T H A 
His rugofis trifidis. Mor. Umbel. 70. Greater Meadow 
Rue with Jireaked feed-vejfek , and rough trifid leaves. 
3. Thalictrum (. Aquilegfolium ) fructibus pendulis tri- 
angularibus redis, caule tereti. Lin. Sp. Plant. 547. 
Meadow Rue with a pendulous triangular fruit, and a ta- 
per ftalk. Thalidrum majus ftaminibus florum pur- 
purafcentibus. C. B. P. 337. Greater Meadow Rue with 
purple fiamina to the flowers , commonly called feathered 
Columbine. 
4. Thalictrum ( Lucidum ) caule foliofo fulcato, foliis 
linearibus carnofis. Dalib. Parif. 162. Meadozv Rue 
with a furrowed leafy ftalk , and linear fiejhy leaves. 
Thalidrum pratenfe minus alterum, Parifienfum, fo- 
liis craflioribus lucidis. H. R. Par. Another fmaller 
Meadow Rue of Paris , with thicker Jhining leaves. 
5. Thalictrum ( Canadenfe ) floribus pentapetalis, radice 
fibrosa. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 486. Meadow Rue with 
flowers having five petals, and a fibrous root. Thalic- 
trum Canadenfe. Cornut. Canad. 186. Meadow Rue 
of Canada. 
6 . Thalictrum (T uberofum) floribus pentapetalis, ra- 
dice tuberosa. Hort. Cliff. 227. Meadow Rue with 
flowers having five petals, and a tuberous root. Thalic- 
trum minus afphodeli radice, magno flore. Tourn. 
Inft. 271. Smaller Meadow Rue with an Afphodel root, 
and a large flower. 
7. Thalictrum [Minus) foliis fexpartitis, floribus cer- 
nuis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 546. Meadow Rue with leaves 
cut into fix fegments , and nodding flowers. Thalictrum 
minus. C. B. P. 337. Smaller Meadow Rue. 
8. Thalictrum ( Fcetidum ) caule paniculato ramofiffi- 
mo foliofo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 545. Meadow Rue with 
a very branching, paniculated, leafy ftalk. Thalictrum 
minimum foetidiffimum. C. B. P. 337. The leaft ftink- 
ing Meadow Rue. 
9. Thalictrum ( Dioicum ) floribus diocis. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 545. Meadow Rue with male and female flowers 
on different plants. Thalidrum pratenfe minus. Park. 
Theat. 265. Small American Meadow Rue. 
10. Thalictrum ( Anguftifolium ) foliolis lanceolato- 
linearibus integerrimis. Hort. Cliff. 226. Meadow Rue 
with fp ear-Jh aped linear leaves which are entire. Tha- 
lidrum pratenfe, anguftiflimo folio. C. B. P. 337. 
5 "he narroweft leaved Meadow Rue. 
11. Thalictrum ( Alpinum ) caule fimpliciflimo fubnu- 
do, racemo fimplici terminali. Hort. Cliff. 227. Mea- 
dow Rue with a fingle ftalk which is almoft naked, and 
terminated by a fingle bunch of flowers. Thalidrum 
montanum minimum prascox, foliis fplendentibus. 
Mor. Hift. p. 325. The leaft Meadow Rue with jhining 
leaves. 
The firft fort grows naturally by the fide of rivers and 
in moift meadows in many parts of England. This 
has a yellow creeping root, from which arife feveral 
furrowed ftalks five or fix feet high, garnifhed at each 
joint with leaves compofed of many lobes, which differ 
in their form and fize ; fome are fpear-lhaped and en- 
tire, others are obtufe, and cut into three points ; 
they are of a deep green colour on their upper fide, 
but pale on their under. The flowers are of an her- 
baceous white colour, and formed into many pani- 
cles, handing ered on the top of the ffalks. Thefe 
appear in July, and are fucceeded by fhort triangu- 
lar capfules containing one oblong feed. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in the meadows 
about Montpelier. The root of this is like the for- 
mer ; the ftalks are angular, and rife five feet high ; 
they are better furnifhed with leaves, whofe lobes are 
very narrow, fome of them ending with two, and others 
with three points, of a bright green colour. The 
flowers are yellow, and are formed into many panicles 
which terminate the ftalks. This fort flowers about 
the fame time with the former. 
The third fort grows naturally upon the Alps *, of 
this there are two varieties, one with a green ftalk 
and white ftamina, the other has purple ftalks and 
ftamina. Thefe two are propagated in gardens, by 
the title of feathered Columbine ; this hath a thick fi- 
brous root ; the ftalks are taper, and rife three feet 
high j the leaves are like thofe of the Columbine. 
T H A 
The flowers grow in large panicles at the top of the 
ftalk. It flowers in June, and the feeds, which are 
in triangular capfules, ripen in Auguft. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in the meadows about 
Paris ; this hath upright channelled ftalks which rife 
five or fix feet high, garnifhed at each joint with 
winged leaves, compofed of many linear fleftiy lobes, 
which are for the mo ft part entire, ending in acute 
points. The flowers are of a yellowifh white colour j 
they appear in July, and are fucceeded by fmall an- 
gular capfules with one fmall oblong feed in each, 
which ripens in Auguft. 
The fifth fort grows naturally in North America •, this 
has a fibrous root of a dark colour. The ftalks are 
fmooth, of a purple colour, and rife three or four 
feet high, branching toward the top. The leaves are 
like thofe of Columbine, of a grayilb colour, and 
fmooth. The flowers are produced in large panicles 
at the top of the ftalks ; they are larger than thofe of 
the former forts, and have five white petals which 
foon fall off, and a great number of white ftamina 
with yellow fummits. This flowers in June, and the 
feeds ripen in Auguft. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Spain ; this has knob- 
bed roots ; the leaves are fmall, obtufe, and indented 
in three parts at their points ; they are of a grayilh 
colour and fmooth. The ftalks rife a foot and a half 
high, naked almoft to the top, where they divide in- 
to two or three fmall ones, under which is fituated 
one leaf. Each divifion of the ftalk is terminated by 
a fmall bunch of pretty large flowers, having five 
white petals. The flowers are almoft difpofed in form 
of an umbel. They appear in June, and are fuc- 
ceeded by fmall angular capfules, containing one ob- 
long feed in each, which ripen in Auguft. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in fome parts of 
Cambridgefhire ; this has a creeping fibrous root. The 
ftalks rife about a foot high, and are garnifhed with 
winged leaves compofed of many obtufe fhort lobes, 
which are cut into fix fegments. The ftalks branch out 
wide ; the flowers grow inloofe panicles ; they are fmall 
and nodding. The ftamina are of an herbaceous white, 
and the fummits are yellowifh. It flowers in June. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France; 
this hath a very branching ftalk which rifes about fix 
or feven inches high, garnifhed with winged leaves, 
which are downy, compofed of a great number of 
fmall lobes which are bluntly indented, and have a 
foetid feent. The flowers grow in loofe panicles ; 
they are fmall, of an herbaceous white colour, with 
yellowifh ftamina. This flowers in June. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in North America. 
The root of this is fibrous ; the ftalks rife near a foot 
high, and are almoft naked at the top, where they 
have one leaf, compofed of many fmall lobes of a 
grayilb colour, indented at their points. The flowers 
are produced in fmall bunches at the top of the ftalks ; 
they are male and female in different plants. Thefe 
appear in June. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in Italy and fome parts 
of Germany ; this hath a perennial root. The ftalks 
rife from two to three feet high ; the leaves are wing- 
ed like thofe of the other fort, their lobes are nar- 
row and entire. The flowers are fmall, and are col- 
leded in panicles at the top of the ftalks, and are of 
an herbaceous white colour. 
The eleventh fort grows naturally on the Alps ; this 
hath a fibrous creeping root ; the leaves are fmall, 
blunt, and of a grayifh colour. The ftalks rife about 
fix inches high, and are almoft naked ; they are ter- 
minated by a fingle loofe fpike of flowers, each hav- 
ing four petals. This flowers the latter end of April 
or the beginning of May. 
Thefe plants are generally propagated by parting 
their roots. The beft time for this work is in Sep- 
tember, when their leaves begin to decay, that they 
may take frefh root before the froft comes on to pre- 
vent them ; they Ihould alfo be planted in a frefh light 
foil, and have a fiiady fituation, in which they will 
thrive exceedingly, though they may be planted' in al- 
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