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fembling thofe of Clove Gilly-flowers, cut, at 
the tops, into many fegments, having five chives : 
The ftalks are very long and flender : The leaves 
grow by pairs, and refemble thofe of Com^* 
mon Chickweed. We have but one fpecies of this 
plant, n)iz. 
Cucubalus Flinii^ R, 2,67. Alfme fcandens lacci* 
feruy C. 2 50. Berry-bearing Chickweed, 
Asparagus, Sparrow-gra£. Its roots are nume- 
rous and perennial-, the flowers rofaceous, naked, 
and confift of fix petals, and fix chives : The 
berries are round, and full of hard feeds. The 
fpecies are : 
1. Afparagusy R, 267, P. 454, P. Par^503, G. 
949^ fativdy C. 489. Manured Sparagus, or Spe-* 
rage, Sparrow-grafs,. About the Lizard-fointy Bri- 
fioly Harwichy and Gravefend^ 
2. AJjparagus m^ritimuSy craffiore folio y R. 267, 
C. 490. palujlrisy G. 949. Sea . Afparagus, with 
thicker leaves. The leaves are fhorter and thicker 
than thofe of Garden Sparrow-grafs, and the berries 
larger. On the fandy banks, by the fea-fide, be- 
tween Langwyfan and JJanfalog : Below L^ook^s FoU 
Ijy two miles from Briftol, 
The root is one of the five opening -roots, and is diuretick and 
cleanfing. The young ihoots, commonly call’d Sparagus, arc 
pleafant and wliplfome fpod, of a cleanfing nature, and light 
digeftion, provoking urine, to which they give a fetid ftinking 
fmell. 
OxYco.ccus, Mofs-berries,. The ftalks are very 
fmall, and creep clofe upon the ground The 1 
leaves are placed alternately *, and, in ftiape and 
bignefs,refembling thofe of Wild Thyme : The i 
flowers are tetrapetalous, fucceeded by round or 
oval berries ; njany of them varioufly fpotted. 
We have but one fpecies of this plant, viz. 
Oxy coccus feu Vaccinia paluftridy R. 267. Vitip 
liiLca paluftrisy Q, Vaccinia paluftridy -1 
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