The BRITISH HERBAL. 
Dillenius calls it Jnlirrhiiium fore albo oris 
iutcis. 
All ihefe fnapdyagons agree in virtues witli our 
common wild kind, operating by ftool and urine ; 
but, the toadflax pofielTjng their virtues in a 
lliperior degree, they have not come into ufe any 
where in medicine. 
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IV. 
FLUELLIN. 
E L A T I N E. 
THE flower is fmall : it confifts of a fingle petal, and is of the Ubiated kind ; it is formed of 
a tube, with its fpur, two lips, and a palate between them. 
The cup is divided into five parts: the feed veffcl is roundilh ; and, when ripe, fpiits regularly : 
the (iaiks are weak and procumbent, and the leaves broad and hairy. 
This is one of the didjmmia angiofpcrmia of Linnsjus ; the flower having two longer and two 
lliorter threads, and the feeds being contained in a capfule. 
This autljor does not allow ekline to be a diftind genus, but confounds this and the li?iaria under 
one common name and charafter, with the antirrhinum. 
The difference between this plant and Umria, in flower and feed-veflil, -is much lefs than between 
the linm-ia and anthrbinum ; and, Mr. Ray, wholfeparates thofe genera, and gives the charaflers by 
which they are difliinguiflied, joins this to the linaria. However, as the cUllmvi fufficiently diftindt 
in its form and manner of growing, and has its proper and antient name, I hjVe kept it feparate. Ic 
has diftina virtues, as well as a particular appearance, and I fliall always, on .^xh occafions, when 
the flower or feed-vefi'cl do not fufliciently dilfinguiflr the plant, have recourfe to the ftalks, leayes, 
or other obvious and effentiil parts, for the fupporting the antient and ufeiul difliinaions. 
There are but two known (jxcies of this genus, and both are natives of Britain. 
I. Round leaved Fluellin. 
Elatinefdio fuhratmdo. 
The root is fmall, white, divided, and fur- 
niflied with numerous fibres. 
The lirll leaves are moderately large, and 
nearly round, only terminating jn a kind of 
point : they flrand on long, flender, hairy foot- 
ftalks, and are foft to the touch, and of a pale 
greyifh green. 
The fl:alks are numerous, flender, round, 
weak, and fix or eight inches long. 
They do not fland erect, but trail and hantr 
upon the ground. 
The leaves are fmall, and fupported on flender 
footfl:alks : they are of a pale green, and hairy. 
Thofe toward the . bottom of the ftalk are 
roundifli, and refemble thofe from the root: 
thofe toward the top are narrower, and oblong 
The flowers are fmall, and of a mixt yellowifli 
and d.irk purple colour : they refemble thofe of 
toadflax, and have a long fpur. 
The feed veiTel is fmall and roundifli, and the 
feeds are very minute and brown. 
We have it in cornfields, but it is not common. 
It flowers in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Elatim folio fubrotundo. 
Ray, Linaria elaliiie dilla folio fnirotunio. We 
call it Female fluellin. 
2. -Cornered-leaved fluellin. 
Elaline fdio^ acumimto. 
The root is finall and inconfidcrable. 
The firfl: leaves are numerous, final!, and 
placed on long footftalks : they are oblong, and 
fomewhat of an arrow-headed (hape, but that the 
corners do not bend backwards, but ftand flat or 
forward. 
The flalks arc numerous, very flender and 
weak, and confiderably branched : they are hairy, 
of a pale whitiflr' green, eight or ten inches long, 
and lie upon the ground. 
The leaves fland irregularly, and at confide- 
rable diftances : they are large, hairy, of a very 
pale green, and cornered toward the bafe. 
The flowers are fmall, and are of a mixt co- 
lour between yellowifli and a deep purple : they 
arc very pretty though fmall. 
It is common in our cornfields, and flowers 
in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Elmine folib atuminrto in 
bafi aurictdato flore lulO), ' feay, Linitria elatine 
diSia folio acmmnatOi - • 
Fluellin is famous as a vutnerary. 
The juice of it cleanfes and heals old ulcers, 
and it has at all times bfen in eflsem as a good 
inward medicine for internal bruiles. The tops, 
beaten into a confervc, arc the bell way of taking 
it for this purpofc ; but at prefent they are not 
much ufed. ^ 
G E N U S V, 
CTMBALARIA. 
THE Bower confifls of a fingle petal, and is of the labiated kind: it Is formed into a tube, with 
a fpur behind ; two hps ; and a palate clofing the fp:ice between them. 
The feed veflel is finall and round. 
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