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der, upright, ftifF, branched, fomewhat "rough and 
brittle : The leaves grow upon the fbalks in pairs, 
without pedicles, in fize and lhape like thofe of the 
Alftnc Cham^dryfolia^ wrinkled, dented about the 
edges, of a greenilh, tending to an alh-colour, and 
fomewhat Ihining : The flowers {land upon the tops 
of the ilalks, fupported by fhort pedicles, rifing out 
of the wings of the leaves, in form, like the flowers 
of Crifta gallic of a faded purple colour, and the 
empalement divided into four fegments ; to v/hich 
fucceed fwollen feed-veflTels, divided equally into two 
parts : The feeds are white, like thofe. of Crat^ogo- 
mm. Its tafte is ibmething bitter and biting. 
7. Euphrafm major lut^a latifolia paluftris^ R. 
^285; Great Yellow Marfli Eye-bright. , Idie 
flalks are about a foot high, , round and baity T he 
leaves grow to the ftalks, without pedicles, fome-^ 
times by pairs, and fometimes alternately , broad at 
the bafe, and ending gradually in a point, about 
an inch and a half long, dented about the edges, an^ 
wrinkled : The flowers rife from the wings of thq 
leaves ; are of a yellow colour, and have two 
lips; the upper is entire, but the lower is broad, and 
divided into three jags : The empalement is oblong, 
{Iriated, and cut into four fegnients : The ^ fruit i§ 
oblong, divided into two cells, and has a long flylq 
remaining upon the top, after the flower is gone. 
It has fmall round feeds. ; 
Euphrasia, Eye-bright. The leaves grow by 
pairs, are fmall, roiindifli, and ferrated : The 
flowers are monopctalous, anomalous, perfona" 
. ' ted, and divided into two lips ; the upper one 
is eredl, and cut. into, leveral parts v . the lower 
one, into three ; each of which is again cut into 
two : The fruit is oblong and bicapfular, con- 
tuning fmall feeds. We have but one fpecies 
of this, plant, -uiz. • 
. :^j'Ev,phrafia,^ R, *284, 6,537, 'ovdgarUy R 
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