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fbrys -with double winged leaves , whofe lobes are linear , 
acute ^ and prickly furrowed' feeds. Cachrys femine 
fungofo fulcato afpero, foiiis peucedani latiufculis. 
Mor.'Hift. 3. p. 267. 
3. Cachrys ( Libanotis ) foiiis bipinnatis, foliolis acutis 
rrmltifidis, feminibus fulcatis lsevibus. Lin. Sp. 355. 
Cachrys with double winged leaves , vihofe lobes are acute , 
fnultifid , and fmooth furrowed feeds. Cachrys femine 
fungofo fulcato piano minore, foiiis peucedani ariguf- 
tis. Mor. Hift. 3. p. 267. 
4. Cachrys {Line aria ) foiiis pinnatis foliolis linearibus 
multifidis feminibus fulcatis planis. Cachrys with very 
narrow , multifid , winged leaves , <3 p/J| channelled 
fruit. Cachrys femine fungofo fulcato piano majore 
foiiis peucedani anguftis. Mor. Umb. 62. 
5. Cachrys ( Hungarica ) foliorum irnpari lobato, hir- 
futo, femine fungofo fulcato piano. Cachrys with hairy 
leaves , terminated with an odd lobe , <3 plain, fungous, 
channelled feed. Cachrys Hungarica Panacis folio. 
Tourn. Hift. 325. 
The firft fort hath a thick flefhy root which ftrikes 
deep in the ground, from which fprings out many 
narrow winged leaves refembling thofe of Giant-fen- 
nel, which fpread near the ground ; from between 
thefe arife a 'hollow fungous ftalk about tv/o feet high, 
terminated by a large umbel of yellow flowers, which 
are fucceeded by oval, fmooth, fungous fruit, divid- 
ing into two parts, each inclofing an oblong feed. 
The fecond fort hath a large, firm, fweet-fmelling 
root, which fends out feveral pinnated leaves like 
thole of Hog’s-fennel, but fkorter. The ftalk is 
fmooth jointed, and rifes four or five feet high, which 
is terminated by large umbels of yellow flowers like 
thofe of Dill ; thefe are fucceeded by oblong, fun- 
gous, channelled feeds, which are prickly. 
The third fort hath a thick flefhy roof like Fennel, 
which runs deep into the ground, fending out feveral 
narrow pinnated leaves, ending in many points ; be- 
tween thefe arife a fmooth jointed ftalk about three 
feet high, which is terminated by large umbels of 
flowers like thole of the former fort, which are 
fucceeded by fmaller fungous plain feeds which are 
furrowed. 
The fourth fort hath very thick roots which ftrike 
deep in the ground, fending out very narrow winged 
leaves like thofe of Hog’s-fennel. The ftalk rifes 
five or fix feet high, and is jointed like thofe of Fen- 
nel, terminated by large umbels of yellow flowers, 
which are fucceeded by large, oval, fungous feeds, 
which are deeply furrowed. 
The fifth fort has a thick fungous root, from which 
fhoot out many winged leaves, having large hairy 
lobes placed alternate, terminated by an odd one : 
the ftalk is hollow, riling four feet high, terminated 
by an umbel of yellow flowers like thofe of the for- 
mer forts. This grows naturally in Hungary. 
The firft fort grows naturally in the fouth'of France 
and Spain ; the fecond and third in Italy ; the fourth 
in Sicily. They flower in June, and their feeds ripen 
in autumn. 
Thefe plants are all propagated by feeds, which 
fhould be fown foon after they are ripe ; for if they 
are kept out of the ground till the following fpring, 
they often mifearry, arid when they fucceed, they 
never come up until the fpring after ; fo that by 
lowing them in autumn, a whole year is faved, and 
the feeds feldom mifearry. Thefe feeds fhould be 
fown on a fliady border, where the plants are to re- 
main ; for the plants having long tap roots, will not 
bear traniplanting fo well as many other kinds. The 
diftance to be obferved for the fowing of their feeds 
fhould be three feet apart ; fo that if each kind is 
down in a drill, when the plants are come up, they 
may be thinned, leaving two of the rnoft promiflng 
plants of each kind to remain. Thefe plants will be- 
gin to appear early in April, when they muft be care- 
fully cleared from weeds ; and in dry weather, if 
they, are gently watered while young, it will greatly 
promote their growth; after which time they will 
require .no farther care but to keep them clean from 
weeds, and every fpring to dig the ground carefully 
between them, fo as not to injure the roots. 
Thefe plants decay to the ground every autumn, and 
come up again in the fpring : they commonly flower 
m the beginning of June, and their feeds are ripe in 
September. Their roots fome times run down three 
or four feet deep in the earth, provided the foil be 
light, and are often as large as Parfneps. They will 
continue many years, and if the foil is moift and rich, 
they will annually produce good feeds ; but when 
they grow on a dry foil, the flowers commonly fall 
away, and are not fucceeded by feeds. 
There is but little to be faid of the ules of this genus 
of plants ; the Hungarians in the neighbourhood of 
Erlaw, and thofe who border on Tranfylvania, Ser- 
via, &c. eat the root of the fifth fpecies in a fcarcity 
of corn, for want of other bread. 
CAC I US. Lin. Gen. Plant. 539* Melocaftus. 
Tourn. Append. 
This genus was firft titled Melocarduus, and alfo E- 
chinomelocaftu s , or Hedgehog Melon-thiftle ; but 
thefe names being compounded, Dr. Linnseus has 
changed the name to C aft us, and has added to this 
genus, the Cereus and Opuntia. 
The Characters are, 
'The empalement of the flower is of one leaf, fabulous , 
Jhort , and cut into fix parts. The flower is compofed of 
fix petals, which fpread open at the top, and refs upon 
the embryo-, it hath fix long fender ftamina , which are 
terminated by erebl fummits. The oval ger men, which is 
f Mated below the petals, fupports a cylindrical fiyle, 
crowned by a blunt fiigma ; afterward becomes a pyramidal 
flefhy fruit with one cell, filled with [mail angular feeds 
furrounded with pulp. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 
Linnseus’s twelfth clafs, intitled Icofandria Mono- 
gynia. This cials includes thofe plants whofe flowers 
have from twelve to twenty ftamina; which, with 
the corolla, are fattened to the inner fide of the em- 
palement. 
The Species are, 
1. Cactus ( Melocabius ) fubrotundus quatuordecem an- 
gularis. Hort. Cliff. 181. Roundifh Cabins with four- 
teen angles. Melocaftus Indias occidentals. C. B. P. 
384. Commonly called Great Melon-thiftle. 
2. Cactus ( Intortus ) fubrotundus quinquedecem angu- 
laris, angulis in fpiram intortis, fpinis ereftis. Ronnd- 
ifto Cactus or Melon-thiftle , with fifteen angles fpirally 
twifted, and erebi fpines. Melocaftus purpureis ftriis 
in fpiram intortis. Plum. Cat. 
3. Cactus ( Recurvus ) fubrotundus quinquedecem an- 
gularis, fpinis latis recurvis creberrimis. Roundifh Me- 
lon-thiftle with fifteen angles , having broad recurved fpines 
fet very clofe. 
4. Cactus ( Mamillaris ) fubrotundus teftus tuberculis 
ovatis barbatis. Plort. Cliff. 1 8 1 . Roundifh Cabins clofely 
covered with bearded tubercles. Melocaftus Americana 
minor. Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. 84. Smaller American Me- 
lon-thiftle. 
6 . Cactus (fProlif eras') proliferus fubrotundus, teftus tu- 
berculis ovatis barbatis longis albidis. Roundifh pro- 
lific Cabins, with oval tubercles clofely joined , having 
long white beards , commonly called Small Cbilding Melon- 
thijlle. 
Thefe plants are natives of the Weft-Indies, where 
there are more forts than are here enumerated, if per- 
fons of fkill were to examine thofe iflands. There 
have been about four of the large kinds brought to 
England, fome of which have been crowned with a 
prickly brown cap, in form of one of thofe fur caps, 
which are worn by the Turks ; and others, which have 
been deftitute of thefe caps, although the plants were 
full as large as thofe which had them ; therefore 
fome perfons have fuppofed them to be diftinft fpe- 
cies, efpecially fince thefe have been many years pre- 
ferved in the gardens, and no appearance of any caps 
as yet have been produced ; but as thefe have been 
rarely propagated by feeds, it is difficult to determine 
if they ar v e effentially different. Thofe which have 
thefe caps, produce their fruit in circles round the 
upper 
