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6. Broad-leaved Spurge. 
Lithymalus latifolius arvenjis. 
The root is long, flender, and has.a few fibres. 
The ftalk is fingle, round, upright, firm, and 
a foot and half high. 
The leaves are. oblong and broad, perfectly 
fmooth, not at all indented at the edges, and of 
aypale green. 
The flowers ftand in a large clufter at the top 
of the ftalk, and are {mall and green. 
The feed-veffel is Jarge, as are alfo the feeds. 
It is found among corn in our fouthern coun- 
ties ; and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Tithymalus arvenjis latifolius 
Germanicus. J. Bauhine, Tithymalus platyphyllos 
fuchfii. Clufius, Tithymalus peregrinus platy- 
phyllos. 
7, Small long-leaved Spurge. 
Tithymalus parvus longifolius. 
This is an upright, pretty plant. 
The root is fmall and flender, and has but 
few fibres. 
The ftalks are numerous, firm, upright, and 
of aredifh hue. near the ground, but of a pale 
green higher up. 
The leaves are long, narrow, and of a yellow 
green: they have no footftalks, and they are 
perfectly undivided at the edges. 
The flowers ftand in a loofe kind of umbel at 
‘the tops of the ftalks, and on fmall branches 
rifing from the bofoms of the upper leaves: they 
are {mall and yellow. 
The feed-veffel is fmall, and the feeds are 
brown. 
' It is common in the corn-fields of Kent and 
fome other parts of the kingdom; and flowers 
in July. ° 
Ray calls it Tithymalus fegetum Tongifolins. 
8. Little Sea Spurge. 
Tithymalus maritimus parvus, 
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The root is long, and furnifhed with many 
fibres. 
The ftalk is round, fingle, upright, and about 
eight inches high. 
The leaves are numerous, fmaller at the -bot- 
tom, and larger all the way up the ftalk: they 
have no footftalks, and hang downwards: they 
are fhort, and of an inverted oval figure; broadeft 
at the end, and fmaller all the way to the bafe: 
they are of a whitifh green colour, undivided at 
the edges, and round at the end, with a weak 
prickle. ; 
The flowers are numerous, and ftand in a loofe 
fcattered umbel: they are {mall and yellow. 
The feed-veflels are large, and fomewhat 
rough, 
It is found on our fea-coafts; and flowers in 
June. 
Ray calls it Tithymalus maritimus minor Portlan- 
dicus. It was firft found by Mr. Stoneftreet near 
Portland toward Devonshire. 
g. Dwarf Spurge. 
Lithymalus pumilus anguftifolius. 
The root is {mall, oblong, and undivided, and 
has a few fibres. 
The ftalks are numerous, weak, round, and 
of a yellowifh colour: they lie fpread every way 
upon the ground, and are branched, full of 
leaves, and ufually four or five inches high, 
fometimes more, often much lefs, 
The leaves are {mall, oblong, pointed at the 
ends, and of a pale green. 
The flowers ftand in a kind of feattered umbels 
at the tops of the ftalks and at the bafe of thefe 
there are longer and narrower leaves than the 
others: the flowers themfelves are very fmall, 
and yellow. 
The feed-veflels are alfo fmall. 
It is common in our cornfields, 
Auguft. : 
C. Bauhine calls it Tithymalus five efula exioy 
Others, Zithymalus minimus. aie ye 
and flowers in 
10. Sun Spurge. 
Tithymalus heliofcopius, 
The root is long, flender, 
a few fhort fibres. 
The ftalk is round, upright, fi 
branched, and ten idehephian a eceeeae 
The leaves are numerous, oblong, of an in. 
verted oval figure, and ferrated at the edges : 
they have no footftalk; and are fmalleft at the 
bafe, whence they are broader all the way to the 
end. 
. aS eee ftand at the top of the ftalk, ina 
road, {preading umbel: ; 
ae P g they are of a yellowith 
The feed-veflels are large, 
alfo large. i 
It is common on garden bor i i 
cultivated saisuitg. Gon rf say Lente 
C. Bauhine calls it jh 
‘ ymalus heli ed 
J. Bauhine, Tithymalus Solifequins. eliofcopius, 
and furnifhed with 
and the feeds are 
11. Little, roundith-leaved Spurge. 
Tithymalus parvus foliis fubrotundis, 
The root is long, flender, 
many fibres. 
The ftalks are round, u 
and eight inches high, 
The leaves are’ fhort, roundith fo} 
» on the | 
part of the ftalks, and fomewhat longer athe 
upper part, where they refemble thofe of the 
Sun purge, but that they are fmaller, and not 
dented at the edges : they are of a pale gr 
and have no footftalks. Sie 
The flowers ftand at 
kind of loofe umbels : 
yellowihh green, 
It is commonin gard 
. garden borders, and oth - 
pine: ground ; and flowers in May eat 
is and the preceding are the tw; 
2 € two moft com- 
a kinds we have: they generally grow toge- 
ther, and are diftinguithed at fight by the leaves 
being dented in one, and not i 
; not : thi 
laft alfo is the fmaller. eee 
and furnifhed with 
pright, of a pale green, 
the tops of the ftalks in a 
‘they are fmall, and of a 
C. Bau. 
