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from whence rheir Seed are produced, u hich are naked 
or double, or by their fplicting (eem lo. 
This Genus I generally obierve co be endowed with 
a Carminative Taft and Smell, are powerful expellers 
of Wind, and are therefore good in all flatulent Di- 
feafes, and of great ufe in the ChoUkky &cc. To Infi ance 
a few for Example^ as AmfSi Caraway ^ Cummin^ Angelica^ 
Smallage^ Parfly^ Lavage, &c. 
Here is to be noted, that the Seed of Umbels are 
moft ufed, as in all thofc juft mentioned, and the Roots 
alfo of fome are no lefs prevalent, Fiz. the Angelica^ 
Fennel, Parjly and Smallage^md the Leaves of (bme few, 
Fix, thefe l^ft recited. 
X. Let us now look into another Clafs, Fh, the Plant £ 
Gal€at£ and Vertkillat£^ Raii Hijl, Plant, lib. 11. 
pag. 508. Synops, 77. and Eel. z. izz. The Medicinal 
ones of this Tribe are alfo Treated of in Mr. Dales 
Manuduilio ad materiam Medkam^ pag. 230. Thefe are a 
'Fan\ily of Plants which bear their Flowers in Rundels 
or Whorles^ at more or lefs diftances round the Stalk, 
whofe Momfetalofe Flowers^ if we may fo call them,being 
fuch at the bottom, being tubulofe ^conixd^xy to the laft, 
and are generally divided into Five unequal Segments 
as the Umbels, but with this diftin<5lion, that the two 
greater petala or Flower- leaves in this Tribe are fbme* 
times above, and other times below ; whereas the d- 
ihers are conftantly the fame, that is always lye in the 
fame place, being expanded on a flat or plain Surface : 
The Flowers of our Verticillated Plants from the dif- 
ferent Pofition of their Petala, are therefore diftin- 
guilht under the Flor£ Galeata feu Lahiata. The Calyx or 
Cafe to the lower, or Tubulofe part of each Flower ferves 
alfo for it s Seed Veflel, in the bottom of which is con- 
tained, in all I have yet obferved, 4 Seeds fet elofe to- 
gether upon a Plain^ which Nature let^ fall out when 
