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lar fruit, opening tranfverfly, and fliedding feve- 
ral feeds. The fpecies are : 
* I. Anagallis flore phceniceo^ R. 282, C. 252, 
P. 558. inas^ G. 494. Male Pimpernel. Among 
corn, and flowers about Midfummer. It has weak 
fquare flialks, lying upon the ground : The leaves 
refemble thofe of Middle Chickweed, have pedi- 
cles, and are marked underneath v/ith many finall 
ipots, from a red inclining to a blaclvifli colour. . 
2. Anagallis phcenicea foliis ampliorihus ex adver^ 
fa quaternis^ R. 282. Pimpernel, with red flowers, 
and larger leaves. Handing oppofite in fours. A- 
mong corn, but feldom. 
. 3. Anag(^llis fcemhia^ R. 282, G . , c^ruleo 
jpore^ C. 252, P. 558. Female, or Blue-Aower’d 
Pimpernel. In corn, but rarely in England. Near 
Pecharn. It feems rather to be a variety of the for- 
mer than a difbndt fpecies. , Ray. 
4. Anagallis t err ejlris flcre alho., R. 282. . White 
flower’d Pimpernel. In Cowley field. . 
5. Anagallis lutea.^ R. 282, G.^g^: flore luteo^ 
P. 558. lutea nemorum., C. 252. Yellow Pimper- 
, nel of the woods. : In woods and moift fliady places. 
The juice, being given inwardly by itfelf, or mix’d with cow's 
milk, is ufeful in confumptions and diftempers of the lungs. It 
has been commended by Tome WTiters of note, as of fingular 
advantage in maniacal cafes, and delirious fevers. * The whole 
plant is Liied. • v. • • 
Lysimachia lutea, Yellow Willow-herb. The 
Ifalk is eredt, woolly ind jointed, having two, 
three, or four long entire leaves, refembling thofe 
of die Willow, at each joint, of a dark green 
on the upper part, and whitifh underneath : The 
flower is monopetalous, and cut into five feg- 
ments, in the form of a Rofe : The flyle becomes 
a round feed-veflTel, containing feveral feeds. 
The fpecies are : 
1. Lyfimachia lutea., R. 282, G. 386. lutea ma- 
jer qua DiofccridiSy €, 245, major vulgaris^ 
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