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Erucago i fegetum. Tourn. Corn- 

 Rocket. 



This Plant grows wild in the 

 warm Parts of 'France and S^min, 

 and is prefer v*d, for the fake of 

 Variety, in curious Botanick Gar- 

 dens. It may be propagated in like 

 manner as the Rocket ,• but being a 

 Plant of no Beauty or Ufe, is hardly 

 worth cultivating. 



ERVUM 5 Jomted-podded bitter 

 Vetch. 



The Characters are j 



Jt hath a papilionaceous Flower, 

 out of whofe Empalement arifes the 

 Tointal, which becomts a jointed Vod, 

 undulated on both Sides, and in a. 

 manner knotted, which is full of 

 roundiJJj Seeds : To which may be 

 added, The Leaves grow by Fairs on 

 a Mid-rib. 



The Species are j 



1. Ervumj verum. Camer. The 

 true Ervum of Camerarim. This 

 is alfb caird Orobus, filiquis articu- 

 latis. And the Seeds of this are 

 fometimes ufed in Medicine. 



2. ErvUxVI j femine minore. Tourn. 

 Small-feeded Frvum. 



3. Ervum 5 femine ohtufo trian- 

 gulo. Tourn. Ervum with an ob- 

 tuie triangular Seed. 



4. Ervum ; Orientale, Alopecuri- 

 odes, perenne, fru^u longiffimo. T. 

 Cor. Oriental perennial Ervum, 

 with a very long Fruit. 



Thefe Plants are very common 

 in the Fields in warmer Countries, 

 but are preferv'd in curious Bo- 

 tanick Gardens, for Variety. They 

 may be propagated in the fame 

 manner as Peafe, but require a warm 

 Soil, and an open Situation, other- 

 wife they will not ripen their Seeds 

 with us. In the hotter Countries 

 they ufe them for Food, but whh 

 us they are of little Ufe. 



ERYNGIUM i Sca-Hally. or 

 Eryngo. 



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The Characters are ; 

 The Leaves are produced alter-' 

 nately on the Branches : The Flowers 

 confift of five Leaves, which are plac'd 

 orbicularly, and are reflex d back to 

 the Centre of the Flower : The Em- 

 palement afterwards becomes a Fruity 

 composed of two Seeds, which are 

 fometimes foliated, and fometimes 

 plain: To which may be added. The 

 Flowers are collected into a fquamofe 

 Head, which is prickly. 



The Species are ; 



1. Eryngiumj maritimum, C.B. 

 Sea-Holly, or Eryngo. 



2. Eryngiujvi i vulgar e. C. B, 

 Common Eryngo. 



3. Eryngium 5 latifolium, pla- 

 num. C. B. Broad-lea v'd plain 

 Eryngo. 



4. Eryngium j latifolium, pla- 

 num, caule ex viridi pallafcente, 



fore albo, C. B. Broad-leav'd plain 

 Eryngo, with a greenifh- white Stalk, 

 and a white Flower. 



j*. Eryngium ; montanum, Ame- 

 thyjiinum, C B, Purple Violet co- 

 lour'd Mountain Eryngo. 



6. Eryngium j Alpinum, Ame- 

 thyfiinum, capitulo majore, pallef- 

 cente. Tourn, Alpine Eryngo, with 

 a large pale-colour'd Head. 



7. Eryngium ; Orientale, foliis 

 trifidis. T. Cor. Oriental Eryngo, 

 with trifid Leaves. 



The fir ft of thefe Species grows 

 in great Plenty on the Sandy and 

 Gravelly Shores in divers Parts of 

 England, the Roots of which are 

 Candy'd ; and fent to London for 

 Medicinal Ufe, and is the true 

 Eryngo. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts are 

 beautiful Plants in Gardens j tho' 

 at prefent they are very uncommon 

 in England, but do delerve a Place 

 in moft curious, Flower-Gardens. 



The other Species are prelerved 

 in very fine Gardens of Plants, for 



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