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Spurge. Among corn : In the foot-road, about 
three fields from Sizergh^ in the way to Kendal^ 
I Weftmor eland It is a fmall plant : The leaves 
are oblong, narrow, and fharp-pointed. 
lo. Tithymalus heliofcopius^ R. 313, G. 40J. P. 
189, C. 291. Sun Spurge, or Wartwort. In gar- 
dens, and among corn. The leaves refemble thofe 
; of Purflane ; are nearly circular, and crenated 
1 about the edges. 
j II. Tithymalus parvus annuus^ foUis fubrotundis 
j non crenatis^ Peplus didlus, Peplus five Efnla ro- 
I tunda-t R. 313, C. 292,. G. 406. Petty Spurge. 
In the fame places with the former. It is very like 
the laft, but lefs, and the leaves are entire about 
the edges. 
12. 'Pithymalus marltimus fupinus annuus^ Peplis 
di 5 lus. Peplis^ R. 313, G. 406, P. 194. maritP 
ma folio ohtufo^ C. 293. Small Purple Sea Spurge. 
In the fand, by the fea fhore. The Italks and leaves 
are, for the moft part, reddifli : I'he fiov^ers and 
fruit grow on the fides of the ftalks and branches,, 
and not in umbels, as thofe of other Spurges do. 
Plantago, Plantain. The empalement is mono- 
phyllous, tubulous, and divided into four fegments. 
The Rower is monopetalous, fliaped like a falveiv 
and cut into four parts, expanded like a ftar ; from 
its bottom rifes the ftyle, encompaffed v/ith four ' 
. chives, which exceed it in length : The fruit is a 
Ihell, 'of an oval or- conical figure ; opening, 
when ripe, into two parts, one -whereof is. incum- 
bent upon the other ; and divided, by an inter- 
mediate partition, into two cells, fudl of oblong 
feeds. The flowers are colledted in a fpike. 
’ ■* I. Plantago latifoli a vulgaris^ R. 314, P.49.3. 
latifolia finuata^ C. 13Q. latifolia^ G. 338. Great 
Plantain,; or Way-bread. Common by way-fides. 
It has broad; and pretty large fmooth leaves, a little 
waved about the edges, feven large nerves, run- 
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