The BRITISH HERBAL. 
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GENUS m. 
DILL. 
A N E r H U M. 
THE flowers ftand in large umbells : each is compofed of five petals ; and they are bent, 
and not fplit at the top. The cup is very minute; but it has five divifions. The feeds are 
of an oval figure, and edged with membranes. 
Linn^us places this among the pntandria d.ljma ; and he joins it m the fame genus wth fe„„el, 
from which it differs in the feeds. 
Common Dill. 
Anethum vulgare. 
The root is long, flender, and hung with a 
few fibres. 
The flalk is round, ftriated, and four feet high. 
The leaves fl:and at fmall diftances ; and both 
thefc and thofe from the root are divided into a 
multitude of very minute fegments. 
The flowers Hand in large umbells at the tops 
of the branches ; and they arc fmall and yel- 
low. 
The feeds are large and brown. 
It is a native of Spain, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Attelhim horleiife. Others, 
Ati£lhum vulgare. 
The feeds are warm and carminative. They 
are good againfl: flatulences: they operate by 
urine, and they fl:tengthen the ilomach. 
GENUS IV. 
<r H A s P I J- 
THE flowers are placed in great umbells at the tops of the ftalks s and each is compofed of five 
petals : thefe are oblong, bent, and pointed at the tips. The cup is very fmall. The feeds 
are large ; and they are furroundcd by a membrane, which is nipped at the top and bottom. 
Linnseus places this among the fentandria digynia, as the others. 
Broad-leaved Thafpia. 
Thafpia latifolia. 
The root is very large, long, and full of a dif- 
afreeable juice and at the top there ufually arc a 
multitude of fibrous fubftances, in the manner of 
hairs, which are the remains of decayed foot- 
llalks. 
The leaves are very large, broad, and hairy ; 
and they are divided into extremely fmall parts. 
The Ilalk is thick, fl:riated, and parted into 
many branches. 
The flowers fl:and at the tops in large umbells ; 
and they are fmall and yellow. 
The feeds are large and beautiful. 
It is a native of the warmer parts of Europe, 
and flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Thaffi ktifoUa vilbfa. 
GENUS V. 
FENNEL-GIANT. 
FERULA. 
THE flowers fl:and in great umbells, terminating the branches. Each is compofed of five petals, 
equal in fize, oblong, and fl:rait. The cup is very minute, but has five divifions. The feeds 
are very large and flat ; and each has three ridges. 
LinnEus places this among the fentandria digynia, as the others. 
Narrow-leaved Fennel Giant. 
Ferula foliis caplUaceis. 
• The root is very large, long, and furniflied 
with a few fibres. 
The n:alk is fix feet high, and toward the top 
it is divided into numerous branches. 
The leaves are placed irregularly on it ; and 
thefe, as well as thofe from the root, are very 
large, and are divided into innumerable fine feg- 
ments. 
The flowers are fmall and yellow. 
The feeds arc very large and brown: 
N" XLII. 
It is a native of the fouthern parts of Europe, 
and flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Ferula fmiim Plinii. Others, 
Ferula angajlifeilia. 
2. Broad-leaved Fennel-Giant. 
Ferula fegments latioriias. 
The root is very long and thick. 
The plant grows to eight feet in height, and 
toward the top divides into many branches. 
The leaves are large, and of a deep green 1 
and they are divided into innumerable fegments, 
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