AGROSTEMA Lin Gen. PL D e c a n d r i a P e n t a g y n i ä .
Cal. i-phyllus, coriaceus. Petala 5 unguiculata: Limbo obtufo, indiviüo» Capf. i-locülaris.
Rail Syn. Gen. 24 H e r b .® p e n t a p e t a l ® v a s c u l i f e r ®.
AGROSTEMA Githago hirfuta, calycibus corollam aequantibus,] petalis integris nudis. Lin. Syß.
Peg. p. 361. Sp, PI. 624. FL Suecic. n. 407.
LYCHNIS calycibus longiflime caudatis. Haller. Hiß. 926.
LYCHNIS Githago. Scopoli FL Carn. n. 527.
LYCHNIS fegetum major. Bauh. p. 204.
PSEUDO-MELANTHIUM Ger-emac. 1087.
LYCHNOIDES fegetum five Nigellaftrum. Park. 632. Raii Syn. 338. Cockle.
Hudfon Fl. Angl. ed. 2. p. 19 8.
Lightfoot FL Scot. p. 238.
Oeder. FL Dan. t. 576.
U:DLI1XS a enrne&uau. s, bipedalis, teres, fiftulofus, hirfutus, ¥I fuperne ramofus. % LIA obqluoen hgoir-fluantac,e oplailtias, acadr ibnaaftian, bfoalfiii cloonnngaiotar,i buutrsi.n - J^
RES folitarii, fpeciofi, purpurei.
LYX: ¥ duPme, rpi aronftuhndiue mf umlcoatnuomph, yallnugmu,l ofquumin, qupeilfoi-- || fcuomro,l lala lcoinnigiiso lraibnucse.olatis, fubnudis, carinatis, ¥
.^ ROLLA : ¥ purpurePae, toabcloar daqtua,i nbqaufie ,a lbmidaag, nvae, nifsp epcaiuocfais, f| lfuatbulrinateea rivsi,r iIdoinbguist uidnitneer-rfueprete l imnobtia. tiJsi;g . U1n. guis |¥
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pMINaAd ,: bFafiiln apmetaelnortuam dinefceerrtna,, qfuubinuqlautea ,l eqriuoirnaq iune
tfoub pfaegtaitltaa tlaose. atJai:g A. 2n. t3h.e r ® pallide purpureas,
^ILLUM: G e r m e n fu b ro tu n d o -conicum , viride,
glabrum : S t y l i q u inq u e , filifo rme s, albidi,
pilofi, erefti, apicibus p a u lu lum r efle xis; St i g m
a t a fimplicia. Jig. 4. 5.
1 CaRcaPlyIcUeM e x:f iCccaaptos utleadi umma,g noitrued qinuein fqeuree dgelanntadtios,, lineis decern elevatis notatum. Jig. 6.
1 expalfupreirmataa,. Jmiga. ju7f.cula, angulata, eleganter
uP f ig n t , ab out tw o fe et h ig h , round, h o llo w ,
h ir fu te , b ranched at top. LEAVESt inogf aant tohbel obnagfe l, ahnaceiroyl aotne fbhoatphe f, idkese,e lt’hde, huaniris
FLOWERatS t hHea nbdailne go ffi nthgely l eoanv etsh elo tnogpesf t.of the ftalks, OALYX :f howy and purple. a P e r i a n t h iu m o f one le af, divided in to
fiv e fe gm en ts , o f a h ard fub ftance , d e ep ly
g ro o ved , an gu la r and h a ir y , th e fegm ents
lanc eo late, f lig h t ly h a ir y , w i th a prominen t
mid r ib , and long e r than th e co ro lla. COROLLA: five P e t a l s , la r g e , fhowy, o f a purple
co lou r, and in v e r fe ly h ea rt-lhaped , th e bafe
w h it ilh , ma rked w ith a f e w in te rrupted
veins o f a deep green c o lo u r ; Claw fom ew h a t
linea r, almoft the le n g th o f th e lim b . fig. i.
STAMINA: ten F i l a m e n t s , tap er in g , five in ferted
in to th e bafe o f th e petals, and five la te r ones
p laced b e tw ix t th e p e ta ls ; A n t h e r ® o f a
pale p u rp le co lou r, and lom ew h a t a r row -
fhaped. fig. 2. 3. PISTILLUM : G e r m e n o f a roundilh co n ica l fhape,
fmo o th , and o f a green c o lo u r ; S t y l e s five,
thread-lhaped, whitilh, h a iry , u p r ig h t , th e
tips ben d ing a lit t le b a c k ; S t i g m a t a fimple. fi§’ 4* 5* SEED-VESSEL; a C a p s u l e alm o ft th e fiz e o f an
a corn, covered w ith its dried c a ly x , h a v in g
ten rib s, th e m o u th fp lit tin g in to fiv e teeth. jg - 6. SEEDS nluikme efrhoaugsr,e elna.r gfiifgh., 7a,ngular, with a furface
|'Cockle is a very common plant in moll Corn-fields about London and elfewhere; it flowers in June ar
[ t t'lc red P°PPy contributes to ornament our, fields, but is rarely found in gardens.
»todogtTmUr(lonesneVerWiihed'*° '° m n f l ™onS the corn he ground, as it had a very great tei
K ? SMlb V“lnrgta elas>r ghe lganhd'y m«etoa,lyle’ dp rboyb afobrlym aefrf owrdri tfeorosd, taor ef edviefrraelg afordretsd. oifn bthired sp.refent praftice.