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much larger in all its parts, and with fucculent 

 leaves, viu. Pet. herb. L S9'f- 7- ^ Moris, hijl. 

 J. 5. /. 2^.f. 1^. 



Furple Sea-Spurrey. Jfiglis. O.VI. 



Ihe branches of both trail on the ground, and the 

 flowers are purple, opening at nine o'clock in 

 the morning, and fhutting between two and three 

 in the afternoon. The calyces of the firfc are 

 hairy and vifcid. 



A. foliis fubulatis, caulibus paniculatis, calycibus 

 acuminatis ftriatis. Syfi. 7iat. 313 i^ Manlifs. 

 72. {Vaill. Pa7is. t. 2 /. 3. bona, quippe cslyces 

 acuviinati^ hon ovati cltufi., ut A. jaxatil'is. (fyft. 

 nat. 313) requirir. Gerard. Flor Gallo-provvu t. 

 i S' f' ' ^ defcriptio congmunL Henn, parfai^ t^ 

 12) 



Vernal Mountain Chickweed. Anglis. 



Upon mountainous paftures, as upon yfr//?'Kr's leat, 

 &c. n. V. VI. 



The root throws out numerous branches about three 

 or four inches high, reclining a little at the bafe, 

 but afterwards erecl : the leaves are fo crouded 

 about the roots as to form tufts; they are fm.ooth, 

 linear, fubulate, a little ftiif, and ftriated under- 

 neath with three ribs : two or three pairs grow 

 on each (talk, oppofite, and connate at thrir 

 bafe v the uppermolt pairs are fhorteit and wideft, 

 the lowermoft have their points bent on one fide 

 of the llalk : the flowers grow upon the top or 

 the fl:alks, and from the al^ of the leaves, one 



upon 



