390 Euphorbia. 
247. EUPHORBIA Lathyris. Linn. Sp. pl. <ff/. 
Mat . m. 2jti. 
Lathyris* Camer* Epit. 968. Dod* Pempt.331. 
Pharm. CATA FUTIM MINORIS Semina* 
Locus. Europa aulfralis* Biennis. 
FORMA\ Capfula fubrotundo-triquetra , un¬ 
dique rugofa, fufco-cinerafcens, lexvalvis, tri¬ 
locularis* Semina tria , ovata , utrinque obtuli , 
undique rugoia, magnitudine femin. cannabis; la¬ 
tere aitero longitudinaliter lulcata, altera extremi¬ 
tate truncata cum acumine, cui intidet orbiculus ni¬ 
veus , convexiufculus, margine crenatus. Paten- 
cytna eft nucleus albus, oleofus, intra teftam te¬ 
nuem , fragilem. 
PROPR. Olor nullus. Sapor vix ullus; ma- 
fticati feminum nuclei teneri funt, poftea acres, 
lingvam & fauces rodunt, inhaerent* 
VIRTUS: purgans , draftica* 
USUS. 
248. EUPHORBIA heliofcopia* Linn* Sp. pl. 
6^8. 
Tirhymalus heliofcopius* PArk* Theatr. 189. 
Bauh. Hift. 3. p. 663 * Lob* Hijl. 192. 
Pharm. ESULJE Herba* 
Locus. Europa, ubique in cultis* Annua. 
FORMA, rec. Radix filiformis, defcendens, 
fim nlex, flexuofa* Caulis fpithama^us, ereftus, 
teres, giaber, Icevis, bafi ramofus: ramis oppo- 
fitis , patentibus. Folia alterna, cuneiformia, 
retufa, inferne anguffata, fubfeflilia, utrinque 
glabra, ferrata, (ubpollicaria, patentia. Umbella 
terminalis, glabra, compofita; univerfalis ^ 5-fida, 
patens, flofculo centrali folitario, fubfefliii, po- 
fteriore; partialis 3-fida, pilofa, flofculo centra- 
