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much larger in all its parts, and with fucculent 

 leaves, vid. Pet. herb, /. 5^^f. 7. ^ Moris, hift. 

 /. 5./. 2^.f. 15. 



Purple Sea-Spurrey. jlnglis. O. VI. 



The 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 firft are 

 hairy and vifcid. 



verna 5. A, foliis fubulatis, caulibus paniculatis, calycibus 

 acuminatis ftriatis. Syft. nat. q^xt^ & Mantifs, 

 72. {Vaill. Paris. /. 1 f. 3. bona, quippe calyces 

 acuminati^ non ovati chtufi^ ut A. faxatilts. (fyft. 

 nat. 313) requirit. Gerard. Flor Gallo-provin. t. 

 i S- f- 1 ^ defer iptio congruunt. Herm. 'pureed., t. 



12; 



Vernal Mountain Chickweed. Anglis. 



Upon mountainous paftures, as upon yfr//;^^r's iear, 

 &c. %. V. VI. 



The root throws out numerous branches about three 

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

 but afterwards eredl : the leaves are fo crouded 

 about the roots as to form tufts; they arefmooth, 

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

 neath with three ribs : two or three pairs grow 

 on each flalk, oppofite, and connate at their 

 bafe ; the uppermoft pairs are fhorteft and wideft, 

 the lowermoft have their points bent on one fide 

 of the ilalk : the flowers grow upon the top of 

 the -flalk s, and from the al^ of the leaves, one 



upon 



