Five Britijh Species of Orobanche. 187 



In the Botanical Arrangement it is faid to be found * c in corn-fields 

 and dry paftures ;" and in the Species Plant arum, " in ficcis." We 

 have known it found in no other than a very rich, light, and moid 

 foil. It may be doubted whether the O. ramofa of Ofbeck, p. 58 

 of the original edition, and p. 78 of the Engliih tranflation, be the 

 fame fpecies with ours, or not. 







EXPLANATION of TAB. XVII. 



Fig. T. Reprefents a root of the Trjfolium pratenfe in the fecond year 

 of its growth. 



2. An embryo plant of Orobanche minor, attached firmly by its 



centre, which is a yellow pellucid gem, covered with a few 

 fquamsc, to the root of the Trifolium, and throwing out 

 fibres of a brownifh colour into the furrounding foil. 



3. A young plant juft rifen to a capitulum, covered above the 



furface of the earth with pellucid glanduliferous hairs. 



4. Orobanche elatior, in its natural fize. 



a. The fpike. 



b. That part of the flem which is found below the fur- 



face of the earth. Note— *-a and b are not corre- 

 spondent parts. The intermediate part, which 

 connects the bottom of a with the top of b, needs 

 no figure for explanation ; it is ufually about the 

 length of b. 



c. Part of the root of Centaur ea fcabiofa* 

 d* The corolla expanded. 



c. One of the (lamina. 



B b 2 f. The 



