The 
B R t T I 3 H HERBAL. 
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DIVISION I. BRITISH SPECIES. 
1. Rofebay Willowherb. 
Epilohiim jloribus fpeciofis. 
This is die moft confpicuoUS and beautiful of all 
Sii idHt!t!ihrh, and l5 one of tKe finefi: of our 
Wild phnn. 
< The root is large, and fpreading. 
The firft leaves rife in a thick tuft, ancl are 
fe>i^,' fi'dffhw, and of a beautiful deep green on 
fht uppet fide,- and of a fliverjr grey underneath : 
ttiey have no fodtftalks : they are perfectly even 
at the edges, and terminate in a fjjarp point. 
Ih the centre of thefe rifes" the 'ftalk, which is 
round, thick, firm, upright, and i^ve feet high. 
T^lie leaves ftahd irregularly, but very beauti^ 
fully upon ft: they are long, narrow, and even 
af the edges : they have no footftalks ; and they 
are alfo of a deep green on the upper fide, and a 
filvery white below. 
The flowers ars large and; beautiful: they ftand- 
in a long fpike, and are of a fine deep red. 
The feed-velTcls-are long, and the_feeds- winged 
with d6wri. 
"ft'is'comhnoK ill n)-any' part's of England; and 
flowers in June.. Near Cancwqod at Hampftead 
tlicre'is a fiedge'decoratcd witli it for fixty yaids : 
together. . - 
hlifalia. Others, Lyftmachiaffeciofa, and Onagra 
fifPf^.tu.: Ml; 5V&(1 a=iKq-. -J i: 
"■=>nir"'^' 'P™^'^"^'^™^> Kali7",^rifowIierK.' 
■tAi f.-i E,fUobium latifolium hirfuliim. ■ , . fi.io'd 
The root is coifiporcd 6T" numerous fibres, 
conneded to a large head. 
The firll: leaves are long, and modei-ately 
broad, indented at the edges, .lightly haify, antf 
of a pale green : they have no footftalks, and 
rife in a large tuft. 
The ffalks are numerous, round, rcdifli, and 
four feet high. 
They are thick fet with, leaves, which are, 
If&e-thbfe ffonr'the rbot, a pati gr'eyiffi greeni 
fSft^tb-tlie tOTTCH, cKxjng, brbad', ah'd" inde'ntcd' • ' 
tKet ffand-irt-agtflariyr aiid'idte''tS'tKc'tt'a-n'c at ' 
their bafe. 
■ Tht^-flawere afe lid-ge-, and ofa pale'red : "they 
grow a few together at tHt' fijps^of the (talks. 
TKe pods' art lont;, and" full offmall feeds, 
with a filvety- down' among theiii^ 
It'is'conimon by waters, and flowers in June! 
" The tops of thls plant have' a^ligh't fragrancy. 
"flfcTcent has been fuppofcd torefehible that of 
apples in milk, and the plant is' thence called by 
oiit' cdrtimon ^lib^ls cii'dlin^s mid'cream. 
■C. Ba'uhihe cills it' Lyfimmh'id' /iljquofa hirfuta 
vHU^^fftore. Others, LyJimacb'mfJJq^uafa. 
3. Small-flowered, hairy Willowherb. 
Eplslium hirfullim parvoflcrs. 
The root is compofcd of a fmall head, from 
WWch r6n numerous large fibres. 
The firfl leaves are oblong, of a dead green, 
and blunt at the ends. 
The [talk is round, ereft, robuft, confiderably 
branched, and two feet or more in height. 
The leaves are long, and moderately broad ; 
of a dead green, hairy, not at .all indented, 
and they are fixed to the ftalk by their bafe. 
The flowers fl:and at the tops of the (ial'ks in 
great numbers, and ai-e fmall, and of a pale, 
but lively red. 
The feed-vefiels are long, and the feeds fmall 
and yellow. 
It is coiilmon in damp places, and flowers in 
June. 
C. Bauhine calls \t Lyfmacbw. filim:'afa kirfiita 
parvo flore. 
4. Great, fmooth 'VVillowheib. 
Efihhium glahrum majus. 
The root confifts of a vafl: quantity of large 
and thick fibV-es fpreadiijg Svery '\v:iy. 
The firfl: leaves are broad, fliort, indented, and 
fliarp-pointed, and of a dead green. 
The fl:alk is firm, upright, very much branclicd, 
and four feet high. 
The leaves fl:and ir.regulariy'on it, and are very 
numerous': (hdy haVe.flidrc footftalks, and are 
; broad, oblong, and fliarply (errated ; fmooth, 
and of a, dfeep green. 
; The flowera ftand in confidcrablc numbers at 
the tops of the branches and, though the 
j plant is fb large, they arc very fmall : their colour 
i is a bright red, and they have long, flender foot- 
i ftalks. • ■ 
, The feed.-:veflels are Ibng, and the feeds fmall,- 
It is common in damp paftures, and flowers in 
July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Lyfmachia filiquafa glabra 
major. Otllci-s, Lyfyr.iachia camprjiris. 
5. Narrow-leaved, fmooth Willowherb. 
Epiioihtm anguftifolium glatr.im. 
The root is -long, flerid'et*,- and creepino- : it 
runs taagreai difi;a-nae -liiider- the fLfrface, tnd is 
furniOied with many fibres: ' 
The flalks are n'umerous, round, firm, up- 
right, two foot and a half high, and confiderably 
branched. - . 
The leaves are very numerous : they (land fo 
thick that they frequehtty cover the ffalk for the 
greatefl: part of its length: they are long, nar- 
row, fmooth; of a deep green, and not at all 
indented-; but they terriiinate in a (liafp point. 
The ' flowers ' are placed at the tobs" of the- 
branc'hes, ■ and are large, and of a' beautiful 
bright red; ■ 
Thfc ft¥d=vefly is Idng, and the feeds are fur- 
roundc?y'"-with''a"grear quantity of down. 
It is frequent in damp meadows, under hedges, 
and by the fides of brooks. It flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Ly/imocbia glabra minor, 
J. Bauhine, Lyfimachia lavis. 
6, Little 
