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garls feu minor ^ P.582, hortenfts^ G. 889. The 
Lefler Burnet. 
2. Sangidforha major flore fpadtceo^ R.203. Pirn- 
pinella major vulgaris^ P-582, fylvejlris^ G.889. 
Great Burnet. 
Burnet is of a heating, drying nature, cordial and alexiphar- 
mick, and is frequently put into wine in the fummer, to give it 
an agreeable flavour. The powder of the root is commended 
againfl: fpitting of blood, bleeding at the nofe, or any other flux, 
or haemorrhage. 
Thalictrum, Meadow Rue. The leaves are di- 
vided into three lobes, branching out like thofe 
of an umbelliferous plant : It has naked flowers, 
confifting of four or five petals : The ovary is 
furrounded with a great many chives, in the 
form of an umbel. The fpecies are : 
^ I. T'hali£lrum feu nalietrum majus^ R. 203, 
G. 1067. majus vulgare^ P.263. Great Meadow 
Rue. 
2. "Thali^irum minus^ R.203, G. 1067, P.264. 
The LeflTer Meadow Rue. 
3. Thalidlrum montanum minus foliis latiorihus^ R. 
204. The LeflTer Meadow Rue, with broader 
leaves. 
4. ^hali^rum minimum montanum atro-rubens foliis 
fplendentibus^ R. 204. The Leafl: mountainous Mea- 
dow Rue, with fhining leaves, and dark red flowers, 
CLASS VIIL 
Umbelliferous Herbs. 
Ray V Synof. f. 205. 
T ^Hefe have pentapetalous flowers, which are fuc- 
ceeded by two feeds join’d clofe together whihl 
green, and feparating when ripe. The flowers are 
generally difpofed in umbels : They are divided into 
feven kinds, viz. Into fuch as have, A flat broad 
feed, 
