the angles of the stigma, between the anthers. The pislillum con- 

 sists of two oblong acuminate germs; styles two, subulate: stigma 

 common to both, large, thick, five-cornered, covered at top by the 

 apexes of the anthers, umbilicate in the middle. The pericarpium 

 has two follicles, large, oblong, acuminate, swelling, one-celled, 

 one-valved. The seeds numerous, imbricate, crowned with down: 

 the receptacle is membranaceous and free. 



The species are very numerous, but those most commonly in 

 cultivation are; 1. A. vincetoxicum, Common Swallow-wort, or 

 Tame-poison; 2. A. nigra, Black Swallow- wort; 3. A. Syriaca^, Sy- 

 rian Swallow-wort, or Dog's-bane; 4. A. purpurascens, Purple Vir- 

 ginian Swallow-wort, or Dog's-bane; 5. A. vtrticillata, Verticillate 

 Swallow-wort; 6. A. decumbens, Decumbent Swallow-wort, or Dog's- 

 bane; 7- A, tuberosa, Tuberous-rooted Swallow-wort, or Dog's-bane; 

 8. A varicgata, Variegated Swallow- wort; 9. A. arborescens, Arbo- 

 rescent Swallow- wort; 10. A. fruticosa, Shrubby or Willow-leaved 

 Swallow-wort; 11. A. undulata, Wave leaved Swallow- wort; 12.^4. 

 crispa, Curled-leaved Swallow-wort; 13. A. curassavica, Curassoa 

 Swallow-wort, or Bastard Ipecacuanha; 14, A. volubilis, Twining 

 Swallow-wort; 15. A. gigantia, Curled flowered Gigantic Swallow- 

 wort. 



The first species has the root very large and much branched : it 

 is composed of many strong fibres, which are connected at the top, 

 like those of Asparagus. From this arise many stems, in number 

 proportioned to the size of the root, near two feet high, very slender 

 at the top, woody, round, hairy, and not branched. The leaves are 

 cordale-ovalc, acuminate, smooth, hardish, quite entire, glaucous- 

 green, the midrib and sometimes the edge of the leaves a little 

 hairy: the petioles short. Peduncles axillary, many-flowered, re- 

 sembling proliferous umbels. The calyx small, green, divided at the 

 end into five bristles. The corolla is commonly white: the follicles 

 ovate-acuminate: the seeds small, brown, and wrapped in white 

 cotton. It flowers in June, sometimes in May, and continues flower- 

 ing to August, and is a native of most parts of the continent of 

 Europe. 



