C H JE 
The Species are, 
1. Ch/ERophyllum ( Sylveftre ) caule ftriato geniculis 
tumidiufculis. Flor. Suec. 2. N. 2 57. Wild Chervil 
with ftriated ftalks, wh'ofe joints are fwelling. Myrrhis 
fylveftris feminibus lsevibus. C. B. P. 160. Wild Myrrh 
with frnooth feeds. 
2. Chzerophyllum ( Bulbofuni ) caule fevi, geniculis 
tumidis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 258. Chervil with a frnooth 
jlalk, and fwelling joints. Myrrhis tuberofa & nodofa 
conyophillon. Mor. Umb. 67. Tuberous and knotted 
Myrrh with a Hemlock leaf , 
3. Ch^erophyllum (Temulum) caule fcabro, geniculis 
tumidis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 258. ■ Chervil zvith a rough 
fialk , and fwelling joints. Chaerophyllum fylveftre. 
C. B. P. 152. Wild Chervil 
4. Chhsrophyllum (Annum) caule tequali, foliolis inci- 
fis acutis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 258. Chervil with unequal 
jlalk , and leaves cut into acute fegments. Myrrhis pe- 
rennis alba minor, foliis hirfutis, femine aureo. Mor. 
Umb. 282. 
£ m Ch/erophyllum (Hirfutum) caule gequali, foliolis in- 
cifis acutis, feminibus fubulatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 371. 
Wild Chervil with an equal jlalk , whofc fmall leaves are 
cut acutely , and awl-jhaped feeds . Myrrhis paluflris, 
latifolia rubra. C. B. P. 161. 
The firft fort grows naturally on the fide of high- 
ways, and the borders of the fields in moft parts of 
England, fo is never cultivated in gardens. It is fre- 
quently called Cow Parfley, but for what reafon I 
cannot fay, becaufe there are few animals who care to 
eat it, except the afs for it is reckoned to have fome- 
thing of the quality of Hemlock, but in a lefs degree. 
It is a weed which fhould be rooted out from all 
paftures in the fpring, for it is one of the moft early 
plants in flhooting ; fo that by the beginning of April 
the leaves are near two feet high. The leeds of this 
plant fpread greatly over the ground, and as the 
roots are perennial, they are often very troublefome 
weeds to deftroy. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in Hungary and If- 
tria. This plant hath a thick tuberous root, from 
which come forth feveral leaves refembling thofe of 
Wild Chervil, which fpread horizontally near the 
ground. The ftalks rife fix or feven feet high, which 
are fpotted with purple, and garnilhed with leaves of 
the fame form as thofe below. The knots at the 
joints of the ftalks fwell out on every fide, at which 
is placed one of thefe divided leaves *, the ftalks are 
terminated by fmall umbels of white flowers, which 
are fucceeded by long narrow feeds. It flowers in June, 
and the feeds ripen in Auguft. If the feeds of this 
plant are permitted to fcatter, the plants will come 
up without any farther care, and only require to be 
kept clean from weeds. 
The third fort grows naturally on the fides of foot- 
walks, and on the borders of woods in many parts 
of England, fo is not cultivated in gardens. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in the paftures about 
Geneva, and in Switzerland ; this hath a perennial 
root, from which come out in the fpring many leaves, 
fhaped like thofe of the firft, but narrower, hairy, 
and more divided. The ftalks are channelled, and 
rife three feet high, garnifhed with the like leaves ; 
thefe are terminated by large umbels, formed of many 
fmall ones, which are coftipofed of flowers, having 
five heart-fliaped petals, which turn inward •, thefe 
are fucceeded by long pointed feeds. The whole 
plant has an aromatic fmell and tafte. 
The fifth fort grows naturally on the Alps, and the 
Helvetian mountains. It is a perennial plant, fome- 
what refembling the firft fort, but their leaves are 
hairy, and their fegments are broader ; the ftalk rifes 
four feet high, terminated by large umbels of flow- 
ers, which in fome plants are red, and in others 
white *, thefe are fucceeded by long pointed feeds, 
two being joined in the fame cover. 
Thefe plants are preferved in botanic gardens for va- 
riety ; but as their ufe either in medicine or the kitchen 
are not known, they are rarely admitted into other 
gardens. 
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G H A 
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CHAMftjCERASUS. See Cerasus and Ld s 
NICERA. 
CHAMA CIS TITS. See Cistus, 
CHAMflFCLEMA. See Glechoma, 
CHAM 3 SC YPARISSU S. See Santglina, 
C H A M JE D A P H N E. See Ruscus. 
CHAMJEDRYS. See Teucrium. 
CHAMftELflEA. See Cneorum. 
CHAMfEMELUM. See Anthemis. 
CHAM iE M E S P I L U S. See Mespilus. 
CHAMflEMORUS. See Rubus. 
CPIAMfENERION. See Epilobium. 
CHAMfEPITYS. See T eucrium. 
CHAMARHODODENDRON. See Aza- 
lea and Kalmia. 
CHAMiERIPHES. See Cham^rops. 
CHAMiEROPS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 1084. Chamte- 
riphes. Pont. 10. Dod. Pempt. 820. Dwarf Palm, or 
Palmetto. 
The Characters are, 
It hath male and hermaphrodite flowers in dijlir. \El plants ; 
the hermaphrodite flowers are all included in one common 
fpatha or hood, , which is comprejfed and bifid , and the 
fpadix or club is branching •, each flower hath a fmall three- 
pointed empalement ; they have one thick upright petal, 
which is cut into three parts , and turns inward at the 
top , and five comprejfed ftamina which join at their bafe , 
terminated by narrow twin fummits , joined to the inte- 
rior part of the ftamina. They have three roundifh ger- 
men , each having a diftinbi ftyle , which is permanent , ter- 
minated by pointed ftigma. The three germen after- 
ward become fo many round berries , having one cell , each 
containing a jingle feed. The male flozvers are like the her- 
maphrodite, but the ftamina are not diftinbi , nor have they 
any germen. 
This genus of plants is joined with the other kinds 
of Palms by Dr. Linnaeus, and placed in the appem 
dix to his Genera Plantarum ; but fhould be ranged 
in his twenty-third clafs, or rather made adiftinft ciafs 
by themfelves, becaufe their manner of fructification 
is very different from moft other plants. 
The Species are, 
1. Cham^erops (Humilia) frondibus palmatis, plicatis, 
ftipitibus fpinofis. Hort. Cliff. 482. Bzvarf Palm with 
folding palmated leaves, and prickly foot-ftalks. Palma 
humilis, fc. Chamteriphes. J. B. Hift. 1. 368. Bzvarf 
Palm , or Palmetto. 
2. Chamaerops ( Glabra ) foliis fiabelliformibus, maxi- 
mis, ftipitibus glabris. Bwarf Palm with very large 
fan-fhaped leaves , and frnooth foot-ftalks. Palma non 
fpinofa humilima. Bwarf Palm without fpines , com- 
monly called fmall Palmetto Royal. 
The firft fort grows naturally in Spain, particularly 
in Andalufia, where, in the fandy land, the roots 
fpread and propagate fo faft, as to cover the ground 
in the fame manner as the Fern in England. The 
leaves of thefe plants are tied together to make be- 
foms for fweeping. 
This never riles with an upright ftem, but the foot- 
ftalks of the leaves rife immediately from the head of 
the root, and are armed on each fide with ftrong 
fpines ; they are flat on their upper furface, and con- 
vex on their under fide. The center of the leaves 
are fattened to the foot-ftalk, which fpread open like’ 
a fan, having many foldings, and at the "top are 
deeply divided like the fingers of a hand ; when they 
firft come out, they are clofed together like a fan 
when fhut, and are fattened together by ftrong fibres 
which run along the borders of the leaves •, and when 
the leaves fpread open, thefe fibres or firings hang 
from the fides and ends ; the borders of the leaves 
are finely fawed, and have white narrow edgings % 
they are from nine to eighteen inches long, and near 
a foot broad in their wideft part : as the lower leaves 
of the plants decay, their veftiges remain, and form 
a fhort flump above ground, in the fame manner as 
our common male Fern does ; from between the 
leaves comes out the fpadix or club, which fuftains 
the flowers ; this is covered with a thin fpatha or 
hood, which falls off when the bunches open and di- 
vide. 
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