv at each joint from the wings of the 

 ' ftalk •, thev are' white, of the butterfiy kind, and lit 

 • very clofe 'to the ftalk ; thefe are fucceedcd bv long 



■ compreffed pods Ihaped fomewhat like a broad Iword, 

 ' * ^ g - ending 



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