Sto SYNGENESIA MONOGAMIA; 



Panfies, or Heart's-Eafe, Anglis, 



Sail-chuach. Gaulis. 



In corn-fields frequent, O . V-IX. 



The flalk is weak, proftrate and branched : the 

 leaves are elliptical •, the JlipuU pinnatifid at 

 the bafe, the extreme lobe being oval, obtufe, 

 and a little ferrated, refemblino- a fmall leaf. 

 The peduncles are comprefTed. The Bra6le£ 

 haftate, with two obfolcte dents on each fide at 

 at the bafe. The fiower varies greatly, the pe- 

 tals being often of two, and fometimes of three 

 colours, a dark velvet-purple, vellov/ and blue, 

 llreaked at the bafe with blackiih veins. This 

 elegant colouring has gained it a place in almoft 

 every garden. In is wild ftate however, it is 

 fcldom fo very fpecious, the flower being com- 

 monly fmaller, the two upper petals of a whitifh 

 colour, and the lowcrtnoft yellow flreaked wiih 

 dark lines j or elfe the whole £ower of a pale 

 blue colour. 



In Warwidfbin and Wm'cefierfrme this plant is call- 

 ed by the common people Love in Idlenefs^ and 

 therefore is doubtlefs the herb to which the in* 

 ventive fancy of Shakefpear attributes fuch ex- 

 traordinary virtues in the perfon of Oheron king 

 of the fairies, in the Midftimmer Night's Bream* 

 Ad: 2. fc. 2. 



Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell, 



It fell upon a little wcjlern flowery * 



* The poet calls it a little weftern flower, becaufe the fcene 

 of his play is fixed at Atheniy which is eallward of Great-Britain. 



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