Pharmaco-botanologia: or, an alphabetical and classical dissertation on all the British indigenous and garden plants of the New London dispensatory ... Decad. II / [Patrick Blair].

  • Blair, Patrick, -1728.
Date:
1724
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Credit: Pharmaco-botanologia: or, an alphabetical and classical dissertation on all the British indigenous and garden plants of the New London dispensatory ... Decad. II / [Patrick Blair]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    times purplifh Leaves, broad a': the Bale, and pointed at the Extremi¬ ty •, with equal Edges ^ the Stalk terminates in a pretty long Spike, in fome Species ereft, in others dependent, thick let with rofaceow or apetalous Flowers, confining of five oblong, narrow, pointed Petals or Leaves of di¬ vers Colours along with the Spike. The Chives a rife in the middle, uni¬ ted at the bottom of the Flower. The Stylus fbmewhat forked at the Top, becomes a round, inclining to an oval, Sced-vejfel \ opening tranfverfly when ripe, and pouring out leveral redifh or white fhining Seeds. The Spike if early puh’d, will keep the Colour a long time without fading, neither do the Petals or Leaves of the Empalement ever decay when the Seeds are ripe. Its (own in Gardens, and flowers in July and Augvfi* Though i have only given the Synoaima of the Arnaranthus purpureus, there are feveral other Species to be had among the Florifts, all which ferve for the fame Purpoles. Virtues and Ufes. Floramour is but of little or no ufe in Phyfick, it’s generally efteem’d a potent Aflringent, and is capable of producing the Effe&s as fiich, (viz.*) di feu fling of Tumours, and abating of Swellings, being apply’d either in Juice or Fomentations externally, and in Diarrheas, Dyfenterys, (pitting of Bloody Hamorhagies, Hemorrhoids, and fluxm menjium nimius being inter¬ nally given in Powders \ it feetns to partake of the lame Virtues with Plan¬ tain ^ is fit for the fame Ufes, and may be look’d upon as near of kin to it by the Spike, by the texture of the Flower, (though the one be monopet a- lorn and the other polypet alow) and by the FniEh ifiedtion \ the Figure and Manner of opening of both Seed-vejfels being the fame. This aflringent quality is very difcernable by the Taft, and by the Tenacity of the Co¬ lour, which like thofe artfully engrain’d by potent Aflringents, is a long time before it fades, as we fee in the flores Balaufliorum, lb well known for its Aftringency, and for the Durableneis of its deep red Co¬ lour. X. Awmi Both by the Alphabet and TourneforFs Example, comes next to be coi> fidered, being the drft of that large and confpicuous Tribe of umbelliferous Plants, early clafs’d together by Authors, efpecially Cefalpinus, and the two Bauhini, but firft of all brought into a regular Diftribution by the celebrated Dr. Morifon, Improv’d by Mr. Bbart his Succeftbr, alter’d by Mr. Ray, Rivini, Tournef at, and brought to great PerfeOdon by the aflidu- ousand diligent fioerhave, and there is hopes this knotty Clafs will yet