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We fee, that in bringing it to ferve that purpofe, the clafs formed upon it comprehends the vertici- 
late plants, and thefe together s and as it in that joins genera the moft diftinét, fo it in éther cafes 
feparates the pinguicula and others, which are naturally allied to the reft, and here brought together. 
_ The world is indebted in the higheft degree to that moft eniinent writer for his obfervations; and 
they fhould be always remembered, though ufed in a more limited degree. 
DEVISTON TIT 
Common Foxglove: 
Digitalis purpurea. 
The root is compofed of a multitude of thick 
‘and tough fibres; of a pale green colour, and 
bitter tafte. 
The firft leaves are very large, oblong, nar- 
row, of a whitifh colour, and flightly indented 
at the edges. 
The ftalk rifes in the centre of thefe, and is 
round, thick, firm, upright, whitifh, or greyith, 
and four feet high. 
, The leaves on it are numerous, and ftand irre- 
gularly : they are long, narrow, large, of a whit- 
ith green, and indented flightly on the edges. 
The flowers grow in a kind of fpike on the top 
of the ftalk, and they ufually hang all on one 
fide: they are large, and of a beautiful red, 
with fome fpots of white and fome little touches 
of black, and with yellow buttons on the four 
threads within. ‘ 
The feed-veffel is large and oval ; and the feeds 
are numerous and fmall. 
It is common in barren paftures and on dry 
banks, and flowers in Augutt. 
C. Bauhine calls it Digitalis purpurea folio 
afpero. Others, Digitalis vulgaris, and Digitalis 
purpurea vulgaris, 
It is a plant poffeffed of very confiderable vir- 
. tues; but they are more known among the coun- 
try people than in the fhops. ease 
It is-a powerful emetick, and, in a fmaller 
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1. Ferrugineous Foxglove. 
Digitalis lore ferrugineo. 
The root is compofed of numerous thick 
fibres. 
The firft leaves are long and large; they have 
thick ribs, and are of a pale-green. 
The ftalk is round, rebuft, upright, and four 
feet high. 
The leaves on it are numerous, and placed ir- 
regularly : they are long, narrow, without foot- 
ftalks, of a pale green, and very lightly hairy. 
The flowers are extreamly numerous: they 
ftand in long fpikes at the tops of the ftalks and 
branches; and are of the fhape of the common 
foxglove flowers, but that they have a very long 
under lip: their colour is a ferrugineous, or 
brownifh red,:and they have ftreaks of yellow, 
and are in part hairy. 
‘The feed-veffel is fall, and the feeds are 
{mall and brown. 
It is a native of the eaft. We received the 
feeds from Conftantinople, but it is common in 
our gardens, 
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dofe, a very brifk purge: often it works both 
ways, and fometimes with a very hurtful vi- 
olence; but this is owing to ill management: 
many excellent medicines, as they are found 
tobe, inthe hands of fkilful perfons, would fall 
under this cenfure if given in the fame ran- 
dom manner. 
The people in the weft of England ufe it moft. 
They boil a handful of the leaves, or three or 
four of the clufters of roots, in ale, and give it 
according to the patient’s ftrength. They cure 
quartan agues, and many other obftinate com- 
plaints with it. 
We have alfo accounts of epileptick fits of long 
continuance being cured by it; but the operation 
in this way is too rough for any but thole who 
are very hardy. 
It would be right to try the root, dryed and 
powdered, in a moderate dofe, for it is very im- 
proper that a medicine of fo much power fhould 
be difregarded at home, while we fend to the re- 
moteft parts of the earth for others of the fame 
qualities. ; 
An ointment made ofthe leaves is recom- 
mended for cutaneous foulneffés, and in many 
places they make an ointment alfo of the flowers 
in May butter, which is greatly recommended in 
ftrumous cafes. 
The Italians are fo fond of it on thefe occafions 
that they have a proverb, which fay, foxglove 
cures all wounds. Many plants of lefs virtue are 
more celebrated ; and there is none deferves bet- 
ter a fair trial. : 
SP BC Te Bas, 
Tt flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Digitalis anguftifolia flore fer- 
rugineo. Others, Digitalis ferruginea. 
2. Yellow Foxglove, 
Digitalis flore minore. 
The root is very long and thick, aiid has a 
vaft quantity of fibres. 
The firft leaves rife in a great clufter, and are 
long and broad; of a bright green on the upper 
fide, but paler and a little inclined to hairynefs , 
below: they have no footftalks, and they are 
narrow toward the bafe, and~broadeft near the 
end. 
The ftalk is round, upright, firm, and three 
feet high. 
The leaves on it are numerous, and grow ir- 
regularly: they are’ long, and not very broad, 
and they have no footftalks. 
The flowers ftand in a long fpike on the top 
of the ftalk, and are of a pale greenifh yellow. 
The feed-veffel is large, roundifh, and pointed 
at the top. ° 
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