The BRITISH HERBAL. 
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liigh ; and tliey have imperfe£l membranes by j 
way of leaves. 
The Rowers are large, and of a beautiful yel- j 
low : one ftands on the top of each llalk. ' 
After thefe appear the leaves : they are large, | 
roundifli, fupported on long tootftalks; and of a j 
deep green, but pale underneath, and downy. j 
The flowers appear early in fpring, the leaves j 
foon after. 
It is common in chiyiHi foils. 
C. Bauhine calls it Tuffilaga vulgaiis. 
Ic is a celebrated and excellent pefVor;;!. The 
beft method of giving it is in form of a fyiuo, 
made of the juice of the leaves with honey. Ic 
is thus of excellent fervice in afthmas, coughs, 
and forenefs of the breafl:. 
DIVISION II. FOREIGN SPECIES. 
Alpine Coltsfoot. 
'Tujfilr.go A'pina prrpurea. 
The root is long and creeping. 
The leaves are placed on Ihorr, purpiiHi foot- 
ftalks; and they are fmall, of a roundifh fliape, 
and dented at the edges, of *a deep green on the j 
upper fide, and woolly underneath. 
GEN 
FLEA 
The ftalk is hollow, piirplilh, round, and 
eight inches high. On its top ftands a finglc 
flower, very large, and of a beautiful purple. 
It is a native of Germany, and .lowers ia 
April. 
C. Bauhine calls it Tuffilago Alf.na rolundifalia 
I canefcsm. 
U S IL 
BANE. 
C O N r Z J. 
npHE flower is compofed of numerous flofcule.s, placed in a common cup. Thofe In the difl; are 
tubular ; and they are furrounded with flat ones in the verge, difpofed as rays. The cup is of 
a cylindric form, fhort, and compofed of numerous fcales. The feeds are winged with flight 
down. 
LinniEUS places this among the fyngenefia : but he makes a flrange diflribution of the fpecies amonc^ 
many diflind genera of other names. 
1. Middle Fleabane. 
Conyza fiore majore luteo. 
The root Is compofed of thick fibres. 
The ftalk Is ;ound, hairy, whitifii, and two 
feet high. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, and of a faint 
green : they are clammy to the touch, and have 
a ftrong, difagreeable fmell. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the branches, 
and are large and yellow. 
It is common in v/et places, and flowers in 
June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Conyza media njtcris fiore 
htteo. Others, Conyza media. 
2. Small Fleabane. 
Conyza fninc^Ti • 
The root Is fibrous and brown. 
The ftaiks are round, brownifii, a foot high, 
and very much branched. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, obtufe, and of 
a brownifii green. 
The flQwers ftand at the tops of the branches ^ 
and are yellowlfh, and ufually naked ; but occa- 
fionally they have Ihort rays about the verge. 
It is common in watery grounds, and flowers 
in AiigulJ. 
C. Bauhine calls it Conyza minore fiore gkh of o. 
3- Jsgged Fleabane. 
Conyza falufiru foUis laciniatis. 
The root is fibrous and redifli. 
The ffalk is upright, firm, and divided into 
many branches. 
The leaves are long, narrow, fliarp-pointcd, 
and very beautifully ferrated on the edges. 
The flowers fLmd at the tops of the branches ; 
and they are numerous, large, beautifully radi- 
ated, and yellow. 
It is found in our fen-counties, and flowers in 
July. 
C. Bauliine calls it Conyza aq^uatica lachuata. 
Others, Conyza major. 
The juice fiealaiu is faid to be an excellent 
pe<51:oral i but it is unpleafant, and is not ufed. 
GENUS 
