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mils. In the tenter is Jituated an oval gey-men , Supporting 
fender Jlyle , crowned by an obtufe ftigma. The gCrmen, 
afterward becomes a turbinated , heart-fmped, port pod,\ 
having two valves with a rigid jlyle on the top , inclojing 
roundip feeds. ... 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fiidf feftion of ; 
Linnaeus’s fifteenth elafs, which contains the plants 
whole flowers have four long and two fhorter ftamina, 
and the feeds are inclofed in Abort final! pods. 
The Species ' are, 
1. Myagrum ( Sativum ) filiculis ovatis, pedunculatis 
polyfpermis. Hort. Cliff. 328. Myagrum with oval 
pods having foot-jialks , inclofing fever al feeds. Alyffon fe~ 
getum foliis auricuiatis acutis. Tourn. Inft:. R. H. 
Corn Madwort with eared acute-pointed leaves , commonly 
called Gold of Pleafure. 
2. Myagrum ( Alyjjum ) filiculis cordatis pedunculatis 
polyfpermis, foliis denticulatis obtufis. Myagrum with 
beart-JJoaped pods (landing upon foot-jialks , having 
•many feeds and indented leaves. Alyffon fegetum fo- 
. liis auricuiatis acutis frufttu majori. Tourn. Inft. 
217. Corn Madwort , with acute-eared leaves and a 
larger fruit. 
3. Myagrum ( Rugofum ) filiculis globofis compreffis 
punftato-rugofis. Hort. Cliff. 328. Myagnm with 
globular, comprejj'ed , fmall pods , hiding rough punElures. 
Rapfftrum arvenfe, folio auriculato acuto. Tourn. 
Inft. 2 1 1 . Field Charlock with an acute-eared leaf. 
4. Myagrum {jPerenne ) filiculis biarticul'atis difpermis, 
foliis oxtroriuin finuatis denticulatis. Hort. Upfal. 
182. Myagrum with port pods , having two joints and 
■ two feeds, and outer leaves which are finuated and in- 
dented. Rapiftrum monoiperrnurn. C. B. P. 95. One- 
feeded Charlock. 
5. Myagrum ( Perfoliatum ) filiculis obcordatis fubfef- 
fiiibus, foliis amplexicaulibus. Plort. Upfal. 182. 
Myagrum with fmall heart-pqped pods fitting clofe to the 
fialk , and the leaves embracing it. Myagrum mono- 
fpermum latifolium. C. B. P. 109. Broad-leaved Mya- 
grum having one feed in a pod. 
The fir ft fort groves naturally in Corn fields in the 
fouth of France and Italy •, I have alfo found it grow- 
ing in the Corn in Eafthamfted-park, the feat of 
William Trumbull, Efq-, but it is not common in this 
country, ft is an annual plant, with an upright ftalk 
about a foot and a half high, fending out two or four 
fide branches toward the top, which grow eredl ; they 
are ftnooth, and have a fungous pith ; the lower 
leaves are from three to four inches long, of a pale 
or yellowifh green, and are eared at their bafe ; thofe 
upon the ftalk s diminifla in their fize all the way up, 
and are entire, and altnoft embrace the ftalks with 
their bale. The flowers grow in loofe fpikes at the 
end of the branches, {landing upon foot-ftalks an 
inch long •, they are compofed of four fmall yellow- 
ifli petals, placed in form of a crofs •, thefe are fuc- 
ceeded by oval capftules, which are bordered, and 
crowned at the top with the ftyle of the flower, hav- 
ing two cells, which are filled with red feeds. 
The iecond fort is alfo an annual plant, and differs 
from the firft in having a taller ftalk •, the leaves are 
much longer, narrower, and are regularly indented 
on their edges, ending in obtufe points. The flowers 
are larger, but of the fame form and colour ; the cap- 
fules are much larger, and are ftiapcd like a heart. 
Both thefe plants flower in J une and July, and their 
feeds ripen in September. 
The third fort grows naturally on the borders of ara- 
ble fields, in the lbuth of France and Italy. This is 
tai annual plant, whofe lower leaves are five or fix 
inches long 5 they are hairy and iucculent j their bafe 
its eared, 1 and, they end in acute points. The ftalks 
rife afoot and a half high, they are brittle and hairy, 
branching' exit toward the top like the two former, and 
ate terminated, by ftiort loofe . fpikes of fmall pale 
flowers, which are fucceeded by fmall, rough, round- 
iffecapifeie-x, comprefted at the top. It flowers in 
Jtiiyhai id the feeds.ripen in autumn. 
The fourth .fort.. grows naturally amongft the Corn, 
■ in France and Germany, This is alio an annual 
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plant,; the lower leaves are large, jagged, and hairv * 
the ftalks branch out. from the bottom, and .are q-ar- 
nifned with leaves about four inches long and two 
broad • they are hairy, and unequally jagged, The 
ftalks are terminated by very bug loofe Hikes of yel- 
low flowers, which are fucceeded byefhort pods with 
two joints, each including one roundilh feed. It 
flowers about the fame time with the former. 
The fifth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France 
and Italy; this hath a Smooth branching ftalk upward 
of two feet high ; the lower leaves are five or fix 
inches long, ftnooth, fucculent, and a little indent- 
ed ; the pipper leaves almoft embrace the ftalks with 
their bale. The flowers are produced in long loofe 
fpikes, which are yellow, and fit clofe to the' ftalk ; 
thefe are fucceeded by heart- Ihaped compreffed pods* 
divided into two cells by a longitudinal partition, 
each containing one roundilh feed. It flowers at the 
fame time with the former. 
II the feeds of all thefe plants are permitted to fcatter 
in the autumn, the plants will rife without any care, 
and only require to be thinned and kept clean from 
weeds. Thefe autumnal plants will always ripen their 
feeds, whereas thofe which are fown in the fpring 
fometimes fail. 
M Y O S 0 1. I S. Dill. Gen. 3. Lin. Gen. 1S0. Moufe- 
ear. 
The Characters are. 
The flower hath an oblong , ercbl, permanent empalement, 
cut into five points ; the flower is falver-paped, having 
a Jhort cylindrical tube, cut into five obtufe fegments at 
the brim ; the chaps are do fie cl by five fimall J cates which 
join, and are prominent. It hath five port ftamina in the 
neck oft the tube, terminated by fmall jummits and four 
germen fug porting a fender jlyle the length of the tube , 
crowned by an obtufe jligma ; the germina afterward be- 
come four oval feeds inclofed in the empalement. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feclion of 
Linnsus’s fifth clafs, intitled Pentandria Monogynia, 
the flower having five ftamina and one ftyle. 
The Species are, 
1. Myosotis ( Virginica ) feminibus aculeatis glochidi- 
bus, foliis ovato-oblongis, ramis divaricatis. Lin. Sp. 
189. Moufe-ear with prickly feeds, oblong oval leaves, 
and divaricated branches. Cynogloffum Virginianum, 
flore & fruftu minimo. Mor. Hill. 3. tab. 30. fob 
9. Virginian Hound’s -tongue, with fmall flowers and feeds. 
2. Myosotis [Lappula ) feminibus aculeis glochidibus, 
foliis lanceolatis pilolis. Flor. Suec. 1 50. Moufe-ear 
with prickly feeds, and hairy ftp ear-fio aped leaves. Cyno- 
gloffum minus. C. B. P. 257. Smaller Hound’ s-tongue. 
3. Myosotis ( Apula ) feminibus nudis, foliis hifpidis, 
racemis foliolis. Lin. Sp. 189. Moufe-ear with naked 
feeds , flinging leaves, and leafy branches. Echium In- 
terim minimum. C. B. P. 254. The leaf yellow Vi- 
per’s Buglofs. 
There are one or two other fpecies of this genus 
which grow naturally in England, lb are rarely admit- 
ted into gardens, therefore are omitted here : and 
thofe here enumerated are feldom cultivated except in 
botanic gardens, being plants of little beauty or ufe. 
Thofe perfons who are delirous of keeping them, 
Ihould fow their feeds in the autumn, upon an open 
bed or border of light earth, and in the fpring thin 
the plants where they are too clofe, and keep them 
clean from weeds, which is all the culture they re- 
quire ; and if their feeds are permitted to fcatter, the 
Diants will rife withour farther trouble. 
M Y O S U RTJ S, Moufe-tail. 
This plant is very near a-kin to the Ranunculus, in 
which genus it is ranged by feme botanifts; the 
flowers are extremely fmall, and are fucceeded by 
long llender fpikes of feeds, refembling the tail of 
a moufe, from whence it had the name. It grows 
wild upon moift grounds in divers parts of Eng- 
land, where it flowers the latter end of April ; and 
the feeds ripen in a month after, when the plants de- 
cay, being annual. It is rarely cultivated in gardens, 
fo I lhall not trouble the reader with any further ac- 
count of it. 
MYRICA. 
