asasmn 
The BRITISH HERBAL. 
491 
Jolio triangulari dentato. The leaves of a 
deep green. 
CluHrcred Blite, with undivided 'eaves, Bli- 
tum racemcfum foliis integris. The flowers 
fmalL 
Small, oiive-icavcd Elite, Blitum crajfo olio- 
foUo. A fmall upright plant. 
Sea-BIite, called White Saltwort, BUtum kali 
minus album di^um. A branched, fmall plant. 
15- 
16 
Sea-Blite, called ShrLib Stone Crop, B I turn 
vermicuiaris frutex dii^um. Shrubby, and 
branched. 
Great Sea-Blite, called Tree Stone Crop, 
Bl turn vermicuiaris /rules' diHum majus. 
Very much branched. 
Small, red BWte, BiiiiifiwuWi/m minus. Small, 
with oblong leaves, and large flowers. 
G 
N U S 
BEET. 
BETA. 
XX. 
'T^HE flower confifts only oF a cup, and the organs of impregnation. The cup has five oval and 
obtufe leaves. The feed is contained in a brittle capfule, placed in the bottom of the cup. 
Linnceus places this among the fmtandria digynia ; the flower having five filaments, and two 
flylcs. 
Wild Sea-Beet. 
Beta fyhejlris maritima. 
The root is long, thick, and perennial. 
The leaves are oblong, broad, obtufe, of a 
whitifti green, and placed on long foorltalks. 
The flowers rtand at the tops of the ftalks, 
which are a yafd high, and divided into many 
branches ; and they are fmall and white. 
It is common on our fca-coafts, and flowers in 
Augufl:. 
C. Bauhine calls it Beta Jylvejiris marltima ; a 
name others have copied. 
N U 
XXL 
PELLITORY OF THE \VALL. 
PARIES 
R 1 A. 
^T^IIE flov/ers are of two kinds, hermaphrodite and female, on the fame plant. Two hermaphro- 
di:e flowers are contained in a common cup ; which is formed of fix leaves ; two of which, 
placed oppofite, are much larger than the others. Each of thefe hermaphrodite flowers is formed of 
a cup, divided into four parts, which afterwards lengthens, fwells out, and enclofcs the feed. The fe- 
male flowers are placed fingly between two of the others, all contained in the common cup : they are 
of the fame form with the others, and in the fame manner furround the feed, but lefs confpicuoufly, 
Linnaeus places this among the plygamia monKcia. 
rc-llitory of the Wall. 
Parietaria vulgaris. 
The root is fibrous, and redifh. 
The ftalks are numerous, rediOi, brittle, 
jointed, and a foot in length. 
The leaves flrand very thick upon them and 
are obiong, and of a ditflcy green. 
The flowers are fmall and inconfiderabie. 
It is common on walls, and flowers in June. 
C. Bauhine ciills it Parietaria afficinarum et 
Diofcoridis. 
An infufion of the whole plant works power- 
fully by urine, and is excellent agalnft the gravel. 
GENU 
XXII. 
GOLDEN SAXIFRAGE. 
S A X I F R A G A A U R E A. 
THE flower has no petals -, but the cup is coloured, and refembles them ; it is formed of a fingle 
piece, divided into four fegments, two larger and two fmaller. The feed-veiTei is fmail, and 
has two beaks : this Hands enclofed in the cup, and contains numerous feeds. 
Linnaus places this among the oltandria digpiia j the threads being eight, and the ftyles two, in 
each flower. 
Common Golden Saxifrage. 
Sax'fraga anna vulgaris. 
The root is fibrous. 
The ftalks are numerous, weak, flender, of a 
pale green, and fix inches high. 
The leaves are rounded, but indented at the 
bafe, of a beautiful green, with Ihort footftalks. 
