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ere (Iraighter, long-cr, ftlffer, more acute, and lefs fxca- 

 >ated than in the other fpccies ; the flowers are of a bright 

 pa -pie colour. Cultivated by Dr. Sherard, at Eltham, in 

 17^2. A native of North America. 9. A. purpurafii-ns, 

 purple Virginian fwallow-wort, Dill. Elth. 32. t. 28. f. 3t. 

 " Leaves ovate, villofe underneath ; ftem finiplc ; umbels 

 ereft ; nectaries refupinate ;" ftems many, as thick as the 

 little finger, at bottom obtufcly quadrangular ; leaves on 

 fhorc footftalks, from four to fix inches long, with a purple 

 midrib ; flowers of a dufl<y herbaceous colour ; honis of 

 the nectaries horizontal. A native of North America. Cul- 

 tivated by Dr. Siierard, in 1732. Linna;us obferres that 

 this fpecies is nearly related to A. Syriaca. 10. K.varU- 

 gnla, variegated fwaliow-wort, apoc. americanum. Dill. 

 Elth. 32. Pluk. Aim. 34. t. 77. f. I. " Leaves ovate, 

 wrinkled, naked ; ftem fmiple ; umbels fubfcffile ; pedicels 

 tomentofe." According to Miller, this refembles the fore- 

 going fort, but the leaves are rough, and the umbels of ihe 

 flowers are more compatl; they come out on the fide of the 

 ftalk, are of an herbaceous colour, and not fucceeded by 

 pods in this country. A native of North America. We 

 learn from Plukenet, that it was cultivated here in 1696. 

 II. A. curqlfavica, Curaflba f^val!ow-wort, baitard 'picacu- 

 anha. Brown. Jam. 183, 2. Apocynum, Dill. Elth. 34. 

 t. 30. f. 33. Sloan. I. t. 129. f.4, 5. " Leaves lanceolate, 

 fmooth, (hining; ftem fimple ; umbels erect, folitary, late- 

 ral." The ftem is from one to two or three feet in height; 

 leaves oppolite, and dcculFated, petioled, acute, e:.tire, fmooth 

 on both iides ; flowers in umbels ; umbcllules term.nal ; in- 

 volucre a few fubulatt leaflets ; pedicels one-flowered ; corolla 

 reflex ; the flowers, according to Brown, are of a faff^ron 

 colour in the low lands, but in the cooler inland paftures 

 t^iey change to a white. This fpecies fo much refem 

 bles A. nivea, that Swartz doubts whether it be really dil- 

 tinft from it. Miller affirms that the roots have been fent 

 tn England for ipecacuanha. The juice of the plant has 

 been ufed as a vermifuge. It is a native ot South America, 

 theWtft Indian iflands, and China. In 1692, it was culti- 

 vated in the roy^l garden at Hampton -court, where it flow- 

 ered from June till September. 12. A. nivea, white or al- 

 mond leaved f'vallov\'- wort. Apocynum, Dill. Elth. 33. t. 29. 

 f; %2. Flam. Spec. 2. Ic. 30. " Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 fmoothifti ; ftem fimp'e ; umbels ere£\, lateral, folitary;" 

 ften's two feet high, ftraiglit, rouv.d, the fize of a fwan's 

 quill, dark green ; leaves like thofe of common perficaria, 

 dc.'p green ibove, pale beneath, fmootli, rather ft^fF. The 

 principal difference between this and the curaflavica is in the 

 iiowers, which are green with white neaaries. A native of 

 North America. Cultivated by Dr. Sherard in 1732. 13. 

 A. inc.trnaUt, fl^di-colourtd fwallow-wort, Jacq. hort. 2. 

 t. 107. " Ler.vts lanceolate ; ftem divided at the top; um- 

 bels ercft, twin." This puts out fcveral upright ftalks, 

 abo'u two fret high ; at the top of which are produced clofe 

 umbels of purple flowers in Angult. A native of North 

 America. Cultivated by Miller in 1731. ix. A. decmr.btns, 

 dccumbt it fwalloM-wort. "Leaves viilofc; ftemdecumbetit." 

 The iJalks are d -cliiiing, hairy, a foot and a half high ; 

 leaves narrow ; umbels compafl, at the extremity of the 

 branches ; flowers of a bright orange colour. A native of 

 North America. 15. A. lai'ifera, milky fwallow-wort ; 

 " leaves ovate ; ftem ereft ; umbels proliferous, very ftiort." 

 This is fo like tiie vincetoxicum as fcarcely to be diftin- 

 guifli,rd from it ; the leaves however are lefs coi"date, the 

 cor^'mbs compound, aid fcarcely longer than the petioles.- 

 A native of Ceylon. 16. A. vmatostcum, offidiial fwnllow- 

 wort, Flor. Dan. 849. Woodv. Med. Bot. Supp. $ A. 

 Ictea. Mill. Diet. " Leaves Qvate, bearded, at the bafe; 



ftem ereft ; umbels proliferous ;" root divided and fibrous j' 

 ilems about two feet high, flender, woody, round, hairy, 

 fimple ; leaves cordate-ovate, acuminate, fmooth, entire, on 

 fhort footftalks ; peduncles axillary, many-flowered ; corolla 

 white ; follicles ovate-acuminate ; feeds fmall, brown, in— 

 clofed in cotton. It flowers during the months of June, 

 July, and Anguft. If is common in the northern parts of' 

 the continent. The medical virtues of the root are ftated by 

 Bergius to be diuretic, iudorific, emmenagogue, and alcxi- 

 pharmic. !•;. A. tiiga, black fwallow-wort, V'illars' Dauph. 

 487. " Leave* ovate, bearded at the bafe ; ftem twining a 

 little at the top." This agrees with the officinal fpecies in 

 the fliapc of its roots, leaves, and flowers, but the ftalks- 

 extend to a greater length, and at the upper part twili: 

 round other plants, &c. near them ; the flowers are black. 

 A native of the fouth of France. 



** Lea'ves revolute at the ftdes. 

 18. A. arlorefcsns, arborefcent fwallow-wort, apoc. frutefc. 

 &c. Burm. Afr. 21. t. 13. "Leaves ovate; ftem fhrubby, 

 f'.bvillole ;" ftem upright, as thick as the finger, rough,- 

 with hairs ; leaves oppolite, on very ftiort petioles, obtufe, 

 b It with a minute fmootli point ; peduncles from the fum.- 

 mit of the ftem, umbelled, villofe ; corollas white. A na- • 

 ti''e of the cape of Good Hope. Cultivated by the duch-- 

 efs of Beaufort in 1 7 14. It flowers in December, ig. A. 

 frulicofii, Ihrubby, or willow-leaved fwallow-wort, A. glabra. 

 Mill. Diet. n. 2. apoc. ereclum africanum, &c. Mill.J^. 4J, 

 /S A. craflifolia, Lin. Syft. ed. 13. "Leaves linear-lan- 

 ceolate, item flirubbV ;" the nectaries are compreflea, with- 

 out a claw, inftead of which are two long reflex ears ; folH- 

 cles irjfl itcd, fet with foft prickles. This is a native cf the 

 fame jjlace, and was cultivated in the fame year, and by the 

 fame perlon, as the A. arborefcens. 20. A. repanda, rcpand 

 fvvail.nv-wort, apoc. eixftum afric. fubliirfutum, &c. 

 Hcrm. Par. 45. Comm. Rar. t. 17. •' Leaves revolute, re- 

 pand, hairy;" this is given on the authority of Rtichard. 

 Its native country is unknown. 21. A. fibtrlca, Siberian 

 fwallow-wort, Miir. Comm. Gott. 1779. t. 7. Gmcl. Sib. 4. 

 77. n. 2 r. " Leaves linear-lanceolate, oppofite, or in threes, 

 ftem decumbent." This varies with alternate leaves. It is 

 a native of Siberia, and cultivated in 1775, by Mr. J. Gor- 

 don. It flowers in July. 22. A. verticiHata, verticillate 

 fwallow-v.'ort, apoc. marianum, &c. Pluk. Mant. 17. t. 

 336. f. 4. " Leaves linear verticillate, ftem ereft ;" ftalks 

 ilender, upright ; flowers fmall, white, in umbels at the top 

 of the ftems ; leaves frequently four togetiier. A native of". 

 North America. Cultivated by Miller in 1 759., 



*** l.eav:s alternate. 

 23. A. riilra, red fwallow-wort. " Leaves ovate, umbels' 

 many, from the fame common peduncle." Stem upright, 

 firaple, annual ; leaves acuminate ; feveral umbels on a 

 peduncle. A native of Virginia. 2\. A. tubernfa, \.\^vco\:% 

 fwallow-wort, apoc. Novae Anglis, &e. Hcrm. Lugdb. 

 t. 647. Dill. Elih. 35. t. 50. f 34. " Leaves lanceolate; 

 ftem divaricate, hairy." Stems a foot high, hairi', round, 

 dufky red; leaves alternate, except at the upper part of the 

 ftem, and where the branches arifc; flowers of ^ bricrht 

 orange colour; the tuberous roots' are ver)- large. A native 

 of North Am.erica, flowering- in Auguil. Cultivated in 

 1690, in the royal- garden at Hampton-court. 



•*■** 25. A. jiiiformis, narrow leaved fwallow-wort. 

 =* Leaves filiform ; -fteiii erect ; umbels lateral, elongate, pc- 

 duncled." This fpecies was found at th» cape of Good • 

 Hope, by Thunberg. 26. A. grandtflora, great .lowering 

 fwallow-wort. " Leaves petiolate, oblong, haiiy ; ftem fim- 

 pie, rough, ere£l; flowers axillary, peduncled." The flower 

 ci' this is very large, cglouicd, a;xi tcfFclated like that of tire 



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