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1. Ltmaria contort a major ^ R. 291. Lunar 
Violet, with a wrcathcn cod. On the fides of Ingle- 
borough and Hincklehaughy two mountains near Settle 
in Torkjhire. 
2. Paronychia fimilis fed majoi\ ferennis Alpina 
repcnsy R. 292. 
Paronychia. It has a crofs flower, confifting of 
four petals, out of whofe empalement rifes a 
ftyle, which turns to a fruit, pretty fmall and 
gibbous, divided into two cells by an intermediate 
partition, parallel to the valves, and full of 
roundifh feeds. The fpecies are : 
1. Paronychia vulgaris y R. 292, G. 499. vulgaris 
Alfines folio y P. 556. Burfa paftoris minor loculo oh- 
longOy C. 108. Common W hitlow-grafs. In dry, 
barren places, and on walls. It flowers in March, 
The flialk rifes about four inches higli, is naked, and 
fuftains feveral white, tetrapetalous flowers, with 
each petal fplit in two : The leaves fpread upon "the 
ground at the bottom.s of the ftalks, are near an inch 
long, with a few notches on the edges. , 
2. Burfa pajloris major loculo oblongOy R. 292, 
C. 108, Pr. 50. Thlafpi Veronic^e folio; P. 843. 
Great Shepherds-purfe, with long pouches. The 
leaves that fpread upon the ground are roundifh, 
about two inches broad, dented, hairy, and fome- 
what rugged. Thofe that grow on the ftalks and 
branches are fmailer, and without pedicles. It has 
many ftalks, fome of them much exceeding others 
in growth, and diflufed jnto feveral branches, which 
produce fmall, white flov/ers, in a long feries like thofe 
of common Whitlow-grais : The flowers are fuc- 
ceeded by bags, with a ftria in the middle, whofe 
valves, when ripe, open from the feparating mem- 
.brane, and difcove^ fix or eight fmall feeds in each ; 
cell. 
Hesperis. The flower confifts of four petals, ex- 
panding in die form of a crofs 3 and out of the 
em- 
