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tended, than they are kept clofely fhorn into them •, 
for no fooner do the trees begin to make frefh fhoots, 
but the whole frame is altered and inftead of carrying 
the fine finished appearance of a regular piece of ar- 
chitecture, it is grown into a rude unpolifhed form. 
This expenfive fort of work never has made much 
progrefs in England, but that part of the French tafte, 
in furrounding all the feveral divifions of gardens with 
tall clipped Hedges, making great alleys, forming the 
walks into ftars, and the like ftift performances, have 
too much obtained for fome years paft in England : 
and the taller thefe clipped Hedges were, the more 
they were admired •, though many times they fhut out 
from the view the fight of fome of the nobleft Oaks, 
and other timber trees, growing in the quarters, which 
are infinitely more pleafing to a perfon of true tafte, 
than all the ridiculous forms it is poffible for trees to 
be framed in by art. Befides, when the expence of 
keeping thefe Hedges, together with the great litter 
they occafion when clipped, is confidered, thefe, ad- 
ded to many other reafons which might be given, are 
fufficient to exclude them out of gardens •, where they 
can never be efteemed neceflary, but to fhut out from 
the view the fight of worfe objedts. 
HE D YPN O IS. See Hyoseris. 
HEDYSARUM. Lin. Gen. Plant. 793. Tourn. 
Inft, R. H. 401. tab. 225. French Honeysuckle. 
The Characters are, 
The flower hath a permanent empalement of one leaf 
cut into five fegments at the top. It is of the butterfly 
kind , having an oblong comprejfed fiandard , which is in- 
dented at the point and reflexed the wings are oblong and 
narrow , the keel is comprejfed , broader at the end , but 
convex at the bafle. It hath nine ftamina joined, and one 
(landing feparate , which arc terminated by roundijh com- 
prefjed flummits •, the ftamina are reflexed , having an 
angle or knee. In the center is Jituated a long narrow 
germen , fupporting an awl-Jhaped inflexcd ftyle, crowned 
by a Jingle Jligma. 'The germen afterward becomes a joint- 
ed pod which is compreffed, each joint being r oundifo, and 
inclofles a fingle kidney-floaped feed. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third fedtion of 
Linnteus’s feventeenth clafs, intitled Diadelphia De- 
Candria, which includes thofe plants whofe flowers 
Have ten ftamina joined in two bodies. 
The Species are, 
1. Hedysarum ( Coronarium ) foliis pinnatis, legumini- 
bus articulatis aculeatis, nudis, redtis, caule diffufo. 
Hort. Cliff. 365. French Honey fuckle with winged leaves , 
naked, prickly , jointed pods , and a difjufed ftalk. He- 
dyfarum clypeatum, flore fuaviter rubente. H. Eyft. 
French Honeyfuckle , with a delicate red flower. 
2. Hedysarum flpinoflflimum) foliis pinnatis, legumi- 
nibus articulatis, aculeatis tomentofis, caule diffufo. 
Hort. Upfal. 231. French Honeyfuckle with winged 
leaves, jointed , prickly, woolly pods, and a difjufed ftalk. 
Eledyfarum clypeatum minus, flore purpureo. Raii 
Hift. Smaller French Honeyfuckle with a purple flower.. 
3. Hedysarum ( Canadenfe ) foliis ftmplicibus ternatif- 
que, floribus racemofis. Hort. Cliff. 232. French Ho- 
neyfuckle with fingle and trifoliate leaves, and flowers in 
bunches. Hedyfarum triphyllum Canadenfe. Cornut. 
Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle of Canada. 
4. Hedysarum ( flexuofum ) foliis pinnatis, leguminibus 
articulatis, aculeatis, flexuofis, caule diffufo. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 750. French Floneyfuckle with winged leaves , 
jointed prickly pods which are waved , and a difjufed ftalk. 
Eledyfarum annuum, filiqua afpera undulata intorta. 
Tourn. Annual French Honeyfuckle, with a rough, 
•waved, writhed pod. 
9. Hedysarum ( Diphyllum ) foliis binatis petiolatis, flo- 
ralibus feflilibus. Flor. Zeyl. 291. French Honeyfuckle 
with two leaves upon a foot-ftalk, fitting clofe to the 
jialks. Hedyfarum minus diphyllum, flore luteo. 
Sloan. Cat. 73. Smaller two-leaved French Honeyfuckle, 
with a yellow flower. 
6. Hedysarum ( Purpureum ) foliis ternatis, foliolis ob- 
ovatis floribus paniculatis terminalibus, leguminibus 
intortis. French Honeyfuckle with trifoliate oval leaves, 
flowers growing in panicles at the ends of the ftalks , and 
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iniortedpods. Hedyfarum triphyllum fruticofum, flore 
purpureo, filiqua varie diftorta, Sloan. Cat. 73. Three- 
leaved forubby French Honeyfuckle , with a purple flower 
and a varioufly diftorted pod. 
7. Hedysarum (Cane fens) foliis ternatis fubtus nervofis, 
caule glabro fruticofo floribus fpicatis terminalibus. 
Three-leaved forubby dwarf Honeyfuckle, wjth veins on the 
under fide, a fmooth forubby ftalk , with flowers growing in 
fpikes at the ends. Hedyfarum triphyllum frutico- 
fum fupinum, flore purpureo. Sloan. Cat. Three-' 
leaved forubby dwarf French Honeyfuckle, with a pur- 
ple flower. 
8. Hedysarum (Sericeum) foliis ternatis, foliolis ovatis fub- 
tus fericeis, floribus fpicatis alaribus terminalibufque. 
Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle, with oval leaves fitting 
on their under fide , andfiozvers in fpikes from the fide and 
the end of the ftalks. Hedyfarum triphyllum frutef- 
cens, foliis fubrotundis & fubtus fericeis, flore pur- 
pureo. Houft. Three-leaved forubby French Honeyfuckle 
with roundijh leaves, which are ft Iky underneath, and a 
purple flower. 
9. Hedysarum. ( Villofum ) foliis ternatis, cauiibus dif- 
fufis villofis, floribus fpicatis terminalibus, calycibus, 
villofiffimis. Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle , with djif- 
fufed ftalks which are hairy, flowers growing in fpikes 
at the ends of the branches, and very hairy empalements. 
Hedyfarum triphyllum humile, flore conglomerato 
calyce villofo. Elouft. Dwarf three-leaved French Ho- 
neyfuckle, with flowers growing in clufters, and a hairy 
cup. 
10. Hedysarum ( Procumbens ) foliis ternatis cauiibus 
procumbentibus racemofis, floribus laxe fpicatis ter- 
minalibus, leguminibus contortis articulis quadrangu- 
laribus. Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle , with branch- 
ing trailing ftalks, flowers growing in loofe fpikes at the 
ends of the branches, and twifted pods with jj^uare joints, 
Hedyfarum triphyllum procumbens, foliis rotundio- 
ribus & minoribus, filiquis tenuibus & intortis. 
Houft. T railing three-leaved French Honeyfuckle , with 
fmaller and rounder leaves, and narrow contorted pods. 
11. Hedysarum ( Intortum ) foliis ternatis, foliolis ob- 
cordatis, caule eredto triangulo villofo, racemis ter- 
minalibus, leguminibus articulatis incurvis. French 
Honeyfuckle, with trifoliate leaves whofe lobes are heart- 
jhaped, a triangular upright hairy ftalk , flowers grow- 
ing in long bunches at the ends of the branches , and 
and jointed incurved pods. Eledyfarum triphyllum, 
caule triangular!, foliis mucronatis, filiquis tenuibus 
intortis. Houft. Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle, with 
a triangular ftalk, pointed leaves, and a narrow con- 
torted pod. 
12. Hedysarum ( Glabrum ) foliis ternatis obcordatis, 
caule paniculato, leguminibus monofpermis glabris. 
French Honeyfuckle with trifoliate heart-jhaped leaves , a 
pani ciliated Jtalk, and fmooth pods containing one feed. 
Eledyfarum triphyllum, annuum, eredtum, filiquis 
intortis, & ad extremitatem amplioribus. Houft. 
Three-leaved , annual, upright French Honeyfuckle , with 
contorted pods, which are broad at their extremity. 
13. Hedysarum ( Scandens ) foliis ternatis, foliolis ob- 
verse-ovatis, caule volubili, fpica longiffima reflexa. 
Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle, with obverfe oval lobes, 
a twining ftalk, and a very long, reflexed fpike of flowers. 
Hedyfarum triphyllum Americanum fcandens, flore 
purpureo. Three-leaved, climbing , American French Ho- 
neyfuckle, with a purple flower. 
14. Hedysarum ( Repens ) foliis ternatis obcordatis, 
cauiibus procumbentibus racemis lateralibus. Lin. 
Sp. 1056. Three-leaved French Honeyfuckle, with oval 
heart-jhaped leaves, trailing hairy ftalks, and flowers on 
the fide of the ftalks. Eledyfarum procumbens, tri- 
folii fragiferi folio. Hort. Elth. 172. Trailing French 
Honeyfuckle , with leaves like the Strawberry T refoil. 
15. Hedysarum (Macnlatum) foliis fimplicibus ovatis 
obtufis. Hort. Cliff. 449. French Honeyfuckle, with 
oval, obtufe , fingle leaves. Hedyfarum humile, cap- 
paridis folio maculato. Hort. Elth. 1 70. Low French 
Honeyfuckle , with a fpotted Caper leaf . 
16. Hedysarum ( Frutefcens ) foliis ternatis ovato-lan- 
ceolatis, fubtus villofis, caule frutefcente villofo. 
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