The BRITISH HERBAL. 
2. Narrow-leaved Dandelion. 
Dens Iscnis folio angiifiiore. 
The root is long, and has many fibres. 
The leaves are narrow, long, of a dark green, 
and divided into more and deeper fegments than 
in the common kind. 
One flov/er {lands at the top of each ftalk ; and 
this is large, and yellow. 
The feeds are redifh, and are winged with 
down. Thofe of the common kin<l are yellow. 
It is frequent in gardens and paftures, flower- 
ing all rummer, 
C. Bauhine calls it Vens leonis angiifiiorc foUo. 
3. Rough Dandelion. 
Dens leonis hirfutus. 
The root is long, thick, and furnifhed with 
many Ebres. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, and hairy: they 
are of a pale green, and deeply divided. 
The ftalk is n.iked, but hairy ; and at its top 
ftands one large yellow flower. 
It is frequent in paftures, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Hieracitwi afperum Jkre 
mgm dentis leonis. Others, Dens lecnis ajper-, 
and Dcm leonis birfutus. 
4. Narrovz-Icaved Mountain Dandelion. 
Dens leonis foliis integris. 
The root is long and thick. 
The leaves are long, narrow, and undivided ! 
they are of a pale green, and lightly hairy. 
The flalk is naked, and eight inches high, and 
the flower large and yellow. 
We have ic in Wales, and fome of our moun- 
tainous counties. It flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Hieracium montanum angujii' 
folium ineanum. 
5. Branched Dandelion. 
Dens leonis mmofus. 
The root is long and flender. 
The leaves are very long, narrow, irregularly 
divided, and of a faint green. 
The rtalk, which naturally rifes fingle, as in 
the others, is fometimes in luxuriant foils fpHn 
into two or three divifions. 
The flowers are fmall and yellow ; and the 
feeds are blackifh. 
We have it in paftures in SufTex. It flowers in 
June. 
Petiver calls it Detis leonis ramofiis glabcr y and 
it is fo named by Dillenius. 
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G O A T S - B E A R Di 
TRAGOPOGON. 
P-pHE flower is compofed of numerous fiofcules arranged together in a fimple cup, formed of 
eight long and pointed parts, which unite in one common body at the bafe. Each fiolcule is 
flat, fhort, and indented in five places at the top. The leaves of the plant are grafly, long, and 
narrow. 
Linnceus arranges this with the reft among his fyngenejia. 
I, Common Goats-Beard. 
I'ragopogon i-ulgare. 
The root is long and large, of a white colour, 
and well tafted. 
The ftalk is round, upright, jointed, not un- 
frequently branched, and two feet high. 
The leaves are numerous, very long, flender, 
and of a fine green, with a tinge of bluifli or 
greyifh. 
The flowers are large and yellow : they termi- 
iiate the ftalk and branches ; and the leaves or 
fegments of the cup exceed the body of the 
flower in length. 
It is common in hilly paftures, and flowers in 
June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Tt-ngopogon prataife luteum 
■ tpajus. 
2. Purple Goats-Beard. 
Iragopogon fiore purpurea. 
The root is long, thick, white, and flefliy ; 
find is of a very agreeable tafte. 
2 
The ftalk is round, thick, jointed, and two 
feet or more in height. 
The leaves ai-e of a bluifli green, very long, 
moderately broad, and fliarp-polnted. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the ftalks; and 
they are very large and purple. 
It is found wild in meadows in the north of 
England, and flowers in July. 
C. Bauhine calls it Tragopogon purpitro-ccEru- 
leum quod artifi vulgo. 
This and the common kind have the fame qua- 
lities. Their roots are pleafant ; and this laft is 
kept in gardens for the fervice of the table, where 
it is called falfafie. 
They operate gently by urine, and are good 
againft the grave). 
The laft kind is beft tafted ; but the other ha; 
moft virtue. 
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